KS2 · Physical education · Year 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Breaststroke, increasing distance, artistic swimming routines
Swimming: water polo, artistic swimming and rookie lifeguard
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Your learning goal
I can use breaststroke over a distance of 25m or more and adapt my stroke when performing an artistic swimming routine.
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Breaststroke, increasing distance, artistic swimming routines: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can use breaststroke over a distance of 25m or more and adapt my stroke when performing an artistic swimming routine.
Key learning points
- Move: breaststroke requires steady timing and a pull, breathe, kick, glide sequence.
- Move: a streamlined body with a smooth, simultaneous kick increases speed.
- Think: a glide after each stroke uses less energy and reduces resistance.
- Feel: improving at challenging tasks demonstrates excellent resilience and self-motivation.
- Connect: working collaboratively with peers and responding to feedback improves our swimming technique.
Words to know
- breaststroke
- a recognised swimming stroke, both arms move in a circular motion, the legs perform a frog kick
- artistic routine
- a choreographed performance in the water that combines elements of swimming, dance, and gymnastics
- simultaneous
- at the same time
Common mistakes
Pupils think that they should kick as quickly as possible, without using a glide between each breaststroke leg kick.
Breaststroke is most effective when there is a short glide in the streamlined position between each leg kick.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Teach basic practices such as jumping like a frog with the feet turned out.