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The single best beginning swimmer breathing advice my teacher gave was to remember to exhale underwater. It’s instinctive to hold your breath underwater, but you can’t breathe in if you haven’t breathed out yet.
@Laurence Snow No it's not useful. Unless useful means harmful. Breathing should not be forced and should mimic normal breathing as much as possible. Exhaling for 15 (!!!!) seconds in order to prove you should not exhale underwater is... Well, let's say it's strange. You should eliminate all the air in your lungs. Not by exhaling as slowly as you can, but certainly not in one fraction of a second blow just before taking air again. It may work for some, but I wouldn't recommend it. Holding your breath underwater leads to accumulation of CO2. Guess why you get tired after a while... CO2 build-up.
There are a few problems with that though, which is that you're going to slowly start sinking in the water, it might also feel a little uncomfortable, and some bits of water might get up your nose too.
I am 76 and was a competitive swimmer in HS and college. These videos are the absolute best on form that I have ever seen. I will get my resting pulse rate below 60 with the information here. Competing (and winning?) in the Senior Olympics in the 80+ age group is my goal.
Yes, videos are very good, too much talking. I have had coaches who are in the water with you and examining your stroke and had others that walk along the pool as the swimmer swims and yacks an yacks and yacks. Hint hint.
I'm a triathlete and learning to flip turn has been VERY beneficial for my training for a number of reasons. My breath control has improved as I'm not popping out of the water for air at the wall anymore. I feel more engaged during an interval because touch turns always felt like a stop and start whereas flipping allows for maintained momentum. And lastly, I just feel a lot more confident in the water having learned a new skill and feel more excited to push myself in tougher workouts. Triathletes, if you haven't learned to flip turn, I recommend it!
Starting and stopping at each turn takes more energy. I am trying burn energy when training for an open water swim. Flip turns are for lowering your pool times.... or for a smoother rhythmic swim when swimming for exercise. Waves disrupt your swim pattern. Walls mimic that disruption. Flip turns have there use but wall touches do too.
I swim because I like swimming and it works really well with rock climbing and yoga. It’s one of the best all round sports you can do. I am not. Pro but think it as an Art, swimming is about fine tuning your technique and make more efficient and smoother. I am not a fast swimmer by any means, just better than the average person walking down the street. I swim because I love the sport and was born asthmatic, swimming has eliminated that and my hero is Phelps and Thorpe. Max session I did was 4.6km or 92x50m lengths. I don’t flip turn or dive in the water. Love this channel.
Got back into swimming after 12 years break. Tried this drill at 50m pool, didn't expect it to be so hard. Ended up with 1 breath per 7 strokes, a lot of room for improvement. Definitely will do twice a week, thank you for the tip!
As a swimmer (since 23 years now) i can fully support these tipps. When you have mastered all these tipps you can even cough or sneeze while swimming even constantly but it will not affect you at all in your swimming routine :). Also he exactly pointed out the common mistakes which actually people doing a lot as far as i noticed while swimming. The key to swim fast with the lowest energy input to swim fluent and calm and glide as much as possible. I actually only use my legs to have my body placed as close a possible below the water surface to reduce drag.
I'm still learning, and breathing is pretty hard for me, I always get out of breath really fast. This video is very helpful I'll try these out next time I go to the pool
Pull buoy work really helped me coordinate stroke and breathing for a smoother swim. Rotatation, count your strokes, focus on glide as much as catch/pull.
I have just started swimming front crawl about a month ago and at first I was feeling anxious and panicky which did not help... slowing things down and trying to relax a bit has certainly helped... and trying not to turn head as it gives me motion sickness! Unless you are going to the Olympics or are going to make a living from swimming I say just do your best and enjoy it!
I have been a very high level swimmer (full scholarship to Div.1 top ten NCAA school) and now I am much older and still swim daily. My technique is much better than the average swimmer, obviously. But, I do notice as I age, that if I'm not disciplined enough to enforce good technique, I feel it much more the next day. Example: if I lift my head too much and don't remember to constantly look at the floor of the pool, my back pays the price. So, while I agree that you should enjoy it (for sure!) I also think you should try to get the best technique you can, or as time goes on (and it's gone on for a while for me now, lol), you may feel more aches and pains than necessary. Hope this makes sense and I wish you good luck and continue to enjoy the greatest activity there is!
THIS is the comment I was looking for. I want to swim to enjoy it and relax, but my gosh if I'm not finding all the high paced energy stuff!! 😮💨😮💨🫣🫣😬
And here is yet another example that "Big Brother is watching". I just resumed regular lap swimming after a 16 year hiatus. Despite not having done any shopping for swim gear, not watching any swim training videos, etc. This video was just suggested near the top of the page by YT. Coincidence? 🙂 (Nice video by the way. Good reminders that I will try to think about at the pool today.)
I am from Australia. I grew up from a young age involved in swimming training 5 daysca week, right through my entire school years. I was a competitive swimmer and made it to state and national levels. I am now 52yr old still swim recreationally for health and fitness. I am a qualified swim instructor and licensed coach, teaching self survival from 4mth old right through to pre schoolnand school age learn to swim, right up to coaching all levels of squads including competition. I also work with teaching special needs. I'm finding your videos and tutorials very interesting and you explain the fundamentals and bio mechanics of swimming sovanyone hopefully can understand without being over loaded. learning to breathe correctly is a difficult thing to teach. The technique of single sided breathing has not been taught in Australia for a very long time, as it is less effecient compared to bi-lateral breathing. As for your comment that with bi-lateral breathing comprise s getting in to a good breathing rhythm when swimming, that is completely false. With bi-lateral breathing a good breathing rhythm and pattern is much easier to obtain, maintain and is overall alot smoother. All you other points are quite good, especially for someone that is just starting to learn
Hey mate. I'm a novice swimmer and was confused about this. A coach at my pool suggested bilateral breathing and he probably has the same thought process as you, but when I looked up videos of Olympic swimmers breathing they all seem to be doing one sided breathing, usually right side as far as I can tell. What's the story?
@@sisypheanexistence8955 depends on distance swimming, long distance bilateral is more effecient, it helps develop a larger lung capacity band doesnt restrict you to breathiing on one side. Even short course bilateral is more efficent, breathing every strokes allows you to increase lung capacity, allowing more oxygen when taking breath in, the more oxygen you have flowing means musclees work better, but you must always exhale underwater before your breathe arm hits the water. NOTE NOT all olympic swimmers do one sided breathing, it depends on the event swimming and also daily training is totally different to pre race. One sided breathing for training and everyday swimmimg is becomming very out dated
@@kitykat71xGreat info from You guys. I bet I got shoulder issues from doing too may things one sided. Writing ✍️, Computer Mouse, Piano doing more with the right hand and swimming 🏊♂️ right sided. At least swimming I will try some breathing to *both sides* to regain some lost balance! ❤❤
Well, at 71, I guess I am completely outdated. I have been lane swimming for exercise ( not competitively ) since age 21 and have always used one sided breathing. I became a swimming teacher in my late 40’s. We were required to teach bilateral breathing and I did, but I cannot do it myself. Too many years of one sided. I was happy to see that Diana Nyad would look only to the left. She could see the boat while swimming in open water. She is from my era. I am learning more - flip turns, among other things, but I will always, very happily, be a one sided swimmer. Swimming has been the joy of my life!!
At 67 years of age I’ve been told I have good technique. But I have very little endurance. As the public pools are now opening up after being closed for a year and a half due to Covid all I can manage is 2 x 25 meters (2 laps) without resting. Hoping some of these tips will help me swim longer.
I am a 73 year old woman and have been in a Masters swim club for 26 years. I've been told that I have good form. But over the years, my endurance has declined so that now I also need to catch my breath after every 50 meters. I've incorporated many of these tips but still see such a decline in my endurance as I've aged. Thanks for any other tips.
I used to play the flute in school, so while I'm stretching I practice the warm-ups that my band directors taught me, and I've found it's pretty helpful.
My biggest challenge was taking too deep a breath and trying to exhale all that air through my nose in a trickle before the next breath. Halfway through the exhale, I would feel this need to blow out everything through my mouth and take another gasp of air. Taking in a small bit of air allows for better balance between the inhale and exhale (without the feeling that I am holding back this huge reserve that's trying to overpower my slow exhale). Replenishing the air should be like the breath you take when you are speaking or singing a song- short, relaxed, and small. Takes a lot of repetition and willpower to sustain- as soon as you take that big gasp, the rhythm is broken and it's hard to get back on track.
