It used to be my weakest stroke now it's one of my favourite. I also think it's fundamental to improve both your resistance and butterfly tempo as the breastroke has some similarities to butterfly.

Great work on this- love the enthusiasm, knowledge, and the introduction to competitive swimming culture - you do a nice job of engaging all skill levels

I’m not a breaststroker but it always holds me back in IM so hopefully this’ll help

@barefootcontessa3112

3 жыл бұрын

Isn’t it strange how some can pick a stroke up and some can’t, I picked up Breaststroke quIckly, but I really want to be proficient at freestyle I just can’t maintain the rhythm.

@itsxeroz174

3 жыл бұрын

@@barefootcontessa3112 ikr I want to get good at backstroke

@barefootcontessa3112

3 жыл бұрын

@@itsxeroz174 that’s another stroke I’m competent in .... although going in a straight line is quite a different matter. 😂

@itsxeroz174

3 жыл бұрын

@@barefootcontessa3112 LOL THATS ME DURING MY 100 FLY AND BREAST ZIG ZAGG

@barefootcontessa3112

3 жыл бұрын

@@itsxeroz174 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Needed this, starting back swimming with the last few weeks and breaststroke is my go to and I'm looking forward to progressing and getting better at my technique and also putting the drills in 👌👌 thanks for the great breakdown

@fksebati

3 жыл бұрын

Happy Swimming :)

Very good dissect of the stroke!

Appreciate! whatever we do, when the lower back is naturally stiff by waking up in a morning it's struggling, and when the lower back is relaxed, it goes perfect!

Thanks for this, much appreciated. It's given me something to focus on. I'm a 60 yr-old masters swimmer and do 50m SC breaststroke in 36 secs. My problem is that I had a long break from swimming and having only recently returned to competition. Having changed my kick to the modern style, I keep pulling my adductors. What are the best exercises to strengthen these and also to warm them up?

Just repeat in your head: Pull, Kick, Glide! 🏊‍♂️

@a.ksquadgamerom4447

3 жыл бұрын

Yea I know because I go to swimming club but now it closed when we go to swimming pool 😭 😭😭

@alisafedorenko7255

3 жыл бұрын

@@a.ksquadgamerom4447 I know same I swim competitively and all my pools closed :.(

@fadyfarid1405

2 жыл бұрын

That's true.

@kirthikaranantharam7380

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. My pools are closed

@14xx07

2 жыл бұрын

I tried that repeat and was confuse as to when to breath.. o.o So it’s… Pull, breath, straighten arms, small kick, glide and repeat 🔁.

Really good explanation...thank you❤️❤️

@fksebati

3 жыл бұрын

Happy Swimming :)

Thank you so much fares. Was waiting for this video♥️

@FaresKsebati

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it! #MySwimPro

Love your videos (coaching) you break each segment and explain it in detail which helps me the slowest learner to learn and swim with confidence and Thanks once again

Another great video. Can you show some dry land stretches and excercises exclusively for Breastroke?

@FaresKsebati

3 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion!

Much harder than it looks! Nice breakdown. 🤙

Thanks a lot for those very useful tips.

@FaresKsebati

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Awesome DRILLS!! Thank you for sharing so much and well explained information

@FaresKsebati

2 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that! We love a good drill! Happy swimming!

So many useful tips, thanks!

@sorry1988ful

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/oKxhr9KNZtqyf6g.html

This is a really great informative video. Watching this and going into the pool really helped my technique, especially the kick.

I have a meet today! My breakstroke is really weak and it’s pulling me down on the 200 IM so I need this video! Wish me good luck!

@FaresKsebati

3 жыл бұрын

You got this! 🔥🔥

@owenbishop2856

3 жыл бұрын

I have a meet to. I have to swim breastroke. Im scared.

Absolutely amazing video and breakdown of breaststroke!!!! thanks!!!!

You are really best instrutor I have ever seen❤️👍.I am applying your techniques...and they Surely Works out for me.

@fksebati

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! happy swimming :)

Thank you Fares! I love this video..advices are great👏👌

@FaresKsebati

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! #MySwimPro

@fksebati

3 жыл бұрын

Happy swimming :)

Very helpful 👍

My swim race for the Mayport middle school team is tomarrow thank you allot this helped allot!!

