Effortless Swimming» freestyle breathing tips http://effortlessswimming.com How To Swim | Swimming Technique Mon, 06 Feb 2012 13:26:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 National coach and swimmer Brenton Ford dives into the latest techniques for faster swimming as he chats with Olympic swimmers, coaches and experts. The #1 source of swimming information for swimmers, triathletes and coaches. Brenton Ford no Brenton Ford svpford@gmail.com svpford@gmail.com (Brenton Ford) Copyright © Effortless Swimming 2011 Effortless Swimming swimming, triathlon, coaching, swim, triathletes, swimmers, olympics Effortless Swimming» freestyle breathing tips http://effortlessswimming.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://effortlessswimming.com Melbourne, Australia Weekly
What Is Your Most Pressing Question About Swimming? (Plus Freestyle Breathing Tip) http://effortlessswimming.com/freestyle/front-crawl-breathing-technique/ http://effortlessswimming.com/freestyle/front-crawl-breathing-technique/#comments Sat, 05 Sep 2009 03:31:01 +0000 Brenton http://effortless-swimming.com/blog/?p=151 As a swimming coach I’m always asked a lot of different questions about improving technique, increasing speed, learning the correct breathing method, etc.  It got me wondering what the biggest challenges everyday swimmers are having.

If there was one thing which if you could get right, you know your swimming would improve dramatically, what would it be? Leave a comment below and let me know!

I know when I was  first starting out I always had trouble finding a rhythm in freestyle. My stroke would constantly feel messy and I could never swim long distance events because I had no momentum. After much experimenting, I discovered the way to find a rhythm in freestyle is to choose a breathing pattern and stick to it. That doesn’t mean you MUST breath every 3rd stroke or every 4th stroke, it means whatever pattern you choose for one lap, you stick to it. For example in a 25 meter pool my breathing pattern is now 2/3/3/2 for one lap. I have found this to be the best rhythm for me.

So if there was one thing which if you could learn, you believe your swimming would improve dramatically, what would it be?

Leave your answer by leaving a comment below and I’ll do my best to get back to you :)

Happy swimming, Brent

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