I've watched a lot of swimmers in elite competition in for instance 1500m who breathe every stroke. However when I swim distance I still have to use bilateral breathing. I've tried breathing every stroke like they do, but I find myself getting light headed. What's the best way to learn to control your breathing to do long distance well? Thanks,
David
I've been trying to change my "every two strokes one sided breathing" this year. I have taught myself to bilateral breath. Using bilateral breathing I have dropped my 200 time 4.9 seconds and I feel like I'm using less energy. When I move up to 500-1,000-and 1650 I have a hard time maintaining the 1.5 cycle breaths. I can go about 200 yds but then need to go with a 2-2-2-3-3-2-2-2. Maybe mixing the 3's up a bit would make it a bit smoother.
I've been trying to change my "every two strokes one sided breathing" this year. I have taught myself to bilateral breath. Using bilateral breathing I have dropped my 200 time 4.9 seconds and I feel like I'm using less energy. When I move up to 500-1,000-and 1650 I have a hard time maintaining the 1.5 cycle breaths. I can go about 200 yds but then need to go with a 2-2-2-3-3-2-2-2. Maybe mixing the 3's up a bit would make it a bit smoother.
