breathing in 4 strokes

Former Member
Former Member
Hey everybody, I used to swim freestyle and breath every 2 strokes. Today I swim and breath every 4 strokes. I swim significantly faster but of course have to breath harder. I read that people only breath every 3, 5, or 7 strokes. Am I breathing every 4 strokes is very odd? The thing is I only breath on the right side and it's very difficult for me to breath on the left side. Every time I breath on the left side, I always lose balance. I just wonder if anyone here actually breath every even stroke like 4,, 6, 8. Thanks.