mine are very slow i think..32 mins fastest so far i think or there abouts,would like to hear your methods of better times/or worse!!!!i would really like to improve this year..
Originally posted by mattson
Bilateral breathing is emphasized, just because you are more likely to have a balanced stroke than if you breathe to one side only. (The latter is bad, because you will tend to speed up on your strong side, and slow down on your weak side. Water friction penalizes that type of motion.)
So if you *can* breath bi-laterally, then that no longer becomes the issue.
Definitely emphasize the "if you can." There have been many incredible swimmers with a very pronounced asymmetry to their strokes. Tom Dolan, for example, and he swam a 1650 yard free in around 14:30, I believe.
In my opinion the advantage of getting more oxygen offsets the advantage you might get by having a more symmetric stroke.
Originally posted by mattson
Bilateral breathing is emphasized, just because you are more likely to have a balanced stroke than if you breathe to one side only. (The latter is bad, because you will tend to speed up on your strong side, and slow down on your weak side. Water friction penalizes that type of motion.)
So if you *can* breath bi-laterally, then that no longer becomes the issue.
Definitely emphasize the "if you can." There have been many incredible swimmers with a very pronounced asymmetry to their strokes. Tom Dolan, for example, and he swam a 1650 yard free in around 14:30, I believe.
In my opinion the advantage of getting more oxygen offsets the advantage you might get by having a more symmetric stroke.
