Is there any limit to how far you are allowed to swim underwater in freestyle? If not and if it's true that dolphining underwater is faster than anything done on the surface, why don't we see people racing the 50 free underwater? Before the limitation was placed on back and fly, what were the best times achieved by swimming underwater in those events?
Personally I find even long pullouts are torture, I'm just curious.
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If long pullouts are hard, you should work on your lung capacity. there are lots of ways to do it. Try to swim underwater for a certain amount of time. also, blow up balloons. I have astma and have 12 liters of lung capacity. Balloons have made a great difference in my lungs. You should be able to swim 25 yd/meters underwater, at least.
As for swimming *** stroke during a freestyle race--Why? It is so much slower & harder.
If long pullouts are hard, you should work on your lung capacity. there are lots of ways to do it. Try to swim underwater for a certain amount of time. also, blow up balloons. I have astma and have 12 liters of lung capacity. Balloons have made a great difference in my lungs. You should be able to swim 25 yd/meters underwater, at least.
As for swimming *** stroke during a freestyle race--Why? It is so much slower & harder.
