Freestyle Breathing - How to breathe while swimming 

The main concept is relaxed while breathing. Breathing should feel like in land. Continuously breathing out beneath the water and allowing air to fill when one turns the head. The main mantra is relaxed breathing and not forcing anything. Once one can master breathing swimming becomes natural like walking. I can now swim 1 hour continuously without getting tired and I am a obese person. One doesn’t have to be fit for swimming. It’s all technique relaxed and natural.

As a self taught swimmer, this has been the biggest challenge to me. Trying to go back and master this at 39!

This guy's swimming is sooooo smooth!!

I was the best swimmer at my school and thought I was good but had absolutely no clue about proper breathing techniques as I just taught myself. When I saw real club swimmers I was overwhelmed and quit. Now at 30 I’m getting back into it learning correct technique. Thanks for this.

I am asthmatic still I wanted to learn swimming. 2 months back I started and it was absolutely difficult and challenging in each level of freestyle. But crossing 25meter was my goal and yesterday I was able to achieve that. Still lot of practice is required to improve/correct. I am doing back kicking also. I believe GoalHardworkPatience is the key .

My breathing limits my workout and speed. I’ve gotta get this figured out. Looks so easy

The air pocket will only be big enough if you generate enough (and constant) speed. Compare a ship which is only slowly floating through the water: it will hardly have a bow wave. In this video, the swimmer is clearly swimming at a good speed. People who swim marathons / those who swim in open water / older people will use a different technique, with more lifting/rotating of the head and body, and usually less leg movement. A lot depends on your stature and mobility as well. So, in all, this video is fairly theoretical for many people.

It is so clear to understand here that not many people are able to explain this correct breathing technique to the point. Great explanation with the right details needed to understand the timing.

I was literally in the pool before I could walk and when I was a kid I was a strong swimmer. As a teen I could swim miles in the lake without feeling tired. Then decades passed and I got older and fatter and forgot how to breathe! Sounds so stupid, but I get half way across an Olympic sized pool now and have to grasp the side or the ropes so I don't drown. I plan to try to practice these breathing techniques this week. Please pray that I don't suffer the humiliation of needing a lifeguard at the YMCA. Thank you for the pointers!

I watched several videos with different advice and techniques. I like this one the most. I’m gonna try this way tomorrow. 😬

Nothing more to explain. Understandable and detail explanation. Clear video. Thank you

Nothing more to explain.Understandable and detail explanation.Clear video. Thank you. Excellent work Thank you so much .

Literally everyone: listening to tips* Me: wondering how long that fucking pool is*

This is by far the best video explaining breathing while swimming! 👍🏼

Fantastic video! I will be saving it to re-watch and re-watch.

❤ thank u for the gr8 tips like using a snorkel and the broom to help u move ur body. I haven't seen these on any other swim videos. 🙌

Excellent work Thank you so much 💓

Amazing video guys thanks!

The best video for breathing techniques

As a true blue beginner, this is an excellent video. I particularly like the "slow-motion" demonstration. Learning on my own, without any instruction, I found that wearing goggles helps immensely. The next thing I learned is that you need to exhale while underwater, whether through your nose or mouth I have yet to determine, but nevertheless you must "exhale". Holding your breath does not work However, I found that "exhaling" under water HAS caused water to get into my goggles which forces me to stand up and stop! I am still working at obtaining a "natural" swim, breathing like I'm on land, and hopefully I will find the rhythym and be able to master the beauty of a natural rhythmic swim!

Much helpful. Thanks for the video

The outward breathing you describe is contrary to a lot of coaches' advice about *replacing* your air from fully exhaling. Fully inhaling and exhaling prevents the Co2 build-up in your blood. Try examine the way you breathe while running. You wouldn't breathe out only 50% because then your intake will be a constant 50/50 mix, which creates a thing called 'oxygen debt' which happens when your body is having to catch up. Your 50/50 decreases to 40/60, 30/70, 20/80, then you'll feel you're suffocating. This would feel worse in the water, for you have the risk of becoming critically lethargic and accidentally swallowing water. But like anything, the more relaxed you are in your rhythm of breathing, the less need for you to *gasp* for air. Emphasizing the need to be relaxed will give the swimmer the grace of having oxygen in their system, compared to the 50/50 method in which you describe, that provides little oxygen saturation

thanks so much for to share this excellent, awesome ,and very illustrative video,. I am learning to swim better with their videos really thanks very and extremely so much greetings from Mexico

It was very important , i appreciate your effort ,thank you

not all human are blessed with ability to swim and breath properly , be grateful huhu

Good ,easy to learn big help

i have watched many videos and been practicing for last few weeks, but still couldn't ace breathing yet. hope this video will help me at next session

Great job, knowledge expressed clearly, concisely and comprehensively.

Wonderful explanation

I really like the way you brathing you are the best

I'm new to swimming and breathing is difficult, but this helps. Thanks !

Perfect video

Good breathing sir

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Awesome vid

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This is so helpful! I cannot wait to practice this at my next lesson

Nice illustration

Thanks a lot.

what wheres the air pocket? all i get is water streaming down my head and face, filling my mouth if i try to inhale.

