04/20/04 Breaststroke Drill Practice

I've been working on our upcoming breaststroke drills video, and have been trying out some of the drills in practice. WARMUP: 400With fins. Swim continuously:25 Head-Lead Body Dolphin25 Head-Lead Flutter25 Head-Lead Body Dolphin on Back25 Hand-Lead Body Dolphin25 Double-Arm Back25 Hand-Lead Body Dolphin on Back25 2L/2R Fly25 2L/2R Back25 2L/2R Breast25 2L/2R Fly25 2L/2R Back25 2l/2R Breast100 FreeDRILL SET: 20004 X 500, swum as 25 Drill/25 Backstroke/25 Drill/25 Backstroke Switch drills after every 100.1st 500 focus is on STREAMLINE and hiding the feet and legs. Drills are:Underwater Breast KickUnderwater Body Dolphin with Breast PullUnderwater BreaststrokeHand-Lead Breast Kick on Your BackBreast Kick on Back with Pull Buoy between Legs2nd 500 focus is on fast turnover. Drills are:Fast-Hands Breast with Dolphin KickLoong Breast -- take as few strokes as possibleBreast Pull with Flutter KickBreast Kick on Back, Hands Overhead in StreamlineBreast Kick on Back, Holding Arms Out of Water3rd 500 focus is on getting the hips up and over. Drills are:Breast Scull with Dolphin KickBreaststroke with an Extra KickBody-Dolphin Breast100 Breast Kick with a BoardCobra4th 500 focus in on maintaining body rhythm with combo drills. Drills are:SkimmersKarla (1L/1R Fly, followed by 2 strokes breast with no breath)Alternate 1L/1R Fly with 1L/1R BreastAlternate 1 stroke Fly with 1 stroke BreastAlternate 1L/1R/1 Whole-Stroke Fly with 1L/1R/1 Whole-Stroke BreastWARMDOWN: 100100 with fins.Total Yardage: 2500