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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Gareth is right again. I never swim or caoch about the inhale, other than coaching a belly breath.
In the water I focus the swimmers on the exhale, the inhale is always a sneaky fast breath.
It is important that swimmers (esp. asthmatics) learn to belly breathe. It needs to be taught out of the water. To fully fill the lungs, the ribs can be expanded only so far, but the abdomen can be expanded much more by breathing deep and watching the belly expand.
For asthmatics, that is the secret to getting enough air.:D
Now where is Tom for a good belly laugh:confused:
Gareth is right again. I never swim or caoch about the inhale, other than coaching a belly breath.
In the water I focus the swimmers on the exhale, the inhale is always a sneaky fast breath.
It is important that swimmers (esp. asthmatics) learn to belly breathe. It needs to be taught out of the water. To fully fill the lungs, the ribs can be expanded only so far, but the abdomen can be expanded much more by breathing deep and watching the belly expand.
For asthmatics, that is the secret to getting enough air.:D
Now where is Tom for a good belly laugh:confused:
