https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/12303/continuous-swimmingHey, I started swimming in June this year. Took me about a month to learn it, I&#39;m still in learning phase though. I can breathe while swimming (freestyle), but after about 2-3 minutes I get out of breathe...I could only go from one side of the poolen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/197020?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 27 Nov 2015 14:35:56 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:7ff00989-78dc-4f0a-8203-c31433b4859fFormer MemberThanks for the replies. I think I breathe wrong...first 3-4 times when i breathe it&#39;s easy...but later, I just can&#39;t wait to take my face out of the water to take a breathe... I don&#39;t hear anything cos it&#39;s too loud there and I wear ear plugs.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/196998?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 27 Nov 2015 12:17:07 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:16a8b3fe-f4fc-471b-bc7a-f3dd13d19dd2DeniseMWRemember, swimming is a lot harder an exercise than it looks. You&#39;ve gotten lots of great advice here, so I&#39;ll just add that it takes lots of practice to build the kind of stamina you need for longer distances, so be patient. I see all sorts of swimmers at my pool, and when I notice someone with great technique, I talk to him or her when they&#39;re taking a break.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/196985?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 26 Nov 2015 04:45:34 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:32a816dc-687e-4db3-9e8b-bdf51b484319Elaine KrugmanIn addition to the above posts, I&#39;m guessing you could be breathing improperly. Are you exhaling freely (and completely) when your face is in the water? If you can&#39;t hear and see bubbles, you are not, and that could be causing a build-up of CO2 that is zapping you so quickly.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/196971?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 25 Nov 2015 11:23:10 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:be9f16ed-546d-42c7-a3f2-a39706eb7becgobearsHey, I started swimming in June this year. Took me about a month to learn it, I&#39;m still in learning phase though. I can breathe while swimming (freestyle), but after about 2-3 minutes I get out of breathe...I could only go from one side of the pool to the other and back to where I started...after that I must wait for like 5 minutes until I can swim again. What am I doing wrong? You need a coach or someone to teach you proper technique. You are very likely doing many things inefficiently and causing yourself to fatigue quickly. If you want to post a video - I know people on here are good about providing feedback. Good luck!!!<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/196964?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 25 Nov 2015 10:40:40 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:f9d3bab7-9ef1-4c6b-a52a-e15d25cb4959ForceDJYou&#39;re probably not doing anything &#39;wrong&#39; per se. But Rome wasn&#39;t built in a day...or in five months. I&#39;d say that if you&#39;re focusing on going fast...you probably should slow down and focus more on increasing your endurance. Dan<div style="clear:both;"></div>