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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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If you want to do triathlons - I'm assuming they're outdoors, in open water - it's a good idea to learn to breath on both sides. If it's very choppy, you might be getting slapped in the face by waves when you try to breath only on the good side, and it seems to be a little easier to keep a straight line when breathing bi-lateraly. Also comes in handy when sharing a lane with a really splashy lane-mate. (Which is also good training for open water.)
If you want to do triathlons - I'm assuming they're outdoors, in open water - it's a good idea to learn to breath on both sides. If it's very choppy, you might be getting slapped in the face by waves when you try to breath only on the good side, and it seems to be a little easier to keep a straight line when breathing bi-lateraly. Also comes in handy when sharing a lane with a really splashy lane-mate. (Which is also good training for open water.)
