Swim is a hell complicated and technical sport, and your videos really make people understand why they can't just compare their swim with swimmers swim
Wow...This has to be one of the best tutorials that I have seen on breathing during freestyle. Apart from the content, I found the video perspectives and the immersive 'breathe with me' exercise brilliant!
I am 49 years old and realized that when I swim my breathing technique is all wrong, especially since I am starting to swim again for the first time in several years. Your detail about a quick exhale through the nostrils and then quickly through the mouth just before inhaling above the water's surface - THANK YOU! I think I was getting there naturally, but this video was great for reinforcing this technique.
@@WiseEyes313my coach told me in swimming breathing through your mouth is very important so that water won't enter lungs, so it's important to make it a habit
The way we learned underwater exhalation is to exhale slowly and just before head rotation have an "assertive" exhalation so once your mouth is above water you have the vacuum needed in your lungs to get an efficient and quick inhalation
Wow your breathing technique sounds so much easier and more efficient….I was taught to exhale while stroking and turn my head when I run out of air and inhale….which is why til this day I can’t breathe while I swim because I’m scared if I turn my head and inhale I’m going to inhale water and panic…the way u explained to exhale the rest after turning your head and quick inhale makes it so much easier….thank u so much 💛
I recently got a muscle spasm on my back because of tense muscles during swimming, but I noticed that this way of breathing made me relax and enjoy the water. kudos for this beautiful technique. keep sharing and thanks.
Excellent description. I'm a masters swimmer and a swim coach. One thing- for side kick I recommend looking down at the bottom of the pool when not inhaling. That's where your head is most of the time when swimming freestyle
Being a coach, how much time does it take for a person to start breathing? I'm a complete beginner, it's been a week I can cover small distance without taking a breath but unable to get my breathing correct, my body sinks the moment I exhale
Breathing also depends on the intensity of your swim. For me listening to my body worked more than focusing on rhythms. High intensity sessions mean more frequent, deeper breaths, while easy sessions mean the opposite. Much like with running. I breath more heavily and more often as I my runs get harder.
This has been such a game changer for me. After taking up triathlon and swimming for two years I was still struggling to stay out of the red. First time I tried this method - boom! I just swam and swam, 2k straight off the bat with no breaks. For me the buoyancy aspect makes total sense, plus I get to fully exhale with that combination of nose and mouth. Combine this with his smooth swimming technique and it’s transformative.
Hi Simon, I'm also taking up triathlon and my weakness is the swimming. I'm currently taking swimming lessons right now and doing ok. Of course, the hardest part is the breathing. I'm still a little confused since my coach is telling me to exhale while under water, but this video is saying to hold my breath?? exhale right before I take my breath? Also, any tips for my first triathlon? Thank you in advance!!
I'll try this. Every swimming lesson I had so far forced me to exhale completely underwater. I've been swimming for about 20 years, and worked on many pools as a lifeguard, but never really mastered the art of long-distance swimming like pros.
This video has been groundbreaking in my comprehension of breathing. This final exhale right before inhale is what I wasn't aware of. Thank you! Can't wait to try it in water.
@@Gaurav.P0 From what I understand, I think the way we breathe should be like taking a quick breath, hold the breath without exhaling, and then right before we are about to breathe again, we do a quick breath out. I think the reason is because if we breathe out the air, we will sink more since there are less air in our lungs.
@@NeoMain13 I didn't really understand the explanation in video, thanks. But doesn't exhale take a long time, a quick exhale before inhaling seems difficult to time correctly for that reason
i ve been trying to swim following your videos since one week. today, i saw this video in the morning and now, after my swim session fromtoday, i can say, this video unlocked some key tips for me ... i swam 25 m multiple times in front stoke and i've never manages that before ... the tips in this video are likecrucial for a beginner ! < thank you so much !!!
Wooow. Im a 6 month pregnant woman and swimming is the excercise that I preffer right now but because of pregnancy, I have been struggling with breathing. Thank you so much for the tips
I am brazilian and I my last shot to learn swimming was to search a tutorial an english, 'cause I couldn't find anything in portuguese. And man, this is the best tutorial ever. So simple. Thank you very much
u answered my question! my coach instructs me to exhale immediately underwater after taking my breath in the surface.. and water goes in my nose and it ruins my breathing technique... thank goodness u cleared this for me
What a great and surprising advice. I was always told that I shoud get rid of the oxygen that was transformed in Co2 in the process. I tried your technique yesterday and I felt great power. Not only because I could float better, but also because in the short time that I kept the air it did certainly not have time to become toxic. I had to learn to exhale powerfully at the end to be able to grab enough fresh air, but, as you mentioned, we do not need much for such a short period. This technique helped me a lot with the butterfly swimming where I was always out of breath. Thank you so much !
