Does anyone else suffer from oxygen debt after tumble turn?
Former Member
This is not the least of my worries in swimming, but I tend to fall into oxygen debt after tumble turns. In fact, when I keep doing tumble turns in lap swims, it is less taxing to swim 50 LCM than 25 SCY, because I have more time in 50 LCM to recover from the oxygen debt, whereas in 25 SCY, I have to do another tumble turn and fall, yet again, into oxygen debt, before fully recovering from the previous bout.
Do other master swimmers out there suffer from a similar problem? How do you over come this?
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Former Member
Try this - while you swim exhale and inhale more deeply in general. Maybe take longer, stronger strokes to accommodate the new breathing. You might be getting too worked up (not comfortable in the water) and not breathing right, such that a couple of missed breaths really kills you. Try breathing every third stroke while pulling to help get the hang of this and to further lengthen your stroke and exaggerate the breathing.
On those turns, get in and out quicker, and don't panic just because you are anxious for that first breath. 2 full breaths after the turn and you will feel normal again.
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Former Member
Try this - while you swim exhale and inhale more deeply in general. Maybe take longer, stronger strokes to accommodate the new breathing. You might be getting too worked up (not comfortable in the water) and not breathing right, such that a couple of missed breaths really kills you. Try breathing every third stroke while pulling to help get the hang of this and to further lengthen your stroke and exaggerate the breathing.
On those turns, get in and out quicker, and don't panic just because you are anxious for that first breath. 2 full breaths after the turn and you will feel normal again.