Learn Breaststroke with Michael Phelps

[northkoreanwar01]

He lifts his body up to high.... Causing a lot of resistance... Well Michael Phelps is better known for his butterfly.

[wowplayeryak123]

bad video

[hackebeil20]

interesting, because most swimming teachers tell you not to lift your head and shoulders too far out of the water, just as high as you need to breathe. this looks almost like butterfly if you watch it sideways. will try that next time. this style appeals more to my upper body strength which I couldn't fully leverage until now

[northkoreanwar01]

@hackebeil20 Don't try lifting your body up to high, it cause back pain and resistance when swimming.

[Shorty20122012]

That looks tiring as fuck. /=

[ZippoDuckzzz]

@Shorty20122012 its breaststroke.... its not tiring at all..... i find it the most relaxing stroke

[Fentoozler115]

Mmm... Everybody knows Michael Phelps is terrible at breaststroke. If I wanted to learn something from him perhaps it'd be butterfly...

[Mtrees4951]

It looks like he is doing the scoopy thing from underwater but from the top it looks like he is doing it perfectly.

[vasgeorge]

why the stupid ignorant comments on the top left of the screen..?

[mike96075]

michael phelps isn't a breaststroker....

[hefnerfootball2]

@mike96075 check the 2004 Olympics 

[besttrickster]

I learned that you should keep your legs straight as long as possible.. and do the snap as fast as possible so there is not much water resistance..

thank u michael :D

[machomen666]

i like that sound? hoo sing that song please?

[RazraKiure]

What song is this?

[sofhia246]

he makes it so EASY! (in a way it is)

[imahannah]

THat is why phelps is the bess

[cghtre]

Micheal Phelps is a cool guy. I do swimming too. It may be tiresome, but it is "rewarding"(fun). This video did help, not by watching it but knowing how to do the breaststroke the right way and the easy way like how Micheal Phelps makes it look easy and fun to do. :)

[TheStuff3331]

well this sucked.

i didnt learn anything

BTW i think michael can teach me better in person! or as a robot

[aria1993]

u must b the type of person that cant learn through watching.

[Rac1ng4Live]

@aria1993 come on. Don't just take a video from the internet, put some text balloons on it and make it look like you're a swimming teecher. From some video's there is something to be learned. But that involves also the methods and exercises to train the technique, not just showing a pro' and saying, 'just copy him'. And moreover, it's always better to have a trainer look at your stroke than to have yourself doing that.

[vasgeorge]

@TheStuff3331 you are fucking idiot....

[ledzepmama]

Hey 10 year old, hope your sister reads this to you, keep trying the butterfly, work with your coach on it. Some kids your age find it their best stroke and just love it. But compliments to you on doing the breaststroke so well. MANY kids your age don't get it, and won't get it for year to come. Keep swimming! a swim mom/coach

[aria1993]

who are u talking to?

[riyanla]

@aria1993 my good this is too funyy!!!

[riyanla]

@aria1993 oh he was talking to louisloush

[LeighzerCuber]

@aria1993 LOL!

[afara2000]

You can learn from any elite level world class swimmer. Michael owns individual medley record for past Seven years which includes Breaststroke. Don't be so fussy. There are fractional differences between swimmers when it comes to 100m or 200m races.

[TaTuMANu3]

his leghit comes so late by micheal

interesting

[oyahfftlisawsome]

michael phelps is a butterflyer not a breaststroker, so learning breaststoke from him isnt the best way to learn it. he might b the fastest at breaststroke but he hasnt done any breaststroke events so he doesnt have any records in it

[LishLous]

:] I am such a good ]swimmer on ALL strokes...but my hardest one is butterfly...

BTW Im a 10 year old using my sisters account

[zashleylovegiss]

This is my worst style!! I just can't put my fingers to the outside!! It's really hard 4 me... How can I improove it?

[jrod10850]

he did either 14 or 15 srokes

[koonkiuman]

Well, even if Phelps is not a breaststroker, he still is quite fast. I guess he still swims about 1:00 on 100m breaststroke. Remember the last World Championship. I think he rejected his final on 400m IM and he got into the FINALS in 200m breaststroke to show that he is still an allrounder!!

@blondee794:

You are supposed to get your head far enough to breath and to use it as a weight to get into your wave ;). In Germany we call it "Ondulation Technique".

@aria1993:

How fast do you swim?

[aria1993]

check my page.

[koonkiuman]

Wow, not bad. But how old are you? Lol, I thought first you are female... because of your name ;).

If you were born in 1993 than you are a bit younger than me. Well, are all those PBs in yards? If it is in yards than I think I am a little bit faster from my PBs.

[aria1993]

yards

[AceofClubs11]

bro don't think your anything special.I'm a swimmer too and i swim a 50 free faster than you can.

[aria1993]

25.30 fastest 50. btw im not a 50 swimmer so you shouldnt be proud.

[layups]

Phelps is the greatest swimmer ever but breastroke is his worst event. He was not in the 2007 200m breastroke finals, provide the link if he was. I think he's not the best as breastroke because of his hip size. His abductors are not world class like Kitajima who has huge thighs/legs. Anyways...should you change what you look at during the stroke? Should you throw your head down for extra momentum? Thanks

[koonkiuman]

Sorry, mate, I think it was a mistake in 2007. But I am pretty sure that he got into the finals in 200m Breaststroke.

