I have a new ( young ) coach. He includes breath control sets. Does any one else think this could be dangerous for older (56 years old) swimmers? My MD thought it was crazy. I have noticed quite a few Masters swimmers dying from strokes. An old coach of mine said USA Swimming had banned hypoxic training for kids for a while.
I sometimes do breath control sets with my lap swim class (all ages). Most often, especially with my more beginner swimmers, I let them choose what is challenging for them. If breathing 5 times during a 25 is challenging for them, great. I always let them know that they don't want to do anything dangerous (as I don't want to have to go in after them). I never ever do sets of "no-breathers" like we used to when I was a kid.
I sometimes do breath control sets with my lap swim class (all ages). Most often, especially with my more beginner swimmers, I let them choose what is challenging for them. If breathing 5 times during a 25 is challenging for them, great. I always let them know that they don't want to do anything dangerous (as I don't want to have to go in after them). I never ever do sets of "no-breathers" like we used to when I was a kid.