I'm struggling with this for a while - I'm talking years. I'll hopefully figure it out eventually. I'm a long-distance runner and weight lifter and I think my breathing with these activities might be interfering with swimming breathing. Doing sink-down drills has helped a little.
might be because of ankles too, or even drag caused by too much body covering too much surface area from the head view of your body underwater. could also just be intolerance to excess CO2 which is super common and I still have it cuz i havent trained during COVID and im just getting back
Do you swim flat or have lots of drag? I can run a marathon but can't swim 100m. Someone said I have too much drag and after taking their tips and advice I can do 100m now (still learning, it's my 4th swim)...
@@margaretmartin8555 head down and one eye in water when breathing, also pulling with my arm past the hip because previously I wasn't and I'd sink. Also when breathing I leave arm out front, previously I'd start my next stroke which slowed me down heaps. After a 2030m swim I did a sprint 30m and averaged 1:33 pace for that sprint lap. Still learning but having fun.
Perfect job. Everyone should pay for this knowledge :) very useful for bagginers and for intermediate level swimmers i think too. I watch your videos during every bike indoor endurance training :) thanks
Just on breathing to and off the wall: Sun Yang breathes on each side multiple times as he comes to and kicks off the wall - flip turns take it out of you so it makes sense to load up and replen the oxygen loss on either side of the turn. I think if youre distance swimming this is fine to do.
Your logic doesn't make sense - it is actually a great example. The logic is: an elite athlete like Sun Yang, even if doped, takes multiple breaths close to the wall, so why should I hold my breath?
Holding your breath coming into the wall is for sprinters. Breathing until you turn is for distance swimmers. Some of the distance swimmers don't do the break out and a stroke or two before taking a breath. Sprinters always come off the wall fast and hard, and take multiple dolphin kicks under water. Distance swimmers don't do this, other than on the last length. Kind of like the kicks. Most distance swimmers will kick once or maybe twice per stroke cycle, except for the last lap or length of the pool. Sprinters use the 6 beat kick pattern. Both sprinters and distance swimmers will not take a breath the last 10 or so meters into the wall, and go to a windmill type arm pull in freestyle. Lots of variations for both. Watch how different Katie Ledecky and Arierne Titmus swim. Katie swims gallop/hybrid style, breathing on every other stroke. Arierne swims on a 2, 2, 4 breathing pattern, but some times seems to go to 2, 4, 4. Katie can't catch her in the 200 or 400, but Arierne can't catch Katie in races over 800. Women metabolize oxygen and lactic acid differently than men. Almost all men swim the gallop style, and breath every other arm stroke.
I spent an hour in the pool today, with this as my preparation. I'm a total newb. I can swim, if I just hold my breath, but I never studied, and I never focused on sustained lap swimming. Today I practiced: * eyes down * one eye/ear underwater * breath timing I found two things in my practice today: 1. PANIC. I panic. And it really affected everything. I am a little surprised that he never talked about this. When I try and establish a pattern for breathing, I find that I feel overwhelmed, and "panic," for lack of a better word. Things I panic about: * I am visually overwhelmed: there are bubbles everywhere. I can't tell if I am going to bump into someone else in the pool. * I get bits of water in my mouth while I'm breathing in, and that causes me to panic: "Am I going to inhale this?" * Water gets into my nose, and I freak out about that. * I'm breathing out, and trying to spit out water that I took in with my last breath, too. It subjectively feels like -- about 15% of my attention is on my visual, and the visual that is there is just: bubbles. So I feel "blind." Most of my attention is on my lungs, my throat, my nose, my mouth, and the sensation of water vs. breath. It's so overwhelming, -- I'm a little surprised that Fares Ksebati never mentioned it? I realized that I was "panicking," about 20 minutes into my efforts today, and then I spent the remaining 40 minutes on just trying to calm my nerves, trying to establish that I'm not going to die, relaxing into the practice. I felt like I was a bit better at the end -- I was able to swim a distance while feeling like I was "breathing" across, but I still, half of my attempts (at half the length of the pool,) get a "bad gulp," some times instantaneously, and then the panic comes right up. I just have to stop at that point, and breath with my head fully above water. 2. NOT INHALING. I noticed that some times when I turn my head to the left, I open my mouth, but -- I don't actually inhale! And I think that this is the same issue: nervousness. But I realized, "I have to actually inhale, not just expose my open mouth to air," when I get my head in position. It's just... Sucking in water, -- not pleasant at all..! I focused on swimming a little slower, so that in the stroke where I am catching a breath, I have a bit of time to take in air.
I've started teaching myself how to swim recently, and I'm having the same issues with panic and timing the breaths properly with limited visibility... I will try to slow down and focus on head positioning more.. But im exactly the same as you, and trying to find a video that will helps with this 😅
@@FatSheba100 I've had about 5 swims since I last wrote that, and about the 3rd or 4th swim, I was getting the hang of it. Now my struggle is not as much breathing, it's now more like: 40% breathing, 60% stamina. I'm stilling thinking a lot about my breathing, and I suspect with further training it'll become second nature (maybe 5-10% of my attention,) but I am "over the hump." Here are the key things that made the difference for me: * Calming my nerves, and one of the best ways to do that, is: always go slower. Panic starts and I speed up a little, and then: "No no, this is not a race, let yourself very very slowly swim." * Take my time on the breathing stroke. Going slower also means that I have my arm in the air for longer, and I have far more time to inhale. * Continuous exhalation, after the gulp. Exhaling through the nose means that I don't exhale as quickly, too. Build the rhythm, and the trust that more air is going to come, and it's not going to have little bits of water in it. * Actually inhale, when my mouth is to the air. So much of it is about trust! Trust, and becoming accustomed. That's what I did, what worked for me, at least, and what the results were for me. Best luck to you.
I have started trying to learn to swin last week, todays is gonna be my 3rd time and your description is so accurate. What I'm doing is dedicating the first 10-15 minutes to practice breathing without any movement and relaxing in the water. I saw a huge difference in the second session when I started doing this before actually trying to swim
So just a teenager who just started swimming a month ago and since then its been like really difficult to breathe My coach consistently suggests me to exhale underwater but i just start taking water in I don't know why this is happenning but the video was really motivational hoping to excel in the techniques you told🤞
I’d consider myself a more advanced swimmer, I’ve been swimming for 9 years (I’m 13) and I currently have 4 western times and am close to getting my westerns in 3 other races. Although not many people my age do underwater to 15 is usually only go to the flags so this was very helpful for them. Thanks!
@@FaresKsebatiI’m new to swimming. I had a near death experience in the ocean of almost drowning when I was a kid but now I want to learn to swim so I can enjoy my summer with my friends but breathing is really hard, I have weak lungs because I was exposed to second hand smoke when I used to live with my parents. I find it hard to get air pocket timing right.when I put my head under water I breathe out through my nose but water keeps getting into my throat and when I breathe out to get my head out during freestyle and breaststroke, I swallow water cause you have to open your mouth. And I find it harder to have in my head in the water because I can’t see where my arms are going during the crawl and it slows me down. What’s easiest
Great technical new tips, I prefer bi-lateral/alternate and for lung strength breath at 1 stroke next at 3 stroke next 5 stroke ( hypoxia training)easy on leg kicks 🙂 cheers for swim video 🤘
I started swimming to help my asthma in 2018, but in 2019 i moved abroad for a year to finish my studies so i couldnt continue, then in 2020 i came back to find everything closed and they are still not open in my area in 2021... that one year of swimming had helped me so much, i wasnt even randomly coughing anymore after just 1 week of swimming. I wish they would open pools so i could go back to swimming :(
Love this video, since my back injury 3 1/2 weeks ago now, i have been doing therapy and recovering in the swimming pool, going twice a day and i use an Arena compact kickboard between my feet and swim with arms only, so not to jar my back. i have learnt to swim smoother as i don't want to make my Sciatica worse, and do breathing drills like you talked about. since i started swimming i always breath odd numbers. last few days i been doing 7,5,3 repeat, or just 5 or 0 as the least amount of breaths the flatter my body and not rolling to catch a breath is better for my injured disc in my back (ruptured disc) swimming is the only relief i get, i also do a lot of just arms / skull work.
Hi I bust a couple of discs over the years and was plagued by sciatica. Swimming has allowed me to totally recover - my health, my fitness and my muscle tone and live pain-free. I used to find treading water helped a lot too. Hope you are there soon - patience though as can take a little while :)
@@chrisiswherenow Thank you for the advice, and yes i have also found that swimming is the best thing i can do for Sciatica and so currently i have reduced my rock climbing to once a week and swim a min of 3 times a week now i am back to working my 2 jobs. when i was off work i was swimming 2 or 3 times a day. Recently i have also started to do a lot more butterfly (as i am not good at it) and i think this really helps my back a lot.
