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
I breathe about 60% of the time on my left, my right arm is a little stronger (I'm left-handed). I try to breathe every 3rd stroke on longer races but sometimes will do every 2 breaths out of turns, then switch to 3. I also have some habits, my first stroke out of a turn is my right and my first breath is on the left, but I'm trying to get out of the habit of breathing immediately out of a turn, because it slows you down a little bit and on longer races, 0.1 second per turn can add up. One advantage of being able to breathe on either side is you can take a breath right before your turn. Although I have another habit here, my last breath before a turn is usually on my left.
I breathe about 60% of the time on my left, my right arm is a little stronger (I'm left-handed). I try to breathe every 3rd stroke on longer races but sometimes will do every 2 breaths out of turns, then switch to 3. I also have some habits, my first stroke out of a turn is my right and my first breath is on the left, but I'm trying to get out of the habit of breathing immediately out of a turn, because it slows you down a little bit and on longer races, 0.1 second per turn can add up. One advantage of being able to breathe on either side is you can take a breath right before your turn. Although I have another habit here, my last breath before a turn is usually on my left.
