I am a 14 year old boy. My 50 breast time is a 31.18. What should my 200 breast time be around? What should my technique be (because i am more of a sprinter)? Any tips on gliding? Also i have to swim 100 butterfly. My 50 fly time is a 34.30 (i know it sucks). What should my 100 fly time be around? What should my technique be? Thanks for all of the help!|||It is far too difficult to extrapolate your 200 time from a 50 time.
Another reply gave you incredible WRONG information on how to swim a 200. The guide to all of your races should be that at no point in your race should you be going faster than you can go for the remainder of the race.
If you think about that, that means that in a 500 you don't start off with your lifetime best 50 because you can't hold that time for the remainder of the race. How about a 100 fly? Well, if you sprint the first 25 since you can't hold that time for the remainder of the race so you must start of slow. Then as the race gets shorter and shorter, you go faster and faster because you can hold that speed for a lesser and lesser distance. That means that your third 50 on a 200 breast IS NOT the fastest, but it is almost as fast as your last 50 of a 200. Also, your first 50 is the slowest.
The same is true for a100 fly. Your first 25 is the slowest and your last 25 is the fastest. You actually need to make the first 25 of your 100 fly (or 50 in your 200 breast) feel so slow that if you went any slower, you'd stop. BUT, if you don't speed up as you go, your swim will be really slow.
On your fly, you must also start to breathe immediately after the breakout from your start. DO NOT hold your breath until the end of your race. YOU MUST START TO BREATHE IMMEDIATELY.|||Hmm, you are obviously a breaststroker because that's pretty fast for 14. How I swim the 200 breast goes like this:
1st 50- long smooth strokes
2nd 50- faster, more efficient strokes; build all the way up to a sprint
3rd 50- strong powerful strokes; all out fast (IMPORTANT! dont wait for the last 50 to go fast! swim
the 3rd 50 like it's the last one!)
4th 50- just give it all you have left! (and it shouldn't be much) your legs should be dead right now (don't focus on gliding so much, just finish the race!)
You should be holding around 35s if you 50 is a 31, so your final time should be about 2:33. (:
And the 100 fly? Umm, i'm pretty much the worst butterflyer on thhis planet, so I don't think you need my advice. Haha the 100 and 200 fly is pretty much hell for me.
Hope this helps! :D
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Breaststroke make your breasts smaller? and do any swimming strokes?
i was wondering if breast stroke or any other swimming strokes make your breasts smaller or your butt smaller?|||Breasts are nothing more than fatty tissue with pectoral muscle underneath. You can tone your pectoral muscles if you want and you will lose body fat from swimming but there's no such thing as targeted fat loss. No stroke will specifically target the fatty tissue in your breasts and make them smaller. Same goes for your butt.
A lot of female athletes like Olympic swimmers, gymnasts, and bodybuilders have little to no breasts. Bodybuilders appear small-chested due to low fat low carb high protein diets and because they use weights to tone and build up their pectoral muscles. Female swimmers lift weights, do pilates, yoga, maintain low body fat with plenty of workouts, and do resistance training. All of that *can* affect body fat and build and tone pectorals.|||there is a possibility. often when women excercise the breasts are the first thing to get smaller. However just because you swim laps doesnt mean your breasts will get smaller. you look at olympians and they have no breasts because they excercise like mad and eat certain things to keep them in the best shape possible. Swimming is the best thing for you so dont let the fear of having no breats stop you.|||Because the pectoral muscles (chest) are actually built up by swimming, it stands to reason that swimming can perk up the breasts. In my years of high school and college swimming, I have never heard that swimming could make a woman's chest smaller. So, no worries.|||No, that is not true. Swimming Breaststroke makes your breasts larger. The muscle grows in you breasts and they are more perky and better shaped!
A lot of female athletes like Olympic swimmers, gymnasts, and bodybuilders have little to no breasts. Bodybuilders appear small-chested due to low fat low carb high protein diets and because they use weights to tone and build up their pectoral muscles. Female swimmers lift weights, do pilates, yoga, maintain low body fat with plenty of workouts, and do resistance training. All of that *can* affect body fat and build and tone pectorals.|||there is a possibility. often when women excercise the breasts are the first thing to get smaller. However just because you swim laps doesnt mean your breasts will get smaller. you look at olympians and they have no breasts because they excercise like mad and eat certain things to keep them in the best shape possible. Swimming is the best thing for you so dont let the fear of having no breats stop you.|||Because the pectoral muscles (chest) are actually built up by swimming, it stands to reason that swimming can perk up the breasts. In my years of high school and college swimming, I have never heard that swimming could make a woman's chest smaller. So, no worries.|||No, that is not true. Swimming Breaststroke makes your breasts larger. The muscle grows in you breasts and they are more perky and better shaped!
Is breaststroke actually good exercise?
I just did 35 lengths of the pool but I only did breaststroke. I dont really like front crawl because I find it harder to get into a good breathing pattern. Would breaststroke actually improve my fitness?
Thnx|||Swimming in general is a very good form of exercise and all the strokes improve fitness.
If breaststroke is your preferred stroke then stick with what you like.|||swimming is one of the best sport you can do as it works all the main muscles. it doesn't matter what stroke you do it will still help with your fitness.|||any stroke is good exercise, but if you only use one stroke, you will begin to develop a limited set of muscles.|||if u wat really good exercise learn the B-fly if u can
but the breaststroke is fine too
Thnx|||Swimming in general is a very good form of exercise and all the strokes improve fitness.
If breaststroke is your preferred stroke then stick with what you like.|||swimming is one of the best sport you can do as it works all the main muscles. it doesn't matter what stroke you do it will still help with your fitness.|||any stroke is good exercise, but if you only use one stroke, you will begin to develop a limited set of muscles.|||if u wat really good exercise learn the B-fly if u can
but the breaststroke is fine too
Reasonable goal for the 100 breaststroke?
I am 15 years old and a sophomore in high school. I go a 1:03.4 in 100 breaststroke, but by this time 2 years from now i want to go at least a 59.4. Does this sound like a reasonable goal?|||It's reasonable and doable. Though if you don't work you can stay the same. One advantage you have is that you should be getting stronger and bigger which will help you swim faster.
