I passed an instructor at our pool today who was saying to some kids learning freestyle that if they are right handed, they will most likely breathe on the right side, and left handed people breathe on the left side. I don't know if I agree, so I want to get your poll results:
I'm right handed and I breathe most naturally on my right side.
I'm left handed and I breathe most naturally on my left side.
My handedness and my most natural breathing side are opposite
I am truly ambidextrous and breathe with equal comfort on both sides
I am one side dominant, but have trained my self to be a comfortable bilateral breather
Interesting speculation. I agree with the circle swimming hypothesis, however, when I race with a fastskin suit on, I take fewer strokes per length (not sure if this reduction is odd or even) but still manage to flip the same way (though once I did crash into the way on the very first turn of what proved to be my all-time best 1000 swim; I have a bad habit of swimming with my eyes closed.)
Interesting speculation. I agree with the circle swimming hypothesis, however, when I race with a fastskin suit on, I take fewer strokes per length (not sure if this reduction is odd or even) but still manage to flip the same way (though once I did crash into the way on the very first turn of what proved to be my all-time best 1000 swim; I have a bad habit of swimming with my eyes closed.)
