Adam Peaty

I think the rest of the world has a very wide, very slow kick. It's very simple, breaststroke. People think it's highly technical. But the more narrow, more effective and quicker you can execute it, the faster you are going to go. There's less drag, basically.

British Athlete

Cameron van der Burgh

I'm trying to focus on the 100 and 200 breaststroke now. There's no point concentrating on the 50 when it's not in the Olympics. I'm not going to quit the 50 but it's not my priority any more. I'll do it but as part of my bid for gold at the other distances.

South African Athlete

David Shields

Swimming is by far the best tonic I've found for my back. I'm not a good swimmer - I do the breaststroke or elementary backstroke in the slow lane - but when I took a two-week break from swimming I was surprised how much I missed it.

American Author

Judit Polgar

There is no better training for chess than swimming. On a Friday evening I like to put in a good long session of breaststroke at the pool near where I live in Budapest with my husband, Gusztav, and my two children.

Hungarian Celebrity

Sophie Pascoe

I race six events. I specialise in butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle, and it's not impossible, but it is hard to be able to race every single race, and day after day as well.

New Zealander Athlete

Colin Jost

When I was 10, I went to the Junior Olympics for the 50-meter and 100-meter breaststroke.

American Comedian

Eric Shanteau

I think you have to be weird to swim breaststroke.

American Athlete

Imagine a frog's leg movements to understand breaststroke's technique more vividly.

Movement Visualization

Breaststroke involves lying on the chest, unlike backstroke where you lie on your back.

Chest Position

Breaststroke is a competitive swimming style often seen in the Olympics and other meets.

Competition Commonality

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These Sticky Traps Are...

 and instead of swimming fast, swim as slowly as possible. Instead of swimming crawl, swim breaststroke. And remember, never ever swim with aggression. This is the time to swim with real humility. And so we walked back up

Lewis Pugh's mind-shiftin...

 Flashes of light in the corner of my mind, but I'm still going. I let go of the tail section of that board, the last energy that I have in me. I let go and I take one more double-arm breaststroke.

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