I’m currently teaching myself how to swim after fkn 23 yrs of hating the water. It aint as bad as I thought it would be. I can swim and all now thankfully but I still cannot be completely relaxed. It’s hard multitasking while trying NOT to drown😂. But I’ll have to try out the exhaling underwater technique. I can see how it’d be more efficient. I gotta stop taking big gulps of air and holding onto them. Another issue is all the water going into my nose or mouth trying to inhale with poor head angle rotation but this’ll be figured out sooner or later :)

Question! Can I try lie on the floor and make the movement of breathing, in order to be forced in stomach and chest by the floor making difficult to breathe, so I used to it? For better practice during winter, when i cannot swim

Nice 👍🏼

Quality lessons

良いですねー、肩が柔らかいの真似出来ないかな？

It's very useful.for me

how not to drink the water?

Great video, but how do you gage how much exhale constitutes 1/2 a lung’s worth ?

getting mixed messages from all the experts - some say fully exhale and empty everything, and this vid says half......I'll give it a try. Frustrated over breathing and being out of breath after only a few laps.

I will take swimming lessons. I really want to swim like this guy on this video. I will update you guys.

Just a question for you about the blowing mechanism through which I must blow air underwater. It does not work for me

Perfect

I can see that the swimmer does not close his mouth while turning his head back in the water. How is one to handle the water coming into the mouth? For some reason, no one talks about this part :). Some suggest close the mouth complete before turning the head back, but somehow it sounds like a theoretically correct to do, but natural. Or perhaps it just a matter of getting used to having water in the mouth while turning back and not choking on it! then letting the water out of the mouth when underwater and getting ready for the next in-breath?

Nice video

Your have really helped me to improve my swinging career 👍

Thanks

Still learning here. I'll catch some water, but trying to do the head tilt to get enough air in. Need to work on the timing.

I like it

O h how nice it would be if we could all Breath under water. As someone who has only been learning to swim For one year I am still struggling with the breathing issue Doing front crawl. I know one day it will all click into place I hope.

So you breathe in through your mouth when you turn?

Thank you/

I just realised & picked important point that I should breath out completely.

I wish I could crack this, but I just can't. The rest of the stoke is fine, and breathing out is fine, but as soon as I try to take a breath, I just never feel confident that I have enough distance from the water, so I panic and end up lifting my head which messes up the whole stroke. More practice needed, but it's not happening at the moment.

Super

My instructor said, if you can breathe properly you can swim for the whole day without being tired.

Intéressant

Struggling with this now! it's been 2days, still unable to get it right

I keep doing drag and I’m working on

My coach told me not to breath out too soon, he said I should hold my breathe, breath out only when I turn my head to the side to caught the air. I noticed by doing that, it seems like helping my body float up better and I have more control on the coordination of the hands and legs. Anyone have the same feeling like me?

My air pocket somehow doesn't work.. :D

Ugh I just can't do this. I can't tell if it's my asthma or if I'm doing something wrong, but after about three breaths I get so lightheaded and starved for air.

I used to swim so fast and freely when I was young, today in school when I tried to inhale while swimming I get so tired and keep on stopping and I came last while swimming....I need to improve

1:31 key 🗝️ point for all the struggling beginner 🔰 like me

I see his mouth being open when diving back. Does he fill his mouth with water because of that? If yes, how to deal with it?

The starting line of the video 💀

As my legs don't help in propulsion even when I kick, I have to use a pool buoy to keep me afloat when I do the free style. What am I doing wrong? My legs are short, and my torso is heavy; could that be the reason?

My ear that is out while breathing hurts as soon as I draw a breath, can you tell me what I might be doing wrong.

Very good 🧕🇲🇦👌👍🏊‍♀️

I am a swimming begginer but I want to train for a triathlon. First time I tried breathing it didn't really work. Best I could do was 3/4 of the pool without breathing in water. I have 6 months to try to learn untill I have to swim across 1km lake. Tomorrow I will try again.

Good Breath Sir

Do these guys wear ear plugs? cause when i try to breathe on the left side i instantly get water in my ear

um another vid said something different... ??

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When to exhale after inhale in freestyle

I'm being forced to swim in school and everytime I do freestyle, I have to stop and hold on to the bar for a couple secs to breathe ☹️

Everytime I try to breathe while freestyle swimming water goes up my nose and into my throat. How do I prevent that?

Do you take in water while breathing? I imagine water getting in your mouth while you breathe in is bound to happen? It does for me.

I would love to be able to keep one eye under but i simply can't do it. I recorded myself and im not raising my head out of the water, but both of my eyes are out. It seems my neck cant rotate properly. Is it possible i won't be able to breathe like the video or maybe theres some other element im missing?

My fourth swimming class today. Struggling to learn this skill. Wishing if could ever ever learn to swim like this. Not much facilities around me where i could go n learn. Can afford three days of the week for at least three months. I'm so desperate to swim with ease

while taking breath, why water always enter to my ear, please advice ?

I've been repeatedly watching this video for the past few months. Just today, I started noticing this waterfall-like happening ALL OVER my face: 0:48 It's entirely natural and not deliberate. I suppose this means I'm almost there. As for those of you who are still learning from the seafood, I'm heading off the mountain. Just kidding, I'm still learning! :p

Should we breath through the nose or mouth or both?

sir ji aaplog video हिन्दी में keu nahe banate!!!

I’m taking swuimming lessons and it’s difficult specially the breathing

Idk if this is as useful as everyone says. "Swim fast enough you make a pocket and breathe really fast" how? Practice? What are the difficulties to expect and how to overcome them? I can't breathe fast enough.

When I take a breath, I end up wanting to burp.

I can't to breathing 2 side

And how to solve the problem of water coming into my ears all the time when i wanna catch a breath and tilt my head to the side?

I know when to breathe but it always feels like I'm not inhaling enough air during that short time that your head turns to the side. What do I need to change? 😭