How to swim: Breaststroke

Breaststroke is swum on the chest with no rotation of the torso. A breath is taken after every stroke. You come up out of the water to breathe. You are not only moving forward but also up and down when swimming breaststroke. The arms and legs move symmetrically together yet independently of each other. First the arms, then the legs. Breaststroke is a challenging stroke on competition level, but can also be swum at a slow speed, making it a popular recreational stroke.

[@mercronniel3122]

Jus as I'd expected, I've been doing it completely wrong.

[@dinalsamarasinghe3758]

Mee too😅

[@panchikutty]

Same

[@sdn4424]

Yeah i copy cj (from gta sa) swim move and think it will make me swim fast 💀

[@jurbagarga1410]

@@sdn4424 🤣🤣🤣 same I just copy like walking styles from games, like I start to slouch and walk like Michael for some reason ☠️

[@tonytsoukkas1689]

Same!

[@phoelixiano]

They always say breastroke is the hardest but for me it was a lot easier to learn this stroke than the front crawl. And the front crawl has a lot more components that are hard to master and also require a lot of coordination

[@Ricocase]

Best video by far. Looks inefficient: 1. Pull as you breathe. 2. Pray, then push 3. Kick afterward. Do this for butterfly please.

[@sibyanthraper2]

This is the best Breast Stroke demonstration/explanation ever! 👌🤘 I have seen multiple short and long videos which couldn't give me clarity on this stroke. Even videos from reputed channels which were more than 20 minutes didn't take me anywhere. But this less than 4 minute video was all I needed to learn this stroke. I subscribed to this channel after seeing this video as I was thoroughly impressed. Heartfelt thanks to SwimGym team for putting up great quality content! Happy Swimming everyone! 😊

[@janetongera4778]

PP

[@One.Zero.One101]

I agree. I've watched about 30 videos and this is the best explanation of the cycle and the timing.

[@ProjectPB01]

agreddddd

[@gy9969]

Yes, I agree it’s the best video tutorial on breast stroke thus far; Where the timing and technique is explained. Thanks!

[@wenqinwang5472]

Yeah

[@snedunuri2946]

Definitely the best video out there. Cuts out all the BS "hello I'm so and so and I'm going to show you how easy blah blah blah" stuff. Also explains the *principle* behind each part of the stroke

[@arnoldgarryug]

I love breaststroke. It introduced me to swimming in the deepend effortlessly in only 4 days. I can now comfortably swim in the deepend, float and go the full length of the swimming pool with just breaststroke.

[@farahlisa890]

Best technique videos. I am a swimmer 150 minutes weekly. Watching this videos to ensure my swimming technique benefited to the best by engaging the right muscle. My sport watch indicate that i am a medley swimmers with 100m each stroke. Love your videos

[@colindunnill2359]

Excellent breaststroke demonstration. The best I've seen yet. Thank you

[@gregoryhill7965]

I agree with other comments, this is the best demonstration of breastroke technique I have found. A question I have is: I have felt that when recovering my legs the pressure of the water on the bottom of my feet (as they go upwards, with the toes a little lower than the heel) actually has a propulsive effect, as well as allowing the body to come out of the water more (because the feet going up pivots the body) but I have never seen this mentioned. I think I can see a little of this in the swimmer in this video.

[@BeyondAverageSkilled]

I have no swimming experienxe but after watching this, i am ready to swim in the ocean. Wish me luck.

[@missmoon6624]

👍🏾🍀🤣

[@whotfisnate8731]

dont die lmao

[@antony950425]

Still alive?

[@Duncan1999]

Good luck my guy

[@JohnDoe-pf3ue]

i think hes dead shark ate him

[@cece6574]

LMAO, I was trying to kick and pull at the same time 😭

[@msfatbooty718]

Same 😂

[@wmsstuff271]

I did this for 20 damn years. Only recently leaned it correctly.

[@rairai2k4]

Me too

[@Croft_GoldenBow]

Same lol

[@erllama7596]

😂

[@jisooisluv_jennieislifeu7320]

Clearest demonstration and explaination

[@iptashi]

02:49 “Pause for 2 seconds” most useful tip

[@PrashanthDHegde]

Perfect video for learning or tuning up breaststroke. I have seen most videos but this 1 is the best!

