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 ...
So your breastroke is pretty hot afterall, huh?
Donna
No, it is still my worst stroke by far. I have awful technique and muscle through the water trying to make the most of my pullouts where I get to use a dolphin kick. I will only post breaststroke pictures/avatars of "rude hormonal fortress," the family breaststroker. Maybe I'll put up Leisel Jones if I can find her ... Or maybe Heather can put one up, although I do believe that her detestation of the stroke exceeds mine.
My main point was that KNelson was giving me hell on another thread for not loving to wake up at the crack of dawn. He asked how many people wouldn't get up early to swim an event at Nationals. And, well, I decided not to. :rofl:
So your breastroke is pretty hot afterall, huh?
Donna
No, it is still my worst stroke by far. I have awful technique and muscle through the water trying to make the most of my pullouts where I get to use a dolphin kick. I will only post breaststroke pictures/avatars of "rude hormonal fortress," the family breaststroker. Maybe I'll put up Leisel Jones if I can find her ... Or maybe Heather can put one up, although I do believe that her detestation of the stroke exceeds mine.
My main point was that KNelson was giving me hell on another thread for not loving to wake up at the crack of dawn. He asked how many people wouldn't get up early to swim an event at Nationals. And, well, I decided not to. :rofl:
