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.
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One thing I learn while doing "controlled breathing" sets is how to swim relaxed and economically not using ANY extra effort. It's important to do controlled breathing sets to learn how to do fast turns where you don't get water up your nose AND still have enough air for a decent streamline.
The "contest" stuff to see how far you can go underwater is bad news. In the old days I've seen coaches run across the deck and leap flying over 3 laneropes to do a water rescue of kids who black out and sink doing long no-breathers. Thank goodness I haven't witnessed a fatality yet.
One thing I learn while doing "controlled breathing" sets is how to swim relaxed and economically not using ANY extra effort. It's important to do controlled breathing sets to learn how to do fast turns where you don't get water up your nose AND still have enough air for a decent streamline.
The "contest" stuff to see how far you can go underwater is bad news. In the old days I've seen coaches run across the deck and leap flying over 3 laneropes to do a water rescue of kids who black out and sink doing long no-breathers. Thank goodness I haven't witnessed a fatality yet.
