When you watch the Olympics, the world championships, or the NCAA finals, you will notice that most of the swimmers are using a breaststroke technique slightly different from that just described. The new “wave-action” breaststroke was developed in the mid-1980s by Hungarian coach Jozsef Nagy and first used successfully by his student Jozsef Szabo to win the 200-meter breaststroke at both the 1987 world championships and the 1988 Olympics. Since 1989 American Mike Barrowman, another Nagy protégé, has used the technique to win world and Olympic titles and has repeatedly lowered the world record.
The wave-action technique builds on the body position in the dolphin breaststroke. In the dolphin breaststroke, the shoulders and upper body come well out of the water at the end of the in sweep. At this point, a wave-action breaststroker generally recovers by thrusting his arms over the water. His body follows in an exaggerated dolphin or wavelike motion. Figure 9.10 illustrates the wave-action technique.
The major differences between the conventional breaststroke and the wave-action breaststroke are these: in the conventional style, the swimmer remains horizontal during the leg recovery. His shoulders are underwater, and his hips stay near the surface. In contrast, the wave-action breaststroker brings his shoulders out of the water, keeping his hips down and his body inclined from shoulders to knees. In all other phases of the stroke, the body position is basically the same for both styles. Figure 9.11 compares the conventional breaststroke with the wave-action style.
The wave-action breaststroke requires both a tremendous amount of flexibility and upper-body strength. It is definitely not for beginners.
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