breaststroke
noun
breast·stroke
ˈbres(t)-ˌstrōk 
: a swimming stroke executed in a prone position by coordinating a kick in which the legs are brought forward with the knees together and the feet are turned outward and whipped back with a glide and a backward sweeping movement of the arms
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I'll be competing in the 50-meter breaststroke.
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American Kate Douglas posted the top time in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke semifinals, finishing in 1:05.49.
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Zack Pierce, New York Times, 28 July 2025
In the 100 breaststroke, China’s Qin Haiyang successfully claimed back his world title.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Torrey Pines’ Logan Noguchi won the boys 100 butterfly and breaststroke last year, University City’s Katherine Hazle the girls 500 freestyle two years ago and Eastlake’s Emily Lundgren won the girls 100 breaststroke in 2022.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, King secured two silver medals—one in the 200-meter breaststroke and the other in the 4×100-meter medley relay—along with a bronze in the 100-meter breaststroke.
—Casey Murphy, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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Zack Pierce, New York Times, 28 July 2025
In the 100 breaststroke, China’s Qin Haiyang successfully claimed back his world title.
—Paras J. Haji, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Torrey Pines’ Logan Noguchi won the boys 100 butterfly and breaststroke last year, University City’s Katherine Hazle the girls 500 freestyle two years ago and Eastlake’s Emily Lundgren won the girls 100 breaststroke in 2022.
—Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2025
At the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, King secured two silver medals—one in the 200-meter breaststroke and the other in the 4×100-meter medley relay—along with a bronze in the 100-meter breaststroke.
—Casey Murphy, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
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breaststroke
noun
breast·stroke
ˈbres(t)-ˌstrōk
: a swimming stroke performed by extending the arms in front of the head while drawing the knees forward and outward and then sweeping the arms back with palms out while kicking backward and outward
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