Breakout is the moment when swimmers break the surface of the water and begin the first full strokes after a start or push off the wall. In freestyle and backstroke, it is when the swimmer transitions from dolphin kicks to flutter kick.
See the article and video below published by USA Swimming
3/26/2012
BY LISA WEMHOFF / NATIONAL TEAM HIGH PERFORMANCE CONSULTANT
1. Push off of the wall with an excellent streamline.
2. Use your push off and your underwater dolphin kicks to get under the wake created on the surface of the water.
3. Begin to breakout by pulling with the bottom arm on the second to last dolphin kick.
4. Continue your arm pull with an additional dolphin kick
5. When the hand has reached the hip, conclude your dolphin kick and begin your flutter kick.
2. Use your push off and your underwater dolphin kicks to get under the wake created on the surface of the water.
3. Begin to breakout by pulling with the bottom arm on the second to last dolphin kick.
4. Continue your arm pull with an additional dolphin kick
5. When the hand has reached the hip, conclude your dolphin kick and begin your flutter kick.
