Step one

The most important thing about breaststroke is to keep you body level at the surface.

This means that both of your shoulders need to be in line and your hips also need to be flat in the water.

Now move your feet and legs together like a frog.

This is usually the most troublesome area of breaststroke.

It is the only stroke which uses these movements and can be difficult to get both legs to do the same thing at the same time.

This is what you need to do:

Bend your knees and lift your feet up to your bottom

Turn your feet out so that you can push back with the bottom of your foot

Move your feet out and in again to meet each other

Straighten your legs with your knees touching

You can try this sitting on the side of the pool with your legs dangling in the water.

Alternatively, you can do it in the water holding on to the rail with your legs stretched behind you.

It will be much better if you can practice this with a friend so that you can watch each other and see if it looks right.

Remember, both legs must do the same at the same time.

Introduction

Basic: Step 1

Basic: Step 2

Basic: Step 3

Basic: Step 4

Intermediate

Advanced