I had sciatica last month and I was really upset that I couldn’t work out any more .The my thigh and calf was hurting very bad.I couldn’t sit on a chair.I googled and found swimming may help.So I started swimming and at first few times it was painful on my back.So I made sure not lift head up to take breath .I know I must only lift head little bit to the side but I still had to master it (I am beginner swimmer ).Gradually I started swimming more .The pain gone by the grace of Almighty.I took part in a local triathlon event and got many points for myself and my team through swimming.I still need to improve and was going through swimming videos and got here.I can swim 2000 meters but there is some mistake .I get tired and needs a break every 100 meters.That’s how I read about your condition.I think I damaged my disc by wrong size bicycle riding.What happened to you ,if you don’t mind
@@yasboco my problem is the result of years of hard work and a lot is difficult body positions when doing my HVAC job in the weekdays and when Dairy farming at the weekend, years of bending over forking out / mucking out pens of calves / heifers manure, general construction work, wearing a tool belt with lots of weight, but the main thing was assembly and install ductwork in attic & crawl spaces. carrying and holding duct, awkward positions. a lot if all about posture and body position, when i rock climb i climb very static to reduce any jarring movements. Swimming is the best thing for the whole body, and you don't have to be super fast, just smooth and enjoy it. i like to also lay down in a hot sauna flat on the wooden slatted bench in the sauna after a good swim. prefer 50m pool. 2km is about normal session during the week as i only have an hour before work, then Sunday mornings can be 3km. most in one session was 4KM and last year i swim 92x 50m lengths i did in June 2021. done over 2x one hour sessions with a 30 min break between each session because it was Covid rules to only get one hour of swimming during a booking. 3 swims a week is enough because i also do indoor rock climbing 2 or 3 times a week,
The title thumbnail made me doubt myself and my technique. The clip confirmed that I swim correctly, breathing on each side every 3rd stroke...... for leisure and weight control. I swim with Walmart trunks that have a ridiculous amount of drag. The waistband is loose and they have an inner liner that acts as a parachute. It takes me 45 minutes to swim 1600 meters. But.... I also take 5 seconds at each 25 meter far wall turn and 10 seconds at each starting wall turn when I stop to flip coins that I set up for lap counting. That adds about 10 minutes to my time alone. Thanks for the clip.
Keep one eye and ear underwater and tilt to breathe... I take way too long to breathe-in and also, being so close to the waterline it's very easy for water instead of air to flood my mouth. What a struggle!
I believe it is because you are breathing out, moving forward, and because of the position of the mouth and the movement of the lips opening, it creates a little pocket. Once I take a breath, I am constantly breathing out in a slowed controlled fashion. Because you are breathing out, you kind of force the water away from the area of your face enough to take a breath without water. For me, not tilting my head too much(looking too far up or rather rotating too much in freestyle) stops water from going into my nose. But that is really the only time water should be able to get in your nose because you should be breathing the air you take in with your mouth out of your nose. I always inhale with my mouth only and exhale like 80% from my nose. I take the air into my mouth first. I know this sounds weird let me explain...being aware of my mouth being the middle point between whatever is out there and what goes into my throat/lungs has helped me not swallow/choke on water like a bajillion times. It allows me to get water in my mouth and be able to spit it out before I inhale it. Water in your mouth is fine but water past your mouth is not. lol If I get water in my mouth, say if I am tired and stubborn and not taking a break like I should, sometimes I will get too much water in my mouth. At that point I know that if I inhale, I will choke. So, I spit the water out while I am swimming and on the next stroke take a better breath. Idk if I am explaining this well.
There is no air pocket which you can breath in from, the guy in the video does not seem to understand the physics here. The visible air pocket comes from exhaling through the nose. When your swimming with your head and body in one line (looking down or to the side), a bow wave forms (like boats and ships do too). This bow wave creates a wave trough right around your mouth, where you can inhale.
Personally I breath every 3 strokes on each side so that i train my neck to go on the other side as a 11 year old my time for a fifty free is 30 seconds and thats with breathing on bith sides but when i breath on one side im at 32 seconds so its slower to breathe on one side
I'm using a snorkel now because I'm trying to build stamina , but whenever I try swimming without the snorkel I get a mouthful of pool water. I can't get the rotation down right , whenever i rotate my head out of the water my stroke becomes erratic too, but I will keep practicing.
Watching your video has given me confidence to continue and improve my technique. Some years ago I taught myself to do a reasonable tumble turn. Although I have been swimming consistently (Im 69), I find that something in my back or neck/ rotator cuff has stiffened and I have lost my confidence and ability to do the turn. I go to pilates classes and have had sports massage to ease the ache. Any suggestions?
You should practice some sort of knee hugging crunches on dryland to strenghten your core and make your body accustomed to being round up in a curl. Then practice curling your body in the water. First with your head upwards and feet towards the bottom of the pool. Then on your stomach and then on your back. Once your mobility gets betters through active movement,your confidence improves and you can start practicing the full flip turn in the water and then move towards doing the flip turn against the wall. If you practice these drills in every workout, you'll be able to do the flip turn without pain, stiffness or discomfort after few weeks. Give your body time and be patient. I'm a professional swimming coach and also a masters coach and we do these kind of drills to get our older swimmers to be more comfortable with their body in the flip turn. Best regards and much love from Finland. ❤
I don't know if anyone has dealt with this before but It was recently called to my attention that I hum when I exhale underwater, and it's something I've been doing my whole life, I always thought it was normal. I get tired abnormally fast and in theory I am in condition as my cardio is great for waterpolo and land sports, I simply fail when it comes to meets. I can barely swim 25 yards without breathing, I can't flip turn, I can't push after the initial one because I run out of air, and I really don't know what does it. Im pretty sure it has to do with the way I breathe and I think it might be the humming but i am not sure. I don't exhale or inhale on walls, I breathe in properly as far as I know, and I exhale through my nose, it's just a hum, and the same thing happens on land, I can't control my exhaling through my nose, I can do it but only really fast, I can't exhale slowly through my nose. If anyone has some advice/training tips I'd appreciate it, or if you think it might be a physical/doctor thing I'd also appreciate hearing it
Breath every 2 strokes is a no-go for me not good for you body symmetry and your neck. Always 3, 5 or 7. 5 if I do long distence. 3 if i swim fast pace. 7 for breath training.
A problem I have with breathing any more than every 2 strokes is I find myself counting the strokes. So I'm constantly counting in my head and I can't seem to stop the monotonous counting. 😕
When taking a breath on one side, sometimes my hand that is stretched forward keeps dropping down to a pull position instead of staying horizontal with water surface. This leads to a twisted linear body position. How to avoid this mistake? Thank you.
I guess I over rotate my head. But in open water swimming especially if there is a big swell and waves I think you need to have more turn so you don’t take in water from a wave etc. I always breath at 3 or 5 ( odd numbers)
But, I'm too frightened to be breathing so close to the water, I don't create this air pocket you are talking about, so I'm terrified of breathing in water. I just don't understand how I can get over this fear.
Try using a kickboard- hold it in front of you as you swim freestyle. Also make sure you are breathing through your mouth and not your nose. Blowing bubbles on the wall can help with this
Wear fins and kick gently. Blowing bubbles on the wall will help you get used to air exchange with water around you. It’s tedious but very important to establish that control.
I’ve been learning to swim by myself and can’t push my head down while breathing. I’m yet to find the air pocket. Hopefully with enough practice one day I’d be able to do that.
If you are getting out if breath it's probably because your body is simply not used to swimming. It doesn't matter how "good" your technique is, if you don't swim reguarly then how can you expext to be swimming wall to wall without rest. If you're unfit out the pool, you'll be unfit in the pool. I recommend using a speed clock. 1 minute 30 for each 50m. Whatever time is left on the clock is your resting time. Aim for 1 minute per 50m and a 30 second rest per 50m I get out of breath after 4 lengths or so. If you want to swim longer distances you have to reduce the amount of kicks.
Hi there! Great point - using a clock is a great way to get started in building endurance. You're on your way to swimming structured workouts - the next step to getting in swim shape! Here's some advice for what you can do next to improve: myswimpro.com/blog/2017/10/22/why-you-need-a-structured-swim-training-plan/
@@FaresKsebati I had a look at the app and although there are probably good workouts/techniques to test there's a paywall. Free version states 5 saved workouts but I can't seem to view one...let alone download it. I don't mind paying for things but if something says one thing and turns out to be another it doesn't go well with me. I'm a swimming instructor myself and I basically test out what works and doesn't work. So many vids on youtube of practices which don't work or the youtuber hasn't got a clue what they're on about so I test them all :-)
Since I have a swim spa I would love to see a piece on the difference in swimming between pools and swim spas. For me the spa feel like swimming against a river current and because that current is variable one tends to move around a lot. Controlling that movement requires the use of muscles that are not used as much in the pool. Also, a piece on the different strokes in the spa and how to modify them in order to retain that control would be awesome. I like to swim both freestyle and breast, but find the breast stroke difficult because the current pushes right into my face when I raise my head to breathe.
