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Breaststroke is the slowest of the four official styles in competitive swimming.The fastest breaststrokers can swim about 1.70 meters (~5.6 feet) per second. It is sometimes the hardest to teach to rising swimmers after butterfly due to the importance of timing and the coordination required to move the legs properly.
Pull-down Breaststroke: most common swim stroke underwater as it requires very low energy. Main application is for dynamic apnea (DNF) Sea lion stroke: based on the swimming style of sea lions , [ 4 ] this swimming stroke is primarily performed with sculling , arms at the side along the bodyline and strongly supported with flutter kicks in a ...
The eggbeater kick is a style of kicking where the swimmer's legs alternate one-legged breaststroke kicks. [1] This form provides continuous support because there is no break in the kick, [2] and allows the swimmer to remain stable in the water without swaying. However, it can cause knee problems due to the circular rotation of the knee joint. [3]
The stroke is useful in competitive swimming for its physical properties: it reduces drag while providing a significant amount of thrust, with comparatively low physical exertion. [ 1 ] In competitive breaststroke swimming, a single dolphin kick is allowed before the breaststroke pullout at the start and each turn, and it must be performed ...
She qualified for her third Summer Games appearance by winning the 100-meter breaststroke final Monday in Indianapolis. King will become the first U.S. swimmer to race the 100- and 200-meter ...
Graphic data for World Record Progression in Men and Women Swimming 50m-100m-200m Long and Short Course Butterfly-Backstroke-Breaststroke-Freestyle Main article: List of world records in swimming World records in the 50-metre breaststroke competitive swimming event are recorded for men and women in 50-metre pools ( long course ) and 25-metre ...
The women's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 28 to 30 July 2021 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre. [1] It was the event's twenty-third consecutive appearance, having been held at every edition since 1924.
In the mid-1930s, many breaststroke swimmers began practicing an early variant of the butterfly stroke that involved recovering the arms above the water in an effort to reduce drag. This technique was disallowed when the butterfly stroke was established as a distinct stroke with its own rules in 1953, and world records set using the technique ...