Another Swim Question....
sfuller
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Hello,
I posted yesterday saying how my swimming has come on leaps and bounds since I started 2 months ago and fro listening to this forum, well, I have just got back from the pool and again feel good about my swim but have been watching some of the better swimmers in the pool and have a query on breathing....
I swim like this .......right stroke & breath..... left stroke..... right stroke..... left stroke.... right stroke and breath..... and so on.....
Most of the 'better' swimmers swam like this .......right stroke & breath..... left stroke.......right stroke & breath..... left stroke... and so on....
So my question is, am I doing it wrong? or is it a personal preference?... any advice on this topic is greatly appreciated as I need/want to improve even more.
Thanks all.
ps. I hope my description is simple to understand...
I posted yesterday saying how my swimming has come on leaps and bounds since I started 2 months ago and fro listening to this forum, well, I have just got back from the pool and again feel good about my swim but have been watching some of the better swimmers in the pool and have a query on breathing....
I swim like this .......right stroke & breath..... left stroke..... right stroke..... left stroke.... right stroke and breath..... and so on.....
Most of the 'better' swimmers swam like this .......right stroke & breath..... left stroke.......right stroke & breath..... left stroke... and so on....
So my question is, am I doing it wrong? or is it a personal preference?... any advice on this topic is greatly appreciated as I need/want to improve even more.
Thanks all.
ps. I hope my description is simple to understand...
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It's best to breath on every third stroke, or bi-lateral breathing.
because breathing on both sides should even out your stroke.
for example, I see alot of people at my pool breath on just their right side, and when they breath on their right side the stroke looks ok, high elbow and the arm doesn't go swining to far outwards.
But when they aren't taking a breath, so when their left arm is coming out of the water, well basicly its all over the place,
their arm barely comes out of the water at all!
so basicly its just a case of being able to have a nice smooth rythm without your breathing inturrupting it!!!
hope that kinda helps [&:]
Another advantage is that you will get used to breathing on both sides. This is a big advantage if you have a sea swim where it is much easier to breathe towards the shore rather than towards the sea (if you breathe towards the sea then you can end up with a mouthful of water every time your breath coincides with a wave). Most sea swims are out and then back, meaning that you need to breathe on one side for the out-leg and then the other side for the return - if you practice bilateral breathing in the pool then you should get equally comfortable on either side.