Have you ever felt you were doing something wrong when swimming the breaststroke and not known what to do in order to improve? Your dolphin kick during the pullout phase is just as important as your body position when swimming on the surface of the water. Every part of your stroke technique can help to gain or take away precious seconds.
This article will attempt to explain the most common breaststroke technique mistakes swimmers make and will give you tips on how to improve your breaststroke time. We’ll also take a look at some effective swim training tools that can help you achieve a faster breaststroke.
How to Improve Your Breaststroke Time With Simple Technique Tips
The breaststroke is the most technically complex and highly coordinated swim stroke. Unlike the flutter kick in other Olympic swim strokes, such as freestyle and backstroke, your legs provide more forward propulsion than your arms. That is why it is so important that the forward drive through your legs is as effective and productive as possible.
Here are the main mistakes you can make when performing the breaststroke leg kick as well as drills to help you correct your technique and improve your breaststroke time.
Feet Not Rotated Outward Properly
Even if you perform the breaststroke…