One of the best videos I have ever seen on breathing- Suggestion- Show an actual swimmer doing slow breathing for 200 yards with slow breathing then the swimmer doing explosive breathing for 200 yards - Same pace and test their pulse at the end Who worked harder!?
Also, I notice that some elite athletes wear nose clips - reason COULD be that they want to hold air in of the start and push offs- mostly for backstroke
I like your explanations. You have a gift for teaching. I have heard of so many ways to breathe and have been trying to do the slow exhale through the nose, but I found I naturally hold my breath and it helps buoyancy. I am going to try going back to that. Quick exhale through nose to clear, then finish quick exhale through mouth as I turn my head to take the breath may be the key I needed. I will let you know...
I m hoping to do a 5km ocean swim in 2022 so I have had to throw away 20 yrs of incorrect swimming & embrance and relearn & retrain swimming lessons all over again .Im amazed and confident i can do this so training hard out for april 2022.
Very good tip re breathing, I realised myself indeed that I can breathe better when breathe out with my nose just as turning! Your tip is a good reminder!!
this is what my body wants to do instinctively. i've been swimming breast stroke mainly so probably because its almost the same breathing mechanics. thanks to this video i don't feel ashamed about it anymore.
I have always breathed out then taken a breath. A freestyle course told me to trickle breath through my nose. Thank for this video I am going back to my old style of breathing. Great drills, looking forward to trying them out in the pool 😊
exhale and then inhale once your head is out ,,,this is the trick of swimming , i thought previously that i should exhale one my head inside the water ,,now i understand well ,,,respects and thanks for this nice video
So to be sure I understand correctly, after taking quick breath, hold, and then quickly exhale through nose first and then remainder through the mouth, straight into taking the next quick breath?
I can definitely see how the 3 final tips can really help my swimming, thank you!! I fund that the first one would make me have a panoc attack. I need to be able to take deep breaths, otherwise I'll drown.
Strongly disagree on holding breath between the strokes. Had been doing that at the beginning, had strong headaches after training sessions, even stopped swimming since couldn't figure out why the headache. But then read that CO2 level in the blood keeps rising when holding breath, started continuous breathing and I'm a very happy swimmer since then. Well, at least that works great for me.
I'm glad it worked for you! Thanks for sharing your experience. CO2 levels do raise and it actually helps with the delivery of the oxygen to the muscles. But your are right, everyone has to find what works for them if the advice is causing discomfort.
Yes I agree with this... I'm a beginner swimmer and what I've found with taking a breath and holding it is, despite knowing that I got a clear clean breath I felt a growing sense of panic as it felt like as soon as I took a breath I almost immediately needed another one- I'm far from perfect, heck I'm probably solidly below average in my skills but releasing the air seemed to get rid of that feeling of doom where it felt like I was on the verge of passing out(I probably was on the verge)-I think expelling the air as you rotate might avoid the problem I have, but as a beginner I'm already struggling with so many timing problems I think it might be too advanced- the balance exercises are right on, I do believe being able to rotate your body with little head movement is the path to efficient swimming even if I'm not there yet.
I am learning to swim only began 5 months ago At the moment I am really struggling with learning How to breath properly while swimming Hopefully I will soon learn how to do it properly.
I'm a little surprised to see the advice of holding breath on this video. everyone else advises against it. before when I was new to swimming and was holding my breath for years, my arms became sore very quickly. I would even say the *slowly* exhaling technique is the reason now I'm able to swim laps after laps without feeling tired. I do also exhale sharply just before taking the breath, but slowly blowing bubbles keeps me relaxed under water. I noticed that holding breath does help after the flip turn because it reduces my urge to breathe, but even then I trained myself out of that while continuously exhaling. however, Mauri is a much better and more experienced swimmer than me but I'm only sharing my experience. everyone should try both methods and see what works for them.
