Kudos to your demonstrator who clearly showed what you described. She’s a great swimmer!
@jochenvandevoorde4375 ай бұрын
Learned this new technique after swimming breaststroke the "old"way for 40 years. It was fun to adapt and I like the improved efficiency! The better glide phase is great, you really get to enjoy the feel of the water around you.
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
We agree!
@cindybai65405 ай бұрын
Just realized this new way of pull down when my boy went to a private coach, our team coach still using the old way. Very clear of explanation. Thank you
@CraigHocker3 ай бұрын
over 45 years ago, I held state records in breastroke doing it the old way. I took a 40 year break, I'm enjoying tweaking my stroke to the new way, so thanks for this useful video.
@space0age0pirate5 ай бұрын
Ive always hated breaststroke as it feels like im not moving through the water and hurts my back but now I'm thinking I didn't learn it correctly, even the under water camera seeing how the kick is correctly done is completely different to what i was taught. Ill give it another shot with the help from this!
@tonymcdermott48835 ай бұрын
As kids at swimming lessons, we was never given a demonstration of how to swim breaststroke. Any stroke to be honest. We got told to jump in the water and swim like a frog. I was the only person who'd ever seen a frog swimming having a pond in the garden. A few joker's were just treading water and said they was spawning, others were croaking and a couple just pissed in the pool and said that's what frogs do lol. Anyway it's my favourite stroke and the most easy, less effort and relaxing way to swim.
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
We hope this helped!
@kikiTHEalien5 ай бұрын
You were thought the "old" method, which is super hard and felt unnatural. The "new" method would get you immideately disqualified from "old" competitions, as both submerging your head and the dolphin kick used to be completely banned, because they make swimming immesurably less difficult. What I am trying to say is not that you didn't get what you were being thought, you were veing thought something completely different.
@grantbretherton96154 ай бұрын
Being a competition breaststroker in the 1960s, I had started to add a discreet dolphin kick to my underwater section of the dive and wall push off. I was quickly taken aside by a referee and warned that the next time I did it I would be disqualified. An interesting side issue with all the stroke and rule changes is that it now means that all the old records based on the earlier stroke and rules can't really be compared to the modern stroke. The strokes are so different that the times recorded for each style really don't relate to each other because earlier rules prohibited the changes that allow a faster time.
@Jimmy-Legs5 ай бұрын
This was very interesting. I’m older, never swam competitively, but swim most days using breaststroke only due to shoulder issues. I’ve always wondered what a competitive breaststroke swimmer’s stroke looked like. This was an excellent analysis of exactly how they do it. Thanks
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Hi Jimmy, thanks for the note!
@davidtydeman14342 ай бұрын
As a Masters coach I congratulate you on this well constructed video with clear explanations and a demonstration swimmer who is swimming breaststroke as per the commentary. Many coaching videos have excellent instruction and are let down by a poor quality demonstration from grid swimmer who has sub optimal breaststroke technique 👏👏👏👏👏👏
@Bllackstaarr4 ай бұрын
Amazing shots of the swimmer!
@chunyuenlau565 ай бұрын
This is very very interesting for someone who's done breaststroke only for 25 years.
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Let us know if you try the new technique suggestions!
@jamessmith16525 ай бұрын
Before then it was customary to be taught breast stroke with head never entering the water :D
@MaxPower-vf8kt4 ай бұрын
Explains why the records drop so easily when the rules change.
@mariam.c74742 ай бұрын
"Only" Anécdota, cuando era una niña veia por TV los Juegos Olímpicos, me encantaba la natación me quedaba embobada, pero Braza decía "que feo" claro, no veía el truco en el avance no sabía como lo hacían , pero seguia embobada diciendo "que feo" Braza. Más de 40 años después he aprendido Baraza y resulta que parece que lo hago bien!! 😂 Gracias por compartir !! Un abrazo desde el Sur de España. 💙🏊♀️🏊♀️🏊♀️
@carolkline5843Ай бұрын
Iv been doing since I was 11 years old im now 67 years old .I still do 3 times a week in the sports center pool .
