Why do most masters swimmers hate breaststroke?

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 was strickly speaking of the skinny distance runner, all 100 pounds of them. John Moffat tried pro bicycling after college, his legs were bigger than tree trunks. Has this now become the pick on runners thread? I do not weigh a 100 pounds and have been known to run a lot. I did see John Moffat's calves on video. They were indeed huge.
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  • Former Member
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    I was strickly speaking of the skinny distance runner, all 100 pounds of them. John Moffat tried pro bicycling after college, his legs were bigger than tree trunks. Has this now become the pick on runners thread? I do not weigh a 100 pounds and have been known to run a lot. I did see John Moffat's calves on video. They were indeed huge.
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