Why does breaststroke get a bad rap?

Former Member
Former Member
Other than it being "slow", what is with all the breaststroke haters? Just curious because I happen to think it's a beautifully powerful stroke.
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  • no problems with knees (or any joints really). Of all the strokes I train that the least but I have always just stunk at it. Unless I am doing IM sets I won't train breastroke. And I'm pretty much the same way with fly, unless doing IM sets I try to avoid it. Although I'm finding out that the more I do it (even little bits), I'm getting a little better, and it isn't so bad. I read somewhere, maybe even on these forums, that there are breaststrokers and butterflyers, and it is rare to have someone like and be highly proficient at both.
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  • no problems with knees (or any joints really). Of all the strokes I train that the least but I have always just stunk at it. Unless I am doing IM sets I won't train breastroke. And I'm pretty much the same way with fly, unless doing IM sets I try to avoid it. Although I'm finding out that the more I do it (even little bits), I'm getting a little better, and it isn't so bad. I read somewhere, maybe even on these forums, that there are breaststrokers and butterflyers, and it is rare to have someone like and be highly proficient at both.
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