[header] How to prevent breaststroke swimmer's knee [title] Recognize your kind of kick, and pay attention to your technique. [step] Based on the kind of competitive distance you are specialized, the width between the knees when doing the kick varies. Usually, sprinters tend to do their kick with their knees closer than mid-distance or imers. 
This makes the angle of the knees with the ankles be more sharp, which at the end makes sprinters more likely for knee injuries. The most important thing is to make sure every kick is not out of the boundaries of the knee rotation, especially during the out sweep of the kick.