The latest threads clearly reveal that the vast majority of masters swimmers wish breaststroke did not exist (except Peter, Allen, Aquafeisty, and a possiblely experimenting SCY freestyler). So why does everyone hate breaststroke? :mad:
I'll go first. I hated it when I was young because it was too slow, I never learned how to do it right, and I never learned the wave action because it didn't exist when I was young. I can't seem do get the timing right now. And I have no excuse. Unlike my shoulder, my knees are fully intact. Not sure I have the gumption or time to put in 100,000 yards for a complete overhaul on a stroke I don't swim in meets. But I'd like to be able to fake it in IMs ...
But I can quote an argument of a frient of mine. He said that breaststroke is a frustrating stroke. The speed you can develop is hardly relevant to the amount of energy you put into your performance./QUOTE]
EXACTLY! When you go all out on the other strokes, you "feel" fast. I don't get that feeling when I swim *** all out.
But I can quote an argument of a frient of mine. He said that breaststroke is a frustrating stroke. The speed you can develop is hardly relevant to the amount of energy you put into your performance./QUOTE]
EXACTLY! When you go all out on the other strokes, you "feel" fast. I don't get that feeling when I swim *** all out.
