Breaststroke kick is difficult to do. It is an unnatural motion for many swimmers. There will always be that small subset of people who have learned how to do it on their own and, in fact, prefer it to the flutter kick motion. I believe these are people who pushed the water in the "breaststroke way" when they were learning and stuck with it because it makes them move.
I've spent a lot of time watching children swim. For a long time, I've been a proponent of "nurture over nature" — that genes are actually an expression of nurture over a longer timeline. Swimmers experience things in the water, and they build on what they've felt and experienced. Their swimming is a reflection of their trial-and-error experiences in the water.
We need to replace lots of their habits with better ones through repetition, time, and guidance.
Teaching breaststroke kick to beginners is one of the worst things about teaching swimming. It's difficult, hard, frustrating, and it is the clearest example of a boring struggle to get kids to do something they don't understand, can't feel, and don't like to do.
We're going to make it easier.
A segment of people have a natural breaststroke kick. These are people who have learned intuitively the powerful force breaststroke kick can provide. You won't really need to "teach" breaststroke kick to them beyond refinement and gliding after each kick.
Most people struggle with breaststroke kick. This progression will make it easier.
Teaching the breaststroke kick, or the whip kick, is a slog — a long press through swampy struggle that will take significant patience, repetition, and focused feedback and refinement.
Do not be discouraged.
We've made it easier.
Start with "Flex"
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