@rubenlopezusa4 ай бұрын
I swim regularly since I was a kid. In fact, I designed my own pool at home to be able to swim daily, if I want to, although I prefer to go to the gym (longer pool). I'm old school and I have been swimming the new technique for a few months now. It is more natural to me. I just add the "dolphin" kick and movements because it's fun and I am not in this for competition, but to keep myself fit. Thank you very much for this video explaining everything so well.
@carolynw36025 ай бұрын
Wow, it changed a lot, back in the day if your head submerged or there was a dolphin kick, disqualification.
@kikiTHEalien5 ай бұрын
Yeah, exactly! I thought these rules were in place for the pricise reason to make it harder
@brucemclennan9715Күн бұрын
Thank you Scott, well explained -Canadian :)
@enmodo2 ай бұрын
Having never competed as a swimmer (because I suck) I had no idea there used to be rules about keep your head above water. I just read about "wave breaststroke" in the context of triathlon swimming for beginners because my freestyle is non-existent and I'm sure I'd end up drowning if I tried it in a race! This is great information about breaststroke and really clearly illustrated - most helpful!
@USMastersSwimming2 ай бұрын
We are so glad to hear that you gained value in our video. We recommend viewing our Freestyle guide to learn how to improve your Freestyle swims. Keep at it!
@krishnamoorthyiyer88055 ай бұрын
Thank You for this beautiful and informative video!
@mariam.c74742 ай бұрын
Lo mejor detallado que he visto sobre Braza, aprendí en Enero/24, por lo menos alcanzaba varias piscinas avanzando y experimentando lo que aquí se menciona, con los meses mi número de brazadas ha ido disminuyendo muchísimo y me encanta este estilo, a veces lo entreno combinado con patada delfin todo el recorrido, yo sí noto que el deslizamiento bajo superficie cerca de ella, avanzas, la patada no me da mucha fuerza la tengo que mejorar, pero la aprendí sintiendo 5:32 que la impulsion hacia arriba de hombros, doblaba mis piernas solas, hasta que me sumergia y lanzaba la patada, es una experiencia para mi muy buena desde el principio, también es muy razonable lo que menciona en el video sobre la brazada, al principio la hacia "inconscientemente " más abierta, un círculo muy amplio y es verdad que se pierde fuerza,arrastraba el agua mal, ahora al doblar codos y antebrazo hacia abajo y atrás se genera avance casi invisible pero existe, es maravilloso, gracias por este video. 💙🏊♀️🏊♀️🏊♀️🏊♀️.
@mikeparker55505 ай бұрын
I developed modified breaststroke after i was rehabbing from shoulder Labrum surgery. Same Breaststroke Kick but kind of like an underwater butterfly or a surfer paddling out, using mostly back muscles to propel. Now after i'm healed I still do it 50% of time to conserve energy.
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Hope this video helped. We hope your recovery improves soon!
@Dessert_x_Tat4 ай бұрын
Knowledge is power. Thank you.
@USMastersSwimming4 ай бұрын
You are very welcome.
@judygillies50655 ай бұрын
Scott, thanks! Jeff Commings has really changed my breast stroke over the years! Much like you are teaching! Nice nod, coach!
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Thank you for your note! We will pass it along to Jeff.
@timharmoni18462 ай бұрын
Excellent video, thanks. Now I just have to get my daughter to watch it!
@groovydoo5 ай бұрын
Awesome, can't wait to get to the pool.
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Great to hear. Please let us know if these tips help!
@eleazargonzalezhernandez-qd9vfАй бұрын
Thank very much for the drill
@MooseOnEarth4 ай бұрын
She just looks amazing in that swimsuite and that swimming technique. And awesome underwater camera work.
@nixland2 ай бұрын
Thank you. I'll be glad If there is side by side comparison video ofthe old and new
@USMastersSwimming2 ай бұрын
Hi, in the video, we have it showing the old and then the new way of swimming the strokes!
