*breath every stroke, same side
*breath every three strokes, different side
*breath every five strokes, different sides
*other?
How often do you breath?
Do you change sides?
What are the disadvantages, or advantages of breathing the same sides, every time?
Jerrycat :D
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I breathe every 4, although I'm trying to learn to breathe more often. I recently struggled through a set of 400's, and our (sometimes) coach, who happened to be watching, said that I'm not breathing often enough. Could this really be substantially affecting my performance ? The thing is, when I breathe more often--even every 3d stroke (to each side), I really feel myself slow down. The only way I can seem to keep my speed up is to breathe every 4th stroke. I guess I need to figure out how to breathe "better."
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know how often the top swimmers breathe? I remember watching the World Champs and trying to pay attention to Phelps' breathing; it seemed like he was breathing every other stroke...?
I breathe every 4, although I'm trying to learn to breathe more often. I recently struggled through a set of 400's, and our (sometimes) coach, who happened to be watching, said that I'm not breathing often enough. Could this really be substantially affecting my performance ? The thing is, when I breathe more often--even every 3d stroke (to each side), I really feel myself slow down. The only way I can seem to keep my speed up is to breathe every 4th stroke. I guess I need to figure out how to breathe "better."
Just out of curiosity, does anyone know how often the top swimmers breathe? I remember watching the World Champs and trying to pay attention to Phelps' breathing; it seemed like he was breathing every other stroke...?
