I practiced a few lenghts of breaststroke the other day and had an instructor watch me. He suggested pulling the arms in almost a dog -paddle like fashion, with the hands going no more than shoulder width all the way through the stroke. It did this a few times and it felt pretty good. However, it looks like recommendations on this site and others is to open the arms much wider and higher in the water.
Is this the newer method? Perhaps, he just knows the way that he was taught many years ago. I assume that stroke technique recommendations change over time and there's some debate over what works and what doesn't. Is this an accurate statement???
As always, thanks for your insight!
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Hello!
I think this article gives a very good picture of modern breaststroke....at least the arm part. However, to be able to swim this wide with the arms you need to be very strong (and fully tapered) IMO:
www.breaststroke.info/grotebreast.htm
This page gives you a good picture of Kitajimas theoretical stroke in regs of timing and width of both arms and feet...be sure to simulate in slow motion to really understand the stroke:
www.swimming.jp/.../kitajima_door.html
BR
Per
Hello!
I think this article gives a very good picture of modern breaststroke....at least the arm part. However, to be able to swim this wide with the arms you need to be very strong (and fully tapered) IMO:
www.breaststroke.info/grotebreast.htm
This page gives you a good picture of Kitajimas theoretical stroke in regs of timing and width of both arms and feet...be sure to simulate in slow motion to really understand the stroke:
www.swimming.jp/.../kitajima_door.html
BR
Per
