The breaststroke is the slowest

competitive swimming stroke, and it is

the most commonly learned stroke. It’s
often taught to beginner swimmers
because it does not require putting
your head underwater.

Breaststroke
You should perform this stroke with your
stomach down. In front of your body, your
arms move in unison in a half-circular motion
beneath the water's surface. Your legs
simultaneously execute the whip kick. To
execute the whip kick, pull your legs from
behind you straight up close to your body while
bending both at the knees and hips. Then your
legs lengthen and come back together after
moving outward and to the side. The motion of
a frog is frequently used to describe this
swimming style.

Before 1987, the head had to be

kept above the water surface
during the entire stroke. Later
on, swimmers were also allowed
to break the water with parts of
the body other than the head.
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HISTORY
The breaststroke has a long history
dating back to the Stone Age, as
evidenced by images found in the Cave of
Swimmers at Wadi Sora in southwest
Egypt, close to Libya. It's possible that
the breaststroke's leg motion was inspired
by frogs' swimming motion. Assyrian
wall paintings and Babylonian bas-
reliefs both feature breaststroke
variations.

In 1538, Nicolas Wynman, a German professor wrote

the first swimming book, Colymbetes.

Captain Matthew Webb was the first man to swim

the English channel in 1875. He used breaststroke,
swimming 21.26 miles (34.21 km) in 21 hours and 45
minutes.

In about the mid-1960s, the rules changed to

prevent the arm stroke from going beyond the hip
line, except during the first stroke after the start
and after each turn.
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