@nixland2 ай бұрын
@@USMastersSwimming Yes, and thanks a lot. But it will be much clearer for beginner like me if on your future videos both style are shown side by side at same time (2 split screen). Just a suggestion.
@dennismunyaka65373 ай бұрын
I am readin the comments and everyone seems like a great swimmer. I am watching this video knowing that I can swim breast stroke only with flutter kicks for a very short distance. I just learned how to sort of swim about a month ago.
@USMastersSwimming3 ай бұрын
Hi, try switching over to breaststroke arms and butterfly kick next to help with the body timing. Then add in the kick once you feel like you have mastered that technique.
@donia20252Ай бұрын
Thanks, I will try this
@USMastersSwimmingАй бұрын
Let us know how it went!
@JorgeRzezak4 ай бұрын
Amazing video and explanation. I love this channel. thank you very much!
@USMastersSwimming4 ай бұрын
We appreciate your kind words about our KZbin content.
@JorgeRzezak4 ай бұрын
@@USMastersSwimming concise and precise that is what I like the most.
@DonnaBrew5 ай бұрын
I was on the swim team in high school in the 70's and have noticed all the differences in all the strokes.
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Which one works best for you?
@DonnaBrew5 ай бұрын
@@USMastersSwimming I never swam breaststroke. Always 50 free and 500 free and back then it was yards. I like the idea that they can dolphin kick underwater after they dive in and after the flip turn. We always had to immediately surface and begin swimming.
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
@@DonnaBrew Try out these tips and let us know how it went!
@edwardharvey76875 ай бұрын
All the things I used to get DQ’d for in my youth are now perfectly legal. 😊
@Batwam05 ай бұрын
You were ahead of your time!
@Lagerfanny-g7e5 ай бұрын
Yes, I stopped competitive swimming in 1987.
@jimc60545 ай бұрын
Me too. Now head can go under water, hands leap out of the water, dolphin kick on start and turns. The stroke is nothing like it used to be. I think rules keep softening so stagnant records can get faster.
@Lagerfanny-g7e5 ай бұрын
@@edwardharvey7687 Also a front tumble turn on backstroke.
@kayelle80055 ай бұрын
Same
@willyengland5 ай бұрын
Is it better to push your hands sideways or can you also push them back like in freestyle close to your body? I have seen this variant, too.
@paulglover68625 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video.
@haleyler44595 ай бұрын
Great new technique
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Thanks, let us know how you did with the new technique.
@safetime1005 ай бұрын
Amazing video, thanks ❤
@SMarkGee5 ай бұрын
might try this as i could never do the old way!
@kikiTHEalien5 ай бұрын
It's super easy and fast to swim this way. Enjoy!
@helenmartin80515 ай бұрын
Thanks will give it a go
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Let us know how it went!
@company30769 күн бұрын
Greate content! Breaststroke godblessed
@whothatswho7756Ай бұрын
What's hilarious is that this new information is 37+ years old since the days of Jozsef Nagy. The head underwater rule changed in 1987. The underwater pull rule change happened in 2005 making that piece of advice roughly 20 years old.
@Dubreve5 ай бұрын
Thats very interesting, nice to see more analysis being used for this stroke. When I swam this stroke, it was under appreciated, and the olympic times were not tough to reach. This has been my main stroke for all my life, and I have 2 suggestions. One I am surprised the swimmers raise their mouths and bodies so far out of the water. That takes a lot of energy and detracts from the forward momentum. The second is why don't they take one stroke without bringing their head up, and then stroke with their head up, in other words breathing every second stroke. If you like these suggestions contact me, and I have another really good one.
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Hi, thank you for your insights. We will consider the technique adjustments during our next round of videos on the stroke.
@arindambiswas61905 ай бұрын
I did it that way... Others said then it was double stroke... I was swimming breaststroke from 1986- 1993
@liegelord5 ай бұрын
The higher your body position is the less drag you have from your shoulders and chest pushing on water thus being faster.
