mistakes in breaststroke swimming technique genadijus sokolovas, ph.d. [email protected]
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Typical Mistakes in Breaststroke Technique
• Pullout during the Breakout• Underwater Fly Kick• Beginning of Stroke• Finish of the Stroke• Gliding• Kicking
Pullout during the Breakout
• Not horizontal body position• High/low head position• Wide beginning of the pullout• Too high elbows position• Squeezing hands inside• Breaking the body line finishing of the pullout
Pullout during the Breakout
Pullout during the Breakout
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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
Underwater Fly Kick
Breaking the Surface
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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
Beginning of Stroke
Beginning of Stroke
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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
Finish of the Stroke
Finish of the Stroke
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Gliding
• High/low head position• Keeping arms relaxed• Keeping hands apart• Arching lower back• Keeping feet relaxed• Pointing arms/fingertips down
Gliding
Gliding
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Kicking
• Lifting hips up before the kick• Late kick• Wide kicking• Kicking down
Kicking
Kicking
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