Breaststroke is a swimming posture that imitates frog's swimming action, and it is also the oldest swimming posture. In breaststroke, swimmers can easily observe whether there are obstacles ahead and avoid hitting them. Breaststroke is one of the competitive swimming postures.
The human body is prone on the water, with two arms bending and paddling under the symmetrical straight arm on the chest, and two legs bending and stretching symmetrically to catch water, just like a frog swimming. Breaststroke is labor-saving, durable and of great practical value. It is often used for fishing and hunting, swimming, rescue, water treatment and so on. At the same time, it is also a learning project for beginners of swimming.
The word breaststroke means breaststroke or prone swimming in English. As early as 2000-4000 years ago, China, Rome and Egypt had similar swimming postures. Japan calls it flat swimming. This swimming posture is always called breaststroke in China, because it lies prone on the water, and its paddling and kicking actions are similar to frogs swimming in the water.
When swimming breaststroke, the body posture is relatively stable, the water support area is large, the movement is labor-saving, the breathing is convenient, and it can last for a long time and a long distance. Swimming in this position is easy to observe the target, with hidden movements, low noise and great practical value. It has been widely used in fishing and hunting, water treatment, swimming and rescue.
There are different opinions about the origin of breaststroke. According to legend, in ancient Egypt and the Roman Empire, it was one of the swimming methods for hunters to dive into the water to catch waterfowl. /kloc-at the end of 0/8, the European military academy has a special course to teach breaststroke. 1 In August, 875, the1recognized conqueror of the English Channel crossed the English Channel by breaststroke.