is it ok to breath every 4 strokes when doing laps?
Former Member
It's been about 8 days since i got back to swimming, it's still hard for me to get good momentum and i feel the most comfortable when i breath every 4 strokes. When i try to breath every 2 or 3 strokes i completely lose the momentum and find it much harder to swim smoothly. Is that alright? how do i improve my swimming flow?
Thanks.
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Former Member
I agree with Concho Pearl. What works for one person may not work for another. If your body is comfortable with this breathing pattern, then do it. I guess my only question is does there come a time when you need more oxygen?
Proabably to the chagrin of people here, I breathe every single stroke from a 200 yards and up especially if I am pushing myself. I have a need for oxygen and if I can get it, then I can swim fast for longer. But this is me. I am sure others will disagree. But I do anything I can to prevent going into any form of oxygen debt to my body for then I start to suffer performance wise.
If this works for you, this is the right breathing pattern even though I don't know how many lengths of the pool you are doing with this pattern.
Happy swimming !!!
Donna
I agree with Concho Pearl. What works for one person may not work for another. If your body is comfortable with this breathing pattern, then do it. I guess my only question is does there come a time when you need more oxygen?
Proabably to the chagrin of people here, I breathe every single stroke from a 200 yards and up especially if I am pushing myself. I have a need for oxygen and if I can get it, then I can swim fast for longer. But this is me. I am sure others will disagree. But I do anything I can to prevent going into any form of oxygen debt to my body for then I start to suffer performance wise.
If this works for you, this is the right breathing pattern even though I don't know how many lengths of the pool you are doing with this pattern.
Happy swimming !!!
Donna
