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
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Like you, I can do all of this, but am I hurting my overall performance by trying to incorporate the kicking and restricted breathing?
You have to determine that for yourself. My stroke is definitely more symmetric, and my times are still getting faster (at least until they take away my Blue Seventy). For what it's worth, I recently spoke with the coach of the Nitro national team, Tim O'Brien, and asked him about breathing patterns for distance events. He strongly encourages bilateral breathing.
Like you, I can do all of this, but am I hurting my overall performance by trying to incorporate the kicking and restricted breathing?
You have to determine that for yourself. My stroke is definitely more symmetric, and my times are still getting faster (at least until they take away my Blue Seventy). For what it's worth, I recently spoke with the coach of the Nitro national team, Tim O'Brien, and asked him about breathing patterns for distance events. He strongly encourages bilateral breathing.
