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I'm new and my first post caused some fighting! Good times! :)
Reading all the responses was perfect for me though. Thanks everybody.
But now I'm wondering why the fast guys swimming the 1500 seem to breath only on one side?
For me I want to do triathlons so I will be swimming longer distances. I've read and been told that bilateral breathing is the way to go. But if I watch Hackett he isn't doing that. At least I don't think so.
I noticed that too. Not just hackett, but most of the heats I saw, they were only breathing to one side.
I only breathe the the right, and when i swim anything longer than a 100m, I take a breath every stroke. (even into the walls)
the only time I breathe to the left is in open water swimming, if I want to see how close the person next to me is.
Breathing to one side definitely effects your stroke, especially if you slow down your breathing arm in the air. I know that I have a deeper left arm because of my right side breathing.
I noticed that too. Not just hackett, but most of the heats I saw, they were only breathing to one side.
I only breathe the the right, and when i swim anything longer than a 100m, I take a breath every stroke. (even into the walls)
the only time I breathe to the left is in open water swimming, if I want to see how close the person next to me is.
Breathing to one side definitely effects your stroke, especially if you slow down your breathing arm in the air. I know that I have a deeper left arm because of my right side breathing.