Two other points to think about:
1. The faster you go, the more resistance. So dropping 4 seconds from a 1:07 to a 1:03 is not as hard as dropping the four you want to go. The physics of swimming a 59 mean that you will be encountering a lot more resistance so you have to be stronger...and have better strokes.
2. There is a difference between the starts, turns and strokes of someone swimming a 1:03...and someone swimming a 59. So keep working on your strokes, turns and racing technique. The sub minute breaststrokers I coached had much better details to their strokes than the slower ones. And as a rule, they worked harder.
One final point...a 59 is a heck of a good time...but you might want to set a higher goal. A 57 or 56 will get you into a lot more colleges and with good coaching, hard work and some natural talent it's probably possible. Good luck.|||That's awesome! I think that is a somewhat reasonable goal but you are going to have to train really hard! Just don't give up on it and make sure that you keep positive thoughts about it! A lot of how you do is based of your mental strength!!! Good luck!|||This is a reasonable goal as long as you keep practicing. Last shortcourse season I dropped over 5 seconds so you should be able to drop 4 seconds in two years.
good luck(:
Two other points to think about:
1. The faster you go, the more resistance. So dropping 4 seconds from a 1:07 to a 1:03 is not as hard as dropping the four you want to go. The physics of swimming a 59 mean that you will be encountering a lot more resistance so you have to be stronger...and have better strokes.
2. There is a difference between the starts, turns and strokes of someone swimming a 1:03...and someone swimming a 59. So keep working on your strokes, turns and racing technique. The sub minute breaststrokers I coached had much better details to their strokes than the slower ones. And as a rule, they worked harder.
One final point...a 59 is a heck of a good time...but you might want to set a higher goal. A 57 or 56 will get you into a lot more colleges and with good coaching, hard work and some natural talent it's probably possible. Good luck.|||That's awesome! I think that is a somewhat reasonable goal but you are going to have to train really hard! Just don't give up on it and make sure that you keep positive thoughts about it! A lot of how you do is based of your mental strength!!! Good luck!|||This is a reasonable goal as long as you keep practicing. Last shortcourse season I dropped over 5 seconds so you should be able to drop 4 seconds in two years.
good luck(:
Lifeguard but I only know breaststroke?
I want to train as a lifeguard but I only know breaststroke? Will the American Red Cross training teach me? Or will I need to take extra lessons first? Thanks so much for your help.|||The Red Cross won't teach you during your training. Luckily, you won't have to swim freestyle for a very long period of time. When I was certified last year, you really only needed to swim freestyle for an approach to a "drowning" victim. You were allowed to do any stroke of your choosing for the 500y swim and the brick test.
You should really learn some type of front crawl if your seriously considering becoming a lifeguard. It's a lot more efficient, and if (God forbid) your in a position where someone's life is in danger, you want to be there as soon as possible. The good news is, a lot of people find freestyle a lot easier to master than breaststroke. If your trouble is keeping your face in the water for a long period of time, you should really work on that before you think about putting yourself in a situation where you are responsible for others lives.|||yes you to learn to swim freestyle. it is the basic. anyway if you already knew how to swim breaststroke then it will be easy for you to learn the freestyle stroke.|||you would prob have to learn freestyle on your own because it is listed under the preskills
You should really learn some type of front crawl if your seriously considering becoming a lifeguard. It's a lot more efficient, and if (God forbid) your in a position where someone's life is in danger, you want to be there as soon as possible. The good news is, a lot of people find freestyle a lot easier to master than breaststroke. If your trouble is keeping your face in the water for a long period of time, you should really work on that before you think about putting yourself in a situation where you are responsible for others lives.|||yes you to learn to swim freestyle. it is the basic. anyway if you already knew how to swim breaststroke then it will be easy for you to learn the freestyle stroke.|||you would prob have to learn freestyle on your own because it is listed under the preskills
Is it possible for me to drop 13 seconds on breaststroke if I swimming club and on my schools swim?
I swim a 1:13.06|||HUH?! How about using REAL English?
Now, if you're asking if it is possible to drop 13 seconds in the 100 breaststroke the answer is, yes. Every swimmer who goes 13 seconds faster than you had to have dropped 13 seconds.
The better question is, is such a drop probable? That depends on the quality of your stroke mechanics; how hard do you work; are you physically capable of going that fast; are you really motivated and; how many miles per day are you willing to swim to prepare?
One thing to remember is that the drop from 1:13 to 1:04 is MUCH easier than the drop from 1:04 to 1:01 and the drop from 1:01 to 1:00 is even more difficult. In other words, the faster you go the more difficult it is to go fast.
In high school, there are only 15 girls who have ever been under 1:01. Last year there were about 100 high school aged boys in the entire country at that speed.
Good luck|||stick to one team for better consistency
Now, if you're asking if it is possible to drop 13 seconds in the 100 breaststroke the answer is, yes. Every swimmer who goes 13 seconds faster than you had to have dropped 13 seconds.
The better question is, is such a drop probable? That depends on the quality of your stroke mechanics; how hard do you work; are you physically capable of going that fast; are you really motivated and; how many miles per day are you willing to swim to prepare?
One thing to remember is that the drop from 1:13 to 1:04 is MUCH easier than the drop from 1:04 to 1:01 and the drop from 1:01 to 1:00 is even more difficult. In other words, the faster you go the more difficult it is to go fast.
In high school, there are only 15 girls who have ever been under 1:01. Last year there were about 100 high school aged boys in the entire country at that speed.
Good luck|||stick to one team for better consistency
How can you go fast in breaststroke?
i've been swimming for 6 years and no matter how hard i try i can't get any faster at breaststroke! have any advice?|||well i swim high 34's for long course 50 breast and i am 13. but its the timing of the pull and the kick that will make your time decrease and when you breathe push your head forward to get that extra bit further. also make sure you are pulling out correctly off the dive.|||have a fast recovery and long fast underwater pulls , also try to time your kick so that it matches when you go into the end of the stroke to get the most out of it.|||work a lot on ur stroke and kick and the glide.
How do I do the wave style breaststroke?
