Why does it seem that all freestyle swimmers breath to the right? I breath to the left but...yeah..
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Originally posted by spintwo
I experimented today, and found that breathing the other way (to the right) is not hard for me and even decreased my tiem by almost 2 seconds!!! Anyone have any idea why?
It's not uncommon for swimmers to find that their stroke improves when they breathe on their "wrong" side. When they breathe on their "right" side, they are frequently invoking years (maybe even decades) of bad muscle memories. But when they switch to their "wrong" side, they are able to start with a clean slate.
Originally posted by spintwo
I experimented today, and found that breathing the other way (to the right) is not hard for me and even decreased my tiem by almost 2 seconds!!! Anyone have any idea why?
It's not uncommon for swimmers to find that their stroke improves when they breathe on their "wrong" side. When they breathe on their "right" side, they are frequently invoking years (maybe even decades) of bad muscle memories. But when they switch to their "wrong" side, they are able to start with a clean slate.