I tend to breathe out slowly about 50% of capacity to reduce the time I need to release the air when I bring my head up. It's something I have made such a deep habit, it feels wrong to break from it
I think it really depends. For example, if I swim at a faster pace, my heart rate and stroke rate are high, there's little time even to breath out. So I basically breath in and then immediatly all out - never holding breath as there's not even time for that. On the other side, if I swim an easy pace, my heart rate and stroke rate are much lower and I can easily hold breath or just slowly blowing bubbles - doesn't make much of a difference to me. In other words, it much depends on your pace, stroke rate and effort level (heart rate).
@@PhilHaupt but when I swim especially at a faster pace, i tend not to take a breath every left stroke, usually every 4th or 6th. The time between breaths tends to be around the same
I have started swimming freestyle relatively comfortably about 3 months ago. I myself find your suggestion of emptying the lungs late very difficult and counterproductive. A slow release of the air though the nose while I face down gives me a much smoother and relaxed swim, and one less thing to think about when I have to focus on turning the body and on head position to breath in. But this is my personal experience, apart for that great video, thank you
One of my complications is after a double ear infection, I've lost balance and my eardrums quickly fill with water and trap it inside instantly. Swimming on my sides or on my back with the head tilted in the slightest sends water directly into my ear where it won't come out. The pain similar to when you inhale water into your lungs and then it's painful hours later. Plus the additional struggle of being unable to get the water out.
I swim almost entirely on my back.I simply lean back, look up, and kick. I breath freely and normally, and move through the water like a submarine. I have a blast, and can't understand for the life of me, why freestyle swimming, with it's complex breathing system, and other arduous techniques, are even mentioned to beginners.
Thing that helped me a lot with backstroke and freestyle breathing is to sing myself a waltz like the Blue Danube haha, which perfectly encompassed my breath hip swing and catch
Their continuance of beginner drills is to further cement the essential skills, and is what gives professionals their level of skill. Many people become distracted with fancy techniques, or are just having fun. This is what sets the elite apart, they are focused solely on improving the skill.
By far the best advice for freestyle beginners I've ever seen. I think it's very important to note, that this is an advice vor beginners. I think it's far more easy to start with this as a beginner and to change slowly to the 'slowly exhaling technique' as soon as you get more and more familiar with breathing.
Here's a little update. Keeping the breath instead of instantly beginning to slowly exhale is really a very good exercise for beginners. After a couple of weeks I noticed, that it was time to do the next step to get more relaxed while swimming. I started do exhale slowly just a little bit. Just like leaking lazily some air through the nose and then - right before pulling to breath I exhale the rest of the air deliberately in a short instant. Two tipps: 1 - If you get the timing right you don't need to breath in deliberately. It almost seems, that you don't need to breath in at all. Breathing in will just happen by itself. You'd barely notice. And 2 - Really try to keep one goggle under the surface. Turn the head to the side, so that the waterline 'splits' your face in two. Don't fear to breath in water. If you'd succeed in not turning your head too much breathing will be much easier.
I had similar realization practicing free style using snorkel. If my body isn’t horizontal, it becomes hard to rotate upper body. If i let out air bubble slowing under water, I wouldn’t have enough to breathe out water in the nose before breathing in. I love your explanation and drills. Will use them in the pool to get a good habit going.
I taught myself how to swim via blowing bubbles while my head is in the water. I will give holding my breath a try to see which one I like best. Thanks for the great video!
as a freediver i'm used to that quick inhale and slow exhale rythm but i think your technic makes sense, dolphins and whales blow air just right before they surface to help clean their blowhole before they inhale air, so i think it's efficient way to breath tho i remember thinking that actualy exhaling as i swim helps with my balance because if my chest is too buoyant my legs sink
@Skills N'Talents As you can see from comments, many people are confused with the statement not to exhale slowly. I am one of these people. Lot of swimming tutorials, trainers, videos, books etc are saying that swimmer shall inhale deeply and exhale fully thus providing more oxygen through blood to muscles. If swimmer will not inhale deeply, he will get less oxygen and will get tired faster. To me, a very questionnable advice is to exhale while the head is already turned up (2:15). By doing so a swimmer will reduce time available for inhale, therefore reducing volume of incoming oxygen... One more reason why I am standing on 'slow exhale approach' for beginners is a need to get familiar with the abilities of the body and stretch the lungs. Small and fast inhale/exhale will not help here.
There will always be different approaches to teaching, I think not exhaling is easier and better for your technique. You should try it and see if it works for you.
