Rebecca Soni and Jessica Hardy's breaststroke records have just been broken in October by Ruta Meilutyte (born in 1997, currently 16 years old), from Lithuania. She won the gold medal at the age of 15 in the 2012 Olympics in the 100m breaststroke. She currently holds the 50m and 100m breaststroke world records, just broken in Moscow World Championships this October.
Here's the 100m breaststroke world record swim in 1:04.35:
Here's her 50m breaststroke world record swim in 29.48:
We learn a lot by watching the best swimmers in the world. What do you see in Ruta's stroke? Her "shoot" forward? Tempo and timing? How she pulls her legs up and kicks backward? What about her start?
What can you apply to your own stroke?
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