There are two styles of insweep scull in breastroke.
The wave style uses the hands and forearms as "windshield wiper blades" using the hands and forearms together.
The flat style uses the hands to scoop out the inside of a large bowl. Remember three things, you must be able to see the hands in front of you, the elbows never touch the body or chest, and hand speed is critical to get into the streamline.
Once you have swept out into a V with your arms, swing your thumbs in like windshield wipers. This is where you need to be lifting your BODY to breathe while still making forward progress. Do not lift your head. Instead, make sure you are looking down in front of you. Once you swing your thumbs in and get your breath, kick your hands forward and glide. Think of it as "breathe-kick-glide."|||breast stroke is one of m yfavorite strokes and my 2nd best but my best is butterfly|||I don't know but I was doing the breaststroke with my lady for a couple hours this morning and judging by her moans and groans I was doing it perfectly! BOO YEAH!
The wave style uses the hands and forearms as "windshield wiper blades" using the hands and forearms together.
The flat style uses the hands to scoop out the inside of a large bowl. Remember three things, you must be able to see the hands in front of you, the elbows never touch the body or chest, and hand speed is critical to get into the streamline.
Once you have swept out into a V with your arms, swing your thumbs in like windshield wipers. This is where you need to be lifting your BODY to breathe while still making forward progress. Do not lift your head. Instead, make sure you are looking down in front of you. Once you swing your thumbs in and get your breath, kick your hands forward and glide. Think of it as "breathe-kick-glide."|||breast stroke is one of m yfavorite strokes and my 2nd best but my best is butterfly|||I don't know but I was doing the breaststroke with my lady for a couple hours this morning and judging by her moans and groans I was doing it perfectly! BOO YEAH!
Would you call me a breaststroke or a backstroker?
I go a 1:03 (which i have done IN PRACTICE before) in my 100 back and I have a 1:10 (which i have also swam in practice before) for my 100 breast
My 200 back time is a 2:18 and my 200 breast time is a 2:31|||I would say breaststroke because that is the slowest stroke and your back and breast times a pretty close!
I personally hate breaststroke I'd much rather swim fly!|||I agree with breaststroke. While your back is certainly not slow by any means. I think your breast is definitely something great. How old are you? In Canada Im positive that breaststroke time (100 maybe 200) is like 16 boys nationals!! I could be wrong seeing as that I am a 14 girl. But 2 of my best guy friends have breast nationals, and the other back. So stick with breast. Definitely amazing times.|||i agree because the breast stroke is typically a slower stroke and your time in it is that close to your back stroke it def makes you a breast stroker|||breaststroke
My 200 back time is a 2:18 and my 200 breast time is a 2:31|||I would say breaststroke because that is the slowest stroke and your back and breast times a pretty close!
I personally hate breaststroke I'd much rather swim fly!|||I agree with breaststroke. While your back is certainly not slow by any means. I think your breast is definitely something great. How old are you? In Canada Im positive that breaststroke time (100 maybe 200) is like 16 boys nationals!! I could be wrong seeing as that I am a 14 girl. But 2 of my best guy friends have breast nationals, and the other back. So stick with breast. Definitely amazing times.|||i agree because the breast stroke is typically a slower stroke and your time in it is that close to your back stroke it def makes you a breast stroker|||breaststroke
Should you propel yourself through the water whilst doing breaststroke?
when you kick should you assume the pray position and propel yourself through the water then move your arms to raise your head above the water to get a breath of air? Im just learning and do not do this, instead i just continously keep moving my arms if that maks sense? Surely once you propel yourself through the water the pressure from having your head under will make it difficult on the lungs? regards|||While you're doing the frog kick, you should be bringing your arms out from the pray position to either side AND coming up for your breath of air, and that combined action will propel you forward. When that's complete, your head will go back down in the water, your legs will be relaxed, and your arms will return to the pray position. Good luck with your swimming.
Does anyone know how to improve time on a breaststroke and backstroke?
Take one thing at a time, don't try and work on everything at once.
Back:
-Work that underwater dolphin kick - any time you do a kicking set or have to kick in warm up, work those walls and go as far as you can (tight streamline). Fast feet (and don't forget to have a nice fast kick while swimming, too)... sometimes swimmers neglect the kick.
-On the pull, grab deep water - it's sooo important - keep your head still. Do this drill ---%26gt; three pulls and 6 kicks (and repeat) - keep your head straight up at all times - don't look toward your chest and do not put your head back too far.
-Work on a killer finish. Since you can't see where you are going on backstroke, the finish can be kind of a pain in the butt... give it some time and practice it as much as you can. Don't forget that teeny dolphin kick to help you finish to the wall.
Breast:
-Fast hands! After you have pulled yourself out of the water (during the stroke), thrust your hands forward as fast as you can - and to get yourself into streamline... this is so important. You are gliding on breastroke - and during your kick, you need to be streamlined as much as you possibly can so you can go faster. Do this drill ---%26gt; dolphin kick instead of kicking breast, it will let you focus on the pull more (in my opinion).
-Work on the new dolphin kick during your underwater pullout (it's a recent rule change - and it's awesome). It will take you a while to get this down, but it will certainly help. You can have one dolphin kick (it should be small) after you take your first breast kick underwater). Go to YouTube, look for the recent meets (like World Championships)... it should have some good footage of the underwater pullout.
Have fun!|||everyday do at least fifty full military type pushups with your hands to gether fingers pointingINWARD AND TOUCHING this will stretch your shoulders and strengthen your lats and eventually cause more strenght and stamina for faster times|||Speedo makes a backstroke high neck body skin|||well i have a few tips that really helped mine. i dont know how experienced you are, so you might already know these but...
-keep your finger together
-for breaststroke you should never be in a x postion.
- for back stroke you should never be flat one of your shoulders should always be up.
-hope it helped|||all i do when i am struggeling to improve times in every strog is make more of an effort to do strength work in the gym. that means liek weights and pushups other stuff liek that. the stronger u are usually u get faster at swimming too because u can endure more.|||IMer has stated some really useful tips. I hate backstroke, so I picked up something there.. deep water.. hmmm after all these years of pitching and yawing..... and the new dolphin kick for the breastrioke turns ~ (about time too... we were all doing that anyway if we could get away with it)........ great advice.
