Tweet Swimming Lessons -The Breaststroke

Today we discuss about The Breaststroke swimming style. Actually you know, The Breaststroke is the slowest swimming stroke but it can be swum powerfully and at speed. It is famous with people who like to swim for fitness as the breathing is much easier than with the freestyle. The initial position of breaststroke is to keep your body level with the surface of the water. Your shoulders need to be in line and your hips must be flat in the water. 

Breaststroke Swimming Techniques: 

Leg Movement:

From the initial position move your legs together, like a frog would. Simply bend your knees and lift your feet up as far as your posterior. Then turn your feet out in preparation for pushing back with the bottom of your foot. Move your feet out and in again to meet each other, and straighten your legs with your knees touching. It is a good idea to practice this movement at the side of the pool, by holding onto a support rail with your legs stretched out behind you.

Arm Movement:

Start out by placing arms out in front just under the surface of the water. With your palms facing outwards push both hands out and around as if drawing a full circle. Your hands finish by stretching forwards again. Your arms and legs should stay in the water all the time and you should not splash when doing the stroke correctly.

Breathing:

The reason breaststroke is popular among recreational swimmers is that breathing is achieved very easily. When you have mastered the leg and arm movements you will notice that your head starts to lift naturally at the end of the cycle. When this occurs simply lift your face out of the water and take a breath in through your mouth. Put your face back into the water breathing out through your nose and mouth, as you stretch your arms forward to begin the circle again.

Final Step

The last step is to put the stroke together, so pull both arms and breathe in while pushing your legs back and stretching out with your body level in the water.

I think you got some ideas about Breaststroke Swimming Style. So we will meet back later with our new Swimming Lesson. It’s The Back Crawl. Regards!