When swimming breaststroke, it is essential to position your head and body correctly because it allows you to swim efficiently and also protects your neck from overuse injuries. That’s what we’ll discuss in the following article. Swimming Breaststroke with the Head in a Neutral Position In the regular breaststroke style, the head is kept in …
This article covers the arm stroke movements used in the breaststroke. Knowing the proper arms movements is important for an efficient swim stroke. The following video explains the technique in more detail: Mark Durnford explains the arm movements in breaststroke As you can see above, when you are swimming breaststroke your arms stay in the …
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This article to learn swimming breaststroke covers drills to coordinate arm movements, leg movements and breathing. This article is the last part of our series to learn breaststroke. As you can see in the video below, a swimming noodle is used. It provides additional buoyancy to your body in the water, but also allows your …
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This article to learn swimming breaststroke shows you how to practice the arm stroke in the water. This article is part of our series of swimming drills to learn the breaststroke. As you can see in the video below, we use a pull buoy to learn the arm stroke movements. The pull buoy gives your …
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By Charlie (Essex) Two kicks and one pull is a classic breaststroke drill that lets you focus on your kick and improve your streamline position under water. To do this drill you execute the movements of the regular breaststroke cycle. But instead of kicking once with your legs and pulling once with your arms per …
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