Been waiting to see this video for a while - thanks so much!

@FaresKsebati

3 жыл бұрын

Hope you enjoyed it! #MySwimPro

@fksebati

3 жыл бұрын

Happy swimming, Brian :)

These videos are actually really informative, it’s not even clickbait, it’s reasonable

Thank you so much. I mastered my freestyle, thanks to you & started learning breast stroke yesterday. :)

@FaresKsebati

2 жыл бұрын

Congrats! Keep it up and happy swimming!

@nihoor8471

3 ай бұрын

@@FaresKsebatiI liked your idea of kick of freestyle and pull of breast stroke . Because I just can’t do the breathing point of freestyle age 67 … learning swimming 🙏India I liked your vdos . One more request . One vdo camera from top . Full 5 min , only breast stroke . So that I will know at what point I have to start kicking a.. folding knees b..shaping my foot like a frog c.. the actual kick and bringing my legs together again. I am bit confused because pull and kick some part is at the same time . ( my English is raw sorry for that )

Your videos made my freestyle better than ever, and now I'm learning Breaststroke from your videos! I'm so glad KZreadrs like you exist which helps the beginner swimmers like us!

@FaresKsebati

Жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that, Kenta! Keep up the good work and happy swimming :)

Nice vid! Well filmed and excellent tips 👌🏼

@FaresKsebati

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Thank you so much for your videos

I just picked up swimming recently and all I've done so far to improve my breast stroke is take a look at the guys in the other lanes who are clearly training for competition and try to mimic their movements and tempo. I was oblivious to concepts such as streamline and although I actually picked up on it yesterday watching the other guys, I had no idea why they were doing it. It's nice to have a video explaining every part of the stroke in such detail. I also try to listen to what their coach is telling them while I do my thing, I'm basically pimping them by having lessons without paying 😂

Excellent lesson!

@FaresKsebati

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Happy swimming!

Your joyfull presention makes difficult techniques easy... Thank you . I learn a lot from you...

@FaresKsebati

2 жыл бұрын

So glad to hear that! Happy swimming :)

Thank you.

Awesome. Really helpful, like the butterfly videos recently. I'd love to see Backstroke!!

@FaresKsebati

3 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion! #MySwimPro

@fksebati

3 жыл бұрын

That's up next!! Happy swimming :)

Started to swim again, breaststroke it gets hard at the beginning, but once i getnthe pace, I love it becauseni can correct everything that i do wrong, New subscriber here, and already a follower in IG, you guys make it look easy!! Love the videos and how every thing is so well explained. Thanks for sharing it with us, Regards from Uruguay 🇺🇾

Great video! Thanks!

@FaresKsebati

2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Glad you liked it and happy swimming!

Great teaching using sound,visual ,writing amazing very good same Medicine was studied by the inlet.

I love this😊

Fares, you are simply the best. I have to repeat breast stroke technique for life rescue examination (to get a permit as a bath attendant). Thank you so much for speeding me up! 💕

@FaresKsebati

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! Good luck :)

I love the whiteboard classes! ❤

I love your videos!

Gr8 video. Cheers

@fksebati

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Happy Swimming :)

Thank you!!

@FaresKsebati

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Happy swimming, Xavi!

Thank you for this. My son is great in freestyle, but struggles with breaststroke. I showed him this vid, he's happy and thankful.

@FaresKsebati

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Good luck to your son in his swimming endeavors :)

My specialty is breaststroke and I was looking for tips for an upcoming competition so thanks for the help!!

@FaresKsebati

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to help!

I've been swimming for a long time and I didn't realize I was any good at breast stroke until this year. I feel like I'm naturally a strong swimmer, but my technique is sometimes lacking and I felt like this video will help me go faster.

@FaresKsebati

2 жыл бұрын

Good luck Nathan! You've got this!

That was a candid explanation good job 👍

@FaresKsebati

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! #MySwimPro

@fksebati

3 жыл бұрын

Happy swimming :)

Great explanation of the technique- I always say there are 2 parts Part 1- Pull/ Breathe Part 2- kick/glide Stressing narrow kick- Keep fingers slightly spread apart Try to keep head basically face down and let the pull bring mouth above the water--

This is some of the best stuff online! Working on a triathlon, would be great if we could use your app with the Garmin watch.... 🥺

@FaresKsebati

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear! Here is a list of compatible watches with the MySwimPro app: myswimpro.com/blog/2018/04/03/compatible-smartwatches-for-the-myswimpro-app/

Great

Thanks for the video awesome technique

@FaresKsebati

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it! Happy swimming :)

Like 40 years ago, I learned this stroke completely different and now Im having such a hard time correcting it. This vid certainly helps. Hope I can coordinate this in the water....