Wow. This guy’s got breath control - That felt like a half-hour sentence without a break! But good content. I’m 72 and I’m starting to do some tougher breath sets. Getting relaxed with the technique straightened out is critical before you even try this though IMHO.
I failed every time I tried the breath control set. I’ve been trying to do it 3 times the past couple of weeks…. But I ended up giving up cuz I just couldn’t…. Kept screwing up 😩
it looks pretty hard. He didn't mention if you could rest between the sets and catch your breath but maybe try it and work your way up to doing them continuously. Theres no way I could do a 50 no breath right now lol.
Most of the content is targeted to the advanced swimmers. How about the beginner swimmer who struggle to get that breath control? I have watched so many videos but still after one year of training two times a week, I havent improved a lot - after 50-70m I need to stop to take some breaths. For my surprise it is only a little bit better with a snorkel where I breath at will. Obviously my natural lungs capacity is not great but how can I improve the situation: - cardio sessions out of the water - should I stop using the snorkel - trying to do less breaths per lap (as in this video) - trying to swim super slow to reduce consumption - trying to do sprints without breathing - spent the first minutes in the pool doing breathing exercises - else
whats realistic for a new swimmer? how many breaths during 50? I am leaving for the pool so I will let you know how it went..:) I cant imagine going without 10-15..
Thank you for pointing out these common mistakes. On the Sample set, the goal is to decrease the number of breathes to decreases the heart rate, correct? But when I don’t breathe, my panic kicks in and I feel like I need to breathe more and my heart also beats faster… which is the opposite. Do you have any tip to overcome panicking when not breathing enough? (I’m an amateur)
Hi there! You might want to try using a snorkel to get used to less airflow (without breathing less). You can also check out this video on swimming anxiety: ua-cam.com/video/LR75IfuF8Qo/v-deo.html
Can you explain the timing of the arm stroke to the kick and how the motion of your body coordinates the rhythm to actually artistry perform a beautiful butterfly?
Thank you for your insight! I'm learning to swim freestyle based on your videos. I'm have an average of 1 minute for 50m. Is that good for a beginner level? (I also rest a lot in between laps, so still lots of work on endurance and technique)
woohoo!!! yeah thats really good for a beginner! try to decrease you underwater drag and maybe even air resistance. theres tons of ways you can modify free, whether its gliding, using fins, resistance bands, drag suits, kickboarding (actually i reccommend doing some strong kick sets when you begin because i did that and i have the strongest kick on my team so maybe it can help you too, maybe 25, 50, 75m ladder up and down if possible? you can extend the ladder as you improve your endurance) pulls and lots more. you can glide more and stick to longer distances keeping a steady beat for upper and lower body, or you can be like me and go all out on 50s or 100s and get super tired (i need to work on my endurance haha). been swimming for 10yrs and the hardest part so far had been plateauing!! im real sad that covid and its side effects affected my endurance drastically and im still trying to pick myself back up :p keep at it tho!!
the 'air pocket' analogy was confusing and is a phrase usually reserved for underwater/submerged things rather than the wake on the water's surface. Also, why is the bottom of the ocean/pool floor 'the prize'? Very odd choices of words.
Great explanations, thanks a lot! Greetings from Varna, Bulgaria! I would like just to emphasize: all this about the breathing should be much more difficult when we're in open water! (and that's my the only environment and manner of swimming)! So, may I ask You, if you please - explain in more details how to swim in the open SEA/OCEAN even if it's popple (sugar loaf sea)! Because it would sometimes be an existential skill (especially for a seaman who is a beginner in sailing under foreign flag's ships! 😉 As myself)
The breathing and especially - the timing in breathing under these circumstances (OPEN SEA, even if it's along the sea-shore) should be much more undetermined and difficult. Because the waves are a predicament
you explained everything except for how to actually breathe, breathe in (mouth/nose) outside the water and breathe out from the nose when the head is inside the water.
Anything longer than 500m, and I breath every two strokes on one side 3 times, then for the 4th breath I do 3 strokes and repeat the same process but breathing on the other side.
I can't flip turn and I mean physically well sorta a motion like that triggers my vertigo I don't know if you've ever tried this but it's exceptionally hard to swim when the world is spinning
Hello, I still have a big challenge when I start blowing air underwater, because after several meters of swimming I feel like I am suffocating. Is it possible for you to provide a video that answers my question?
I totally disagree with #4. I swim 21 strokes per 25m length. I breathe 7 times each length, every 3rd stroke, alternating left and right. also alternating lengths starting left stroke and right stroke. I breathe one stroke before downward flip turn at the deep end and at the shallow end I do an upward flip turn. Breaststroke I generally breathe every other or third stroke.
I am taking breath each 2 strokes because I have left-hand dominance. However, I want to take each 3 strokes and working on it but it is hard. Right breath makes me unbalanced, feeling like my legs are going down. Wish to learn soon with this tips.
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My issue is I turn my head to breath and water comes in my mouth and instantly sink as I try to find my grip
The single best beginning swimmer breathing advice my teacher gave was to remember to exhale underwater. It’s instinctive to hold your breath underwater, but you can’t breathe in if you haven’t breathed out yet.
Yes. Teaching my grandson this week about exhaling underwater. As most non swimmers, he thinks swimming is about holding your breath underwater.
@Laurence Snow why what is bad for you ???
@Laurence Snow...... tks !
@Laurence Snow No it's not useful. Unless useful means harmful. Breathing should not be forced and should mimic normal breathing as much as possible. Exhaling for 15 (!!!!) seconds in order to prove you should not exhale underwater is... Well, let's say it's strange. You should eliminate all the air in your lungs. Not by exhaling as slowly as you can, but certainly not in one fraction of a second blow just before taking air again. It may work for some, but I wouldn't recommend it. Holding your breath underwater leads to accumulation of CO2. Guess why you get tired after a while... CO2 build-up.
There are a few problems with that though, which is that you're going to slowly start sinking in the water, it might also feel a little uncomfortable, and some bits of water might get up your nose too.
I am 76 and was a competitive swimmer in HS and college. These videos are the absolute best on form that I have ever seen. I will get my resting pulse rate below 60 with the information here. Competing (and winning?) in the Senior Olympics in the 80+ age group is my goal.
Amazing! Great to hear it David. Happy swimming :)
All the best 💝
Good luck! Inspiring to hear
You show me how I want to embrace aging!!! Bravo David, Bravo!!👏👏👏👍👍😉
Yes, videos are very good, too much talking. I have had coaches who are in the water with you and examining your stroke and had others that walk along the pool as the swimmer swims and yacks an yacks and yacks. Hint hint.
I'm a triathlete and learning to flip turn has been VERY beneficial for my training for a number of reasons. My breath control has improved as I'm not popping out of the water for air at the wall anymore. I feel more engaged during an interval because touch turns always felt like a stop and start whereas flipping allows for maintained momentum. And lastly, I just feel a lot more confident in the water having learned a new skill and feel more excited to push myself in tougher workouts. Triathletes, if you haven't learned to flip turn, I recommend it!
Starting and stopping at each turn takes more energy. I am trying burn energy when training for an open water swim. Flip turns are for lowering your pool times.... or for a smoother rhythmic swim when swimming for exercise. Waves disrupt your swim pattern. Walls mimic that disruption. Flip turns have there use but wall touches do too.
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If you want a harder challenge, try flip turning while using a snorkel. It'll build up your lungs even more, Good luck! 😁
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I swim because I like swimming and it works really well with rock climbing and yoga. It’s one of the best all round sports you can do. I am not. Pro but think it as an Art, swimming is about fine tuning your technique and make more efficient and smoother. I am not a fast swimmer by any means, just better than the average person walking down the street. I swim because I love the sport and was born asthmatic, swimming has eliminated that and my hero is Phelps and Thorpe.
Max session I did was 4.6km or 92x50m lengths. I don’t flip turn or dive in the water.
Love this channel.
That's awesome to hear! Happy swimming!
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I like underwater rock climbing too. Haven't tried water yoga yet
Got back into swimming after 12 years break. Tried this drill at 50m pool, didn't expect it to be so hard. Ended up with 1 breath per 7 strokes, a lot of room for improvement. Definitely will do twice a week, thank you for the tip!
As a swimmer (since 23 years now) i can fully support these tipps. When you have mastered all these tipps you can even cough or sneeze while swimming even constantly but it will not affect you at all in your swimming routine :). Also he exactly pointed out the common mistakes which actually people doing a lot as far as i noticed while swimming. The key to swim fast with the lowest energy input to swim fluent and calm and glide as much as possible. I actually only use my legs to have my body placed as close a possible below the water surface to reduce drag.
