Is Breathing after every 3 strokes on diff sides help you go faster?
Former Member
I dont know i mean it feels like it does.. but it will take me a while to get used to.. im a sprinter and i dont think it will help me sense im not supposed to breath on the 50.. LOL. And its like crazy because my time on a 25m pool for a 50 is 26s.. And i need 23.5 for state.. what should i do?? i've tried bettering my flip turn on the end of the first 25 i do it better .. but it didnt seem to help my time.. so i dont know what else to do i cant not breath.. i mean idk i can try but ugh.. U know??
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Former Member
Are you left handed then? What makes a left side breather? It would be interesting to have a poll on this one: how many favour the left side for breathing and how many favour the right. I would think the right side would be the clear favourite but I may be wrong.
Syd
I am right-handed and breathe on my left. It just came naturally to me. I find it more natural (for me) to swim with my right side down. I will sometimes do the SFK (where F=Flutter as opposed to SDK) on my side (right-side down). It feels faster to me than my regular chest-down SFK but I've not had it timed. When you look at fish, they will mostly have a narrower silhouette when looked at from above than from the side.
Are you left handed then? What makes a left side breather? It would be interesting to have a poll on this one: how many favour the left side for breathing and how many favour the right. I would think the right side would be the clear favourite but I may be wrong.
Syd
I am right-handed and breathe on my left. It just came naturally to me. I find it more natural (for me) to swim with my right side down. I will sometimes do the SFK (where F=Flutter as opposed to SDK) on my side (right-side down). It feels faster to me than my regular chest-down SFK but I've not had it timed. When you look at fish, they will mostly have a narrower silhouette when looked at from above than from the side.
