Plural form of breaststroke; multiple instances or repetitions of this swimming technique.
Simply the plural of 'breaststroke,' combining breast (from Old English breost) and stroke (movement pattern). Standardized in English during the 1800s as swimming became formalized.
Olympic swimmers doing the 200-meter breaststroke perform roughly 40-50 complete breaststrokes per race, meaning elite athletes have perfected thousands of these motions to achieve perfect timing!
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