@@SkillsNT to me it is already too late - I am not a beginner (neither I am a trainer) and have found breathing patterns that fit my needs. But anyway thank you for exchange of opinions.
Atm, I am doing freestyle and switching to breastroke to breathe and then back again, lol. I can swim the full 25 meters on 2 breaths. Every day, I practice trying to breathe freestyle, and this video will hopefully get me doing it right. When i turn my head to breathe I become disoriented as if my balance is gone and my whole body goes out of balance. Excited to try these ideas. I always win eventually. I do it everyday until I do.
Best swimming video ever , ! I've seen hundred and hundred and hundred...but yours are si efficient. Congrats. I'm waiting 4 tomorow tobtrybthis. Can't wait !
Thank you for this video. I am learning how to swim and I am having such a difficult time with breathing. I will try this technique today at my lesson and see how it goes. Again, thank you!
OMG I am 60 yrs old, I was in a nice swimming pool, I hug a flotie, I did the doggie swimming, I moved my feet till i reached the edge. I felt like a big accomplishment!!!!
Thank you for the very helpful video. Some people naturally sink, while others float. Bone and muscle density, age, height, weight..there are probably a slew of reasons for it. Sadly, I sink like a cinderblock, so swimming for me has always been difficult. Most of my energy is spent/wasted trying to stay afloat. I don't think anything will change that.
In regards to how to breath i think this is perfect for beginners as the video is titled. As u get more comfortable u can Probably experiment with different breathing but this vidoe is brilliant
I don’t agree with the advice given in this video. As a strong open water swimmer and experienced teacher and coach, I would definitely advise trickle breathing over explosive breathing, while a combination of the two, as others have mentioned, can also work well. One reason given in the video for preferring explosive breathing was that constantly breathing out causes a swimmer to sink. Low hips and sinking legs can certainly be a big issue for beginners, however, I would suggest that instead of trying to fix this issue with your breathing, you need to work on your body position, your kicking (ankle flexibility is often a key issue) and your core strength. From my experience of teaching many new and/or nervous swimmers, trickle breathing (although sometimes difficult to master at the beginning as it is initially quite alien to them) helps them to relax in the water and gives them more time to breathe, helping them not to panic.
@@mohamedalansari3813 make sure to be breathing in with the mouth and out with the nose (into the water). If you do this then you shouldn't have any issues with water going into the nose.
It's working wonderful ! Thanks !!! I started do slow exhausting to prevent water go inside the nose, but your method is much better. Just came back from pool, I'm sooo happy. Swimming is noticeably faster.
On the whole I find your videos very insightful and educational. So thank you :) In this case, not so. As stated in many comments already: exhalation should be under water and gradual with a strong finish by blowing out just before breathing in above the water. Holding your breath with only a partial, soft exhale before breathing is wrong for several reasons: -fatigue: this style of swimming will tire you very quickly because of CO2 buildup; -relaxation: it will make you very tense, which will make your technique suffer; -timing: there's simply no time to both exhale and then inhale when your mouth is out of the water. You should be ready for completely breathing in at this point and this is done by creating a vacuum in your lungs. This way, breathing in will be the most effective and: fast. Because taking a breath should be as short as possible, with a minimum amount of head movement; -balance: keeping your breath like you advise will increase the buoyancy of the upper body and it will be harder to keep the body horizontal. -frontal drag: swimming in a trail of your own bubbles will reduce frontal drag. Watch videos of elite swimmers competing and you will notice a steady stream of air coming out of their noses during the whole time their faces are under water (50m excluded). And it's not dependent on 'what works for you'. I know when it comes down to technique, some (top) swimmers will slightly deviate from what is considered to be the 'proper' way of swimming and have developed their own idiosyncrasies that work for them. That's okay. But holding their breath is never one of them. So please stop telling people otherwise. Thank you.
Literally learned how to freestyle (still need to work on like getting my head out of the water without drinking the water when trying to breathe) and float within a single day from watching yt vids so I'm tryna figure out more on how to improve
Gary Hall Sr. thoroughly addressed this already scientifically. Aside from sprints, you should inhale every stroke. Breathing every 3rd is suboptimal due to high oxygen demands of intense aerobic swimming. Just switch which side you breathe on with every wall touch. This is what Phelps did. You need to try to exhale steadily while your face is in the water because those bubbles traveling under your chest lower your drag and increase your speed (thus giving you a competitive advantage).