Great info, thank you. Ps I love the multi colored trunks, where can I get a pair?

@FaresKsebati

3 жыл бұрын

Funky Trunks!

Tx alot

Interesante l video, es español o subtitulado podre verlo??? Gracias.

As always it was comprehensive and great just could you please creat a video about how can we develope strenght and power out of the water and how many times Should be done in the week thanks again l appreciate you

@FaresKsebati

3 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion! Check out this video/blog for some more tips: myswimpro.com/blog/2020/03/25/how-to-do-dryland-workouts-at-home/

TYSM !! i’ve recently developed a bad habit with my arms in my breaststroke and since i just turned 13, times are way harder! I really need to get back to BB at least, so I really needed this :))

@FaresKsebati

2 жыл бұрын

No problem! Good luck, you’ve got this!

Thanks for this video!! Breastroke has always been my favorite, it such a momentum driven stroke and I'm hoping that I can get under a minute in the 100 breast

@katiecorke7821

3 жыл бұрын

Under a minute in a hundred that fast

@GDBowman1987

3 жыл бұрын

Same here brother. Lets shoot for that 59!

@Starwarrior-pw5st

2 жыл бұрын

Me a 13 year old that can barely break 1:20 ;|

@SoItGoes5

Жыл бұрын

What? That’s impossible

@benner720

11 ай бұрын

😂😂at least a world record is a nice goal.

Thank you for this

@FaresKsebati

3 жыл бұрын

Our pleasure! #MySwimPro

@fksebati

3 жыл бұрын

Happy swimming :)

My favorite stroke!

@sorry1988ful

3 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/oKxhr9KNZtqyf6g.html 👌

Thanks for this! I just started getting back into swimming, will keep the tips in mind. One thing I am unsure of is how deep you need to go under with each stroke, I feel my head isn’t fully covered and wondering if that is (in)correct. Thanks so much!

@FaresKsebati

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Elise, glad the video helps! Rather than worrying about head position, make sure you're focused on getting into a streamline position with every stroke as you reach. If you can do that, it will put your head in a good position!

@EliseFueraDelBosque

2 жыл бұрын

@@FaresKsebati great! Thanks so much for the reply! Hoping to get down to 5 strokes per 25 metres instead of the 10 I had this morning 😅

Thank you for posting these videos Fares, I could not swim 1000m under 30 minutes, 2 months later I am at 26:40. Just small adjustments, incorporating those tips + consistency + deliberate practice.

@FaresKsebati

Жыл бұрын

Great job, Miroslav! Keep up the hard work! Have you ever trained with the MySwimPro app? We can track your progress as you keep improving! Check it out at myswimpro.com/coach

@miroslavjedinak804

Жыл бұрын

@@FaresKsebati I am enjoying free trial, I think I will continue not only as a gratitude...I think it is valuable. On the other hand, I still need someone to work with me in person to obtain instant feedback. So I need to figure out the right mix. Looking forward to your next videos 😀

Thank you for the video! Love it! Could you analyze the breakstroke of Tatjana Schoenmaker?

@FaresKsebati

2 жыл бұрын

Great suggestion!

Gr8 vid

@FaresKsebati

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

What guideline on exe of the kick to keep heels distance outside of knees b4 kick

Breaststroke is the 2nd best stroke for me after butterfly stroke , breaststroke is a little bit hard but this video helped me alot to improve my breaststroke and thanks Faris for helping me 😁😁

@FaresKsebati

Жыл бұрын

Glad it helped! Happy swimming :)

60yo Male - I'm in the process of working towards my PFI Freediving Instructor certification. One of the requirements is performing a 400m swim in 10 minutes or less. My problem is I'm a self taught swimmer, and the only stroke I can perform for longer periods is the breast stroke. I am struggling with being fast enough in meeting that pool skill (I've performed all my other watermanship skills with no issues). I'm not sure if the breast stroke is even the one I should be doing but my body type isn't a swimmers body (Barrel chest more muscular type build). I'm not able to do a crawl stroke without being out of breath much past 50m. Any suggestions?

