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.
Parents
  • Bilateral breathing is used to teach you about the weakness of the free style stroke that you mention. It's ok to do odd or even if it works for you. As distance swimmer, I breathe every stroke as an old guy.
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  • Bilateral breathing is used to teach you about the weakness of the free style stroke that you mention. It's ok to do odd or even if it works for you. As distance swimmer, I breathe every stroke as an old guy.
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