Originally posted by msgrupp
Did you mean Air SUPPLY for the artists on the song "All I need is the air that I breathe"?
:D
No, the group is Air. They're a modern French electronic duo. "Air That I Breathe" was by The Hollies, not Air Supply.
Did you mean Air SUPPLY for the artists on the song "All I need is the air that I breathe"?
I believe I met the composer back in the early 80s. In fact, if it's the right guy--he sold my sister his dining room table (while in CA) and she's still using it 20+ years later!
Is the composer "Norman" something?
I thought this was very interesting. I thought he kept his head loo low for best streamline.
Obviously has a good breaststroke kick, but his push off streamline could be better. And I actually feel a regular breaststroke done underwater is more efficient than continuous pulldowns.
The Japanese used to stay underwater for up to five minutes in the 1950's, thay swam the 200 meter *** with 5-6 total breaths.
Best I ever did was 100 yards as a kid (16) underwater, but that was before asthma. But at swim meets I ALWAYS swim at least 4 seperate lengths underwater to open up the lungs, and I never breathe out.
When I was young I was taught to exhale during the underwater stroke, but now I never do.
I had two ideas for why to fill up the stomach with air:
An extra supply. I bet that if you practice it you could mix the stomach air and the lung air while underwater.
or, perhaps there is some (small) O2 absorption in the stomach lining or small intestine. If you could push it in there . . .
Both options require remarkable and somewhat disgusting control of one's internal muscles. But if anyone could do it, this guy looks like he could.
