These Two Breaststroke Technique Exercises Will Help You Improve Your Breaststroke Speed
This is not the only way to swim fast breaststroke, but Adam Peaty makes it difficult to argue against this technique. One way you can practice your narrow kick is by putting a pull buoy between your legs. This will prevent you from spreading your legs as long as you keep the pull buoy in place. The main disadvantage of this technique is that you won’t have a very strong kick, however, an effective breaststroke technique is about reducing drag and keeping your body in line and high in the water. That’s why this stroke technique works, it reduces a big amount of drag and helps you swim in a tighter tube. After you get a hold of how this technique works, take the pull buoy out and feel how much faster your kick is.
It is a good idea to match this narrow kick with a fast short stroke. To really understand how short your stroke must be, you can climb out of the pool and practice your pull this way. This is how far your hands should go before they recover in front.
Now go and practice this narrow breaststroke technique. You will find that it is more exhausting but if you practice it and make it your own, it will be worth it.
3 Olympic swimmers use a very narrow breaststroke kick.
Since they've all been the world's best at some point, many young swimmers
model their own breaststroke after them. It's not the only way to swim fast,
but Adam Peaty makes it hard to argue against this technique.
Practice a narrow kick by placing a pull buoy between
your legs. This prevents your legs from spreading as long as the buoy stays in place.
The main drawback is that your kick loses some power.
However, effective breaststroke is about reducing drag and keeping your
body aligned and high in the water. That is why this technique works.
It cuts down drag and helps you swim through a tighter tube.
Once you get the feel for it, remove the buoy and notice how
much faster your kick becomes. Pair this narrow kick with a fast, short stroke.
To understand how short your stroke should be, climb out of the pool
and practice your pull this way. This is how far your hands go before they recover forward.
Now, go and practice this narrow breaststroke. It is more exhausting,
but if you master it and make it your own, it will be worth it.
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