I don't know if there is anything for this, however I've been searching and not found anything. Do you have any advice on adapting the kick to take pressure on the inside of the knee? When I was younger breaststroke was my specialist stroke, however I stopped training quite a few years back and only just started training again. In the meantime I tore my mcl and now when I try and swim breaststroke I get horrendous pain in that area.

10days into my swimming journey and first stroke is the breast stroke. The legs are quite hard to move - i find that im not moving but lets see how the next 5days go. A month later, its all better!! I’m now enjoying the water and getting better at the technique

Great video, clear and simple! I have one question. Most swimmers seem to raise out of the water quite high, almost below nipple height. Whereas I feel that I am best just below shoulder height. Is there any right / wrong for this?

@benner720

11 ай бұрын

I thought is was my strong head, im only up to the chin, but i know what you mean. If seen a lot of people, really high with their heads😂

Yo my teacher just recommended this video

Breaststroke is my least favorite stroke but I'm still trying to get better at it so this video was exactly what I needed. Thank you!

@FaresKsebati

3 жыл бұрын

You got this! #MySwimPro

@fksebati

3 жыл бұрын

Happy swimming :)

@antigonik.8481

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much 😊

Hi there. I come from the "older" stule snd swim rules where water should not go over the head. I struggle to see how bobbing upwards and downwards helps to project you forward. Please explain. Thanks.

@daubs20

3 жыл бұрын

Momentum? Really? Bobbing up and down will not give momentum to project forward, logically speaking.

@raelene101

3 жыл бұрын

Apparently coming up high with the pull has less drag.

Hi thank you for helping my little sister learn how to swim :)

@FaresKsebati

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! Happy swimming to you and your sister :)

I also thanks for a lot

In the countdown drill, are you doing a long underwater kickoff from the wall? I mean, if you travel 10m underwater before the actual first pull, that affects the stroke count. If I'm doing a stroke count drill, isn't it important to have an accurate distance?

i found myself very natural at doing this! its easy and i can take good breaths lol i still get tired fast but im working on that but so far i feel breaststroke style is the easiest

@FaresKsebati

2 жыл бұрын

Keep it up! Practice makes perfect. Happy swimming!

Thanks , really it gonna help me to drop my time, i also have one question , i lost my coordination of kick and pull in racing , don't know why but it is something which happed in my last 2 races , so what should i do ???

@Symphonic74

3 жыл бұрын

Arin Modi I’m probably not qualified for advice, but my coaches say that if your rhythm feels off, you can do some separation drill, then try to swim breaststroke again. Afterwords, your body will try to remember what it was doing before. That’s just my two cents; if your having trouble, you should bing watch breaststroke videos.

@arinmodi8884

3 жыл бұрын

@@Symphonic74 Thanks

I noticed watching isl that theyre able to throw their hands in front above the water, im just recreational but i cant seem to be able to throw them above water, i would guess obviously theyre elite athletes with huge power So theyre able to stay the less deep possible in water as you mentionned for less resistance, i notice sometimes im too deep in water ill work on staying more on surface

Hello sir you are very helpful i love swimming just getting back into it after many years i swim 5 days a week great workout total body and mind too breaststroke is my stroke its the slowest stroke but i believe it gives the best workout timing flexibility and power it is a challenge for me i am 62 and hope to keep it going thank you young man be well and safe Art

@FaresKsebati

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Keep it up and happy swimming, Art!

@artkazyak3242

2 жыл бұрын

@@FaresKsebati Thanks Ferris

Could anyone explain what the last drill is?

Anyone have any in-water or dry land exercises to improve kick strength to make the kick more powerful

Thanku. I've not seen since 2015. Went first time this wk. I did 40 lenghths! Which I was quite pleased with! I always find my lower back hurts and my neck. Is the reason I came on here. I can't do the head underwater technique. I get tired and can't breathe properly

Awesome video thanks Fares! #breaststrokebeststroke

@FaresKsebati

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! #MySwimPro

@fksebati

3 жыл бұрын

Happy swimming :)

One question Fares, is it beneficial if the heels come out of the water when bending the knees?