Bro, when I was pacing my breathing whilst still improving (I still am practicing) I decided to rest and lo and behold. My hesring almost blacked out for some reason, my surroundings was becoming quit and quiter maybe due to excessive doing of it?
I'm figuring out that I get 'out of breath' when I swim the freestyle. Thanks for the teaching. I used to exhale underwater through my nose, but I just realized that it's completely wrong.
Thank you for being one of the few who advocates "explosive" breathing. 👍 It seems to be quite common among elite swimmers - and thus effective, one would assume. It is, however, frowned upon for reasons that often do not withstand close inspection.
@@RickMartinTH-cam Dominic Latella, from whom I first heard about the concept, among others, begs to differ. That breathing pattern worked fine for me in a 4.5 km race. The proof is in the pudding. 😊
When I breathe while swimming (before watching this vid) I would panic and just bring my head out to take a whole gulp of air, which would leave me burping for some reason? 😕 After watching this video, things started making sense as to why I was panicking and unable to breathe properly. I'll try breathing properly this time using the techniques in this video. 👇 Like if you want an update about how it went. 😊
This is something I struggle with the breathing and timing of the arm strokes I'm sure I will learn it all one day. 😊 I've just been learning to swim for 11months now.
I learned to swim at age 40.. just two years ago...its still possible, great feeling when you realize youre actually SWIMMING!! don't give up!!!
good tips but one step at a time
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39, started month ago. Much to learn !
Me too, at 40. By myself, from a book. One of my proudest achievements. Still swimming, daily, 30+ years later. Don’t give up.
I’m 39… I need to learn too… it’s so scary. I have anxiety.
Swim is a hell complicated and technical sport, and your videos really make people understand why they can't just compare their swim with swimmers swim
Wow...This has to be one of the best tutorials that I have seen on breathing during freestyle. Apart from the content, I found the video perspectives and the immersive 'breathe with me' exercise brilliant!
GAME CHANGER! Tried today and now I can do laps without choking myself. Thank you so much 🙏
I am 49 years old and realized that when I swim my breathing technique is all wrong, especially since I am starting to swim again for the first time in several years. Your detail about a quick exhale through the nostrils and then quickly through the mouth just before inhaling above the water's surface - THANK YOU! I think I was getting there naturally, but this video was great for reinforcing this technique.
What’s the purpose of exhaling out from the mouth as well directly after the exhaling from the nose?
@@WiseEyes313my coach told me in swimming breathing through your mouth is very important so that water won't enter lungs, so it's important to make it a habit
Evrytime I try I get mouth full of water. Then panic, head out for a gulp then start sinking.
Me too
Me too
It takes time to master it
Same here common
Practice every day, it did take me two weeks to prevent water from getting into my nose.
The way we learned underwater exhalation is to exhale slowly and just before head rotation have an "assertive" exhalation so once your mouth is above water you have the vacuum needed in your lungs to get an efficient and quick inhalation
Exactly.
this is how I've learned but he's not agreeing to the early exhale slowly part
@@RickMartinTH-camHe is teaching beginners who would sink easily if the lung is empty. Advanced swimmers can breathe like you do without sinking.
there is never a vacuum in the lungs, only stored elastic energy in the diaphragm
This video is what I needed . for the the longest time I’ve been trying to improve my breathing in freestyle . Thank you for this
yeah sometimes shit can be usefull
Did learn completely?
Wow your breathing technique sounds so much easier and more efficient….I was taught to exhale while stroking and turn my head when I run out of air and inhale….which is why til this day I can’t breathe while I swim because I’m scared if I turn my head and inhale I’m going to inhale water and panic…the way u explained to exhale the rest after turning your head and quick inhale makes it so much easier….thank u so much 💛
Yes ! Same problem here.
I recently got a muscle spasm on my back because of tense muscles during swimming, but I noticed that this way of breathing made me relax and enjoy the water. kudos for this beautiful technique. keep sharing and thanks.
Excellent description. I'm a masters swimmer and a swim coach. One thing- for side kick I recommend looking down at the bottom of the pool when not inhaling. That's where your head is most of the time when swimming freestyle
Being a coach, how much time does it take for a person to start breathing?
I'm a complete beginner, it's been a week I can cover small distance without taking a breath but unable to get my breathing correct, my body sinks the moment I exhale
Breathing also depends on the intensity of your swim. For me listening to my body worked more than focusing on rhythms. High intensity sessions mean more frequent, deeper breaths, while easy sessions mean the opposite. Much like with running. I breath more heavily and more often as I my runs get harder.
