Start with the body position, work on both aspects of the propulsion (starting with the kick), and then add in the breath - and voila! You’re swimming the breaststroke. If you read the first part of the series, you now have two more strokes in your arse

Breaststroke overview. The most fundamental aspect of the breaststroke is to understand and learn the timing of its basic elements. If you can remember one key mantra — pull, breathe, kick, glide — then you’ll be off to a great start.

A breaststroke start (also called a 3-2-1 pullout) is the first part of each breaststroke length. With practice, it can propel you about 20 meters (65.6 ft). (Which makes it the ideal way to save energy and is much more effective than swimming the whole w