Skills & drills
Breaststroke Double Kick
This drill will help you focus on making a powerful breaststroke kick while maintaining an optimal streamline to reduce resistance. You swim one regular stroke, followed by an extra kick while in streamline position.
How to do it
- Start by making a regular breaststroke
- After this stroke, hold your streamline, just below the surface.
- Push your hips down and make an extra breaststroke kick
- After the extra kick, streamline and come up for the next full stroke
Focus points
- Lift your heels to your glutes and pull up your toes when performing the kick
- Press your hips down at the same time to stay streamlined
- Keep your knees together during the kick as much as possible
- Look down during to maintain a horizontal body line
Coach tip
To master the breaststroke kick, you need to isolate the kick and practice. You can do that by kicking with a kickboard or by doing this drill.
