BREASTSTROKE
Long seaman's stroke On the side: long Long Northern kick On the side: short On the side: semi-long On the side: double On the side: 1-armed 1-armed seaman's stroke Sidestroke Semi-Long seaman's stroke Ryowa-noshi Frog-kick swimming Swimming-stroke of Boon Butterfly- / dolphin stroke  PS: Swimming-strokes which are shown in bold  are being discussed on this page.

 

	This swimming-stroke looks like the long seaman's stroke where the body position is also diagonal. The arms make a single overarmstroke where the trailing arm makes a full pull-through and the leading a half pull-through. The legstroke is a modified frog-kick and the combination of the arms and legs is long. The swimming-stroke is completed after a long gliding-phase (diagonal). Three moments from On the side: Long

 

	Looks like the long stroke on the side where the body position is straight on the side. The arms make a single overarmstroke where the trailing arm makes a full pull-through and the leading arm a half pull-through. The legstroke is a wide scissor-kick and the combination of the arms and legs is long. All is followed with a long gliding-phase for about two seconds. Five phases of the long Northern kick seen from aside. The last picture is repeated from topview.

 

	Looks like the long stroke on the side with the only difference that a short combination of the arms and legs is used. Click on the film to see an animation of this swimming-stroke (opened in a pop-up)...

 

	Looks like the long stroke on the side with the only difference that a semi-long combination of the arms and legs is used.

 

	This swimming-stroke looks also like the long stroke on the side but an extra legstroke is made during the pull-over of the trailing arm. Because of this the combination of the arms and legs is short and long. During the whole cycle the body keeps in the same position; on one side. On the side: double, swum in two ways. On the left with a half pull-through of the leading arm and on the right a full pull-through.

 

	This swimming-stroke looks also like the long stroke on the side. The leading arm, however, is kept stretched in front of the body. Moreover, there are 4 different combinations of the arms and legs possible, namely known as: Long, Short, Semi-long and Double