I just started swimming with a new group. The coach told me to hold my breath while swimming and only breathe out right before I take my breath. I had always thought you were not supposed to hold your breath while swimming, breathing out slowly while swimming instead. Advice? Thanks
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You really have to push hard to get all of the air out (as anyone who uses an inhaler knows). I don't think that most people who breathe out while their face is in the water do that. I certainly don't.
But it is true, as you say, that you can't always rely on getting a breath when you want one, depending on how wavy the water is.
Thanks! :D I was curious why no one else seemed to consider this possible. For example, suppose just as you have exhaled the last air from your lung, a little shark (God forbid) caught your leg, preventing your head from getting out of water in time... :drown:
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You really have to push hard to get all of the air out (as anyone who uses an inhaler knows). I don't think that most people who breathe out while their face is in the water do that. I certainly don't.
But it is true, as you say, that you can't always rely on getting a breath when you want one, depending on how wavy the water is.
Thanks! :D I was curious why no one else seemed to consider this possible. For example, suppose just as you have exhaled the last air from your lung, a little shark (God forbid) caught your leg, preventing your head from getting out of water in time... :drown:
