I've been self coaching, lap swimming for one year. I often see people swimming under water for at least a few lengths. Why?
Do you gain endurance/stamina with this drill. Personally I just finish my workout doing 10 x 25 sprints and try to limit my breaths.
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yepp, I do it for the same purpose as Jim said.
Usually I run very fast out of air during the long glide phase on the turns and sometimes even have to stop the long glide phase because the urge to breath is too strong.
So I try to swim a few lenght underwater to help my self getting used to it and make better use of the air in my lungs to avoid the feeling of running out of air on turns and glides.
brgds
Matthias
yepp, I do it for the same purpose as Jim said.
Usually I run very fast out of air during the long glide phase on the turns and sometimes even have to stop the long glide phase because the urge to breath is too strong.
So I try to swim a few lenght underwater to help my self getting used to it and make better use of the air in my lungs to avoid the feeling of running out of air on turns and glides.
brgds
Matthias
