https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/3394/breathingIn my 13 years as a Master swimmer I think I have a pretty good technique and speed, although recently (in the last month sometime) I was reading a thread where someone mentioned about breathing. She/he said that breathing while swimming had to be veryen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/31045?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 29 Jul 2005 15:29:06 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:94aaae72-877d-48fe-867e-7f93bb81b2f0Former MemberI&#39;ve always been told that you should either be inhaling or exhaling all the time. I don&#39;t know if this is true or not but I sart my exhale almost as soon as I begin to role to my nonbreathing side.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/31110?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 29 Jul 2005 01:51:10 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:910bd23d-8b8b-4e07-b656-afc38cdf6c96mattsonThat&#39;s funny, I&#39;ve always considered breathing during swimming to be complementary to &quot;normal breathing&quot;. Normally I breathe in slowly, and breathe out kinda fast. While swimming, I breathe out slowly, and inhale quickly. I&#39;ve always thought of playing a (wind) musical instrument as being closer. You sneak in breaths when you can, but do it so it doesn&#39;t disrupt the rhythm of your music.<div style="clear:both;"></div>