Well what I meant is that you can use your head to introduce your body into the wave. It's hard to explain actually :S. Do you understand German maybe?

[juandi2570]

Kitijama, the japanase guy is the best breast stroker ever. Michael phelps is good at breastroking but not at the level of the great ¨Kitijama¨.

[XxSpartaxX]

to learn breaststroke one needs to watch the best ever..Brendan Hansen who has owned Kitijima on many meetings :)

[HungAzn]

Are you sure phelps goes 1:00 in the 100 breaststroke? That seems a little too fast as the record is a 58.

[koonkiuman]

Oops, sorry, he became 11th in 2007. He swam 2:15 I think. On 100 I guess he would do at least 1:02 (in a single race). What do you guys think?

[50freeking]

he's not a breastroker its his weakest stroke... you'd be better off watching kitajima or hansen... Not that Phelps isnt totally awesome in the fly, free and IM :D

[blondee794]

how far are you really supposed to have your head come out of the water?

[chandlerbingbong]

Far enough so you can breathe. Stay too low and you'll drown ! :)

[aria1993]

add nd sub meh

[aria1993]

add nd sub meh

[samsungundetachable]

this helped a bit.

i need to train harder now, coz this girl i beat last year got really faster, and i think she can even beat me now.

[aria1993]

add nd sub me, i go a fast breast =)

[hecsurf93]

i'm amazing at breast. sorry not to brag or anything hahaha

but yeah breast is definitely my best stroke.

next 4 years everybody will be seein me up there :)

[aria1993]

kl. add me/subscribe cuz i need swimma frends

[BRiTLOViN]

wow.

he can stroke my breast anytime Mr phelps ;0)

[aria1993]

mmk... subscribe and frend me...

[veganxswimmer]

...wow

that actually made me lol

[sammywhip33]

oooh thats pretty! i gotta get my butt up on my breast stroke. 1:24 ain't cuttin it.

[aria1993]

yep, subscribe to me?

[sammywhip33]

hell yeah i will.

[thebuddiesofparamore]

i suck at breast i am soooo much better at fly. I have only been swimming a year though it was so funny this summer when i swam the 200 I.M. for LC i got like 1:05.15 on my 50 breast split but my time was like 3:08.98 My coach can't even figure out how i did that. And the meet marshall tried to DQ me cuz he didn't believe that i could go that fast when i got over a min on a 50 split

[aria1993]

roflcopter! Thats a funny swim story. Hey - subscribe to me and add me as a friend, i need more swimmer friends (such as you)

[FU0C0]

no that's fine...if you go 41 seconds for each other 50 then you'll go 3:08 fine. I knew a swimmer who goes 27 for the fly, 31 for the back and 29 for the free and still managed a 2:20 for the 200 IM (53 for breaststroke). Funny thing was, I was a breaststroker and couldnt do the other strokes for shit so I went a 2:21 with 32 for the fly, 40 for the back and 33 for the free, meaning that I went 36 for the breast. Was real good race to watch apperently

[aria1993]

i have a 1:17.00 for 100 yds breast so HAha.

[Bradus101]

Yeah, that's quite good, but what have you got for 100m? Mine's a 1.20.47, that's quite rubbish for me because I need a 1.18.2 e he Exsse Chapnsips! DAMN! What other times have you got?

[FoxtrotNinja]

Damn, that's fast.

I just started swimming for my high school like 3 weeks ago.. I aspire to be that fast some day.

[Bradus101]

Is that to me or aria1993? Ah well thanks anyway.

[FoxtrotNinja]

Both of you.

[WarGodKills]

are you in competitive swiming?

[FoxtrotNinja]

Yes, sir.

[aria1993]

add me and sub me

[aria1993]

ya i am

[WarGodKills]

thats cool im thinking of joining competitive swimming too,i lap swim in a community center

[Bradus101]

Essex Championships sorry, my keyboard is mucking up.

[aria1993]

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[Xshigurexakito4evaX]

he is awsome!!!! i wonder if he'll break any of his records at the olympics this year?!?!

[aria1993]

he already beat a few records at trials, so why not beat the records that he made at trials during the real deal (if he can pull it) xD

[aria1993]

at this olympics he broke pretty much all of his/ the world records except the 100 fly which he still got olympic record/ olympic gold by .01 of a second.

[Xshigurexakito4evaX]

i saw that even now i dont believe it

[aria1993]

u better believe it lol

[pinkweaselgirl]

breastroke is supposedly his worst stroke....

[MadDawggJB]

Yeah, I know!!!

And hes not even bad at it!

[aria1993]

did u hear about how he beat the 400 im world record at trials? sick shit

[Xshigurexakito4evaX]

does he even have a bad stroke???

[aria1993]

compared to me.. no he doesnt lol

[Xshigurexakito4evaX]

lol u cant be that bad i have a 35.06 time for 50 free now thats bad

[aria1993]

lol no offense i have a 25.85 for 50 free now, but still, i started only 1.5 yrs ago at the age of 13 lol, with a time of 31.8!! so you can still pull through.

[Xshigurexakito4evaX]

im 13 rite now and i was swimming before i learned to crawl or talk but competitve swimming for 10 years but i have nmore lower body strentgh so im more of a breaststroke person

[aria1993]

oh, i can swim anything lol - check my profile's info and you should see the recent stats