Wow. We have a policy at our Y pool that holding your breath under water like that is not allowed.
Although it seems much better than the alternative of NOT holding your breath while underwater! :)
Seriously, though, practicing underwater swimming is a vital component if you want to become a faster swimmer. You can't become a faster underwater swimmer without practicing, so it's a bit of a fine line between challenging underwater training and dangerous underwater training.
Wow. We have a policy at our Y pool that holding your breath under water like that is not allowed.
Although it seems much better than the alternative of NOT holding your breath while underwater! :)
Seriously, though, practicing underwater swimming is a vital component if you want to become a faster swimmer. You can't become a faster underwater swimmer without practicing, so it's a bit of a fine line between challenging underwater training and dangerous underwater training.
