Let’s Talk Breaststroke Timing

Hello Everyone,

As promised today we will discuss breaststroke timing. Very simply put it is: Pull and breathe, kick and glide. We have discussed the pull pattern so you should be familiar with this. The most common mistake in timing is not gliding. What will happen is the swimmer will push the hands forward into the recovery and instead of “Serving the birthday cake” they will immediately begin the next pull pattern; this is a timing destroyer. Breaststroke depends on a powerful kick. Here is how I like to think about it, breaststroke is about 20% arms and 80% kick. The athlete should perform the pull pattern, then as the arms are reaching full extension the kick should propel the swimmer forward. During the glide the body is in a tight streamlined position with the 4 H’s near the surface of the water. That’s it, I know pretty simple right? Well it may be sound easy but it is not. Tomorrow I will discuss the kick.

CRAB FEED!!! Has everyone got their tickets sold?

Until next time,
Coach Ryan

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