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Is breast stroke the hardest stroke?

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MaryTheMagical · 15/05/2026 10:41

My ds7 is getting on pretty well in his Swim England classes, and is nearly at the end of stage 5.

He nailed backstroke early on, but his second best stroke is butterfly - and he looks like he really knows what he’s doing, it’s beautiful.

But he is stuck on breast stroke and someone told me “ohhhh they always get stuck on breast stroke, it’s tricky!”

Is that true - do most kids find butterfly easier than breast stroke?

I feel like I’ve slipped into a parallel universe where things are subtly different …

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WidowTwonky · Yesterday 15:24

I'm the parent of a competitive breaststroker who consistently tells me breaststroke is the most technically difficult stroke. He would much rather do any other stroke in training. Not sure if that’s just because he’s not as strong at the others so can get away with less precision. Plus of course breaststroke is the slowest stroke so sets take longer 😂

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