breaststroke

/ˌbrɛstˈstroʊk/

/ˈbrɛststrəʊk/

Other forms: breaststrokes

The breaststroke is a swimming style that doesn't require you to turn your head or upper body. When you swim the breaststroke, your arms and legs make frog-like movements through the water.

Many recreational swimmers use the breaststroke, which keeps you on your chest, popping your head straight up to take a breath between strokes. It's also the slowest competitive swimming stroke, but it still requires powerfully strong shoulders and arms. The frog kick part of the breaststroke propels you forward under water, and the arm movement happens as you come up for air.

Definitions of breaststroke

1. noun

   a swimming stroke; the arms are extended together in front of the head and swept back on either side accompanied by a frog kick
   type of:

   swimming stroke

   a method of moving the arms and legs to push against the water and propel the swimmer forward
2. verb

   swim with the face down and extend the arms forward and outward while kicking with the leg
   type of:

   swim

   travel through water