@michelinelogan31355 ай бұрын
So strange, I modified my stroke to do this about a year ago, it just felt "right", especially the glide. Now I see it is how I should swim. I am a slow, open-water swimmer, so technique is not a disqualifier.
@Swimtopian5 ай бұрын
Music a little too loud but great vido
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Thank you for the note. We will pass that along to the video editor.
@mph72825 ай бұрын
When I swam it was the old rules...no dolphin kick, head couldn't go below the water. I didn't mind doing the actual stroke, but hated swimming it in meets because you felt like you just didn't move. It was frustrating, at least for me.
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Breaststroke is a challenging stroke. Keep at it!
@mph72825 ай бұрын
@@USMastersSwimming LOL...my competitive swimming days are long gone. Now it's just for fun. And while I find backstroke relaxing, I'm done with the breaststroke and butterfly!
@jerrys59465 ай бұрын
I swam in the sixties, lots of differences in every stroke since then
@erikthys39115 ай бұрын
you forgot the wide knee position of the past (frog like) being replaced by more narrow position to reduce drag
@iunderscoream4 ай бұрын
I was waiting for the kick to be addressed and then the video ended. I was taught a very different way to kick in the 80s-90s
@chaykhoanh65615 ай бұрын
LUL, i haven't go swimming for over 7-8 years, last week, a friend ask me if i could teach her how to swim breaststoke. After watching her swim, i told her that her breaststroke technique is weird, then i show her the old way. Kids around come and ask me for instructions.I told them to follow their guide. I knew something was wrong but I couldn't explain it., thanks for your video
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the note. We hope to see you back in the pool!
@jenniferablard73785 ай бұрын
Very helpful
@andrewrivera46095 ай бұрын
THANK YOU SCOTT, great & ilustrative vídeo, I really appreciatte. Best regards
@madmaddy1023 ай бұрын
Is there a way where you can learn to make a stronger kick. I always move more with my arms and having a weak kick, means that I can't glide under the water very well. If at all 😅
@USMastersSwimming3 ай бұрын
We will be releasing a whole series to help with breaststroke soon. Stay tuned for the release of the video series by subscribing to our channel.
@rhp_69262 ай бұрын
Really is a different stroke than what we were swimming in the '70s. No wonder why kids are so much faster today.
@sbrsportsinc4 ай бұрын
See you guys at Summer Nationals!
@USMastersSwimming4 ай бұрын
Next week, yeah!
@hazelmeldrum58605 ай бұрын
What do the leading swimmers. eg Adam Peaty do?
@robohippy5 ай бұрын
I never could swim breast stroke because my feet will not turn out for that old frog kick or newer whip kick. What amazes me is how varied the stroke rate was at the last Olympics. It didn't seem to make much difference in the length of the event, but stroke rates were highly variable. It did seem to even up as they got closer to the finish and most of them would up the tempo.
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Breaststroke is a challenging stroke to learn the technique! Just keep at it.
@robohippy5 ай бұрын
Mechanically impossible for me because my feet will not turn out, and at age 74, I doubt they will. I do prefer the over arm side stroke as a far faster and more efficient stroke.
@firstreflex85255 ай бұрын
This could be solved. With reflex integration. As a practioner and a swimmingteacher I can make a combination in my teaching aswell as in my practice. I will ne teaching Masterclasses on this subject soon..
@robohippy5 ай бұрын
Well, my body isn't going to change at this point in my life. It is more set in its ways than I am. I have had pigeon toes since I was a kid. Besides, the inefficiency of the breast stroke would drive me crazy. Each time you do the kick, just prior to it, any swimmer comes to an almost complete stop in the water. I have been swimming the old school over arm side stroke, the 3rd long axis stroke. I dropped the scissor kick in favor of the flutter kick and it took 3 seconds off of my 50 yard sprint time in 3 days. A much more constant speed stroke.
@dawnmichelle44035 ай бұрын
I've never learned the breaststroke. I have a pool now, and so I will be trying this.
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Great, let us know if these tips help. Make sure to review our breaststroke dedicated playlist for more tips!.
