I hear that you should not breathe every stroke in fly because it causes you to become vertical for more time during your swim, but one thing that I do not understand is that when I swim fly and come up for a breath everystroke, not only does it seem easier for me, but I take less strokes per lap, and I go faster. Any thoughts or ideas??
I believe this is a highly individualized issue. It will depend on your stroke mechanics, training, and natural ability. As much as I would love to breath every stroke, it is simply much slower for me this way--and probably has to do with my poor core strength and depressing kicking ability. In the end you will select a breathing pattern that is faster, and not necessarily the one you like.
I believe this is a highly individualized issue. It will depend on your stroke mechanics, training, and natural ability. As much as I would love to breath every stroke, it is simply much slower for me this way--and probably has to do with my poor core strength and depressing kicking ability. In the end you will select a breathing pattern that is faster, and not necessarily the one you like.
