How to Swim Competitive Breaststroke : How to Move Arms for Breaststroke

[Woollcombe01]

cool vid

[blondy613592]

You're opening your arms to much and should point your hands down (it gives you more power). I think you need a few more lessons.

[UlSlUlRlNlAlMlE]

You sir...are not a breaststroker

[valouroxx]

"In breaststroke the technique is quit technical" No kidding ?

[ALadime]

Why does he wear a swimming cap when he has no hair ????

[ZestoHD]

@ALadime a swimming cap is not just for the hair, it can keep your head buoyant like when breathing in frestyle

[arturakulenko]

@ALadime Faster swimming

[Redwan5607]

@ALadime funny man

[3jcorpus]

@ALadime everybody does that... its also "frowned upon" to not wear one during a meet even if you have no hair

[heresthelastone]

your arms are way too wide on your pull. theyre supposed to be a little wider than shoulder width

[TheLeilisa]

what's the ideal height for swimming?

[krisallenisawesome]

@De6Juke Yeah his arms are way to far apart, that's not how I learned it your arms are supposed to be closer

[krisallenisawesome]

That's how I learned it too last year, it's basically like an upside down heart haha

[kiaria1010]

this is my stroke brooo lol

[MichyMichelleable]

dude its called BREASTstroke?!?! i thought it was breathstroke.. i think it sounds better breathstroke ;/

[ilovequinn7]

@MichyMichelleable I just found this out too lol

[MichyMichelleable]

@ilovequinn7 haha

[ArgosFitness]

His recovery is nice. Although it could be even more aggresive (lets say violent).  When you slide the arms high over the water the drag is considerably less than deeper down. That is basically the advantage of the Jaked and why so many records are broken at the breaststroke. The swimmer lies a heck of a lot higher on the water where there is less drag. The pulling part in this video could be less wide and deeper so that more water can be displaced.

[XxSpartaxX]

i agree... i don't like this guy.. his strokes are way old school.. especially with the breaststroke.. his hands are coming way too high ontop of the water which is wasted energy...

[heresthelastone]

@XxSpartaxX

your arms coming higher out of the water is actually better because it lets you gain momentum when your going into your kick and you dont have to fight against the water when your hands are underneath.. its better to have your hands above the water.. i know this comment is a year old sorry. ha

[oyahfftlisawsome]

Expert Village is sooooooooooooo great! u wish

[johnmneff]

he needs to go back to coaching camp stroke should be much more compact won't win many races that way old swimmer

[SuperSuperjonas]

im 9 and this is so easy i learned this when i was 5 he he he

[cheezboy42]

when u pull in ur arms their to wide and far apart. this makes u go under more. if ur arms go closer u can get up out of the water more and really shoot ur arms out. also, if ur arms r to wide u sometimes stop at ur chest but only for a short second or 2. it should be a continuous motion.

[HIFKhockey90]

the whole thing is incorrect. you are pulling out too wide when u should be pulling shoulder width apart and down. you should also kick when you are pushing your arms forward not pulling towards yourself. another thing is your head should be right in between your arms basically squashing your head. this video will not help in any way. DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS! trust me, i know.

[giacconejt]

Do you know of a better video? Just looking for a good one.

[HIFKhockey90]

i dont know of a better one :/. i think the best is to watch the under water video of the real olympics etc or go to swimming lessons. :S

[Titaniuman7]

@giacconejt JimmyDShea

[youngstar9555]

your arms are openong to wide for the breastsroke make it a bit smaller

[wikkifresh]

i was gonna say the same

[BennyT95]

@youngstar9555 That's what I was thinking.

[SkywalkerGFZ]

I rule in breaststroke

[yermaw08]

my coach says i cant do breaststroke because im good at fly back and free can anyone help me on this statement

[NewGunner84]

well for me im pretty good at breast but i suck at others..because i don't bother with them that much....but in order to be good at breakstroke you just how to slow every single motion down durring practice i mean like the pull the kick the glide...everything..once you are it done build up speed..then more and more..etc..good luck with your breast

[onfirenow1]

i swim the 200 im i kill a fly back and free but i prefer to swim the 100 breast. cheak out my vid.

[Seanpwj]

my coach keeps saying that I jerk my body too much wen i pull my arms to my chest before recovery. how can i prevent jerking too much so i dont get slowed down?

[waltrulz]

slow may be better, you need to work on strength i guess

[NewGunner84]

what i do during practice is that i go slow...i work on my stroke and i do it in slow mo basicly i stretch every stroke as much as possible and then once i have that i speed up..and at the end you may want to try a breast sprint

[onfirenow1]

keep your head down on your breast stroke

[row199]

Not bad overall. However, he says that the insweep of the hands should come all the way back to the chest...This is incorrect. The breaststroke pull is not supposed to be a massive stroke. Most breaststroke power comes from the recovery, including the tremendous kick.

TL;DR SUMMARY:

Don't make such a huge motion with your arms. Your hands should not be hitting your chest.

[xiaolintraditional90]

besides the arms coming into his chest, he makes really big splashes during his recovery which will stop him from gliding as much as he should.

[joseardzm]

yeah, i agree it seems he is making to much effort to get the hands of the water, it is better to recover at e 90degree angle in your elbows right after you breathe

[schixzotic]

thank you for the vid! have a swim meet in 4 days and am completely clueless. :| this at least sheds SOME light on competitive breaststoke :)

[rewards120]

his head is going a little bit high above the water. should be lower, it saves energy and time.

[Ghero4life]

lol this guy sucks i made zones for all beaststroke lol this is like nooby stuff but not bad if u wanna learn how to swim

[wimbledonx2]

not how you swim breastroke

[luckyclover012]

then how do you swim breaststroke? i don't see you having a video

[wimbledonx2]

actually luckyclover, im on my sisters acount and by the way im one of the best breast strokers in the fricking country! how about you?!

[luckyclover012]

that is fantastic! maybe you can make a helpful video too, until then I guess this one will have to do. =)

[waltrulz]

sure you are

[wimbledonx2]

luckyclover, im on my sisters acount so duh i dont have my breat stroke on here. also im one of the best breast strokers in the country so i will be adding a video.

[flamerider11]

hey guys chill....feel the love

[wimbledonx2]

sorry about adding that twice or whatever. my computer froze so i didnt think it posted so i rewrote it...

[luckyclover012]

ok... "duh" ~wimbledonx2. just kidding duh is an awful slang word i hate to use.

[RazzleDazzle2340]

If you are, then why aren't you in Beijing.

[wimbledonx2]

too young but trying for london

[candiekiss22292]

eh. its ok. very old fashioned.

[NOSsERTILIA]

thnx for the vid. very informative.

[Scienceking5]

good