I was watching some of our Y's age group swimmers (average age about 12) yesterday with their coach doing some breaststroke timed 50s and noticed a few of them, when their heads popped up, not actually taking a breath--their mouths were closed. Their heads broke the surface with every pull and they certainly could have breathed, but didn't.
I have never seen this before and am wondering what the purpose of this is. Seems to me that if you have the clear chance to breathe--ya should! Anyone know why they wouldn't take a breath?
Thanks!
Not breathing every stroke is very old-school actually, but doesn't make a ton of sense with modern wave action breaststroke. In any event, I wouldn't recommend doing it if swimming more than a 50. No stroke uses up oxygen quite like breaststroke.
Not breathing every stroke is very old-school actually, but doesn't make a ton of sense with modern wave action breaststroke. In any event, I wouldn't recommend doing it if swimming more than a 50. No stroke uses up oxygen quite like breaststroke.