I'm still learning, and breathing is pretty hard for me, I always get out of breath really fast. This video is very helpful I'll try these out next time I go to the pool
Pull buoy work really helped me coordinate stroke and breathing for a smoother swim. Rotatation, count your strokes, focus on glide as much as catch/pull.
Update
I'm getting better at breathing now!! But still need to practice!
Pool opens up Monday I’m very excited probably won’t have good breathing after a year of not swimming.
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@@skitless4537 update im now like the fourth fastest in my group, and also the pools been closed for two months now because of covid
Hip rotation and bilateral breathing, every 3 for me, with some work on 4-5 strokes per breath.
I have just started swimming front crawl about a month ago and at first I was feeling anxious and panicky which did not help... slowing things down and trying to relax a bit has certainly helped... and trying not to turn head as it gives me motion sickness! Unless you are going to the Olympics or are going to make a living from swimming I say just do your best and enjoy it!
I have been a very high level swimmer (full scholarship to Div.1 top ten NCAA school) and now I am much older and still swim daily. My technique is much better than the average swimmer, obviously. But, I do notice as I age, that if I'm not disciplined enough to enforce good technique, I feel it much more the next day. Example: if I lift my head too much and don't remember to constantly look at the floor of the pool, my back pays the price. So, while I agree that you should enjoy it (for sure!) I also think you should try to get the best technique you can, or as time goes on (and it's gone on for a while for me now, lol), you may feel more aches and pains than necessary. Hope this makes sense and I wish you good luck and continue to enjoy the greatest activity there is!
@@purselmer5931 thanks, well-said. I swim freestyle every day. I make it fun, amd i also focus on technique.
@@jojijosette5946 Great to hear it, hope you have a great time doing it (it's too damned fun sometimes!). Blessings.
what do u mean turning your head when you breathe?
THIS is the comment I was looking for. I want to swim to enjoy it and relax, but my gosh if I'm not finding all the high paced energy stuff!! 😮💨😮💨🫣🫣😬
And here is yet another example that "Big Brother is watching". I just resumed regular lap swimming after a 16 year hiatus. Despite not having done any shopping for swim gear, not watching any swim training videos, etc. This video was just suggested near the top of the page by YT. Coincidence? 🙂 (Nice video by the way. Good reminders that I will try to think about at the pool today.)
I am from Australia. I grew up from a young age involved in swimming training 5 daysca week, right through my entire school years. I was a competitive swimmer and made it to state and national levels. I am now 52yr old still swim recreationally for health and fitness. I am a qualified swim instructor and licensed coach, teaching self survival from 4mth old right through to pre schoolnand school age learn to swim, right up to coaching all levels of squads including competition. I also work with teaching special needs. I'm finding your videos and tutorials very interesting and you explain the fundamentals and bio mechanics of swimming sovanyone hopefully can understand without being over loaded. learning to breathe correctly is a difficult thing to teach. The technique of single sided breathing has not been taught in Australia for a very long time, as it is less effecient compared to bi-lateral breathing. As for your comment that with bi-lateral breathing comprise s getting in to a good breathing rhythm when swimming, that is completely false. With bi-lateral breathing a good breathing rhythm and pattern is much easier to obtain, maintain and is overall alot smoother. All you other points are quite good, especially for someone that is just starting to learn
Hey mate. I'm a novice swimmer and was confused about this. A coach at my pool suggested bilateral breathing and he probably has the same thought process as you, but when I looked up videos of Olympic swimmers breathing they all seem to be doing one sided breathing, usually right side as far as I can tell. What's the story?
@@sisypheanexistence8955 depends on distance swimming, long distance bilateral is more effecient, it helps develop a larger lung capacity band doesnt restrict you to breathiing on one side. Even short course bilateral is more efficent, breathing every strokes allows you to increase lung capacity, allowing more oxygen when taking breath in, the more oxygen you have flowing means musclees work better, but you must always exhale underwater before your breathe arm hits the water. NOTE NOT all olympic swimmers do one sided breathing, it depends on the event swimming and also daily training is totally different to pre race. One sided breathing for training and everyday swimmimg is becomming very out dated
@@kitykat71xGreat info from You guys. I bet I got shoulder issues from doing too may things one sided. Writing ✍️, Computer Mouse, Piano doing more with the right hand and swimming 🏊♂️ right sided.
At least swimming I will try some breathing to *both sides* to regain some lost balance!
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Well, at 71, I guess I am completely outdated. I have been lane swimming for exercise ( not competitively ) since age 21 and have always used one sided breathing.
I became a swimming teacher in my late 40’s.
We were required to teach bilateral breathing and I did, but I cannot do it myself. Too many years of one sided.
I was happy to see that Diana Nyad would look only to the left. She could see the boat while swimming in open water. She is from my era.
I am learning more - flip turns, among other things, but I will always, very happily, be a one sided swimmer.
Swimming has been the joy of my life!!
Every breath you take... I'll be watching you... 🎶
I sing to myself while swimming too :)
@@wilmaaherne2040 Sing for everyone to hear!
At 67 years of age I’ve been told I have good technique. But I have very little endurance. As the public pools are now opening up after being closed for a year and a half due to Covid all I can manage is 2 x 25 meters (2 laps) without resting. Hoping some of these tips will help me swim longer.
You've got this! Good luck!
I am a 73 year old woman and have been in a Masters swim club for 26 years. I've been told that I have good form. But over the years, my endurance has declined so that now I also need to catch my breath after every 50 meters. I've incorporated many of these tips but still see such a decline in my endurance as I've aged. Thanks for any other tips.
Might want to have iron levels and thyroid and even cardiac function checked if you can’t get past 50 yds in the next few weeks.
Always remember to breathe folks! Happy swimming :)
Well I sure hope so
Yeah thanks...
I used to play the flute in school, so while I'm stretching I practice the warm-ups that my band directors taught me, and I've found it's pretty helpful.
Thank you so much for this. I always lift my neck which slows me down. Will focus more on breathing from now.
You got this! Happy swimming!
My biggest challenge was taking too deep a breath and trying to exhale all that air through my nose in a trickle before the next breath. Halfway through the exhale, I would feel this need to blow out everything through my mouth and take another gasp of air. Taking in a small bit of air allows for better balance between the inhale and exhale (without the feeling that I am holding back this huge reserve that's trying to overpower my slow exhale). Replenishing the air should be like the breath you take when you are speaking or singing a song- short, relaxed, and small. Takes a lot of repetition and willpower to sustain- as soon as you take that big gasp, the rhythm is broken and it's hard to get back on track.
I'm struggling with this for a while - I'm talking years. I'll hopefully figure it out eventually. I'm a long-distance runner and weight lifter and I think my breathing with these activities might be interfering with swimming breathing. Doing sink-down drills has helped a little.
might be because of ankles too, or even drag caused by too much body covering too much surface area from the head view of your body underwater. could also just be intolerance to excess CO2 which is super common and I still have it cuz i havent trained during COVID and im just getting back
Do you swim flat or have lots of drag? I can run a marathon but can't swim 100m. Someone said I have too much drag and after taking their tips and advice I can do 100m now (still learning, it's my 4th swim)...
@@leslie7922 How did you reduce your drag?
@@margaretmartin8555 head down and one eye in water when breathing, also pulling with my arm past the hip because previously I wasn't and I'd sink. Also when breathing I leave arm out front, previously I'd start my next stroke which slowed me down heaps. After a 2030m swim I did a sprint 30m and averaged 1:33 pace for that sprint lap. Still learning but having fun.
Bilateral breathing when working out! Allowing for a good streamline and balance in the stroke......Love this sport!!!
Couldn't agree more!
Perfect job. Everyone should pay for this knowledge :) very useful for bagginers and for intermediate level swimmers i think too. I watch your videos during every bike indoor endurance training :) thanks
Not being relaxed and people tell me they're always going to be water on my mouth when I take air which scared me to swallow the pool or the beach
Just on breathing to and off the wall: Sun Yang breathes on each side multiple times as he comes to and kicks off the wall - flip turns take it out of you so it makes sense to load up and replen the oxygen loss on either side of the turn.
I think if youre distance swimming this is fine to do.
Breathing is not an issue when you are doped up like Sun Yang and Ye Shiwen! I am glad he got caught in Tokyo! Bad example.
Your logic doesn't make sense - it is actually a great example. The logic is: an elite athlete like Sun Yang, even if doped, takes multiple breaths close to the wall, so why should I hold my breath?
