I remember reading somewhere (could be this forum) that when you go to a pool in the U.S., you see mostly front crawl/freestyle swimmers, whereas in the UK, breaststroke is more popular. It will be interesting to know what is the most popular stroke in each country. For example, what about Canada? I suppose the same as the U.S., being so close? Other countries?
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My experience of the UK is that leisure swimmers tend to swim breaststroke, usually heads up. All club swimmers train mainly in front crawl.
Occasionally you get a lesuire swimmer get in and start swimming crawl, after less than 100m they are usually gasping on the side. This is what our coach calls 'breathing out of their b**t'. and , that's the polite version!!!
My experience of the UK is that leisure swimmers tend to swim breaststroke, usually heads up. All club swimmers train mainly in front crawl.
Occasionally you get a lesuire swimmer get in and start swimming crawl, after less than 100m they are usually gasping on the side. This is what our coach calls 'breathing out of their b**t'. and , that's the polite version!!!
