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.
Parents
  • ...I think backstrokers are rarely good breaststrokers. it goes both ways! i coach 12 and unders, and last week we worked on the kids' "worst" stroke. i had the backstroke lane, and every single kid in the lane claimed breaststroke as their best non-free stroke... :laugh2: and as a backstroker, i know breaststroke is my weakest stroke, by far!
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  • ...I think backstrokers are rarely good breaststrokers. it goes both ways! i coach 12 and unders, and last week we worked on the kids' "worst" stroke. i had the backstroke lane, and every single kid in the lane claimed breaststroke as their best non-free stroke... :laugh2: and as a backstroker, i know breaststroke is my weakest stroke, by far!
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