Freestyle turn breathing & dolphins

Originally posted by BillS (1) How many of you do not breathe on the first stroke out of the turn? And for those who don't, how long can you hold that? SC 100? 200? 1500? Indefinitely? I try not to breathe last stroke, or the first... basically 'inside the flags' is what my coach says we should push for. Depends on how hard I work, I can do it throughout the race or not. Sometimes the little glitches in thechnique that happen when you push harder coat you the time you gain by pushing harder. my last 1650, where I shaved 4 min, I was able to not breathe first and last stroke, and dolphin kick after each turn, breathe on 3 most of the race, and feel strong throughout. I think I had one weaker lap around a 1000, then fired up again. My best friend and my coach were both watching it, and said I had good turns, and was consistantly dolphin kicking off the walls. When I finished the race I felt I had a solid race. I saw the time on the board, It didn;t register it was mine... Had no idea I dropped that much. (2) How many dolphin kicks are you doing off the wall? Does that number increase, decrease, or stay the same as distance and speed change or as the race progresses? Our coach teaches surfacing sooner on sprints, and staying under and dolphin kicking more in distance races.

Originally posted by BillS (1) How many of you do not breathe on the first stroke out of the turn? And for those who don't, how long can you hold that? SC 100? 200? 1500? Indefinitely? I try not to breathe last stroke, or the first... basically 'inside the flags' is what my coach says we should push for. Depends on how hard I work, I can do it throughout the race or not. Sometimes the little glitches in thechnique that happen when you push harder coat you the time you gain by pushing harder. my last 1650, where I shaved 4 min, I was able to not breathe first and last stroke, and dolphin kick after each turn, breathe on 3 most of the race, and feel strong throughout. I think I had one weaker lap around a 1000, then fired up again. My best friend and my coach were both watching it, and said I had good turns, and was consistantly dolphin kicking off the walls. When I finished the race I felt I had a solid race. I saw the time on the board, It didn;t register it was mine... Had no idea I dropped that much. (2) How many dolphin kicks are you doing off the wall? Does that number increase, decrease, or stay the same as distance and speed change or as the race progresses? Our coach teaches surfacing sooner on sprints, and staying under and dolphin kicking more in distance races.