@chicofoxo5 ай бұрын
I remember those Total Immersion videos from over 10 years ago
@Junichild5 ай бұрын
Thank you 😊 I swim for exercise and I can't figure out how the really good swimners manage to lift their heads and chests so high above the water.
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Try out these tips and let us know how it went!
@clubmusicnz5 ай бұрын
Is Sidestroke a thing of the past now? I never see any videos on that.
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Lifeguards are still taught sidestroke. This stroke is no longer used by most people.
@DawnDavidson5 ай бұрын
@@USMastersSwimminginteresting. I learned to swim in the 1960’s, at a local school, and then at Girl Scout camp, where I learned my water rescue skills. My mom always used a side stroke because she never wanted to get her hair wet. As a kid, I thought that was hilarious, but as an adult, I get it now! On the rare occasions I get in the pool these days, I often find myself doing a high breaststroke or a side stroke, though, exactly because I don’t want my hair wet! I’m also much less *ahem* streamlined than I used to be, so I don’t get anywhere fast in the water these days. LOL. Honestly, if I want to move through the water at all quickly, I find a backstroke works best. I think it’s because my legs were always the strongest part of me, and I retain a lot more strength in them just from walking around! Fascinating video. I had no idea they’d stopped teaching the side stroke except to lifeguards, and that the strokes in breaststroke had changed so much!
@lisahines5325 ай бұрын
Sidestroke is considered a rescue stroke because you can do it for a long time and keep your face out of the water. It's good if you are capsized or if you need to tow someone (hence the lifeguard training).
@clubmusicnz5 ай бұрын
Yeah, I learned the stroke and drill, still practice it today, never had to use it,..........yet!
@MichaelKefeder5 ай бұрын
How "outdated" is that, or am I not considered a Masters swimmer at 44 years of age? I learned that technique mid 90ies already, and competed until 2000 like this in Austria. Maybe our refs simply didn't care and I was outside of the rules all this time? The modern pullout has changed quite a bit though, very interesting video, thanks!
@PfropfNo12 ай бұрын
She seems to hold her breath and exhale just right before lifting the head. Is this a sprint strategy or advanced strategy? I was told to immediately exhale after inhalation slowly and steadily.
@USMastersSwimming2 ай бұрын
Hi, the video is in slow motion. but there is a slight paws when the swimmer initially puts here head under water. For breaststroke, a swimmer should aim to have all your exhale out prior to your head breaking the surface again for an inhale breathe.
@davidbaines14255 ай бұрын
I thought the breast stroke was the butterfly in the current olympics when I walked into a room and it was on the TV. It does look like a mirror of butterfly.
@fturla___1563 ай бұрын
My breaststroke has changed dramatically over the years, but you really need to practice that dolphin kick every time you touch the wall so that you will not get DQ'ed. And before they changed the ruling for the dolphin kick, I did get DQ'ed in a couple of races for doing it. I think in the shorter races for breaststroke the swimmers using arm strength rather than legs are going to get a major advantage if you train with the bobbing method, but that tactic isn't gong to work on the longer distances.
@chris-hu7tm5 ай бұрын
With no rules, how fast could someone swim on let say 50-100m and what would it look like?
@squidge1254 ай бұрын
I love breastroke but I realised I was getting hip pain due to frog legging too hard, need to work on that!
@dinamakan5 ай бұрын
I wanna ask a question. When doing a breaststroke, is it better to take 1 kick followed by 1 breath or 3-4 kicks and 1 breath? I learned to swim back in elementary school and I always do 3-4 kicks and 1 breath, but I also see people do 1 kick and 1 breath. I want to apply the rhythm that won't make me out of breath quick and keep my stamina consistent
@joaomrtins5 ай бұрын
Great tips. Most important thing is adapting the style for the athlete and the length of the race. There is no universal way of doing it.
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Unsure how this comment is related to our swim technique video.
@joaomrtins5 ай бұрын
@@USMastersSwimming this was another video but KZbin auto played yours as I typed. Funny how it works
@drewa19995 ай бұрын
Would it be better to described as push down and not pull down?
