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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.
Breaststroke: performed face down in the water without rotating the torso. The arms stay in the water and move synchronously, while the legs perform a whip kick (which is sometimes called a breaststroke kick). It is possible to keep the head elevated out of the water throughout the stroke, although the head usually dips in and out.
A frequent mistake of beginners is to bend the legs too much or to kick too much out of the water. Ideally, there are 6 kicks per cycle (the stroke so performed is called the American crawl ), although it is also possible to use 8, 4, or even 2 kicks; Franziska van Almsick , for example, swam very successfully with 4 kicks per cycle.
Lilly King of the United States won the Olympic gold medal in the women's 100 meters breaststroke on Monday.
Butterfly stroke Overhead shot of a swimmer performing the butterfly stroke Butterfly stroke, shortly before entering the water again; view from behind. The butterfly (shortened to fly [1]) is a swimming stroke swum on the chest, with both arms moving symmetrically, accompanied by the butterfly kick (also known as the "dolphin kick") along with the movement of the hips and chest.
Freestyle means "any style" for individual swims and any style but breaststroke, butterfly, or backstroke for both the individual medley, and medley relay competitions. The wall has to be touched at every turn and upon completion. Some part of the swimmer must be above water at any time, except for the first 15 meters after the start and every ...
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 ...
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