How often do you breathe in an open water triathlon swim versus a 1500 meter race in the pool? I recently watched the professional San Diego ITU triathlon and noticed that the athletes tend to breathe quite frequently. Is this the norm? Am I putting myself at a disadvantage by not breathing as frequently?
Can you view www.usms.org/.../articledisplay.php ?
I read it last week and in doing so found out a crucial mistake I didn't realize I was making , and with fixing made a profound improvement. I am learning to keep my head within my axis, which was creating drag and causing an imbalance. It also forces me to rotate my entire body as one solid craft. (Thank you Emmett, for the article!)
That is a good article. I think I will literally draw a 2" red dot on one of my old swim caps and have my coach watch me swim to see if is visible when I breathe. I think I have good "risky" breathing skills, but I could be dead wrong. :D
Can you view www.usms.org/.../articledisplay.php ?
I read it last week and in doing so found out a crucial mistake I didn't realize I was making , and with fixing made a profound improvement. I am learning to keep my head within my axis, which was creating drag and causing an imbalance. It also forces me to rotate my entire body as one solid craft. (Thank you Emmett, for the article!)
That is a good article. I think I will literally draw a 2" red dot on one of my old swim caps and have my coach watch me swim to see if is visible when I breathe. I think I have good "risky" breathing skills, but I could be dead wrong. :D