Holding your breath coming into the wall is for sprinters. Breathing until you turn is for distance swimmers. Some of the distance swimmers don't do the break out and a stroke or two before taking a breath. Sprinters always come off the wall fast and hard, and take multiple dolphin kicks under water. Distance swimmers don't do this, other than on the last length. Kind of like the kicks. Most distance swimmers will kick once or maybe twice per stroke cycle, except for the last lap or length of the pool. Sprinters use the 6 beat kick pattern. Both sprinters and distance swimmers will not take a breath the last 10 or so meters into the wall, and go to a windmill type arm pull in freestyle. Lots of variations for both. Watch how different Katie Ledecky and Arierne Titmus swim. Katie swims gallop/hybrid style, breathing on every other stroke. Arierne swims on a 2, 2, 4 breathing pattern, but some times seems to go to 2, 4, 4. Katie can't catch her in the 200 or 400, but Arierne can't catch Katie in races over 800. Women metabolize oxygen and lactic acid differently than men. Almost all men swim the gallop style, and breath every other arm stroke.
I agree with all of this. I'm just learning the freestyle at an older age, and so far, so good, except I still can only breathe on one side.
I spent an hour in the pool today, with this as my preparation. I'm a total newb. I can swim, if I just hold my breath, but I never studied, and I never focused on sustained lap swimming.
Today I practiced:
* eyes down
* one eye/ear underwater
* breath timing
I found two things in my practice today:
1. PANIC.
I panic. And it really affected everything.
I am a little surprised that he never talked about this.
When I try and establish a pattern for breathing, I find that I feel overwhelmed, and "panic," for lack of a better word.
Things I panic about:
* I am visually overwhelmed: there are bubbles everywhere. I can't tell if I am going to bump into someone else in the pool.
* I get bits of water in my mouth while I'm breathing in, and that causes me to panic: "Am I going to inhale this?"
* Water gets into my nose, and I freak out about that.
* I'm breathing out, and trying to spit out water that I took in with my last breath, too.
It subjectively feels like -- about 15% of my attention is on my visual, and the visual that is there is just: bubbles. So I feel "blind." Most of my attention is on my lungs, my throat, my nose, my mouth, and the sensation of water vs. breath.
It's so overwhelming, -- I'm a little surprised that Fares Ksebati never mentioned it?
I realized that I was "panicking," about 20 minutes into my efforts today, and then I spent the remaining 40 minutes on just trying to calm my nerves, trying to establish that I'm not going to die, relaxing into the practice. I felt like I was a bit better at the end -- I was able to swim a distance while feeling like I was "breathing" across, but I still, half of my attempts (at half the length of the pool,) get a "bad gulp," some times instantaneously, and then the panic comes right up. I just have to stop at that point, and breath with my head fully above water.
2. NOT INHALING.
I noticed that some times when I turn my head to the left, I open my mouth, but -- I don't actually inhale! And I think that this is the same issue: nervousness. But I realized, "I have to actually inhale, not just expose my open mouth to air," when I get my head in position.
It's just... Sucking in water, -- not pleasant at all..!
I focused on swimming a little slower, so that in the stroke where I am catching a breath, I have a bit of time to take in air.
I've started teaching myself how to swim recently, and I'm having the same issues with panic and timing the breaths properly with limited visibility... I will try to slow down and focus on head positioning more.. But im exactly the same as you, and trying to find a video that will helps with this 😅
@@FatSheba100 I've had about 5 swims since I last wrote that, and about the 3rd or 4th swim, I was getting the hang of it. Now my struggle is not as much breathing, it's now more like: 40% breathing, 60% stamina. I'm stilling thinking a lot about my breathing, and I suspect with further training it'll become second nature (maybe 5-10% of my attention,) but I am "over the hump."
Here are the key things that made the difference for me:
* Calming my nerves, and one of the best ways to do that, is: always go slower. Panic starts and I speed up a little, and then: "No no, this is not a race, let yourself very very slowly swim."
* Take my time on the breathing stroke. Going slower also means that I have my arm in the air for longer, and I have far more time to inhale.
* Continuous exhalation, after the gulp. Exhaling through the nose means that I don't exhale as quickly, too. Build the rhythm, and the trust that more air is going to come, and it's not going to have little bits of water in it.
* Actually inhale, when my mouth is to the air.
So much of it is about trust! Trust, and becoming accustomed.
That's what I did, what worked for me, at least, and what the results were for me.
Best luck to you.
I have started trying to learn to swin last week, todays is gonna be my 3rd time and your description is so accurate.
What I'm doing is dedicating the first 10-15 minutes to practice breathing without any movement and relaxing in the water.
I saw a huge difference in the second session when I started doing this before actually trying to swim
You will get it. Keep practicing...... Just breathe LOL.
So just a teenager who just started swimming a month ago and since then its been like really difficult to breathe
My coach consistently suggests me to exhale underwater but i just start taking water in I don't know why this is happenning but the video was really motivational hoping to excel in the techniques you told🤞
same is happening to me, did you come up to any solution? if yes ,please tell. your help would be appreciated.
I’d consider myself a more advanced swimmer, I’ve been swimming for 9 years (I’m 13) and I currently have 4 western times and am close to getting my westerns in 3 other races. Although not many people my age do underwater to 15 is usually only go to the flags so this was very helpful for them. Thanks!
Glad to help! Keep up the hard work and ace those underwaters :)
@@FaresKsebatiI’m new to swimming. I had a near death experience in the ocean of almost drowning when I was a kid but now I want to learn to swim so I can enjoy my summer with my friends but breathing is really hard, I have weak lungs because I was exposed to second hand smoke when I used to live with my parents.
I find it hard to get air pocket timing right.when I put my head under water I breathe out through my nose but water keeps getting into my throat and when I breathe out to get my head out during freestyle and breaststroke, I swallow water cause you have to open your mouth.
And I find it harder to have in my head in the water because I can’t see where my arms are going during the crawl and it slows me down. What’s easiest
best explanation i've seen about breathing thanks!
I've just finished a block of lessons as a beginner and looking to work on my technique. I love these videos.
Endurance set
10 x 50 free @ 1:00-2:00:
50.1 take 4 breaths
50.2 3 breaths
50.3 2 breaths
50.4. 1 breath
50.5. 0 breaths
I love that set at the end. Can't wait to try it at the pool. Also, great video and explanation, as always! Thanks!
Great technical new tips, I prefer bi-lateral/alternate and for lung strength breath at 1 stroke next at 3 stroke next 5 stroke ( hypoxia training)easy on leg kicks 🙂 cheers for swim video 🤘
Well I am learning how to swim in youtube. Sounds amazing right?
yeah but practice makes perfect.
check out the swimming lessons channel. it will help you a lot in variety and coaching.
I’ve swam my entire life I still watch swim videos
I started swimming to help my asthma in 2018, but in 2019 i moved abroad for a year to finish my studies so i couldnt continue, then in 2020 i came back to find everything closed and they are still not open in my area in 2021... that one year of swimming had helped me so much, i wasnt even randomly coughing anymore after just 1 week of swimming. I wish they would open pools so i could go back to swimming :(
So sorry to hear that! Hope that you can get back to swimming safely soon!
Love this video, since my back injury 3 1/2 weeks ago now, i have been doing therapy and recovering in the swimming pool, going twice a day and i use an Arena compact kickboard between my feet and swim with arms only, so not to jar my back. i have learnt to swim smoother as i don't want to make my Sciatica worse, and do breathing drills like you talked about. since i started swimming i always breath odd numbers. last few days i been doing 7,5,3 repeat, or just 5 or 0 as the least amount of breaths the flatter my body and not rolling to catch a breath is better for my injured disc in my back (ruptured disc) swimming is the only relief i get, i also do a lot of just arms / skull work.
That's great to hear! You could consider using a snorkel as well to help your back but breath control is great for cardio!
Hi I bust a couple of discs over the years and was plagued by sciatica. Swimming has allowed me to totally recover - my health, my fitness and my muscle tone and live pain-free. I used to find treading water helped a lot too. Hope you are there soon - patience though as can take a little while :)
@@chrisiswherenow Thank you for the advice, and yes i have also found that swimming is the best thing i can do for Sciatica and so currently i have reduced my rock climbing to once a week and swim a min of 3 times a week now i am back to working my 2 jobs. when i was off work i was swimming 2 or 3 times a day.
Recently i have also started to do a lot more butterfly (as i am not good at it) and i think this really helps my back a lot.
