After having breathing problems in swimming I went to see a coach (actually one of the occasional England coaches – He drinks in my local) and found Drills to be the solution
I occasionally do a breathing drill set in my drills session, which takes the form of:
5 x 25m breathing on 2 (right)
5 x 25m breathing on 3
5 x 25m breathing on 4 (left)
5 x 25m breathing on 5
5 x 25m breathing on 4 (left)
5 x 25m breathing on 3
5 x 25m breathing on 2 (Right)
Total 875m
The problem with limiting yourself to only breathing on one side is that if you swim in unfavourable water conditions and the waves are breaking from the side you normally breath you may find yourself in trouble – the above drill – is like any other drill aimed at improving a specific aspect of your swim – in this case breathing
Will