@lcflngn4 ай бұрын
I’m not much of a swimmer any more, but I have a question for folks. Watching this stroke once only in the Olympics, I felt the kick was actually pretty different. Am I crazy, or were both legs not entirely synced up? It looked really different to me. It could be me 😄
@nwj03a5 ай бұрын
This was easily my best stroke when I was much younger and I remember hearing all the strategies that you mentioned as being bad. I swam in to my teens and was a top 3 finisher anywhere I went. Glad they’ve gotten rid of some rules that seemed dumb to me even then. Second swim was free, not nearly as good, but ledicky has been interesting with how she uses her legs. Always thought that was a little bit of a waste of energy. If my feet aren’t in water, I’m not moving forward. Anyone who can do butterfly well is a magician in my mind. Backstroke is for the boring and serial killers.
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Breaststroke and butterfly are interesting swim techniques. 😅
@gijoe55085 ай бұрын
Is it illegal to do a dolphin kick with only a small v to look like a breaststroke, but the kick is a dolphin with a little v legs? Also, I try to move my body high to push my arms outside water with a little contact on water like a reverse butterfly arms stroke.
@jip29715 ай бұрын
it's curious, I'm a very mediocre swimmer and I've always spontaneously swum the breaststroke this way, very modestly, because I like doing long slides.
@crstepstudy2 ай бұрын
😊 ty
@MrRockrobstr5 ай бұрын
I wondered about all that.
@alejandrodeferrari26042 ай бұрын
What about one breath out of the water and the other not breathing? It's allowed in master... and it's suppose to be faster....! What's you're opinion?
@USMastersSwimming2 ай бұрын
Hi, thank you for your comment. We chatted with a TEAM USA Coach that specializes in Breaststroke. Scientifically, it is better to stick to breathing during every stroke. You will have better power and endurance because your body will produce less lactic acid.
@alejandrodeferrari26042 ай бұрын
Ok thank you..., but 50's races you can spend less time as in butterfly ....
@julienb58155 ай бұрын
Wow, I actually never knew it wasn't allowed to put your head under water in breaststroke... I think I've always done it this way and no coach ever told me not to do it. The perks of swimming for fun I guess ^^
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Hi, way back in the day breaststrokers had to keep their some part of their head above the surface.
@julienb58155 ай бұрын
@@USMastersSwimming Oh yeah I believe you, I was just surprised to learn it
@rajdeepsinh507612 күн бұрын
Hello
@shantrelkui59395 ай бұрын
Is. Good. Thanks. You ❤
@hellwroughtangel4 ай бұрын
Wow!
@maemilev5 ай бұрын
The secret to a more efficient open water swim with breaststroke is through a dolphin kick. I believe it's time for fina to reconsider the rule again.
@tabithahelen5 ай бұрын
Couldn’t agree more! A dolphin kick at the end of the breaststroke kick as the head comes up is much faster and more efficient.
@danielgoldberg53574 ай бұрын
Ugh I would have been soooo much faster as a kid if I had known these techniques, but, of course, they hadn’t been invented yet!
@tylerguitar755 ай бұрын
I pretty much always get thrown off by stroke count so that's a big one
@vicinvesta83495 ай бұрын
The beauty of the swimmer contrasted by the NPC in the background at 2:55 :)
@magola-hm9evАй бұрын
Genial
@paulanthony1689Күн бұрын
It's still remarkable to me that, instead of punishing Kitajima for cheating, they changed the rules for him. Anyway, it is what it is.. still hoping Fina will get rid of the fly kick so we get more breaststroking and less time under water.
@vjr52615 ай бұрын
I started swim team in 74 and swam breast stroke this way because the other way hurt my neck.
@jm67343 ай бұрын
Please make a breaststroke dolphin kick video. No rules for recreational swimmers. Just want the most efficient movement.
@USMastersSwimming3 ай бұрын
Dolphin kick with breaststroke arms should have the kick when the arms shoot forward and then again when the arms pulling back the water.
