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
Here is a theory: it doesn't matter much how you breathe once you've left the realm of top class competition.It may or may not matter depending on your personal goals. You don’t need to be a top class competitor to challenge yourself to bilateral breath or do flip turns or swim a 100 or 10K without stopping. A number of swimmers at all skill levels have a goal of improved efficiency, for many of them bilateral breathing is a step in achieving this goal.
Here is a theory: it doesn't matter much how you breathe once you've left the realm of top class competition.It may or may not matter depending on your personal goals. You don’t need to be a top class competitor to challenge yourself to bilateral breath or do flip turns or swim a 100 or 10K without stopping. A number of swimmers at all skill levels have a goal of improved efficiency, for many of them bilateral breathing is a step in achieving this goal.
