In what order have you learned the different strokes?
Former Member
Of the 4 main strokes, is it safe to assume most people learned the breaststroke first? It seems to me the easiest to learn and was my first. Perhaps bufferfly is the last to be learned for most people?
Or maybe I'm not quite right?
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Former Member
I think most people learn front crawl first, as it is probably the easiest stroke to both learn and perform (left arm, right arm, left arm, right arm). Proper breaststroke is more difficult to learn, as timing is very important to success in the stroke, as are a number of minute details that can have profound effects on your efficiency. That said, I also started with breaststroke. Maybe breaststrokers are just weird.
I think most people learn front crawl first, as it is probably the easiest stroke to both learn and perform (left arm, right arm, left arm, right arm). Proper breaststroke is more difficult to learn, as timing is very important to success in the stroke, as are a number of minute details that can have profound effects on your efficiency. That said, I also started with breaststroke. Maybe breaststrokers are just weird.
