Body Position / Kick
This crucial part of breaststroke involves keeping the body as flat and horizontal as possible during the glide phase.
Streamlining
Outsweep, insweep, shoot/drive
This number of dolphin kicks is allowed during an underwater pullout.
This stroke is the oldest known competitive stroke, dating back to the early 1800s.
Breaststroke
This stroke is often considered to be the slowest of the four competitive strokes.
Breaststroke
In breaststroke kick, the feet must be flexed and pointed in this direction during the propulsive phase.
Outward
In breaststroke, the hands must not pass this part of the body during the pull.
The hips
True or false: In breaststroke, your head must break the surface during every stroke cycle.
True
This swimmer is the current world record holder in the men's 100 BR (LCM).
Adam Peaty
This Olympic breaststroker was the first man to break the 57-second mark in the 100 BR.
Adam Peaty
This part of breaststroke generates most of the power and propulsion.
The kick
This part of the body should remain high and in front of the shoulders to create an effective catch.
The elbows
This rule violation occurs when a swimmer touches the wall with only one hand at the turn or the finish.
An illegal one-hand touch
This swimmer is current world record holder in the women's 100 BR (LCM).
Lilly King
Name all 4 Olympic swimmers we watched on video this week.
Rebecca Soni, Kate Douglass, Breeja Larson, Adam Peaty
The knees should stay inside this part of the body during the kick to reduce drag.
The hips / hip line
In breaststroke, the hands should begin the pull by moving in this direction from the glide position.
Outward
This rule violation occurs when a swimmer uses an alternating, flutter, or downward dolphin kick motion during the stroke cycle of breaststroke.
An illegal kick
This swimmer won the men's 100 BR at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.
Haiyang Qin
This swimmer was the fastest this morning in the women's 200 BR semifinal at the World Aquatics Championships.
Evgeniia Chikunova
To maintain proper body position in breaststroke, the chest should do this motion as the kick finishes and the arms drive forward.
Press forward / slightly downward
This common mistake causes swimmers to create excess drag and waste energy during the pull phase.
Pulling too wide
The rule infraction occurs when the swimmer does not break the surface during the first stroke after the underwater pullout.
Failure to surface before stroke cycle begins
This swimmer won the women's 100 BR at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.
Anna Elendt
This swimmer was the fastest this morning in the men's 200 BR semifinal at the World Aquatics Championships.
Ippei Watanabe