Breaststroke is one of the easiest swimming forms to master. So whether you are a beginner learning how to swim or you already know swimming but want to better your form and swim farther with ease, these 5 simple tips will help you master it. BookingStoreHK swimming coach Vic Chen breaks it down for you.
Glide after you kick
Remember the first moves when you learn how to swim. One of them is gliding. Don’t rush to do the strokes after you kick. You want to utilize the power from your kicks. So, glide for one second after you kick.
Kick after your head is in the water and arms are straight
Some people kick while their heads are out of water. You may not notice that your body is actually vertical. You kick when you change your breath. You are basically wasting most of the power. So kick after you change your breath and put your head in the water.
Your head doesn’t need to be that high to get the air
You sometimes see people lift their heads so high to change their breaths when they swim breaststroke. They sink after they do so. You know how gravity works, the higher your head is, the deeper you sink. So, try not to lift your head so high to change your breath.
Breathing naturally
You don’t need to take a deep breath to swim. So practice to inhale and exhale normally as you go jogging.
Look at the bottom while you swim.
Have you looked at the front while you swim breaststroke ? And while doing so, have you noticed your legs are always sinking? The point here is trying to make your body as flat as possible. I’m not telling you not to look at the front, but look at the bottom 90 degrees most of the time. You just peep at front just in case there is someone in front and you won’t hit him or her.
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