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

But Douglass had oriented her entire program around the 200-meter breaststroke. —Nicole Auerbach, The Athletic, 1 Aug. 2024

Previously at these Olympics, the British swimmer Adam Peaty tested positive after winning silver in the breaststroke on July 28. —Zack Pierce, The Athletic, 8 Aug. 2024

Then Marchand put an exclamation on the evening by winning the 200 breaststroke, also in Olympic record time, as a deafening French crowd urged him on. —David K. Li, NBC News, 31 July 2024

While at Virginia, Douglass was an NCAA champion in the 200 breaststroke in 2022, 2023 and 2024. —Casey Murphy, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1864, in the meaning defined above

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