[@salvatorebilbili3608]

Beautiful demostration video! Thank you!

[@tusharmalik87]

One of the best videos on breaststroke technique

[@pabloalfonsoechaurren6406]

Ive heard that back stroke is the most challenging technically, that butterfly stroke is the most challenging technically and now that breaststroke is the most challenging stroke technically on separate occassions. Could maybe swimmers or swim coaches agree on something maybe so I know what to believe?

[@HuongNguyen-st7tb]

Your swimming is very beautiful! Thank you very much!

[@Emmaseditss]

I’m having trouble with it because I have the thought of a butterfly kick and keep thinking I do the pull and kick at the same time but this video+my coach definitely helped me

[@smilechynwa]

the problem is my feet dont go any distance, just my hands. I probably have my feet placement wrong.

[@AstriLivingInChicago]

I am fixing my breast stroke skills; i feel more relaxed when swimming. Thanks for sharing this

[@natecole4486]

its my favourite....very very easy and i dont get tired

[@xoxo.b3ll3]

Thanks so much for making this video! 💖 I have swim tryouts today 😅 and I need help!

[@surafeltefera8006]

Wow🎉

[@surafeltefera8006]

Wow,so cool😮😮😮😮

[@hayderabdulmaged5723]

This technic difference on butterfly technic. Please correct to me if I'm wrong

[@dandangao7974]

Nice gyat

[@Shine-lp9xi]

Very clear, very good, now I just need more practice to finish 100m in 1:30

[@read_to_me_a_book_with_samira]

This style of swimming is semi difficult but once you can do it, you will love it ❤

[@yasmeenn4332]

Amazing video thankyou!!!!!

[@SnakeAndTurtleQigong]

Thanks so much

[@pablojimenez5736]

So, if the kik ad friction and low momentum, what about if use a butterfly kik instead? Is this possible?

[@Stavros_Meggos]

Hi. I find breaststroke is the most easy for me, considering that i have free and stress free breathing! i didn't know those parameters and i don't think it's difficult to fix! Thanks anyway. great video :)

[@ahmedadly3689]

Cool. That's need a lot of training specially on breathing not to drink much water

[@oscarmbeera3639]

How on earth do i find this the easiest of all?

[@handmaiden4yah]

Thank you.

[@edvinspahija8020]

Thank you

[@lukeatillo6954]

Thanks for sharing! ✨🙏💖😁✨

[@JohnDoe-ob7es]

Thanks for the help

[@manfredchong2783]

Are your hands suppose to touch while extending out after the kick?

[@emanattia81]

Perfect video i saw about breastrop techniques

[@citoyenxy7959]

فيديو مفيد. شكرا لكم. تحياتي من المغرب.

[@ahmedbadrOuerfelli-rs1kw]

I'm just 13 years old and i swim 100 meter breaststroke within 1min and 10 seconds. Is it Good?

[@stefanopinzi5345]

Excellent indeed!

[@cadlac1533]

Very 👍, thanks for your help.

[@kaitoden4015]

How could I was always sinking every time after I pulled and took a breath?😢

[@Wanggyal-zc6bk]

My favorite

[@Sylphadora]

So it’s stroke, kick, pause. A lot of people think the stroke and the kick happen at the same time.

[@suhassarolkar1416]

Exalance very good explanation thanks

[@mastorehbayat3813]

Beautiful swimming.

[@yuts568]

I’m a competitive swimmer, and I still to this day struggle to swim breaststroke properly😂

[@janoffiy]

same with me lol😂

[@alexandrucretiu7630]

Amazing thx

[@Prog4Prog]

Anyone else spent the last 20-30 years with your head permanently above the water line and your shoulders and neck rigid. Yeeeeeep me too! 🤦‍♂️

[@safetime100]

The best ❤

[@jehucrawford5822]

I rlly hope this works for my lifeguard training and won’t make me tired

[@Ronniexfc24]

Am not an expert in swimming but i would like to try out this swimming breaststroke in a deep ocean

[@apvanand4717]

beautifully explained👍

[@davidromero1373]

I don't know why I always feel like I'm sinking too deep in the water when I do it, any advice?

