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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.
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I was a bilateral breather as top tier distance guy back in the day. Generally it was 2 consecutive breaths to the right and then maybe 1 or 2 on the left. For me I found that always breathing to the right side would really wear out and stress one arm/shoulder. Usually on the last 100 or so THEN I may have gone to one side only along with a quicker beat kick.
NOW, after coming back after 15 years, I've found that I have a much more difficult time breathing to the left. Like someone stated, I have a deeper catch on my left arm. I'm trying to work it out though to be more bilateral. With pools being set up for SCY I'm trying to find the right stroke count/breathing pattern to match up with the 25 yard length so I come into the turn breathing to the right (my dominant side). It takes some time to be sure.
I was a bilateral breather as top tier distance guy back in the day. Generally it was 2 consecutive breaths to the right and then maybe 1 or 2 on the left. For me I found that always breathing to the right side would really wear out and stress one arm/shoulder. Usually on the last 100 or so THEN I may have gone to one side only along with a quicker beat kick.
NOW, after coming back after 15 years, I've found that I have a much more difficult time breathing to the left. Like someone stated, I have a deeper catch on my left arm. I'm trying to work it out though to be more bilateral. With pools being set up for SCY I'm trying to find the right stroke count/breathing pattern to match up with the 25 yard length so I come into the turn breathing to the right (my dominant side). It takes some time to be sure.
