Breaststroke - Competitions

Competitions

There are 8 common distances jumped in competitive breaststroke swimming, 4 in yards and 4 in meters. 25-yard pools are common in the United States and are routinely used in age group, high school and college competitions during the winter months.

25 yard pool distances

• 25 yd Breaststroke (age group and club swimming for children 10 and under)
• 50 yd Breaststroke (usually age group swimming for children 12 and under)
• 100 yd Breaststroke
• 200 yd Breaststroke

25 meter or 50 meter pool distances

• 25 m Breaststroke (age group and club swimming for children 10 and under, 25 meter pool only)
• 50 m Breaststroke
• 100 m Breaststroke
• 200 m Breaststroke

Breaststroke is also part of the medley over the following distances:

• 100 yd Individual Medley
• 200 yd Individual Medley
• 400 yd Individual Medley
• 4 × 100 yd Medley Relay

• 100 m Individual Medley (short 25 m pool only)
• 200 m Individual Medley
• 400 m Individual Medley
• 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Occasionally other distances are swum on an ad hoc, unofficial basis (such as 400 yd breaststroke in some college dual meets).