I have been a swimmer for a long time and when I was younger the breaststroke was one of my favorites. I was able to swim breaststroke very well until recently. My feet are too close to the surface of the water and I cannot for the life of me figure out what exactly I am suddenly doing differently. It is very frustrating as it really did seem to happen overnight and I cannot seem to fix what seems like simple enough of a problem on my own. Anyone else experience this problem? Any thoughts on how it might be corrected? Thanks!
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Did you figure out what was causing it and what changed to fix it?
I had the same problem earlier this year.. my feet broke the surface a couple of times at meets. It seemed to be happening only when I was trying to swim all-out, which made it even more frustrating because it totally killed my kick power. I think it may have been caused by undulating too deep with my upper body, but I'm not sure.
Btw I saw your pic and am jealous you got to swim with a dolphin. That reminds me, it's something I have wanted to do since I was a kid.
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Did you figure out what was causing it and what changed to fix it?
I had the same problem earlier this year.. my feet broke the surface a couple of times at meets. It seemed to be happening only when I was trying to swim all-out, which made it even more frustrating because it totally killed my kick power. I think it may have been caused by undulating too deep with my upper body, but I'm not sure.
Btw I saw your pic and am jealous you got to swim with a dolphin. That reminds me, it's something I have wanted to do since I was a kid.
