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

Then, the historic double-gold night on Wednesday, with wins in the 200-meter butterfly and the 200-meter breaststroke just two hours apart. —Nicole Auerbach, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024

Pioneers junior Aiden Kelly finished 16th in the 100 breaststroke in a time of 1:02.54. —Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025

In the 100-meter breaststroke, five-time Olympic medalist Kate Douglass prevailed as the winner. —Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025

George Lam of Grafton won the 100 breaststroke in 59.04. Collin Purcell of Minnechaug Regional won the diving with 522.05 points. —Stephen Tobey, Boston Herald, 23 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