Breathing

These are very interesting comments. From what I have gathered from various coaches and swimming partners was that to breathe on every 3rd stroke or the less you breathe the faster you go. DO they mean only in short races, such as 50 or 100 free?I breathe every other stroke because I constantly feel oxygen deprived and I have become accustomed to swimming this way. I breathe to my right and I have noticed that my left arm will become fatigued after a long set and begin to drop down more in my recovery phase causing a slap of the water. I have noticed the times I do breathe to m left I do feel faster and a little more dizzy but the more I breathe to my right the better it will become and the stronger I can make my left shoulder. I think it is good to know how to breathe on both sides, it doesn't mean you can't favor one side over the other but when a shoulder gets tired you can switch sides.

These are very interesting comments. From what I have gathered from various coaches and swimming partners was that to breathe on every 3rd stroke or the less you breathe the faster you go. DO they mean only in short races, such as 50 or 100 free?I breathe every other stroke because I constantly feel oxygen deprived and I have become accustomed to swimming this way. I breathe to my right and I have noticed that my left arm will become fatigued after a long set and begin to drop down more in my recovery phase causing a slap of the water. I have noticed the times I do breathe to m left I do feel faster and a little more dizzy but the more I breathe to my right the better it will become and the stronger I can make my left shoulder. I think it is good to know how to breathe on both sides, it doesn't mean you can't favor one side over the other but when a shoulder gets tired you can switch sides.