I vote for her.|||Interval training:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en%26amp;q=int鈥?/a>
Kinesthetic memory positioning exercises:
http://www.swim.ee/videos/exercises.html鈥?/a>
Changing the pitch of your stroke positions/technique. An example would be during freestyle and back they've found that early entry (hand enters the water earlier than what is normally taught) creates faster times.
Pitch may not sound like much but if you manage to shave even a second off your time it matters. You'll want to work on your starts and turns and finishes because a lot of people tend to lose momentum (speed), and I've never met anyone who was good at all three.
Believe it or not, not everyone is made for certain strokes. There's actually a test to find your range of motion to prevent injuries and a lot of it affects pitch and angle of entry or angle of movements in the stroke cycle.|||for a better time in those swimming strokes, avoid splashing too much water, that way you avoid unnecessary movements that just waste precious seconds from your time.
make your movements precise...and put rhythm into your movements..
try it! it will really improve your time.
Back:
-Work that underwater dolphin kick - any time you do a kicking set or have to kick in warm up, work those walls and go as far as you can (tight streamline). Fast feet (and don't forget to have a nice fast kick while swimming, too)... sometimes swimmers neglect the kick.
-On the pull, grab deep water - it's sooo important - keep your head still. Do this drill ---%26gt; three pulls and 6 kicks (and repeat) - keep your head straight up at all times - don't look toward your chest and do not put your head back too far.
-Work on a killer finish. Since you can't see where you are going on backstroke, the finish can be kind of a pain in the butt... give it some time and practice it as much as you can. Don't forget that teeny dolphin kick to help you finish to the wall.
Breast:
-Fast hands! After you have pulled yourself out of the water (during the stroke), thrust your hands forward as fast as you can - and to get yourself into streamline... this is so important. You are gliding on breastroke - and during your kick, you need to be streamlined as much as you possibly can so you can go faster. Do this drill ---%26gt; dolphin kick instead of kicking breast, it will let you focus on the pull more (in my opinion).
-Work on the new dolphin kick during your underwater pullout (it's a recent rule change - and it's awesome). It will take you a while to get this down, but it will certainly help. You can have one dolphin kick (it should be small) after you take your first breast kick underwater). Go to YouTube, look for the recent meets (like World Championships)... it should have some good footage of the underwater pullout.
Have fun!|||everyday do at least fifty full military type pushups with your hands to gether fingers pointingINWARD AND TOUCHING this will stretch your shoulders and strengthen your lats and eventually cause more strenght and stamina for faster times|||Speedo makes a backstroke high neck body skin|||well i have a few tips that really helped mine. i dont know how experienced you are, so you might already know these but...
-keep your finger together
-for breaststroke you should never be in a x postion.
- for back stroke you should never be flat one of your shoulders should always be up.
-hope it helped|||all i do when i am struggeling to improve times in every strog is make more of an effort to do strength work in the gym. that means liek weights and pushups other stuff liek that. the stronger u are usually u get faster at swimming too because u can endure more.|||IMer has stated some really useful tips. I hate backstroke, so I picked up something there.. deep water.. hmmm after all these years of pitching and yawing..... and the new dolphin kick for the breastrioke turns ~ (about time too... we were all doing that anyway if we could get away with it)........ great advice.
I vote for her.|||Interval training:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en%26amp;q=int鈥?/a>
Kinesthetic memory positioning exercises:
http://www.swim.ee/videos/exercises.html鈥?/a>
Changing the pitch of your stroke positions/technique. An example would be during freestyle and back they've found that early entry (hand enters the water earlier than what is normally taught) creates faster times.
Pitch may not sound like much but if you manage to shave even a second off your time it matters. You'll want to work on your starts and turns and finishes because a lot of people tend to lose momentum (speed), and I've never met anyone who was good at all three.
Believe it or not, not everyone is made for certain strokes. There's actually a test to find your range of motion to prevent injuries and a lot of it affects pitch and angle of entry or angle of movements in the stroke cycle.|||for a better time in those swimming strokes, avoid splashing too much water, that way you avoid unnecessary movements that just waste precious seconds from your time.
make your movements precise...and put rhythm into your movements..
try it! it will really improve your time.
What is an average time for a 50yd breaststroke?
not that good with yards but it depends whether we are talking about man or women / short or long pool.. but the bets times are around 30 sec for 50m... hope it helps|||well i think mine is like 38 seconde|||what age?
College average is about 29sec|||ha nice lie ich_liebe_du you would be world class. Anyways, an average time all depends on what type of swimmer you are if you are a grreat inm shape year round swimmer and your main stroke is breaststroke, then your average time is going to be much lower than a summer swimmer than has a O.K. breaststroke but swim s for the fun of it. If you are the first person your average will be in the ball-park or 33-37, if you are the second person it could be 40-55 seconds.|||i swim in meters but my time is 28 seconds....idk if u can turn that into yrd....|||i am 12 and go a 35.4 and have been swimming for 2 years all year round
College average is about 29sec|||ha nice lie ich_liebe_du you would be world class. Anyways, an average time all depends on what type of swimmer you are if you are a grreat inm shape year round swimmer and your main stroke is breaststroke, then your average time is going to be much lower than a summer swimmer than has a O.K. breaststroke but swim s for the fun of it. If you are the first person your average will be in the ball-park or 33-37, if you are the second person it could be 40-55 seconds.|||i swim in meters but my time is 28 seconds....idk if u can turn that into yrd....|||i am 12 and go a 35.4 and have been swimming for 2 years all year round
What is a breaststroke whipkick?
I posted a similar question earlier but I decided I'd be nice and give another user a chance to earn 10 pts ;-)
Can anyone explain how I'm suppose to kick narrow while doing it in a round whipkick?
