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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.
Old English Backstroke : Lying on back, breaststroke legs and butterfly arms; Sidestroke: On the side, pull the water as if with a rope with arms going out and stopping in the middle while ensuring that the strokes are most hydrodynamic when moving towards the desired location, and pushing the most water when moving away from the location. In ...
The sidestroke allows the swimmer increased endurance because instead of working both arms and legs simultaneously in the same way, the side stroke uses them simultaneously but differently. [2] A swimmer tired of exercising one side can turn over and use the other, the change of action helping the limbs to recover.
The remaining strokes are sorted according to the speed, with breaststroke being the slowest, butterfly in the middle, and freestyle being the fastest stroke. The order of the strokes for medley relay is as follows: [5] Backstroke; Breaststroke; Butterfly; Freestyle: It can be any stroke except butterfly, backstroke, or breaststroke. [2]
Women's 50 metre breaststroke at the 2024 World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25 m) Venue: Duna Arena: Location: Budapest, Hungary: Dates: 14 December (heats and semifinals) 15 December (final) Competitors: 63: Winning time: 28.54: Medalists
Douglass came 0.16 seconds short of beating her own American record. This close from Lilly King. 🔥 She will become the first U.S. swimmer to swim the 100m and 200m breaststroke in three ...
The combat side stroke is a relaxing and very efficient swim stroke that is an updated version of the traditional sidestroke. The CSS is a mix of sidestroke, front crawl, and breaststroke. The combat side stroke allows the swimmer to swim more efficiently and reduces the body's profile in the water to be less likely to be seen during combat ...
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 This is a listing of the history of the World Record in the 100 breaststroke swimming event.