EFFORTLESS BREASTSTROKE

Breaststroke is by far the least efficient stroke, even with great technique. That is why most drills intended to improve your breaststroke are all about minimizing drag, and maximizing the time spent in a streamlined position. This week’s drill is one of our favorites for achieving both of these goals.

We like to call this drill three-up-three-down drill. It’s very simple, take three long strokes above the water, then dive under shallow and take three strokes underwater. Be sure to not be taking underwater pull outs as your stroke. These underwater strokes should be like a normal breaststroke stroke but in the front quadrant of your body.

We usually do a long set of 50s for this drill as it helps stretch you out and brings total body awareness to your breaststroke. Give it a try and let us know how it goes in the comments below!

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Music: "Moonwalker" by Guggenz

[teodora-mariavasilache]

When I'm not swimming, I'm watching your videos. You guys are amazing! Keep up the good work!

[wm]

Thanks, your techique is really great. I have started swimming few months ago and your style is one of the best I found. I'm fifty and few days ago I did 2, 5km without rest. I could do much more. I would like to do this same distance but butterfly. Hands transmition from breast to butterfly is really easy problem is with power kick. Hope one day.

[paulzajaczkowski]

When he was just explaining something the fire alarm went on lol. :D

[justingasparino]

While I love breaststroke I hate the drills

[sineadiloveyou]

your videos are always fun to watch :) 4k thanks!

[zerocorticalinhibition]

I have a 100 breast in my meet today and its been very slow lately. This video really helped with what i should think about during the race

[junhao]

Ryan's cheeky shirt, Luke, and a new drone. My day is perfect now. Oh, and a new vid about breaststroke. I didn't forget that part hehe.

[ckshrc]

I'd like to watch a dolphin kick sculling lecture from you guys~

[jakem]

Thanks for this..it helps me a lot...which I start doing for few days

[jinyoungyi]

I love this video. I exercise your brest stroke everyday. Thanks for making my swimming happy.

[amandajstar]

Thanks for this. I love the breaststroke, because I love the submersion and I can do it in a small pool. Also the inefficiency makes it a great workout : ) Cheers.

[beths]

I gave this vid a like just for the fact they didn't edit the fire alarm out 😂🚒

[lucascadet]

make a video with calvyn justus plz by the way keep up with the amazing videos

[parth]

Could you make a video on what kind of breaststroke kick is the best. Like a narrow kick with almost no glide or one with a lot of glide

[Knappa]

I think I do most of this right - the main part being co-ordinating the glide so that arms are out front and streamlined for the kick.
I’m still doing the kick wrong because I am doing a circular ‘frog’ movement as we used to be taught years ago.

[danielb]

Swesome drone shots! But what I've really been trying to understand is what camera you're using under and over water :)

[vantiennguyen]

How far can he swim with this technique

[nikolager]

Great video but never really show all 3 up and 3 under but thanks helping me get faster time

[phillipsargeant]

Hello.... Can you explain why you are using such a large sweep with your arms before the pull, it looks effortless and elegant, from what you demonstrate you can't say it's not effective. Other breastrokers seem to have smaller sweep and start pulling a little bit beyound the width of their shoulders....perhaps that is more of a sprinters stroke ? Any comments much appreciated.

[TELEVISIBLE]

hate it when you make it looks so easy :(