Links to videos and pictures from another website would help.|||here is a article belowhttp://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/articles/swimmagazine/articles/199503-01swim_art.asp
or this article with a video
http://www.goswim.tv/drilloftheweek_comments.php?id=2796_0_20_0_C#|||Yes, the first rule of breaststroke kick is to try to kick as narrow as possible, a breaststroke whipkick, is just a long narrow kick where u "whip" ur legs together and squeeze in order to go the furthest distance. Other people just think of a whipkick as a great kick that gets u far. I hope i helped!|||Just keep your knees as close together as possible, but without touching when you kick. Whip your legs as hard as you can and keep your streamline tight. Make sure to point your toes. It isn't a full whip kick until your toes touch.
Can anyone explain how I'm suppose to kick narrow while doing it in a round whipkick?
Links to videos and pictures from another website would help.|||here is a article belowhttp://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/articles/swimmagazine/articles/199503-01swim_art.asp
or this article with a video
http://www.goswim.tv/drilloftheweek_comments.php?id=2796_0_20_0_C#|||Yes, the first rule of breaststroke kick is to try to kick as narrow as possible, a breaststroke whipkick, is just a long narrow kick where u "whip" ur legs together and squeeze in order to go the furthest distance. Other people just think of a whipkick as a great kick that gets u far. I hope i helped!|||Just keep your knees as close together as possible, but without touching when you kick. Whip your legs as hard as you can and keep your streamline tight. Make sure to point your toes. It isn't a full whip kick until your toes touch.
Is Michael Phelps a butterflier or breaststroke swimmer?
he's most definately a butterflyer and breast is his weakest but he's still really good at it.|||MIchael Phelps is both. He should be, because it's like a soccer player. They have to use both feet, but swimmers they have to be good at all of the strokes to be a good swimmer.|||Out of those two options, he's a butterflyer.
He also swims free and a lot of IMs.
Michael Phelps is just good at everything. :D|||are you a sped? you obviously dont even swim so why are you in here? butterfly..duh.|||Fly. der. why would you ask this question if you don't even know his stroke?
He also swims free and a lot of IMs.
Michael Phelps is just good at everything. :D|||are you a sped? you obviously dont even swim so why are you in here? butterfly..duh.|||Fly. der. why would you ask this question if you don't even know his stroke?
Is Breaststroke really the hardest stroke?
What's a solid time for 50 meters, when you're 13?|||i'm a breaststroker too, so under :40 is really great if you're only 13.
i personally don't think it's the hardest stroke, but that's because i've been doing it since i started swimming four years ago, i'm 15 now.
my brother and his friend only just started swimming and they think it's the hardest. personally i think fly is the hardest.|||that is wat i go! breaststroke is one of the hardest strokes, it requires good timing and a lot of strength and endurance. most people thing that fly is but more people cant swim breaststroke than fly.|||Under 40 is good and I'm 13. I'm a breaststroker and I think butterfly and backstroke are the hardest for me personally it all depends on what you think is the hardest.|||no, butterfly is harder, but breastroke is hard.
a solid time for 50 yards at 13 is 32.00.
im sure that meters would have to be somewhat higher than that because meters is more.|||breaststroke is the slowest stroke but whether it's the hardest stroke depends on your opinion. Some people find some strokes higher than others. A solid time for 50m for a 13 year old is about 52-53 seconds ish.|||Breastroke, I think its the most fun stroke but is hard. Also, if you go under 40 thats pretty good.|||no. fly is hardest. but breast may be hard if you're not a flyer. but generally fly is hardest.|||Thats good
i personally don't think it's the hardest stroke, but that's because i've been doing it since i started swimming four years ago, i'm 15 now.
my brother and his friend only just started swimming and they think it's the hardest. personally i think fly is the hardest.|||that is wat i go! breaststroke is one of the hardest strokes, it requires good timing and a lot of strength and endurance. most people thing that fly is but more people cant swim breaststroke than fly.|||Under 40 is good and I'm 13. I'm a breaststroker and I think butterfly and backstroke are the hardest for me personally it all depends on what you think is the hardest.|||no, butterfly is harder, but breastroke is hard.
a solid time for 50 yards at 13 is 32.00.
im sure that meters would have to be somewhat higher than that because meters is more.|||breaststroke is the slowest stroke but whether it's the hardest stroke depends on your opinion. Some people find some strokes higher than others. A solid time for 50m for a 13 year old is about 52-53 seconds ish.|||Breastroke, I think its the most fun stroke but is hard. Also, if you go under 40 thats pretty good.|||no. fly is hardest. but breast may be hard if you're not a flyer. but generally fly is hardest.|||Thats good
Is swimming breaststroke bad for arthritic knees?
The most common cause of knee problems associated with the breastroke is an improper kick. People want to do a 'frog kick' where the knees come out quite wide. Not only can that be bad for the knees, it can also injure the hips.
The proper breastroke kick is a 'whip kick' with the legs held somewhat relaxed and the feet/ankles leading the kick. The knees should not be tensed. The effect of the kick comes mostly from the area below the knees, though the force originates in the large muscles of the upper legs. It's a lot easier to see than to explain: get someone who really knows to show you the proper breastroke kick.
Swimming of all sorts is generally an exceptionally good exercise for persons with arthritis. I have seen several instances of persons improving their arthritis dramatically with regular swim exercise. One woman in particular who swam at a pool I managed in Northern California went from barely being able to get in/out of the pool to the Senior Olympics in less than 3 years, and gained significant mobility out-of-water during that time as well.
Keep it up, just do it right! Best of luck to you.|||swimming and i mean all forms of it...is the best exercise for arthriric joints... gives you adequait exertion without putting weight on your joints...|||I don't think it would be as there would be no strain on the joints due to being in the water and it isn't a load bearing activity. I have a fibromyalgia and it affects my joints and I find that swimming Is a very good exercise as there is no pressure on my joints at all and swimming is a good gentle exercise to do.|||No I have Arthritis and i swim twice a week for an hour. I always do breaststroke I find it is beneficial as you are not putting weight on your joints. Swimming gives a gentle excercise I find it does me good.|||YES, it definitely can be. I'm only 20 but I have an tracking disorder in my knees that's caused much of my cartilage to wear away after being a breaststroker for 12 years through college swimming. If you're already missing cartilage, it may cause the bones to rub against each other which brings pain, swelling, and possibly additional cartilage loss.
