
BREAST STROKE
Breaststroke: Swimming like a dolphin
The breaststroke at Swim in Balance is fundamentally different from what is often understood by this stroke in the Netherlands and also very different from the 'Olympic' way of swimming.
Often people have learned to swim the breaststroke in which the head is kept above water by constantly tensing the neck muscles.
With our method, however, you learn a much more graceful way of swimming breaststroke, in which the neck can remain constantly relaxed and one swims alternately under and above water. In this way you learn a graceful and flowing breaststroke, which does not put any pressure on the spine or on the joints.
This course is suitable for anyone who can swim and/or float with their face in the water.
Make no mistake: in terms of coordination, the breast stroke is the most difficult of all. This course is far from 'too easy' for people who have already taken school swimming :-)…
Breast stroke
During this course the swimming stroke will be built up step by step. The Swim in Balance breaststroke promotes mobility of the neck, shoulders, wrists, spine, hips, knees and ankles. It strengthens the quadriceps muscles in the front of the thighs and the hamstrings in the back. Although this stroke is the slowest in terms of speed, it burns the most calories. You move through the water in dolphin-like movements, where the expulsion moment can be a wonderful relief after a busy working day.
If you have knee problems you can also participate in this course, but then we will omit the 'frog legs' in the last lesson and you will learn a leg technique (from the butterfly) that can completely spare your knees. You can still swim the entire stroke.
At the end of this course we have worked on:
Practice hours
We recommend getting in the water at least once a week to practice. In the first lesson, the teacher will give you tips to plan your practice sessions. You can come and practice in the pool with us and you can do this practice hours book through this website.
Below you can see how you will be taught:
The video above is from Art of Swimming. Via the website of Art of Swimming you can read more about it here.