1. Mistakes in Breaststroke Swimming Technique
Genadijus Sokolovas, Ph.D.

2. Typical Mistakes in Breaststroke Technique
Pullout during the Breakout
Underwater Fly Kick
Beginning of Stroke
Finish of the Stroke
Gliding
Kicking

3. Pullout during the Breakout
Not horizontal body position
High/low head position
Wide beginning of the pullout
Too high elbows position in the middle of the pullout
Squeezing hands inside
Breaking the body line when finishing the pullout

4. Pullout during the Breakout

5. Pullout during the Breakout

6. Breaststroke Videos

7. Underwater Fly Kick Timing of the underwater kick
Kicking from the knees
High/low head position
Too long gliding time
Moving arms forward too far from the body
Lifting the head when breaking the surface

8. Underwater Fly Kick

9. Underwater Gliding

10. Breaking the Surface

11. Breaststroke Videos

12. Beginning of Stroke Lateral motion at the beginning of the stroke
Pressing arms to the sides
Pointing fingertips to the sides
Straight arm pull
Pressing arms down at the beginning
Lifting the head too early
Not connecting arms to the body muscles

13. Beginning of Stroke

14. Beginning of Stroke

15. Breaststroke Videos

16. Finish of the Stroke Weak squeeze of arms/hands
Timing of the max pull velocity
Too long pull
Keeping arms deep when moving forward
Moving arms slowly forward
Dropping arms/hands down
Jumping above the water

17. Finish of the Stroke

18. Finish of the Stroke

19. Finish of the Stroke

20. Breaststroke Videos

21. Gliding High/low head position Keeping arms relaxed
Keeping hands apart
Arching lower back
Keeping feet relaxed
Pointing arms/fingertips down

22. Gliding

23. Gliding

24. Gliding

25. Breaststroke Videos

26. Kicking Lifting hips up before the kick Late kick Wide kicking
Kicking down

27. Kicking

28. Kicking

29. Kicking

30. Breaststroke Videos