From: Changes in breaststroke swimming performances in national and international athletes competing between 1994 and 2011 –a comparison with freestyle swimming performances
Speed of Swiss swimmers (m/s)*
Speed of FINA swimmers (m/s)**
Breaststroke
Freestyle
Men
1.50 ± 0.12
1.91 ± 0.15
1.64 ± 0.10
2.06 ± 0.16
Women
1.33 ± 0.09
1.70 ± 0.11
1.47 ± 0.10
1.84 ± 0.13