@fksebati

3 жыл бұрын

The heels should be just under the surface of the water!

@kanishkamartinus7086

3 жыл бұрын

@@fksebati Thanks

I bookmark this to do repeat viewing, especially the 1st half of the video. I am not aiming for IM or competition, just want to do breaststroke right by drilling. I am using the pool 3/4 times a week thus wanting my pool time count.

Any tips on doing the kick? My issue is overall coordination but mostly I feel I’m not moving at all in the water. If I stall in the middle of the pool I can’t get any speed with the kick. I think I have the movement down, am I right to assume/try to ‘whip’ my legs back around and that creates the propulsion?

@isabelleg9118

3 жыл бұрын

I find that it is the snapping the legs together that creates the propulsion because at that point you are fully extended and ready to glide.

Hi, good videos, but still have a doubt: I can not get up my head from the water with enough height every stroke. My head is almost over the water in each breath, why is so?

Do you whip kick before or after you have your arms stretched out? Some people do it at the same time. This part always confuse me.

@fksebati

3 жыл бұрын

This is a great question and really depends on a few things. Mostly how strong your kick and pull is and also these factors relative to how good your body position is (how high you are in the water). You should aim to have your hands shoot forward BEFORE your kick is complete so that the most propulsive part of the kick drives your body forward when your hands are in streamline or at least close to it.

@unsexyman

3 жыл бұрын

@@fksebati Thank you! I've been taught incorrectly :( I was taught to pull, breath, kick THEN glide with arms straight. So it should really be pull, breath, arms out to glide then kick.

@fksebati

3 жыл бұрын

@@unsexyman It's not incorrect per se, just a small tweak in timing. Think "pull, kick, glide"

Swim breast stroke, open water 800m swim Sunday at the start of my triathlon. Wish me luck

Can you sujjest 25 or 50 mtr race brest stroke for 60+ to increase the speed

Do you have recommendation for different leg kick because my orthopedist doesn’t want me to do the frog kick?

@FaresKsebati

Жыл бұрын

You can always do butterfly/dolphin kick instead :)

Every time I watch this video then go to the pool i always improve and find out why I am so bad at this!😂😂

I learnt how to breaststroke in one day! It's such a fun style but you have to breathe and kick in rhythm.

@FaresKsebati

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Happy swimming!

okay I am 3 weeks into swimming and love your videos. My question is on Drill #4... as I count down 5,4,3,2, do I add kicks to get me to the other side of the pool?

@FaresKsebati

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Irene, great question! You don't want to add kicks - you want to take full strokes. While Fares used the numbers 5,4,3,2, you can use totally different numbers: for instance, it might take you 15 strokes of breaststroke to get to the other side, which is completely fine! But then, you want to stretch out your stroke and try to take less strokes the next rep, therefore maximizing your efficiency and your distance per stroke. Hope this helps!

@irenejones1112

2 жыл бұрын

@@FaresKsebati thank you!

@ianstevenson9163

Жыл бұрын

@@FaresKsebati Hi Mr SwimPro, are you saying you can reach the other end of a 25m pool in just 2 strokes? I'm only 3 weeks into swimming and cannot imagine even gliding that far!

A technical point: you mentioned that during the "shooting" of your arms forwards you encounter resistance (force over "area") so you said, do this fast to minimize it. Well from pure physics I would say that the fastest you do it the more force you requires or more resistance you encounter. So from that do that "slowly" Of course this will not work " we all know this" but it is the shortening of that time to accomplish a good stream line that give you the benefit. Your thoughts. I am a physicist)

@FaresKsebati

Жыл бұрын

Great question! This is definitely the slowest part of the stroke, but you want to get to that extended streamline position as quickly as possible, because that outstretch minimizes drag - not the motion that it takes to get into that position. Hope that makes sense :)

We do freeatyle countdown with 8x50s or 16x25s on drill days

@FaresKsebati

3 жыл бұрын

Nice!

I'm trying to complete a 500m breastroke in under 12. How can you apply the 8x25 drill to achieve this goal?

how to train breathing for breaststroke so breathe in and out? can you make a video for it

Dolphin kick is my favorite!!! 🦈

@FaresKsebati

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! 🐬🐬