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Subject: breaststroke
I just completed my first triathlon sprint and did the breaststroke because its the only technique I've ever known. I swam the 500m in 10:00 minutes and wasn't that tired. I can consistently swim 100m in 2:00min doing the breaststroke. But everything I've read is saying to learn the freestyle because its more efficient and easier on the legs. But can I realistically learn the front crawl quickly and be faster? I tried swimming 100m freestyle today at the pool and was completely exhausted and my technique/breathing is horrible.


2015-08-11 7:08 PM
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It will take awhile to get the form down but freestyle is quite a bit faster than breaststroke. I started by mixing the two strokes. Freestyle till I got winded and the switch to breaststroke. I took a swim class over the winter and now everything is all freestyle. I still love the breaststroke and could do it all day long and still use it on occasion in practice to break things up. Or as a go to when needed in a race.
2015-08-11 9:13 PM
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I don't know if you can learn it quickly but you can learn it and you will definitely be faster!

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