Just wondering if anyone out there using snorkels for stroke drill. And if so, which types are you using. I was looking at a couple of them. One is a freestyle snorkel, and one is a purse swimmers snorkel at kastaway swimwear. Is one better than another? Any advice on flipturns with one of these in?
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The snorkel is also very useful on kick sets without the board. Easier on the back.
One very interesting thing the snorkel did for me: A while back I did a couple of sets of 3 x 100 (SCY) very hard on 1:25. I swam the 1st set 111, 109, 109. That is fast for me. After a recovery set I swam another set of 3 - but my coach said I was breathing way harder than my peers so he suggested using the snorkel to start the set. I swam 104 with snorkerl, then 109 and 116 w/o snorkel. The point was I wasn't breathing well - I was exhaling late underwater and the snorkel showed that I was oxygen starved.
So it taught me to exhale earlier to get more air when I do breathe.
The snorkel is also very useful on kick sets without the board. Easier on the back.
One very interesting thing the snorkel did for me: A while back I did a couple of sets of 3 x 100 (SCY) very hard on 1:25. I swam the 1st set 111, 109, 109. That is fast for me. After a recovery set I swam another set of 3 - but my coach said I was breathing way harder than my peers so he suggested using the snorkel to start the set. I swam 104 with snorkerl, then 109 and 116 w/o snorkel. The point was I wasn't breathing well - I was exhaling late underwater and the snorkel showed that I was oxygen starved.
So it taught me to exhale earlier to get more air when I do breathe.