If you've tried it before and it doesn't create any pain, you should be okay. However, your best bet would be to stick to freestyle kicking which is much easier on the knees and can stabilize the joint by strengthening the quad and the IT band down the side of the leg.
Additionally, if you're seeing a doctor for your arthritis, he may be able to recommend other exercises that can enhance joint functioning.
The proper breastroke kick is a 'whip kick' with the legs held somewhat relaxed and the feet/ankles leading the kick. The knees should not be tensed. The effect of the kick comes mostly from the area below the knees, though the force originates in the large muscles of the upper legs. It's a lot easier to see than to explain: get someone who really knows to show you the proper breastroke kick.
Swimming of all sorts is generally an exceptionally good exercise for persons with arthritis. I have seen several instances of persons improving their arthritis dramatically with regular swim exercise. One woman in particular who swam at a pool I managed in Northern California went from barely being able to get in/out of the pool to the Senior Olympics in less than 3 years, and gained significant mobility out-of-water during that time as well.
Keep it up, just do it right! Best of luck to you.|||swimming and i mean all forms of it...is the best exercise for arthriric joints... gives you adequait exertion without putting weight on your joints...|||I don't think it would be as there would be no strain on the joints due to being in the water and it isn't a load bearing activity. I have a fibromyalgia and it affects my joints and I find that swimming Is a very good exercise as there is no pressure on my joints at all and swimming is a good gentle exercise to do.|||No I have Arthritis and i swim twice a week for an hour. I always do breaststroke I find it is beneficial as you are not putting weight on your joints. Swimming gives a gentle excercise I find it does me good.|||YES, it definitely can be. I'm only 20 but I have an tracking disorder in my knees that's caused much of my cartilage to wear away after being a breaststroker for 12 years through college swimming. If you're already missing cartilage, it may cause the bones to rub against each other which brings pain, swelling, and possibly additional cartilage loss.
If you've tried it before and it doesn't create any pain, you should be okay. However, your best bet would be to stick to freestyle kicking which is much easier on the knees and can stabilize the joint by strengthening the quad and the IT band down the side of the leg.
Additionally, if you're seeing a doctor for your arthritis, he may be able to recommend other exercises that can enhance joint functioning.
I do not put my head under the wwater during breaststroke?
how do I do this without getting water up my nose and in my ears. Can I still get a good workout without putting my head under the water? regards good people|||Well, you exercise your Cardiovascular endurance by going underwater and holding your breath, but if you don't put your head underwater that just works your muscles pretty much. If you want to attempt to go underwater, the key to not getting water up your nose is breathing (and by breathing I mean blowing air out) out of your nose while under the water a little bit at a time. As for your ears... I don't know... Hopes this helps|||just put your head in the water? i think you get dqd anyway if its not at least half way inn.|||A nose clip or get tutoring from a qualified swimming coach to help pur your head under the water of use a snorkle!|||You can use earplugs and a nose clip and mouth breath.|||Okay ive like only just learnt to swim lol and what you should do is put
your head in i mean i put my ears in the bath wen i was my hair
and my lil sis dose just dont breath and keep bringing your head out
after abiut 6 seconds :D It wont hurt you my 9 year old sis opens her
eyes under water . EVEN I CARNT LOLLOLLOLLL!!!!|||Yes you can get a good work out by not putting your head underwater.
However if you are swimming in a meet etc. you have you have to put your head underwater!
Usually you don't notice water in your ears but if you get swimmers ear often you could always invest in ear plugs or swimmers ear drops for after you swim.
As far as getting it up your nose goes, blow out through your nose while your underwater and inhale through your mouth while you are above water. This is how it is correctly swam and makes a big difference
GOOD LUCK
your head in i mean i put my ears in the bath wen i was my hair
and my lil sis dose just dont breath and keep bringing your head out
after abiut 6 seconds :D It wont hurt you my 9 year old sis opens her
eyes under water . EVEN I CARNT LOLLOLLOLLL!!!!|||Yes you can get a good work out by not putting your head underwater.
However if you are swimming in a meet etc. you have you have to put your head underwater!
Usually you don't notice water in your ears but if you get swimmers ear often you could always invest in ear plugs or swimmers ear drops for after you swim.
As far as getting it up your nose goes, blow out through your nose while your underwater and inhale through your mouth while you are above water. This is how it is correctly swam and makes a big difference
GOOD LUCK
How to swim fast using breaststroke (also known as frog style)?
Have to swim 100m without stopping, within 4 minutes|||4 minutes is enough time for a 400 breast if you put some effort into it! Here are some tips to increase your speed:
1. maintain and practice your rhythm. Sometimes a song or beat in your head can help you maintain your rhythm. Whateve ryou do do not lose this rhythm or you'll slow down!
2. Glide. Use all of your stroke as efficiently as possible and make sure you are gliding until you feel yourself begining to slow. Then take another stroke. The glide can be an important factor between winning and losing a race and the same principle applies to racing against the clock.
3. Use your kick, remember the snap. Make sure you are taking a wide kick with a hard snap that brings the legs the entire distance around and together. Alot of people have a short kick that causes them to lose a lot of power.
4. Breathe when you need too but not too often. Try breathing every 2 strokes and see how you feel. Taking a breath wastes energy so you want to do this as little as possible without slowing down.
Good luck!|||well, i would do daily running because that helps build ur leg muscles a lot. (run about 3-4 miles) (it helps trust me!)
well, when you are on your 100m race. what ever you do. dont get beaten by the guy next to you that is faster. NEVER. this way you will be forced to keep up with them and there fore bringing you up the standards
when you swim, have a nice strong kick the whole way
(remember, this is only a 100m race.) keep you rhythm nice and strong and fast. keep a good pace, dont start out too strong so that u will have no energy in the end. try going fast the first lap but have enough energy to go even faster on the second lap..
While you take these strong strokes, make sure that you glide, it helps plus you dont waste you enegy.
I hope this helps|||PRACTICE
its always all about practice. 4 minutes is PLENTY of time to swim 100m. work on your stroke/technique, your kick, your pulldowns, and your turns. make sure you are doing the stroke properly. if you are, i dont see how you wouldn't be able to finish without stopping.|||difficult with breast stroke, however u can try long distance underwater sessions along with breast stroke for faster swim...|||well, i am a compitive swimmer and i love breast stoke. 4 mins is enough to do a 200 or 400, but a 100 m. you can do under 2 mins EASY. you didnt say if you swim much but it is simple. here are some notes you can use that i use.
1. maintain and practice your rhythm. sometimes a song or beat in your head can help you maintain your rhythm. Whatever you do do not lose this rhythm or you'll slow down! use a fast beat rhythm.
2. Glide. Use all of your stroke as efficiently as possible and make sure you are gliding until you feel yourself begining to slow. When doing long distance dont slow your glide down, keep it the same speed. count in your head with the 100 m. I count 1, then 2. so you get the nesary glide you need. The glide can be an important factor between winning and losing a race and the same principle applies to racing against the clock.
3. Use your kick, remember the snap. Make sure you are taking a wide kick with a hard snap that brings the legs the entire distance around and together. Alot of people have a short kick that causes them to lose a lot of power. The longer the better, and make your legs longer and fast.
4. Breathe when you need too but not too often. Try breathing every 2 strokes and see how you feel. Taking a breath wastes energy so you want to do this as little as possible without slowing down. Enless your technique is differnt, like my stoke you must bring your head up so you breath, sometimes you can be DQed for staying under for 2 stokes so come up but dont breath just move your head a bit and your arms to propel forward.
5. Last, remember a count or rhythm, Glide!, breathing technique, fast, quick long kick, and have fun. The 100m is very easy and if it is in a 25 or 50m. poo learn to do fast turns. Do you know how to do a pull out, or a open turn? If you need to use them, if you are in a 25 or 50m. pool. The turn and pull out is the escial part!
6. When you first dive in 1.glide count 1,2,3
2. pull your arms done 1,2
3. kick count 1, 2 and you should be on the surface and then you swim!
the turn is a two hand turn, just remember that and if you need to do it ask a compitive swimmer or the reason you are doing the 100m.
Have fun with it! i know i would!
Good luck!|||Swimming is my favorite sport and breastroke is my favorite event. When pulling with your arms, try to have a medium wide stroke, and pick up your turn over rate. The faster you pull the faster you will go. Make sure you get a good glide that way you don't get tired as fast. Whenever you are kicking, make sure that your legs touch each other before and after each kick. Hope this helps!|||Um, well i hate to bring u down, but 100m without stopping isnt that hard! Im not trying to come across mean, i just want to bring that point forward. I was a swimmer for 5 years, and my sister has been swimming for 3 years. She is the top swimmer in the state and is ranked withing the top 10 in the country. Being only 10 years old she has tremedous dedication. She practices everyday, 6 days a week, for about 2 hours. I would suggest practicing like u never practiced before. Everyday, even for a short amount of time, get in the pool and swim.
In breast, its all about the legs...that means kick! Work on your leg muscels. The second thing, besides arms, is the turn, work on a quick, touch-and-go at the wall. good luck!
P.S- my sisters time is a 125.32, and mine is a 134.67! dont give up, u'll get it!!!|||keep your head down and pull as hard as you can with your arms with your hands cupped!|||Breaststroke is the slowest of the four official styles in competitive swimming. The fastest breaststroke swimmers can swim about 1.67 meters per second.
Breaststroke is swum while leaning on the chest, with the arms only breaking the surface of the water slightly and legs always underwater, while the head is underwater for the second half of the stroke. The kick is sometimes referred to as a "frog kick" because of the resemblance to a frog's kick. The body is often at a steep angle to the forward movement. This slows down the swimmer more than any other style.
A special feature of competitive breaststroke is the underwater pullout. From the streamline position, one uses the arms to pull all the way down past the hips. As the arms are pulling down, one downward dolphin kick is allowed, though still optional. This is followed by the recovery of the arms to the streamline position once more, and then a kick. The pullout at the start and after the turns contributes significantly to the swimming times. Therefore one way to improve the swimming times is to focus on the start and the turns.
1. maintain and practice your rhythm. Sometimes a song or beat in your head can help you maintain your rhythm. Whateve ryou do do not lose this rhythm or you'll slow down!
2. Glide. Use all of your stroke as efficiently as possible and make sure you are gliding until you feel yourself begining to slow. Then take another stroke. The glide can be an important factor between winning and losing a race and the same principle applies to racing against the clock.
3. Use your kick, remember the snap. Make sure you are taking a wide kick with a hard snap that brings the legs the entire distance around and together. Alot of people have a short kick that causes them to lose a lot of power.
4. Breathe when you need too but not too often. Try breathing every 2 strokes and see how you feel. Taking a breath wastes energy so you want to do this as little as possible without slowing down.
Good luck!|||well, i would do daily running because that helps build ur leg muscles a lot. (run about 3-4 miles) (it helps trust me!)
well, when you are on your 100m race. what ever you do. dont get beaten by the guy next to you that is faster. NEVER. this way you will be forced to keep up with them and there fore bringing you up the standards
when you swim, have a nice strong kick the whole way
(remember, this is only a 100m race.) keep you rhythm nice and strong and fast. keep a good pace, dont start out too strong so that u will have no energy in the end. try going fast the first lap but have enough energy to go even faster on the second lap..
While you take these strong strokes, make sure that you glide, it helps plus you dont waste you enegy.
I hope this helps|||PRACTICE
its always all about practice. 4 minutes is PLENTY of time to swim 100m. work on your stroke/technique, your kick, your pulldowns, and your turns. make sure you are doing the stroke properly. if you are, i dont see how you wouldn't be able to finish without stopping.|||difficult with breast stroke, however u can try long distance underwater sessions along with breast stroke for faster swim...|||well, i am a compitive swimmer and i love breast stoke. 4 mins is enough to do a 200 or 400, but a 100 m. you can do under 2 mins EASY. you didnt say if you swim much but it is simple. here are some notes you can use that i use.
1. maintain and practice your rhythm. sometimes a song or beat in your head can help you maintain your rhythm. Whatever you do do not lose this rhythm or you'll slow down! use a fast beat rhythm.
