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breaststroke
[brest-strohk, bres-]
noun
Swimming.a stroke made in the prone position, in which both hands move simultaneously forward, outward, and rearward from in front of the chest while the legs move in a frog kick.
verb (used without object)
to swim using the breaststroke.
breaststroke
/ ˈɛˌٰəʊ /
noun
a swimming stroke in which the arms are extended in front of the head and swept back on either side while the legs are drawn up beneath the body and thrust back together
Other Word Forms
- breaststroker noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of breaststroke1
Example Sentences
She made Olympic history two years later when, aged 15, she became the youngest person to win the 100m breaststroke.
Senior Kenneth Devis won the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke for the third year in a row and led off the 4x100 freestyle relay as the Highlanders amassed 473 points to far outdistance runner-up Palisades.
The problem to which Peaty refers was his quest for a third consecutive Olympic 100m breaststroke gold last July.
Swimming will feature six more medal opportunities by adding men’s and women’s 50-meter events for backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly to the current 50-meter freestyle race.
And that's why I find myself wading out and pushing off for a chilling blast of breaststroke.
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