Some people say that you look a bit like a frog when you swim breaststroke. This is mainly because you move your legs in a similar way to a frog swimming. Breaststroke swimmers often look very relaxed as they move through the water, the more relaxed the swimmer looks the more likely it is they are working very hard under the water.

Take a look at the cartoon above, you can change the speed of the animation with the slider to see the arm and leg movement in more detail. When swimming breaststroke your body needs to be symmetrical – whatever the right hand side of the body is doing, the left hand side should be a mirror image.

You could practice breaststroke legs with a float. Holding the float in your hands, you should start stretched out straight, then with your knees bent, bring your heels up towards your bottom, kick out with your feet and bring them round and back together. Then let your body glide though the water before you start another leg kick.