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

breaststroker

ˈbres(t)-ˌstrō-kər 

noun

Examples of breaststroke in a Sentence

I'll be competing in the 50-meter breaststroke.

Recent Examples on the Web

Meanwhile, her sister Alex Walsh now holds the record for the most individual titles in ACC women’s swimming history, with 12 individual titles and 32 total titles, and is the first swimmer in the conference to win the 200 breaststroke four times in a row. —Casey Murphy, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025

With the help of individual first-place medals by Sarah Fortier in the 100-yard breaststroke and Maisey O’Donnell in the 1-meter diving along with a trio of top-11 finishes in the 500-yard freestyle, the Patriots’ dominance at Saturday night’s state competition spoke for itself. —Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2025

Flemming ended up 12th in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.59), while Lindeen was 13th in the 100 backstroke (59.83). —Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

Olsen also finished second in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:23.06. —Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for breaststroke

• awoke
• baroque
• bespoke
• colloque
• convoke
• evoke
• invoke
• keystroke
• kinfolk
• kinsfolk
• menfolk
• provoke

Kids Definition

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