If we are supposed to be, in the front crawl, always rolling from side to side, what are the advantages of not breathing every other stroke or breathing less and swimming straight? Or should we roll to the side even though not taking a breath? Or is is the fact that the moving of your head a little more to take the breath making more drag? I can see the not breathing an issue in fly because breathing breaks the natural porpoising of the body. The more I swim the fly without breathing the faster I go, so I have to dwell with that, but in freestyle what is the deal? Newbie questions again. billy fanstone
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I dedicated my 0-1650 into learning a bilateral breath on every 3rd stroke.
I still have much to learn and incorporate into a nice looking Front Crawl.
I can do a 25 on 0 and a 50 on maybe 3 breaths...
I'm entering the 200 Free (because of the need to do another event that day) and plan to swim it Front Crawl. I figure i'll use the same rhythm and style I do the BR 200. Easy first 100 then bump up for 3rd 50, then bump again for next 25, last 25 bust my gut...I can work on it a little but I've entere a 3min time...as I've not swam competetive crawl. Ever.
I dedicated my 0-1650 into learning a bilateral breath on every 3rd stroke.
I still have much to learn and incorporate into a nice looking Front Crawl.
I can do a 25 on 0 and a 50 on maybe 3 breaths...
I'm entering the 200 Free (because of the need to do another event that day) and plan to swim it Front Crawl. I figure i'll use the same rhythm and style I do the BR 200. Easy first 100 then bump up for 3rd 50, then bump again for next 25, last 25 bust my gut...I can work on it a little but I've entere a 3min time...as I've not swam competetive crawl. Ever.