I had sciatica last month and I was really upset that I couldn’t work out any more .The my thigh and calf was hurting very bad.I couldn’t sit on a chair.I googled and found swimming may help.So I started swimming and at first few times it was painful on my back.So I made sure not lift head up to take breath .I know I must only lift head little bit to the side but I still had to master it (I am beginner swimmer ).Gradually I started swimming more .The pain gone by the grace of Almighty.I took part in a local triathlon event and got many points for myself and my team through swimming.I still need to improve and was going through swimming videos and got here.I can swim 2000 meters but there is some mistake .I get tired and needs a break every 100 meters.That’s how I read about your condition.I think I damaged my disc by wrong size bicycle riding.What happened to you ,if you don’t mind
@@yasboco my problem is the result of years of hard work and a lot is difficult body positions when doing my HVAC job in the weekdays and when Dairy farming at the weekend, years of bending over forking out / mucking out pens of calves / heifers manure, general construction work, wearing a tool belt with lots of weight, but the main thing was assembly and install ductwork in attic & crawl spaces. carrying and holding duct, awkward positions. a lot if all about posture and body position, when i rock climb i climb very static to reduce any jarring movements. Swimming is the best thing for the whole body, and you don't have to be super fast, just smooth and enjoy it. i like to also lay down in a hot sauna flat on the wooden slatted bench in the sauna after a good swim. prefer 50m pool. 2km is about normal session during the week as i only have an hour before work, then Sunday mornings can be 3km. most in one session was 4KM and last year i swim 92x 50m lengths i did in June 2021. done over 2x one hour sessions with a 30 min break between each session because it was Covid rules to only get one hour of swimming during a booking.
3 swims a week is enough because i also do indoor rock climbing 2 or 3 times a week,
As a new beginner I am working on completing one full lap. I get out of breathe before finishing. My breathing is inconsistent.
Hope these tips helped! Keep practicing and you'll get the hang of it!
The title thumbnail made me doubt myself and my technique. The clip confirmed that I swim correctly, breathing on each side every 3rd stroke...... for leisure and weight control. I swim with Walmart trunks that have a ridiculous amount of drag. The waistband is loose and they have an inner liner that acts as a parachute. It takes me 45 minutes to swim 1600 meters. But.... I also take 5 seconds at each 25 meter far wall turn and 10 seconds at each starting wall turn when I stop to flip coins that I set up for lap counting. That adds about 10 minutes to my time alone.
Thanks for the clip.
Swimming in the ocean and waves does make it bit difficult. Just need to remember to breath on opposite side of the incoming waves.
Keep one eye and ear underwater and tilt to breathe... I take way too long to breathe-in and also, being so close to the waterline it's very easy for water instead of air to flood my mouth. What a struggle!
When I started swimming I found it easier to think about timing the stroke with the breath than timing the breath with the stroke
Can someone explain the air pocket he speaks of? How do I keep water from coming into my mouth and nose when I turn my head to the side?
I believe it is because you are breathing out, moving forward, and because of the position of the mouth and the movement of the lips opening, it creates a little pocket. Once I take a breath, I am constantly breathing out in a slowed controlled fashion. Because you are breathing out, you kind of force the water away from the area of your face enough to take a breath without water. For me, not tilting my head too much(looking too far up or rather rotating too much in freestyle) stops water from going into my nose. But that is really the only time water should be able to get in your nose because you should be breathing the air you take in with your mouth out of your nose. I always inhale with my mouth only and exhale like 80% from my nose. I take the air into my mouth first. I know this sounds weird let me explain...being aware of my mouth being the middle point between whatever is out there and what goes into my throat/lungs has helped me not swallow/choke on water like a bajillion times. It allows me to get water in my mouth and be able to spit it out before I inhale it. Water in your mouth is fine but water past your mouth is not. lol If I get water in my mouth, say if I am tired and stubborn and not taking a break like I should, sometimes I will get too much water in my mouth. At that point I know that if I inhale, I will choke. So, I spit the water out while I am swimming and on the next stroke take a better breath. Idk if I am explaining this well.
@@enjoligomez2956 i do the same, it is inevitable to sometimes get water in your mouth, i just spit it out when my head goes back in the water.
There is no air pocket which you can breath in from, the guy in the video does not seem to understand the physics here. The visible air pocket comes from exhaling through the nose. When your swimming with your head and body in one line (looking down or to the side), a bow wave forms (like boats and ships do too). This bow wave creates a wave trough right around your mouth, where you can inhale.
Excellent information. I started swimming about 3 months ago. I love it and this video is so relevant and easy to follow.
Glad it was helpful, Debra! Happy swimming! :)
Personally I breath every 3 strokes on each side so that i train my neck to go on the other side as a 11 year old my time for a fifty free is 30 seconds and thats with breathing on bith sides but when i breath on one side im at 32 seconds so its slower to breathe on one side
Thank you so much, I'm a competitive swimmer and I really needed help with my flip turn. This helped so much!!!!!
Happy to help! Keep up the good work :)
I'm using a snorkel now because I'm trying to build stamina , but whenever I try swimming without the snorkel I get a mouthful of pool water. I can't get the rotation down right , whenever i rotate my head out of the water my stroke becomes erratic too, but I will keep practicing.
Using a snorkel is great! Try the catch-up drill and breathe every three to practice pull timing: ua-cam.com/video/JUftbde3900/v-deo.html
Great Video!
I took a swimming class at a YMCA branch, but the aquatic director didn't teach me the timing/and breathing pattern.
Watching your video has given me confidence to continue and improve my technique. Some years ago I taught myself to do a reasonable tumble turn. Although I have been swimming consistently (Im 69), I find that something in my back or neck/ rotator cuff has stiffened and I have lost my confidence and ability to do the turn. I go to pilates classes and have had sports massage to ease the ache. Any suggestions?
You should practice some sort of knee hugging crunches on dryland to strenghten your core and make your body accustomed to being round up in a curl. Then practice curling your body in the water. First with your head upwards and feet towards the bottom of the pool. Then on your stomach and then on your back. Once your mobility gets betters through active movement,your confidence improves and you can start practicing the full flip turn in the water and then move towards doing the flip turn against the wall. If you practice these drills in every workout, you'll be able to do the flip turn without pain, stiffness or discomfort after few weeks. Give your body time and be patient. I'm a professional swimming coach and also a masters coach and we do these kind of drills to get our older swimmers to be more comfortable with their body in the flip turn. Best regards and much love from Finland. ❤
@@hcsuperfitness9922 Wow, thank you! Great information, very helpful.
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I don't know if anyone has dealt with this before but It was recently called to my attention that I hum when I exhale underwater, and it's something I've been doing my whole life, I always thought it was normal. I get tired abnormally fast and in theory I am in condition as my cardio is great for waterpolo and land sports, I simply fail when it comes to meets. I can barely swim 25 yards without breathing, I can't flip turn, I can't push after the initial one because I run out of air, and I really don't know what does it. Im pretty sure it has to do with the way I breathe and I think it might be the humming but i am not sure. I don't exhale or inhale on walls, I breathe in properly as far as I know, and I exhale through my nose, it's just a hum, and the same thing happens on land, I can't control my exhaling through my nose, I can do it but only really fast, I can't exhale slowly through my nose. If anyone has some advice/training tips I'd appreciate it, or if you think it might be a physical/doctor thing I'd also appreciate hearing it
Have you tried lessons?
Breath every 2 strokes is a no-go for me not good for you body symmetry and your neck. Always 3, 5 or 7. 5 if I do long distence. 3 if i swim fast pace. 7 for breath training.
Ledecky.
A problem I have with breathing any more than every 2 strokes is I find myself counting the strokes. So I'm constantly counting in my head and I can't seem to stop the monotonous counting. 😕
When taking a breath on one side, sometimes my hand that is stretched forward keeps dropping down to a pull position instead of staying horizontal with water surface. This leads to a twisted linear body position. How to avoid this mistake? Thank you.
Have you tried practicing the catch-up drill? This can help with arm awareness! ua-cam.com/video/JUftbde3900/v-deo.html
I guess I over rotate my head. But in open water swimming especially if there is a big swell and waves I think you need to have more turn so you don’t take in water from a wave etc.
I always breath at 3 or 5 ( odd numbers)
I've got a long way to go still, but my breathing has improved so much by breathing out on stroke 2 when trilateral breathing
But, I'm too frightened to be breathing so close to the water, I don't create this air pocket you are talking about, so I'm terrified of breathing in water. I just don't understand how I can get over this fear.
Try using a kickboard- hold it in front of you as you swim freestyle. Also make sure you are breathing through your mouth and not your nose. Blowing bubbles on the wall can help with this
But I don't create an air pocket!
What is happening?
So frightened of breathing in water
Wear fins and kick gently. Blowing bubbles on the wall will help you get used to air exchange with water around you. It’s tedious but very important to establish that control.
I’ve been learning to swim by myself and can’t push my head down while breathing. I’m yet to find the air pocket. Hopefully with enough practice one day I’d be able to do that.
Am just learning this... Great movie, thank You v much for your effort doing this clips. 👍👍
Just explain while showing swimmers on the screen. The white board isn't helping at all.
I like the whiteboard! I pause and take notes
Using the Wim Hof breathing technique has also made huge strides in my lung capacity.
Damn i wanna go swimming and try all this
If you are getting out if breath it's probably because your body is simply not used to swimming. It doesn't matter how "good" your technique is, if you don't swim reguarly then how can you expext to be swimming wall to wall without rest.
