Swimming: Breaststroke - Drills

Breaststroke Kick with hands held together around your seat. This will develop good strength endurance to the legs as high resistance through the water is created from the body position.

Breaststroke Pulling with a dolphin leg kick will help drive the hips high in order to develop good undulation. Do not use a pull buoy when exaggerating the high hip position. This will develop the wave action of breaststroke swimming.

Breaststroke Pulling with a dolphin leg kick will help drive the hips high in order to develop good undulation. Do not use a pull buoy when exaggerating the high hip position. This will develop the wave action of breaststroke swimming.

Breaststroke Swim two kicks to every one arm pull with the second kick executed just under the water surface. This will help develop good timing, streamlining and stroke length. Simply swim one full stroke and whilst keeping your hands together in the stretched streamlined position, execute the second leg kick and repeat.

Breaststroke Swim two kicks to every one arm pull with the second kick executed just under the water surface. This will help develop good timing, streamlining and stroke length. Simply swim one full stroke and whilst keeping your hands together in the stretched streamlined position, execute the second leg kick and repeat.

Breaststroke Kick on your back with arms stretched down the pool above your headpressing over your ears in a streamlined position and looking up towards the ceiling. The knees will be kept under the water surface. Develop a symmetrical kick. This drill will help stop the knees coming forward under the body when swimming full stroke.

Breaststroke Kick on your back with arms stretched down the pool above your headpressing over your ears in a streamlined position and looking up towards the ceiling. The knees will be kept under the water surface. Develop a symmetrical kick. This drill will help stop the knees coming forward under the body when swimming full stroke.

Treading Water with alternate breaststroke legs will condition the legs for full stroke swimming. Treading water can be executed at low intensity or high intensity with or without the movement of hands adding variety to the pool session.

Treading Water with alternate breaststroke legs will condition the legs for full stroke swimming. Treading water can be executed at low intensity or high intensity with or without the movement of hands adding variety to the pool session

Underwater Breaststroke swimming will help condition the lungs. Swim one stroke on the surface of the water and two strokes underwater with rest intervals at every length. known as hypoxic training it is most beneficial to improve the lung capacity. Only swim for as long as is comfortable.

Underwater Breaststroke swimming will help condition the lungs. Swim one stroke on the surface of the water and two strokes underwater with rest intervals at every length. known as hypoxic training it is most beneficial to improve the lung capacity. Only swim for as long as is comfortable.

Bring heels up to bottom Turn toes out, like a frog Kick round in a circlular shape until feet are back together, legs straight Legs move simultaneously A good way of explaining it is to ask children to imagine they have a big bowl of ice cream behind them - theirheels have to scrape all the way round the edge of the bowl and bring the icecream up to their bottoms. Always encourages them to kick wide!