Why Can't I Lift My Chest During Breaststroke?

Lifting your chest up out of the water to move forward and get your timing down is a tough component of breaststroke! Coach Fares breaks down what makes smooth, efficient breaststroke technique.

[fksebati]

Pull. Kick. Glide. Rinse and repeat! You got this! :)

[sriwatisanusi]

Thanks for explaining, Sometimes I think I'm lazy not able to lift my chest as much as the athletes do. But not anymore

[Jade-uzuh]

@myswimpro my body keeps sinking forward after every pull. During the glide, I'm a little too far beneath the surface so I'm struggling to get my body horizontal again before my next pull. I know most people sink backwards and you explained that in the video, but I can't figure out why I'm sinking forward. Any tips?

[ladysparrow]

When doing the pull kick glide with two or three kicks, where should your arms be? Is there only one pull and then two or three kicks before the glide? I hope that question makes sense to you as I really need to make it clear in my head. Thanks.

[JKGuitar]

This my biggest issue when learning breakstroke. I really struggle to lift even my head out of the water, let alone my chest. I do cycle alot and wonder if my thigh muscles make this difficult.

For the Pull, Kick and Glide. Where should we be in the water? Logically it feels like for the pull, we should be near the surface of the water. Kick, under the surface. Glide, under the surface but gliding up to the surface ready for the pull?

At the moment, I just feel like I'm too far under for all three.

[BinodNeverDies]

I have this problem with butterfly.. Do I need to go for power .. Because my arms do not come above the water properly. Pls answer this. 🏊🏊swimpro community