Breaststroke - Breathe Every Other Stroke

This drill shows you that you don't have to climb out of the water to breathe. It will also teach you to stay lower on your stroke, sending more of your energy forward when you breathe. This can help you develop a smoother, lower, more direct breaststroke.

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[Nohwri]

This drill is great, and the low head position stroke seems fine, except for the limitation on the hip propulsion when you keep your head so low...how can i keep my hips incorporated just as much as before while keeping a horizontal body position?

[goswim098]

@Nohwri - Yeah, this would mainly be used in a teaching progression if the kids are coming up too high. I'm not a complete fan of head down up anymore either... stops the hips from coming forward. Each drill would serve a specific person in a specific situation if you're trying to fix something.

[sensesfan2010]

Alot of kids though when they try this they just simply dont bring their head out of the water on a non breathing stroke and cant get the proper position or motion for the shoot in their stroke

[goswim098]

@sensesfan2010 If a drill is detrimental to a swimmer, at the stage of development they're currently at... don't do it. Not every drill is meant for every swimmer in every instance. It's up to the coach or instructor to determine what works best in what situation.

[kenmeister007]

Swimming a 100yd race my daughter practiced and tried it in a race swimming it the first and third laps. She cut more than 2 seconds and finished first for the first time in a major meet against girls she never could really challenge before. She now has a chance of becoming state champ at 13 in the 13-14 division. Also, her 50 split was more than a second faster than her best time. Less up and down and more forward. It got her back to the power of her stroke, her legs, quicker.

[goswim098]

@kenmeister007 - We've seen people use this in races a long time ago, but again, this is mostly a drill. However, if your stroke is already low, it could work... just cuts off some of the lift and draw of the hips. Tell your daughter congrats from us, and best wishes in the new year.

[goswim098]

@Papiprah - This is just a drill... keep doing what you do best as every drill is not meant for every swimmer. This drill would be meant to help swimmers who are having other problems. If what you do is working for you, keep it up.

[MsNecmeddin]

very good video

[sensesfan2010]

@goswim098 i was just pointing out something some people do, not encouraging any push even if theyre doing it wrong lol

[northkoreanwar01]

oops and I meant *sense not "since" lol

[northkoreanwar01]

Excellent makes since, you want to move forward, not upwards, and you don't want to cause a lot of resistance when lifting your whole chest out. Thank you! I came in 22nd place in a championship game, now with this advice I'm heading towards 1st place (setting my goal to the top).