Freestyle is objectively the easiest stroke, but it’s the hardest for me because of the breathing. Don’t know why, but I keep on messing up during free
@@billybob17441 I do try that, and the first 25 feel great, but after the flip turn, I’m constantly out of breath so I resort to breathing every 2 strokes which isn’t optimal, but I feel like I’m gonna drown if I don’t
As someone who can swim a 25 with one breath or less, it’s honestly just training breath control. Being in control really helps. Try to relax and keep the amount of air ur blowing out consistent. You got this!
@@joeekaps5840 My bad. I got too generalized. I talked with my swimming instructor earlier and asked him this question. He said that he only taught us to take a breath from one side since we were doing even strokes when taking a breath. So for every 2, 4 or 6 strokes, I turn my head, and that is in the same direction each time. For an odd number, you would then alternate sides.
@@ETamJP You are supposed to breath most comfortably for yourself and your expected workout. To learn both side gives you more accesibility to get air as you need it. I suggest to use your pillow just before evening bedtime to lie on stomach and start to stretch your head to the left. At first you will probably flip out of the new head position. After awhile that physical stretch will become natural and then so will swimming / breathing to the left (or other side) breathing every 3.
Why? Bilateral breathing can be useful in complex OW conditions, but 99% of the time I breath on the same side and it's totally fine (I do tri). Just my opinion.
It’s fine to just breathe only on one side. In the last part of the video, it sort of looks like the swimmer is breathing from both sides, but if you take a closer look, he is breathing from his left side only. Otherwise, he is just looking down.
I literally can’t breath when swimming 😂 doesn’t help that my pool is busy asf so I feel like I’m cramped in trying to not get in the way of good swimmers
Those good swimmers were just like you in the beginning, try befriending a few, so not only they help you out but also make your swimming experience fun and interesting.
Great tips! I wonder how ppl do it when you see them swimming a whole length without breathing or free divers who hold their breath for a long time. The carbon dioxide will build up?
I was using my voice by intuition. But then I was afraid it was sounding too much like moaning out of exhaustion and I was wondering if other people could hear it :D.