[@rajp3823]

Same with me

[@Shine-lp9xi]

Breast do sink more than other stroke, it's ok😊

[@abena7826]

Great video !

[@yacinebenabdelaziz5181]

Well illustrated 👌🏻❤️

[@fz8964]

Arguably the best breast stoke !

[@maxgluteus4263]

more challenging the butterfly?

[@Ridaa470]

I like this

[@abeerosman9237]

It is very important 👍

[@babachakole8231]

I was doing it all wrong....and my legs don't do as shown

[@ibnususilo2217]

Very nice demonstration. But hard enough to practice. Hehe

[@ladhic1537]

I want put more than one like

[@AwesomeAlexAdam]

LAD HIC Yeah me to so I Liked and Sub'd! You can too!

[@boursitocard]

nice one ty

[@PoppiJuly11]

Very beautiful ! Thank you !

[@benedyktczydziesty4399]

Age : 50, 40 x 25 m pool - 24 minutes.....

[@kjetit]

beautiful

[@ronandraveche2372]

Awesome

[@FadedXo20]

I never did like breast stroke LMAO, that and butterfly were the reasons I was afraid to do ims

[@juliepuhr9806]

How about head position. Where are eyes to focused in and out of water? I am old school and am now retraining myself with the dry back technique but I still struggle with not lifting shoulders out o the water enough

[@steventaylor1522]

Yup I've been doing it wrong

[@TamNguyen-cy3ix]

the first swimming style I’d been taught at school was breaststroke. if it’d be the most challenging one, why is it taught first? realize I’ve been doing it wrongly and get tired quickly 😂

[@aradx2941]

is a very easy

[@emilahmadli4682]

turns out my trainer did not tell me about the kick

[@HappyEE_]

뭐이렇게 잘나가ㅜㅜㅜㅜ

[@busanite]

ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 내말이! ㅋㅋ

[@promisetumwebaze7990]

What have I been doing😂😂😂😂

[@nancyzhang7668]

Awsome

[@binnman7264]

I've been doing it wrong but God dammit it's how i float easily

[@m2h97m]

اسهل سباحة

[@slimduster5468]

I thought you do them both at the same time 🤣

[@chandugiri5638]

Iki ui

[@yan2410]

I like it

[@dhananjayhumne8962]

The name breast stroke, hand movement, palms should touch chest/breast from side and then go forward

[@roseandrowich263]

Thanks

[@umeshg17]

I was doing dolfin kick😅

[@ahmedtolba4359]

Very good effort ☺️👍

[@WorldTravel_uz]

Thankyou

[@BethKnox32]

My hands are wrong and legs of course

[@lextacy2008]

Couldn't you just kick normally (freestyle) , but breast stroke arms? Seems too counter-intuitive

[@henriki8015]

Sure you could, but then it would not officially be breaststroke according to the rules. However, you can swim like that in freestyle, if you want to. The freestyle kick with breastroke arms is a good tempo drill though

[@michaeljacksonfan9008]

Because that is how you do it 😒

[@arkarmiller70]

I used to say that when I started swimming before haha. You will get used to breathing to ur side in freestyle. It's gonna be hard at first.

[@zmojofoot76]

I’ll promise you you’ll tire out less if you do breast stroke kick vs flutter

[@monicajenkins4687]

You can use breaststroke arms with dolphin kick legs (which I do quite frequently)...

[@dandangao7974]

So sus

[@aidtv]

nice...tq tq tq tw

[@RongkaiJin]

Breastroke is easy

[@rozita3781]

I learnt it today and i'm pretty sure i wasn't doing it like this 🥲 no wonder couch was disappointed 🥲

[@user-dn5bw6cl2f]

2:24 평영 스트로크 촬영 백프로

[@nesyakoudijs2576]

yor editing is like 500k! subs….. people subscribe it right now!

[@KyeKyeLFC]

I wanna learn this but I just worry too much what others will think when they see me learning it

[@vaniawendie1256]

Adoro o nado peito.