I'm still working on my Breaststroke, and have improved greatly from USMS forum feedback on a video of me several months ago. I have a new one, this time taken underwater. I'm going about 80-85% speed, taken at the end of a long practice.
I'm swimming a 1:13-1:14 100YDs, and a :32-:33 50YDs, but have goals of a 1:10 and/or a :30, and think I should be able to get there.
I noted that my head raises too soon in the breakout, and I wonder about having too deep of an angle in the pullout. Any and all feedback would be very welcome - I greatly appreciate and try to apply the advice I get here!!
I've been trying to figure out what's wrong with your pulldown and it occurs to me, as Allen intimated, that you are slowing down too much before doing your pulldown. Same issue before your kick. You lose too much momentum by waiting so long between pushoff, pull and kick. Allen is right that you need to be very near the surface by the time you've finished your underwater breaststroke kick. The elite guys seem to pop up and take their first pull almost immediately after that underwater kick...
I've been trying to figure out what's wrong with your pulldown and it occurs to me, as Allen intimated, that you are slowing down too much before doing your pulldown. Same issue before your kick. You lose too much momentum by waiting so long between pushoff, pull and kick. Allen is right that you need to be very near the surface by the time you've finished your underwater breaststroke kick. The elite guys seem to pop up and take their first pull almost immediately after that underwater kick...
