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
For my balancing act I breath into the rope(lane markers), which helps me not get a mouthful of water, and allows me to feel comfortable breathing on both sides and to feel balanced when I do have to alternate breathing sides. For long distance events I do try to breath every 3rd and alternate.
We are lucky enough to not have to circle swim! For example I breath into the rope on my left going down and on my right coming back, and I am faster coming back than going down(weird.)
One thing I have found is that instead of exhaling the whole time my face is under water is to hold (or let a little air leak out both nose and mouth) my breath as long as I can and (almost kind of violently) EXHALE as much out of my lungs as possible BEFORE the next grasp of oxygen. I do not know why but my times indicate I am faster w/ this breathing technique, than exhaling continuously on my sprints(50's and 100's)
For my balancing act I breath into the rope(lane markers), which helps me not get a mouthful of water, and allows me to feel comfortable breathing on both sides and to feel balanced when I do have to alternate breathing sides. For long distance events I do try to breath every 3rd and alternate.
We are lucky enough to not have to circle swim! For example I breath into the rope on my left going down and on my right coming back, and I am faster coming back than going down(weird.)
One thing I have found is that instead of exhaling the whole time my face is under water is to hold (or let a little air leak out both nose and mouth) my breath as long as I can and (almost kind of violently) EXHALE as much out of my lungs as possible BEFORE the next grasp of oxygen. I do not know why but my times indicate I am faster w/ this breathing technique, than exhaling continuously on my sprints(50's and 100's)
