Here you will find the detailed rule and explanation<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nWhen to use breaststroke in a triathlon? My strategic insights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n Breaststroke is generally taught first to children, so when you are an adult, breaststroke generally feels like an easy and reassuring swimming stroke, even though not the fastest. When it comes to triathlon, a non-confident swimmer will appreciate swimming breaststroke for the entire swim leg, while a beginner triathlete will appreciate switching to breaststrokes temporarily for sighting or to manage the crowd fight at the beginning of the race.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nIt is best to use breaststroke in a triathlon:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nIf you start panicking: as you can keep your head above water and not struggle to breathe<\/li>\n\n\n\n At the start of the race: to let people overtake you and free yourself from the crowd, or if someone knocked out your goggles to replace them<\/li>\n\n\n\n During the entire swim leg: if you are better at breaststroke than freestyle for instance<\/li>\n\n\n\n If you start being tired with freestyle swimming, you switch strokes to keep moving forward<\/li>\n\n\n\n To help you get directions to the next buoy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nJust a heads up: breaststroke uses the legs much more intensely than freestyle. Be careful to still have the legs to carry on with the bike and the run legs afterward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For many, especially those new to triathlons or less confident in their swimming abilities, the question of whether breaststroke is allowed during the swim leg arises. This concern is particularly pronounced in open-water starts, where the challenge of managing crowds and maintaining steady breathing can be daunting. Let’s explore the rules and possibilities of using breaststroke in triathlon races. Are…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,17],"tags":[],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":6,"label":"Swim"},{"value":17,"label":"Triathlon"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/joyfultriathlete.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/swimming_breaststroke_in_triathlon-1600x914.png",1290,737,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Constance Garnier","author_link":"https:\/\/joyfultriathlete.com\/author\/pti_avion\/"},"comment_info":17,"category_info":[{"term_id":6,"name":"Swim","slug":"swim","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":6,"taxonomy":"category","description":"In this category, you will find articles about swimming, especially for triathletes. Triathlon swimming comes with specific rules, equipment, and training. Find here some tips for both pool and open-water swimming.","parent":0,"count":12,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":6,"category_count":12,"category_description":"In this category, you will find articles about swimming, especially for triathletes. Triathlon swimming comes with specific rules, equipment, and training. Find here some tips for both pool and open-water swimming.","cat_name":"Swim","category_nicename":"swim","category_parent":0},{"term_id":17,"name":"Triathlon","slug":"triathlon","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":17,"taxonomy":"category","description":"This is where I regroup topics related to triathlon as triathlon races, triathlon rules, etc.","parent":0,"count":28,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":17,"category_count":28,"category_description":"This is where I regroup topics related to triathlon as triathlon races, triathlon rules, etc.","cat_name":"Triathlon","category_nicename":"triathlon","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyfultriathlete.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13091"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyfultriathlete.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyfultriathlete.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joyfultriathlete.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joyfultriathlete.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13091"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/joyfultriathlete.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13115,"href":"https:\/\/joyfultriathlete.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13091\/revisions\/13115"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joyfultriathlete.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joyfultriathlete.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joyfultriathlete.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joyfultriathlete.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}