I teach lessons to a forty year old woman who is having a very hard time breathing. I have been teaching lessons for about ten years and I cannot figure out why she is having such a hard time. She seems to breathe in the correct amount of oxygen and then she slowly exhales through her nose and mouth before breathing again. She has to breathe every two strokes in order to get enough oxygen but even then after a 50 her lungs are burning. She can swim a 1650 in about 35 minutes and she can swim it without stopping but her lungs get tired before anything else. I have had her swim 25's without breathing and she can do that. I am completely stumped as to what her problem is. Any suggestions? Thanks
Thanks for the suggestions. In answer to some of the questions asked, she is in very good shape and she has been swimming for a couple of years. Her best strokes are Backstroke and Breaststroke. She has an ok Fly. The stroke she struggles with the most is Freestyle. She is a triathlete trying to improve her swimming. I know she has done at least one Ironman, so I assume her conditioning is not an issue.
I will have her try the paper bag idea and she if she is trying inhale too much at each breath. I cannot figure out what is wrong with her breathing because everyother aspect of her stroke is fine.
Thanks for the suggestions. In answer to some of the questions asked, she is in very good shape and she has been swimming for a couple of years. Her best strokes are Backstroke and Breaststroke. She has an ok Fly. The stroke she struggles with the most is Freestyle. She is a triathlete trying to improve her swimming. I know she has done at least one Ironman, so I assume her conditioning is not an issue.
I will have her try the paper bag idea and she if she is trying inhale too much at each breath. I cannot figure out what is wrong with her breathing because everyother aspect of her stroke is fine.
