Any tips on breathing more easily during freestyle
Former Member
I am a from Singapore, and happen to come by this useful forum. hope you guys can help solve my problems.
Here is my problem:
I have been swimming for the past few 3 years now. I would expect my stamina to be getting better, but that dosent seem to be the case.
I can swim freestyle continuosly for the first 150m without encountering much of any problems, but at 200m, i find breathing a chore even thou i am already breathin every 2 strokes.
I think it may have something to do with my breathing time. Every time i turn to breath, it dosent seem to be long enough as my arms would pull very soon inorder to keep my body balanced, resulting in me having insufficient air.
This problems could only be solved when I am using hand paddles which lenghten my gliding time. Is there any way that i can lenghten this gliding time without the use of hand paddles or forcing myself to extend my arms awkwardly for as long as i can? Thanx :confused:
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When kids learn to swim, they are told to blow bubbles with their face in the water. If you think that you are not exhaling under water, try concentrating on blowing bubbles in the water before you roll to the side to inhale. You might have to forego thinking about other things (like bent elbow, body position, etc.) until exhaling (blowing bubbles) while your face is in the water becomes automatic.
Another breathing problem that is quite common is the tendency to lift the head, which causes poor body position. To breathe, you want to roll to the side, not lift the head.
Proper breathing is probably the most difficult and most important part of swimming freestyle.
When kids learn to swim, they are told to blow bubbles with their face in the water. If you think that you are not exhaling under water, try concentrating on blowing bubbles in the water before you roll to the side to inhale. You might have to forego thinking about other things (like bent elbow, body position, etc.) until exhaling (blowing bubbles) while your face is in the water becomes automatic.
Another breathing problem that is quite common is the tendency to lift the head, which causes poor body position. To breathe, you want to roll to the side, not lift the head.
Proper breathing is probably the most difficult and most important part of swimming freestyle.
