What muscles does the Breaststroke Swim work?

Mainly the chest and upper back. It also works the abs, front delts, glutes and quads.

What equipment do you need for the Breaststroke Swim?

None. It is a bodyweight exercise.

GymVim rates it intermediate. For a beginner-rated exercise on the same muscle and movement, see the Steady-State Rowing Machine.

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Prone simultaneous-stroke swimming that pairs a wide sweeping arm pull with a whip kick driven by the inner thighs.

Float face down with your body straight and arms extended in front of you.
Sweep both hands outward then back toward the midline in a circle, keeping the elbows high.
Lift your head and shoulders to inhale as the arms complete the pull.
Recover the hands together ahead of your shoulders, then shoot them forward.
Draw your heels toward your seat, turn your feet out and whip them back together.
Hold the streamlined glide until speed drops, then start the next cycle.

Pulling too wide and too far back, which stalls the stroke and overloads the shoulders.
Kicking with the feet pointed instead of turned out, which removes most of the propulsion.
Cutting the glide short, so stroke rate rises and efficiency falls.
Lifting the head too early, which drops the hips and drags the body line.

What muscles does the Breaststroke Swim work?: Mainly the chest and upper back. It also works the abs, front delts, glutes and quads.
What equipment do you need for the Breaststroke Swim?: None. It is a bodyweight exercise.
Is the Breaststroke Swim good for beginners?: GymVim rates it intermediate. For a beginner-rated exercise on the same muscle and movement, see the Steady-State Rowing Machine.