Questions for SCY:
1. How many breaths down after the dive? Or do you simply hold your breath?
2. If you hold your breath, do you blow it all out quickly before you breath or empty your lungs slowly?
3. Should you have a pattern for breathing or simply grit your teeth and gut it out?
4. (unrelated to breathing). Negative split--how important is it in this race? Should it be emphasized?
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Thanks folks. This helps. I see all kinds of breathing patterns in the 100 and then a totally different pattern for the 50. Probably the different for the 200 as well.
- A 100 Free has a large aerobic component to it. Breathe regularly, most would do better by breathing every two. That includes the first 25m. On the last 25, if you feel you can do it, hold few breathe cycles (if you can handle the heavy o2 accumulated deficit at this point)
- A 50 Free is totally different. For that one you can have a much more restrictive breathing strategy (e.g. 4 breathe on 1th 25, as little as possible on the way back).
- I personally hold my breath and blow it all out at the last second before breathing in. But that's a personal thing. I do that for the increase buoyancy. But again, that's me.
- Negative split on a 100 suggest that you were too conservative on the first 50m. Maybe one exception: Backstroke (because of the dive)
Thanks folks. This helps. I see all kinds of breathing patterns in the 100 and then a totally different pattern for the 50. Probably the different for the 200 as well.
- A 100 Free has a large aerobic component to it. Breathe regularly, most would do better by breathing every two. That includes the first 25m. On the last 25, if you feel you can do it, hold few breathe cycles (if you can handle the heavy o2 accumulated deficit at this point)
- A 50 Free is totally different. For that one you can have a much more restrictive breathing strategy (e.g. 4 breathe on 1th 25, as little as possible on the way back).
- I personally hold my breath and blow it all out at the last second before breathing in. But that's a personal thing. I do that for the increase buoyancy. But again, that's me.
- Negative split on a 100 suggest that you were too conservative on the first 50m. Maybe one exception: Backstroke (because of the dive)
