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 ...
my vote on my personal dislike - it tires me out because i have to breathe so darn much! yeah, yeah, i know your head just has to break the surface of the water every cycle and you don't have to actually exhale and inhale... but lordy, if somehow I don't end up breathing every stroke and end up feeling like the the poor horse below upon completion of a breaststroke length
:dedhorse:
This is definitely part of my problem, the breathing absolutely kills me ...
my vote on my personal dislike - it tires me out because i have to breathe so darn much! yeah, yeah, i know your head just has to break the surface of the water every cycle and you don't have to actually exhale and inhale... but lordy, if somehow I don't end up breathing every stroke and end up feeling like the the poor horse below upon completion of a breaststroke length
:dedhorse:
This is definitely part of my problem, the breathing absolutely kills me ...
