The breaststroke is the slowest competitive

swimming stroke, and it is the most commonly

learned stroke. It’s often taught to beginner
swimmers because it does not require putting
your head underwater.

Breaststroke

You should perform this stroke with your

stomach down. In front of your body, your arms
move in unison in a half-circular motion beneath
the water's surface. Your legs simultaneously
execute the whip kick. To execute the whip kick,
pull your legs from behind you straight up close
to your body while bending both at the knees and
hips. Then your legs lengthen and come back
together after moving outward and to the side.
The motion of a frog is frequently used to
describe this swimming style.

Before 1987, the head had to be kept

above the water surface during the
entire stroke. Later on, swimmers were
also allowed to break the water with
parts of the body other than the head.
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HISTORY
The breaststroke has a long history dating
back to the Stone Age, as evidenced by images
found in the Cave of Swimmers at Wadi Sora
in southwest Egypt, close to Libya. It's
possible that the breaststroke's leg motion was
inspired by frogs' swimming motion. Assyrian
wall paintings and Babylonian bas-reliefs
both feature breaststroke variations.

In 1538, Nicolas Wynman, a German professor wrote the first

swimming book, Colymbetes.

Captain Matthew Webb was the first man to swim the English
channel in 1875. He used breaststroke, swimming 21.26 miles
(34.21 km) in 21 hours and 45 minutes.

In about the mid-1960s, the rules changed to prevent the arm

stroke from going beyond the hip line, except during the first
stroke after the start and after each turn.

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