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Breaststroke vs Sidestroke - What's the difference?

breaststroke | sidestroke |

As nouns the difference between breaststroke and sidestroke

is that breaststroke is a swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's while sidestroke is a swimming stroke swum on the swimmer's side.

As a verb breaststroke

is to swim using this stroke.

breaststroke

English

(wikipedia breaststroke)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A swimming stroke in which the swimmer lies face down, the arms being swept forward, outward and back under the water and the legs are kicked like a frog's

    • Verb

    (breaststrok)
  • to swim using this stroke

    • sidestroke

    English

    Noun

  • A swimming stroke swum on the swimmer's side.