If you're unfit out the pool, you'll be unfit in the pool.
I recommend using a speed clock. 1 minute 30 for each 50m. Whatever time is left on the clock is your resting time. Aim for 1 minute per 50m and a 30 second rest per 50m
I get out of breath after 4 lengths or so.
If you want to swim longer distances you have to reduce the amount of kicks.
Hi there! Great point - using a clock is a great way to get started in building endurance. You're on your way to swimming structured workouts - the next step to getting in swim shape! Here's some advice for what you can do next to improve: myswimpro.com/blog/2017/10/22/why-you-need-a-structured-swim-training-plan/
@@FaresKsebati I had a look at the app and although there are probably good workouts/techniques to test there's a paywall.
Free version states 5 saved workouts but I can't seem to view one...let alone download it.
I don't mind paying for things but if something says one thing and turns out to be another it doesn't go well with me.
I'm a swimming instructor myself and I basically test out what works and doesn't work. So many vids on youtube of practices which don't work or the youtuber hasn't got a clue what they're on about so I test them all :-)
I do competitive swimming
Now i knew the difference and which one is correct. Thanks for this video.
Glad it helped! Happy swimming!
Since I have a swim spa I would love to see a piece on the difference in swimming between pools and swim spas. For me the spa feel like swimming against a river current and because that current is variable one tends to move around a lot. Controlling that movement requires the use of muscles that are not used as much in the pool. Also, a piece on the different strokes in the spa and how to modify them in order to retain that control would be awesome. I like to swim both freestyle and breast, but find the breast stroke difficult because the current pushes right into my face when I raise my head to breathe.
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Thanks for explaining more ive always been struggling whit breathing.
Best video I’ve found on this subject thank you
Glad you enjoyed it! Happy swimming!
Breathing on both sides is a good challenge for the brain and body. Swimming on one side for too long may cause too much muscle tension.
Wow. This guy’s got breath control - That felt like a half-hour sentence without a break! But good content. I’m 72 and I’m starting to do some tougher breath sets. Getting relaxed with the technique straightened out is critical before you even try this though IMHO.
I coach a lot of swimming. Used to tell my swimmers that it was "one-eye breathing'.
Yes. Keep one eye in the water.
Very Nice Information about swimming training today and we will have tomorrow,
I failed every time I tried the breath control set. I’ve been trying to do it 3 times the past couple of weeks…. But I ended up giving up cuz I just couldn’t…. Kept screwing up 😩
it looks pretty hard. He didn't mention if you could rest between the sets and catch your breath but maybe try it and work your way up to doing them continuously. Theres no way I could do a 50 no breath right now lol.
Most of the content is targeted to the advanced swimmers.
How about the beginner swimmer who struggle to get that breath control?
I have watched so many videos but still after one year of training two times a week, I havent improved a lot - after 50-70m I need to stop to take some breaths. For my surprise it is only a little bit better with a snorkel where I breath at will. Obviously my natural lungs capacity is not great but how can I improve the situation:
- cardio sessions out of the water
- should I stop using the snorkel
- trying to do less breaths per lap (as in this video)
- trying to swim super slow to reduce consumption
- trying to do sprints without breathing
- spent the first minutes in the pool doing breathing exercises
- else
thank you for this great video! I'm gonna use this to train my kids, they are beginners.
the sample set is great!
whats realistic for a new swimmer? how many breaths during 50? I am leaving for the pool so I will let you know how it went..:) I cant imagine going without 10-15..
Thank you for pointing out these common mistakes. On the Sample set, the goal is to decrease the number of breathes to decreases the heart rate, correct? But when I don’t breathe, my panic kicks in and I feel like I need to breathe more and my heart also beats faster… which is the opposite. Do you have any tip to overcome panicking when not breathing enough? (I’m an amateur)
Hi there! You might want to try using a snorkel to get used to less airflow (without breathing less). You can also check out this video on swimming anxiety: ua-cam.com/video/LR75IfuF8Qo/v-deo.html
GREAT EXPLANATION! Q: How do I make sure that the hand that is extended, at the moment of breathing, does not go down??
Can you explain the timing of the arm stroke to the kick and how the motion of your body coordinates the rhythm to actually artistry perform a beautiful butterfly?
Hi Brenda! Check out our video on perfect butterfly: ua-cam.com/video/VQpFhM18zu4/v-deo.html
This is such a complex topic, my brain cannot multi task 😩
It's ok to to take things at your own pace! Take learning how to breathe one step at a time as you learn :)
Fares mastered even the skill of breathless vlogging.
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Guys did you notice?! When he said "like this video "the edges of the liking bottom turned colorful 0:50
Thanks for the advice!
Anytime! Happy swimming!
I keep air in my lungs under water so I can not take regular breath in freestyle. If I discharge my lungs, I need short breath 2-3 times
You are a good man
Respect
That is a tough sample set. It could be a bit too tough for many recreational swimmers without supervision on pool deck.
when i watched that aerofit i tought, oh i got to get that, checked the link and saw that it costs 350 euros... what the hell man? its just crazy
Thank you for your insight! I'm learning to swim freestyle based on your videos. I'm have an average of 1 minute for 50m. Is that good for a beginner level? (I also rest a lot in between laps, so still lots of work on endurance and technique)
thats very good keep it up.
check the swimpro scheduling if you want to keep your speed and improve your endurance
woohoo!!! yeah thats really good for a beginner! try to decrease you underwater drag and maybe even air resistance. theres tons of ways you can modify free, whether its gliding, using fins, resistance bands, drag suits, kickboarding (actually i reccommend doing some strong kick sets when you begin because i did that and i have the strongest kick on my team so maybe it can help you too, maybe 25, 50, 75m ladder up and down if possible? you can extend the ladder as you improve your endurance) pulls and lots more. you can glide more and stick to longer distances keeping a steady beat for upper and lower body, or you can be like me and go all out on 50s or 100s and get super tired (i need to work on my endurance haha). been swimming for 10yrs and the hardest part so far had been plateauing!! im real sad that covid and its side effects affected my endurance drastically and im still trying to pick myself back up :p
keep at it tho!!
the 'air pocket' analogy was confusing and is a phrase usually reserved for underwater/submerged things rather than the wake on the water's surface. Also, why is the bottom of the ocean/pool floor 'the prize'? Very odd choices of words.
Very useful, thank you for the tips
Glad it was helpful, Chris! Happy swimming!
Great explanations, thanks a lot! Greetings from Varna, Bulgaria! I would like just to emphasize: all this about the breathing should be much more difficult when we're in open water! (and that's my the only environment and manner of swimming)! So, may I ask You, if you please
- explain in more details how to swim in the open SEA/OCEAN even if it's popple (sugar loaf sea)! Because it would sometimes be an existential skill (especially for a seaman who is a beginner in sailing under foreign flag's ships! 😉 As myself)
The breathing and especially - the timing in breathing under these circumstances (OPEN SEA, even if it's along the sea-shore) should be much more undetermined and difficult. Because the waves are a predicament
you explained everything except for how to actually breathe, breathe in (mouth/nose) outside the water and breathe out from the nose when the head is inside the water.
Short distance I don't breath.
After training my lounge's I did go from breath every 3 to every 5th
Anything longer than 500m, and I breath every two strokes on one side 3 times, then for the 4th breath I do 3 strokes and repeat the same process but breathing on the other side.
Thanks
You’re welcome! Happy swimming :)
I learned swimming both free style n breast stroke at 48. Still not able to breathe properly. Can you please suggest me some tips.? Thanks in advance.
I can't flip turn and I mean physically well sorta a motion like that triggers my vertigo I don't know if you've ever tried this but it's exceptionally hard to swim when the world is spinning
nicely explained, and the demonstration model looks phenomenal and inspires us to do our best :)
Hello, I still have a big challenge when I start blowing air underwater, because after several meters of swimming I feel like I am suffocating. Is it possible for you to provide a video that answers my question?
Great video! I do Masters workouts 3x a week but going to try the 10 50s you suggest on my own
I totally disagree with #4. I swim 21 strokes per 25m length. I breathe 7 times each length, every 3rd stroke, alternating left and right. also alternating lengths starting left stroke and right stroke. I breathe one stroke before downward flip turn at the deep end and at the shallow end I do an upward flip turn. Breaststroke I generally breathe every other or third stroke.
21 strokes is about 8 or 9 strokes too many
@@williamfraser5593 breast stroke is 11 or 12 strokes, so that would be 8 or 9 less. If I do freestyle 12 strokes I will tear my shoulder cuff.
I am taking breath each 2 strokes because I have left-hand dominance. However, I want to take each 3 strokes and working on it but it is hard. Right breath makes me unbalanced, feeling like my legs are going down. Wish to learn soon with this tips.