breaststroke

Everyday

1. Breaststroke is a way of swimming on your front where your arms push forward together and sweep round to the sides, while your legs kick like a frog. tree →
2. A breaststroke is one stroke in this style. tree →

In the lessons

In PE and swimming lessons breaststroke is one of the four main strokes and is often learned early because you can keep your head up and see where you are going. It is the slowest of the four racing strokes. Phrases: swim breaststroke, breaststroke kick, frog kick, 100 metres breaststroke.

Examples

• I can swim 50 metres of breaststroke. tree →
• In breaststroke, your legs kick like a frog. tree →
• Breaststroke lets you keep your head above the water. tree →
• Adam Peaty is a champion breaststroke swimmer. tree →
• Our teacher says to glide after each breaststroke. tree →
• Breaststroke is slower than front crawl. tree →
• She won the 100 metres breaststroke at the school gala. tree →

Note

One word. Spelling trap: breast + stroke = breaststroke (double s in the middle, «st-st»). Usually uncountable (do breaststroke).