We learn swimming breaststroke

Having mastered more or less on the water, do you begin to wonder how to overcome water distances, what use for this position of the body? To learn how to swim the distance on the water, there are special swimming techniques. One of them - swimming breaststroke, about her and will go further speech.

General characteristics of breasts

Brass is a technique for a "lazy" swimmer, and it does not allow you to develop a great speed at a distance. What for? After all, it was developed for other purposes: a review of the underwater space in combination with the accumulation of forces for long-distance navigation. This is what it is intended for. Brass can swim silently, although not fast compared to other sports swimming techniques.

And what exactly does breastfeeding mean? Technique of movements on the water in a synchronous circular swing of the hands and feet, where the main efforts of the swimmer are carried out underwater - this is a breaststroke.

Synchronizing the movement of the legs, the so-called power traction is created in the breaststroke. Professionals use this feature in different situations, for example, when saving a drowning man. This technique is also effective for underwater swimming.

Brass for sports relay races

Many athletes, competing among themselves at distances of 100, 200 or 400 m in water sports, combine various movements for the brass technique. Swimming in this combination consists of periodic repetitions of movements: one movement of the hands, one movement of the legs, a breath, followed by an exhalation in the water.

When the swimmer applies the breaststroke, the position of the body must be taken into account. The body is above the surface of the water, it is straightened, and the head is slightly lowered into the water at eye level. At the moment of swimming itself, the body can change the position and angle of the effort.

On how the body is located in the water, depends on the technique and performance of the brass. There are two ways to swim so. The first, when in cyclic movements the change of the abutment of the body to water does not exceed 10 degrees. Method number 2 - the effort emphasis changes by 10-20 degrees.

Swimming with a breaststroke while mastering both ways gives good sporting achievements. The first option increases the useful dynamics of the body and its overall progress in the water, of course, with the synchronous operation of the feet. The second allows you to evenly distribute the power traction in the movements. In the increased movement of the arms forward, the body's vibrations become minimal.

How to properly use a breaststroke to use your feet

The legs should perform a repulsive and accompanying movement, as if sliding on the water. Between the movements of the legs should follow a small interval. Now we will consider in more detail the movement of escort.

Having taken the initial position of the body, the swimmer stretches his legs, bringing them closer to each other. The socks should be slightly rounded. Then you need to flex your knees, and your thighs should be held by the surface of the water. Do the simultaneous movement of the knees, spreading them to the side and slightly down, the trunk will begin to drop slightly under the water. Continuing the movement, help yourself stop in the direction of the body. Ideally, swimming breaststroke tilts the body in relation to the thigh at 130-140 degrees. The shin becomes almost vertical with respect to the thigh, while leaving the feet in the water.

Do not forget that during each subsequent movement the legs will have to be pulled to the hip, and this creates an additional muscular load. Knowing this, try to bend and straighten your legs slowly, at about the average pace.

When you unbend your legs, the movement of the bend should be biting and slightly accelerated (the first phase of the movement). The feet are then "pulled back". When the legs begin to straighten, the feet come down somewhere in the middle of the body (the second phase of the movement). The main work is performed by the shin and foot, developing the thrust necessary for pushing the body.