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 ...
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I adore breaststroke. It's my favorite.:woot:
I teach swimming lessons during the summer, and I've found most don't like it because the timing is hard to get. It takes effort to make the stroke efficient and even when you can swim it with good technique it's still not ever going to be as fast as the other three. I think people don't like it because when they get in the water they want to see speed with little effort. IMO
I adore breaststroke. It's my favorite.:woot:
I teach swimming lessons during the summer, and I've found most don't like it because the timing is hard to get. It takes effort to make the stroke efficient and even when you can swim it with good technique it's still not ever going to be as fast as the other three. I think people don't like it because when they get in the water they want to see speed with little effort. IMO
