Breaststroke - Head - Felipe
In this video, we give our impressions of Felipe’s stroke. This more free-flowing expression of specific aspects is what we learn from this amazing athlete.
We’re going to be focusing on Felipe’s Head.
🐸 Breaststroke Head & Hip Connection
👀 Eyes guide the hips – Lifting the eyes slightly can help bring the hips forward to set up the kick. Eyes too far down = hips stay stuck, kick gets too big.
🔄 Try both – Practice with eyes down vs. eyes slightly forward to see how it affects hip movement.
⬆️➡️⬇️ Up, then back down fast – Lift eyes just enough to shift hips, but don’t hold them up. Drop the head back down quickly into streamline.
🥽 Perfect line – At full extension, the head should fit neatly between the arms, with goggles visible under the arms for a clean line.
✋ Hands first, head second – Don’t lead the stroke by lifting your head. Instead, let the pull begin first (hands out), then the head follows as the arms sweep in.
🧩 Everything connects – Hands pull in, head lifts slightly, hips drive forward, then head and hands shoot forward together into streamline 🚀.
Bottom line: The head isn’t just along for the ride — 👀 eyes and head position control how the hips move, and when timed right, they make the breaststroke smoother, faster, and more powerful 💨.