2. Glide. Use all of your stroke as efficiently as possible and make sure you are gliding until you feel yourself begining to slow. When doing long distance dont slow your glide down, keep it the same speed. count in your head with the 100 m. I count 1, then 2. so you get the nesary glide you need. The glide can be an important factor between winning and losing a race and the same principle applies to racing against the clock.
3. Use your kick, remember the snap. Make sure you are taking a wide kick with a hard snap that brings the legs the entire distance around and together. Alot of people have a short kick that causes them to lose a lot of power. The longer the better, and make your legs longer and fast.
4. Breathe when you need too but not too often. Try breathing every 2 strokes and see how you feel. Taking a breath wastes energy so you want to do this as little as possible without slowing down. Enless your technique is differnt, like my stoke you must bring your head up so you breath, sometimes you can be DQed for staying under for 2 stokes so come up but dont breath just move your head a bit and your arms to propel forward.
5. Last, remember a count or rhythm, Glide!, breathing technique, fast, quick long kick, and have fun. The 100m is very easy and if it is in a 25 or 50m. poo learn to do fast turns. Do you know how to do a pull out, or a open turn? If you need to use them, if you are in a 25 or 50m. pool. The turn and pull out is the escial part!
6. When you first dive in 1.glide count 1,2,3
2. pull your arms done 1,2
3. kick count 1, 2 and you should be on the surface and then you swim!
the turn is a two hand turn, just remember that and if you need to do it ask a compitive swimmer or the reason you are doing the 100m.
Have fun with it! i know i would!
Good luck!|||Swimming is my favorite sport and breastroke is my favorite event. When pulling with your arms, try to have a medium wide stroke, and pick up your turn over rate. The faster you pull the faster you will go. Make sure you get a good glide that way you don't get tired as fast. Whenever you are kicking, make sure that your legs touch each other before and after each kick. Hope this helps!|||Um, well i hate to bring u down, but 100m without stopping isnt that hard! Im not trying to come across mean, i just want to bring that point forward. I was a swimmer for 5 years, and my sister has been swimming for 3 years. She is the top swimmer in the state and is ranked withing the top 10 in the country. Being only 10 years old she has tremedous dedication. She practices everyday, 6 days a week, for about 2 hours. I would suggest practicing like u never practiced before. Everyday, even for a short amount of time, get in the pool and swim.
In breast, its all about the legs...that means kick! Work on your leg muscels. The second thing, besides arms, is the turn, work on a quick, touch-and-go at the wall. good luck!
P.S- my sisters time is a 125.32, and mine is a 134.67! dont give up, u'll get it!!!|||keep your head down and pull as hard as you can with your arms with your hands cupped!|||Breaststroke is the slowest of the four official styles in competitive swimming. The fastest breaststroke swimmers can swim about 1.67 meters per second.
Breaststroke is swum while leaning on the chest, with the arms only breaking the surface of the water slightly and legs always underwater, while the head is underwater for the second half of the stroke. The kick is sometimes referred to as a "frog kick" because of the resemblance to a frog's kick. The body is often at a steep angle to the forward movement. This slows down the swimmer more than any other style.
A special feature of competitive breaststroke is the underwater pullout. From the streamline position, one uses the arms to pull all the way down past the hips. As the arms are pulling down, one downward dolphin kick is allowed, though still optional. This is followed by the recovery of the arms to the streamline position once more, and then a kick. The pullout at the start and after the turns contributes significantly to the swimming times. Therefore one way to improve the swimming times is to focus on the start and the turns.
Are whipkick more efficient when doing breaststroke?
So I have been swimming the breaststroke lately and people have told me I've been doing the kick wrongly. I have been doing the 'frog-kick' where my knees are not stationary(open and close).
So I eventually switched to whip kick(focusing on keeping the knees close together and just whipping the outward pointing feet together). However, after like a month of doing the whip kick,I still find it slower than the wrong "frog-kick".
Why is this so?Am I doing the whip kick wrongly?Any help is greatly appreciated,thanks! :)|||Not only is frog kick slower, it is illegal in competition. Your knees are not allowed to be wider than your feet during the kick.
Focus on the main "pulling surfaces" of your kick. While your feet are circling around, focus on pushing the water with the area from your big toe down to your arch. When your feet have reached the widest point, focus bringing both legs together.
One of the common problems people have with whip kick is drawing the knees up toward the chest. Instead, lift the soles of your feet up toward the surface.
Hang in there -- you'll get it eventually.|||The whip kick is designed to be faster. When i used to swim freestyle i would bicycle kick on my breath and my coach told me to change it and when i did i felt slow but now i don't do that anymore and i am much faster. Same thing here. The frog kick takes more time to execute and creates more drag. The Whip kick you have less drag and you can kick faster just keep working and practicing with it and you'll get faster.
So I eventually switched to whip kick(focusing on keeping the knees close together and just whipping the outward pointing feet together). However, after like a month of doing the whip kick,I still find it slower than the wrong "frog-kick".
Why is this so?Am I doing the whip kick wrongly?Any help is greatly appreciated,thanks! :)|||Not only is frog kick slower, it is illegal in competition. Your knees are not allowed to be wider than your feet during the kick.
Focus on the main "pulling surfaces" of your kick. While your feet are circling around, focus on pushing the water with the area from your big toe down to your arch. When your feet have reached the widest point, focus bringing both legs together.
One of the common problems people have with whip kick is drawing the knees up toward the chest. Instead, lift the soles of your feet up toward the surface.
Hang in there -- you'll get it eventually.|||The whip kick is designed to be faster. When i used to swim freestyle i would bicycle kick on my breath and my coach told me to change it and when i did i felt slow but now i don't do that anymore and i am much faster. Same thing here. The frog kick takes more time to execute and creates more drag. The Whip kick you have less drag and you can kick faster just keep working and practicing with it and you'll get faster.
What's state qualifying time for 100 breaststroke in iowa?
I swim a 1:14, I'm a junior at a fairly bad swimming school and my goal is to make it to state and swim in college, I have a certain college in mind that's not very good that I think I can make it at. Think I can do it? anyone?|||normally you need a division of your school to figure it out. Sorry
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