Hi,
I feel having more and more oxygen debt as doing more and more flip turn when swimming continuously. There must be something wrong with my technique, like badly timing the last breath before turn and staying too deep and long off the wall. How can you cope with this lack of air problem?
Thanks and regards!
My breathing into the turn is during the recovery before my last pull with that arm.
I don't know that I would try to push off nearer the surface. There is energy savings to be had by streamlining under the turbulence you just created swimming into the wall. During the streamline I work on relaxing muscles not needed in the streamline (i.e., neck, chest, facial muscles, etc.) That seems to not make the oxygen need so urgent.
For proof of this, try and swim the entire length of the pool underwater using *** stroke underwater work. The second time, completely relax your mind and your face and your neck and see how much easier it is or how much further you get.
My breathing into the turn is during the recovery before my last pull with that arm.
I don't know that I would try to push off nearer the surface. There is energy savings to be had by streamlining under the turbulence you just created swimming into the wall. During the streamline I work on relaxing muscles not needed in the streamline (i.e., neck, chest, facial muscles, etc.) That seems to not make the oxygen need so urgent.
For proof of this, try and swim the entire length of the pool underwater using *** stroke underwater work. The second time, completely relax your mind and your face and your neck and see how much easier it is or how much further you get.
