i know there has been a number of posts/threads on this topic and i did search the archives, but i still wanted to post this thread. ok, so i've been trying to learn freestyle since 2005, and i still haven't got the breathing right. this has been really frustrating for me. i practice almost every day on a pool that is about 5' 5'' deep at one end. i have done a lot of research-hours of youtubing and checking out swimfast dvds have resulted in nothing! i've invested about $200 into private lessons, with no significant output! my goal is very simple-to swim freestyle laps in a 25 yard pool; is that asking for too much? i'm not interested in the other difficult strokes! i think my problem lies in the fact that i don't breathe out air completely before breathing in! are there any drills to work on that? also, some swimmers say that breath out through your nose, and some say through your mouth-i'm confused! if anyone can help me out, i'd really appreciate it! i want to learn this thing, and as you can see, i don't want to give up! TIA!
I agree with the other posters. It sounds like you perhaps didn't learn to swim until you were an adult? Often, when one takes lessons as a child, some of this comes naturally. I think the difference is that children don't think so much. This reminds me of when I got a new bike with lots of gears, and I became obsessed wtih how to shift and when to shift. Just lots of practice helped.
What confuses me is you mentioning a six beat kick? What is that?
I agree with the other posters. It sounds like you perhaps didn't learn to swim until you were an adult? Often, when one takes lessons as a child, some of this comes naturally. I think the difference is that children don't think so much. This reminds me of when I got a new bike with lots of gears, and I became obsessed wtih how to shift and when to shift. Just lots of practice helped.
What confuses me is you mentioning a six beat kick? What is that?
