How can I get head to raise from water during breastroke swim.?

Question

How can I get head to raise from water during breastroke swim.?

Answer 1

Breathing

The best way to breath during breaststroke is to let the head follow the spine. When your elbows have reached the line of your eye and have begun to rise your head starts to lift. If you use your high elbows as a hinge for the inward sweep of your hands and forearms, you'll create the leverage you need to use your abdominal muscles to bring your hips forward. When your hips move forward, your chest, shoulders and upper back will automatically lift up. Breathing is usually done during the beginning of the insweep phase of the arms, and the swimmer breathes in ideally through the mouth. The swimmer breathes out through mouth and nose during the recovery and gliding phase. Breaststroke can be swum faster if submerged completely, but FINA requires the head to break the surface once per cycle except for the first cycle after the start and each turn. Thus, competitive swimmers usually make one underwater pull-out, pushing the hands all the way to the back after the start and each turn. Some people keep their head above water at all times when they swim breaststroke. This is not only difficult and unpleasant, but also dangerous for the spine. Swimming with the face held out of the water puts undue strain on the muscles of the neck and back which can lead to damage of the spine’s interior facet joints.

Answer 2

It's all a question of timing and the stroke. You should lift your head as you pull bakc with your arms. While you'r edoing that, take a breath of air and also draw your legs up towrads your crotch. Then, as you kick with your legs, push your arms out in front of you and begin bretahing out under water: you should glide in this position before staring the next cycle of the stroke.

Answer 3

hi i'm a national level breastroke swimmer.

so during your breastroke pull, pull your arms with strength and some force and angle your head out of the water when your arms look like they are hugging someone, then put your head down you look like your praying and then extend your arms to begin again. I hope this helps... =]

Answer 4

lift head up

Answer 5

When you are moving your hands into your body you should take a breath. Use your stroke to help you move your head. Do not keep your head up too long otherwise it will slow down your stroke