Breaststroke has little relationship to freestyle, backstroke or butterfly. In breaststroke, the limbs work simultaneously and symmetrically, not alternately like the other three competitive strokes. Unlike the other strokes, there is also no above water recovery of the arms.
To swim breaststroke efficiently and fast swimmers must firstly use correct technique.
QUESTION: Hi Gary, I have question for you. How much time can a good start dive save you in a race? Thanx!! roman ANSWER: Hi Roman, Getting a good start at the beginning of every race is very important. The difference between a swimmer with a very good dive start and a weak start could […]
QUESTION: Hi Gary, I am wanting some advice on turns as my 11 year old son has good times but his turns are slow for his breaststroke & freestyle. What can he do to improve his timing into and out of the turn. Thanks heaps, Ruth ANSWER: Hi Ruth, Breaststroke turns can be quite difficult […]
Gary Barclay explains the importance of a fast hand in-sweep and recovery in breaststroke. Hi, I’m Gary Barclay. And today I’m going to talk to you in regards to breaststroke, and in particular, look at one of the problems that a lot of people have with breaststroke. What we’re going to look at today is […]
Gary Barclay talks about the importance of getting the right arm stroke width in breaststroke. Hi, I’m Gary. I’m going to talk to you today in regards to one of the common problems in breaststroke, and that particular problem we’re going to look at is in regards to the arm stroke and swimmers going either […]
Gary Barclay explains the correct way to recover your arms in the breaststroke pull. Hi, I’m Gary Barclay and we’re going to have a look at one of the major problems in breaststroke, and that is the arm recovery causing too much resistance. Now I’m sure we all know what resistance is. Resistance is when […]
Gary Barclay talks about corrent leg recovery in breaststroke and how an incorrect recovery will cause alot of drag. Hi, I’m Gary Barclay. And I’m going to have a look today at one of the most common problems with breaststroke, and in particular the breaststroke kick, and that is the poor leg recovery, where the […]
Gary Barclay explains when to breathe when swimming Breaststroke. Hi I’m Gary and we’re going to have a look at breaststroke, and in particular breathing in breaststroke. One of the most common problems in breaststroke is where swimmers breathe too light, and that causes all sorts of concerns with their timing. In regards to the […]
Gary Barclay provides some tips to help you swim Breaststroke faster. If you would like to know more about how to swim Breaststroke faster go to www.swimbreaststrokefast.com for some more tips. Hi, I’m Gary Barclay. And I’m going to give you a couple of hints today in regards to breaststroke and how you can swim breaststroke fast. […]
Is there anything that can be done to help a swimmer who appears to be doing a small flutter kick (not intentionally) after each cycle of the breaststroke kick? She is not a beginner and is aware of the problem yet does not seem to be able to feel herself doing it while racing or […]
Breaststroke has little relationship to freestyle, backstroke or butterfly. In breaststroke, the limbs work simultaneously and symmetrically, not alternately like the other three competitive strokes. Unlike the other strokes, there is also no above water recovery of the arms. To swim breaststroke efficiently and fast swimmers must firstly use correct technique. Correct breaststroke technique includes: starting each […]
