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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.
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]
A study done by Rejman Marek called Goggle-free swimming as autonomous water competence from the perspective of breath control on execution of a given distance. The study explored adolescents’ ability to maintain breathing rhythm while swimming with and without goggles, emphasizing water competence over stroke techniques.
Lennart Stekelenburg (born 22 October 1986) is a Dutch swimmer who specialises in breaststroke.He is the current national record holder in the 50 m, 100 m and 200 m breaststroke at the long course and is part of the 4 × 100 m relay team who hold the Dutch long course record.
Kosuke Kitajima (北島 康介, Kitajima Kōsuke, born September 22, 1982) is a Japanese retired breaststroke swimmer.He won gold medals at the men's 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and the 2008 Summer Olympics – becoming the first and only swimmer to sweep the breaststroke events at consecutive Olympic games.
Women's 50 metre breaststroke at the Swimming at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships; Venue: Aspire Dome: Location: Doha, Qatar: Dates: 17 February (heats and semifinal) 18 February (final) Competitors: 42 from 39 nations: Winning time: 29.40: Medalists
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 ...
The men's 100 metre breaststroke event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 28–29 July at the London Aquatics Centre in London, United Kingdom. [ 1 ] Cameron van der Burgh smashed a new world record to end South Africa's medal drought for an Olympic gold in the event.