By Annie Grevers, Swimming World Staff Writer and Lifelong Breaststroker
There are many variations of breaststroke: the turtle, the dart, the deep sea diver, the frat boy (arms only), the inch worm, the water bug, you’ve seen ’em all. Then those beautiful strokes that look like a sweet symphony of motions; creating a wave and then riding it. I spent years studying the stroke, and although I’ve learned breaststroke needs to be customized for an individual, there are a few components the all-time greats share.
This goes against everything we believe as an age grouper. I want a big kick right? In order to hold as much water as possible? The wide kick may cause less pressure on your knees, but all if that pressure lands on your groin. Ouch. And your thighs cannot actually move water effectively by going wide. You’re simply creating a parachute– water crashes into your outer thighs while you’re in the least momentous position of the stroke. There’s no snap at the end of your kick because you’re essentially on one of those awkward machines in the weight room, squeezing your thighs together and not using and big muscles to do so.
Why go narrow? It takes less time to complete a kick, you have a better grip on the water at the top of your kick, you’re able to finish up with that extra power you have at the conclusion of each kick…taking you right into your next kick and emulating the same dolphin motion we feel with our hips in butterfly.
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