@luiscoelho35235 ай бұрын
Dolphin kick should be authorized as it is a natural movement.
@jimc60542 ай бұрын
Didn’t see anything about the hands now able to break the surface. That was a huge no no in my day. The stroke has become much less graceful since these changes. I’m a 70s swim guy. 😎
@mikestrohm32715 ай бұрын
Interesting video on you tube, 1936 Olympics Breaststroke, half the swimmers using Butterfly arms with Breaststroke legs.
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
During Butterfly competitions, USMS still allows this technique: Butterfly arms with Breaststroke legs. This technique is called Butter-Frog.
@mikestrohm32715 ай бұрын
@@USMastersSwimming Yes, thank you, I am a professional swim instructor with 20 years experience in UK where I run a free swimschool particularly aimed at parents who are unemployed and on welfare who would not normally be able to afford swim lessons for their children which is important as I am based on the coast in the south east of England near Dover. In the early stages of butterfly teaching I teach butterfrog before progressing to dolphin kicks. This is the only way butterfly can be used competitively in the UK as, I believe butterfrog was outlawed in the late 90's. Given all that I will be giving a link to your video to all parents of the kids I teach as it succinctly explains breaststroke easier for the kids to understand thanks to your excellent explanation and underwater visuals.
@lesteubes-r1t5 ай бұрын
I watched some underwater films of Chinese female swimmers during the ‘growth hormone’ years (when they were shattering records). Their leg kicks were farcical - much more dolphin than frog. Hardly any separation of the legs, but plenty of downward force in the kick phase. I was pleased to see in Paris 2024 that technology and refereeing - and a better culture in swimming generally - seems to have eliminated the most egregious examples of stretching of the rules. I’m not anti-China. I loved seeing them winning medals this year. I think swimming lost its way for a while, especially breast stroke and back stroke, but it seems to be right back to where it should be.
@EXPLORADVEN5 ай бұрын
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@janemf5 ай бұрын
how is she managing her buoyancy to stay under for those kicks?
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Most swimmer breath out a tad turn the turn to help with marinating proper buoyancy.
@pinballpsycho5 ай бұрын
Since it’s a different stroke there is no way to legitimately compare records from before and now.
@katanaki30595 ай бұрын
I like breathing every 2-3 strokes. Why isn’t that allowed?
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
You get more oxygen to your muscles with the recommended breathing pattern.
@SteveFriederang5 ай бұрын
Very good job! Thank you. Steve Friederang, publisher, Competitive Swimmer Magazine. If you'd like to take this farther, I'd love to Zoom with you!
@billperley91575 ай бұрын
This modern breast stroke looks an awful lot like the way I learned it in the 60’s when I made the transition from frog kick to whip kick.
@cal27805 ай бұрын
Me too. What's old is new again. I'm 73.🏊♀️
@kikiTHEalien5 ай бұрын
The new way is how most people swim intuitively- it's easy and fast. The old rules were in place to make the sport hard. I wonder if the new records will be in a different category, as it was way harder and slower to swim the old way.
@thebatman88955 ай бұрын
I find that I get almost no propulsion from my leg kicks, where my spouse gets a huge amount of propulsion from her leg kicks.
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Some people have great leg technique and others have better propulsion from their arm technique.
@pokerchannel69915 ай бұрын
Hi. Swim is more a science than art. Just do the science part of it
@oldscuba5 ай бұрын
So did they change the name of this stroke? Why did it need be changed? Now the old records are meaningless?
@USMastersSwimming5 ай бұрын
Not that were are aware of with a name change. Water bug is just what breaststroke looks like.
@obidanielonyekachukwu10532 ай бұрын
Now you guys have come back to the old traditional way of doing breast stroke... This is how it has always being done for ages ..
@reznek30995 ай бұрын
It'll soon be legal to be an actual dolphin 😂
@fireskorpion3965 ай бұрын
Where did you get that from? Fox?
@57thorns5 ай бұрын
Hmm, I guess I learned this new technique in the 1980s?