i breath to both sides and i prefer to breath every 3 strokes even though it has always made my coaches crazy. they prefer one breath down and one back. however since i never practiced that it messed up my stroke rhythm and stuff. i have always loved the fact that summer sanders breathed every stroke when she used to swim fly.
Rule number 1 in swimming – the coach is always right.
Rule number 2 – when the coach is wrong, see rule number 1.
It sounds to me like you are talking about a 50 free race. If that is the case, then less breathing means faster time. If it is messing up your stroke rhythm and stuff, since you never practiced that, then practice it and make the coach happy. In a 50 free that is taking between 20 and 30 seconds, there is no need to breathe 6 to 8 times.
Rule number 1 in swimming – the coach is always right.
Rule number 2 – when the coach is wrong, see rule number 1.
It sounds to me like you are talking about a 50 free race. If that is the case, then less breathing means faster time. If it is messing up your stroke rhythm and stuff, since you never practiced that, then practice it and make the coach happy. In a 50 free that is taking between 20 and 30 seconds, there is no need to breathe 6 to 8 times.
