From No-Breath Breaststroke, we progress to Breathing Every Other Stroke.

Start with a stroke of No-Breath Breaststroke, then take a normal stroke of breaststroke, lifting your body just high enough to get your air.  Continue to alternate a stroke of No-Breath Breaststroke, with a normal stroke of Breaststroke.

As you continue to breathe every other stroke, focus on keeping your head and neck in line and rock steady.   See how similar you can keep the two strokes.  On the breathing stroke, lift the body just a bit higher to get your air, but keep everything else the same.  

Here you’ll see the subtle difference between the breathing stroke…and the non-breathing stroke.    Dave keeps everything in line, but lifts his body a little higher for the breath.

In this clip, watch Dave’s eyes and head, and notice how stable they are.

Here we see how Staciana uses her hips to lift her body up to air.  She draws the hips forward, and this lifts everything up toward air.  But notice that the head and neck remain steady.


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Breaststroke Breathing Every Other Stroke