Breaststroke meaning

brĕst'strōk'
A swimming stroke in which a person lies face down in the water, extends the arms in front of the head, pulls the arms back under the surface of the water, and then performs a frog kick.
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A race or a leg of a race in which this stroke is swum.
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A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's.
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To swim using this stroke.
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Origin of breaststroke

Breaststroke Sentence Examples

  • Before long, the breaststroke was joined by other strokes, including the sidestroke and what was then called the front crawl.

  • You may already be familiar with such common swimming strokes like the front crawl, breaststroke, dog paddle and backstroke.

  • Breaststroke: Considered a more advanced stroke, this one is best performed by strong swimmers.

  • Backstroke: Easier than the breaststroke, you can perform the backstroke without having to hold your breath since your face remains out of the water during this move.

  • metre other two went to Domenico Fioravanti in the 100 and 200 meters breaststroke.

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