{"id":296411,"date":"2018-02-16T13:00:12","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T20:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=296411"},"modified":"2018-02-16T12:33:20","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T19:33:20","slug":"finis-tip-of-the-week-breaststroke-timing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/finis-tip-of-the-week-breaststroke-timing\/","title":{"rendered":"FINIS Tip Of The Week: Breaststroke Timing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Welcome to the \u201cFINIS Tip of the Week.\u201d Swimming World will be bringing you a topic that we\u2019ll explore with drills and concepts for you to implement with your team on a regular basis. While certain weeks may be more appropriate for specific levels of swimming (club, high school, college, or masters), each tip is meant to be flexible for your needs and inclusive for all levels of swimming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This month\u2019s tip series is centered around <\/span><b>Breaststroke<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The slowest (and often most unfairly criticized!) of all four stroke, breaststroke more than any other stroke is about minimizing resistance and maintaining consistent rhythm and timing between the pull and kick.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last two tip articles <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/training-tip-of-the-week-breaststroke-kick\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">focused on the breaststroke kick<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/training-tip-of-the-week-breaststroke-pull\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the breaststroke pull<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and this week\u2019s tip will focus specifically on the timing between these two elements of the stroke. While having proper technique with your pull or kick is important, timing between the pull and the kick is essential to having a fast and efficient breaststroke. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Basics\u2026<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTiming\u201d in breaststroke refers to when a swimmer initiates the pull and the kick phase of their stroke within each cycle. Ideal timing has the swimmer completing their pull through their insweep and initiating their kick on the recovery phase of their pull. The next pull should not start until after the kick has been completed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In other words, swimmers want to pull before they kick, but they don\u2019t want to wait so long after their pull to initiate their kick that they slow down (or, conversely, to wait too long after their kick to start their next pull).\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essentially, swimmers want to make each segment of the stroke as efficient as possible while also minimizing any lag time between the pull and kick that may slow them down. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improving Timing\u2026<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how do you improve your timing? Often the best way is to slow down the stroke and work on a swimmer\u2019s awareness of when they are pulling and when they are kicking. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fitter-faster-drill-week-separation-drill\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Separation drill<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a great timing drill as it literally divides up the stroke between the pull and the kick. It gives swimmers a better sense of how to maximize the propulsion from each phase of the stroke while also showing them how much they will slow down between each phase without efficient timing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other great timing drills include <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fitter-and-faster-swim-drill-of-the-week-2-kicks-1-pull-breaststroke\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 kicks\/1 pull<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fitter-and-faster-swim-drill-of-the-week-3-2-1-count\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3-2-1 count<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swim-drill-of-the-week-3-pulls3-strokes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 pulls\/3 kicks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It\u2019s also helpful to work on developing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swim-drill-of-the-week-breaststroke-timing-progression\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">timing drill progressions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with your athletes to help them connect the dots. Using equipment or adding resistance is a great way for breaststrokers to feel any \u201cdead\u201d spots in their stroke. 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