Often when I make the approach for a flip turn I'm out of breath and take a last gasp before the turn. I blow bubbles as I rotate and during push off. After this short amount of time and blowing bubbles, I'm desperate for air and can't glide very far from the wall before taking a breath. How does one learn breath control?
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Yes you are on the right track ! Most people concentrate on the Breathing in when they should concentrate on the exhale.
Breathe out as completely as you can and your inhale will be take in more air. I like to do explosive breathing.
There is a 36 yr old swimmer that i coach who was never breathing out under the water. He would wait until his mouth cleared the water and would exhale and inhale in that 1 second or so.
He was also the fastest master swimmer that i coach. This is why it took me so long to notice this. I could not believe that he could swim fast repeats with such a poor breathing pattern.
It was a series of breathing drills that i gave him that showed up the problem.
He had been breathing that way all his swimming life !!
Yes you are on the right track ! Most people concentrate on the Breathing in when they should concentrate on the exhale.
Breathe out as completely as you can and your inhale will be take in more air. I like to do explosive breathing.
There is a 36 yr old swimmer that i coach who was never breathing out under the water. He would wait until his mouth cleared the water and would exhale and inhale in that 1 second or so.
He was also the fastest master swimmer that i coach. This is why it took me so long to notice this. I could not believe that he could swim fast repeats with such a poor breathing pattern.
It was a series of breathing drills that i gave him that showed up the problem.
He had been breathing that way all his swimming life !!
