Searching everywhere and not finding much, I think I have an unusual breaststroke problem: I struggle to get my head out of the water for breathing, and then it drops down deep, so that on my next stroke I have to stuggle to get my head ... and round and round it goes.
Moreover, I read about swimmers having the opposite problem; their heads go too high! And indeed I've seen pictures of breaststrokers with their bodies out of the water down to their waists! I know it's bad form, but wow!
I can't even do a head-up breaststroke; my head just won't stay up.
Anyone else have/had this problem? Any suggestions?
I don't even understand what is supposed to bring the head up; where and when is the upward force being applied and by what?
Fighting for breath on every stroke is causing huge anxiety for me; I usually end up with water instead of air in my mouth and I have to abort the swim and have a coughing fit. It's a showstopper.
Alan
You almost certainly are having a problem with timing or with your insweep.You should raise your torso as you insweep.The insweep action,along with recovering the feet at the same time should naturally raise your torso.You don't need to raise your head,your upper body should be high enough to breathe.There are several timing issues that could cause this problem also.A video would help.
You almost certainly are having a problem with timing or with your insweep.You should raise your torso as you insweep.The insweep action,along with recovering the feet at the same time should naturally raise your torso.You don't need to raise your head,your upper body should be high enough to breathe.There are several timing issues that could cause this problem also.A video would help.
