Breaststroke: breathes at the wrong time

Breathes during the kick or glide, or keeps the head up through the whole stroke.

Activities that help

• Breath Up, Head Down – Times the breaststroke breath: the head rises as the hands sweep in and returns between the arms before the kick drives.
• Pull, Breathe, Kick, Glide – The breaststroke timing progression: arms first, breathe, then kick, then glide – built step by step to full stroke.