This is a really good point I haven’t considered as a noob
This has been such a game changer for me. After taking up triathlon and swimming for two years I was still struggling to stay out of the red. First time I tried this method - boom! I just swam and swam, 2k straight off the bat with no breaks. For me the buoyancy aspect makes total sense, plus I get to fully exhale with that combination of nose and mouth. Combine this with his smooth swimming technique and it’s transformative.
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Hi Simon, I'm also taking up triathlon and my weakness is the swimming. I'm currently taking swimming lessons right now and doing ok. Of course, the hardest part is the breathing. I'm still a little confused since my coach is telling me to exhale while under water, but this video is saying to hold my breath?? exhale right before I take my breath? Also, any tips for my first triathlon? Thank you in advance!!
You're perfectly right about starting to exhale on the way out instead of slow exhale inside water. This is super. Will try it.
I'll try this. Every swimming lesson I had so far forced me to exhale completely underwater. I've been swimming for about 20 years, and worked on many pools as a lifeguard, but never really mastered the art of long-distance swimming like pros.
I started swimming in April of this year, getting down the breathing has been the biggest challenge so far. Will definitely try these tips
This video has been groundbreaking in my comprehension of breathing. This final exhale right before inhale is what I wasn't aware of. Thank you! Can't wait to try it in water.
but are you holding your breath before that final exhale ----that's not the typical instruction most instructors or YT experts are providing
@@RickMartinTH-cam can you explain more ?? What holding breath?
@@Gaurav.P0 From what I understand, I think the way we breathe should be like taking a quick breath, hold the breath without exhaling, and then right before we are about to breathe again, we do a quick breath out. I think the reason is because if we breathe out the air, we will sink more since there are less air in our lungs.
@@NeoMain13 Thank you ☺️
@@NeoMain13 I didn't really understand the explanation in video, thanks. But doesn't exhale take a long time, a quick exhale before inhaling seems difficult to time correctly for that reason
i ve been trying to swim following your videos since one week. today, i saw this video in the morning and now, after my swim session fromtoday, i can say, this video unlocked some key tips for me ... i swam 25 m multiple times in front stoke and i've never manages that before ... the tips in this video are likecrucial for a beginner ! < thank you so much !!!
love the analogy with singers and completely agree with what you say about buoyancy and balance.
Wooow. Im a 6 month pregnant woman and swimming is the excercise that I preffer right now but because of pregnancy, I have been struggling with breathing. Thank you so much for the tips
I am brazilian and I my last shot to learn swimming was to search a tutorial an english, 'cause I couldn't find anything in portuguese. And man, this is the best tutorial ever. So simple. Thank you very much
Obrigado!
Syncing my breathing and learning to exhale properly was my biggest hindrance to doing Triathons. I’ll definitely put your vids to work. Thanks.
u answered my question! my coach instructs me to exhale immediately underwater after taking my breath in the surface.. and water goes in my nose and it ruins my breathing technique... thank goodness u cleared this for me
What a great and surprising advice. I was always told that I shoud get rid of the oxygen that was transformed in Co2 in the process. I tried your technique yesterday and I felt great power. Not only because I could float better, but also because in the short time that I kept the air it did certainly not have time to become toxic. I had to learn to exhale powerfully at the end to be able to grab enough fresh air, but, as you mentioned, we do not need much for such a short period. This technique helped me a lot with the butterfly swimming where I was always out of breath. Thank you so much !
This is the best educational channel in swimming. Thank you.
One of the best videos I have ever seen on breathing-
Suggestion-
Show an actual swimmer doing slow breathing for 200 yards with slow breathing then the swimmer doing explosive breathing for 200 yards -
Same pace and test their pulse at the end
Who worked harder!?
That's a really smart idea!
Also, I notice that some elite athletes wear nose clips - reason COULD be that they want to hold air in of the start and push offs- mostly for backstroke
I like your explanations. You have a gift for teaching. I have heard of so many ways to breathe and have been trying to do the slow exhale through the nose, but I found I naturally hold my breath and it helps buoyancy. I am going to try going back to that. Quick exhale through nose to clear, then finish quick exhale through mouth as I turn my head to take the breath may be the key I needed. I will let you know...
I m hoping to do a 5km ocean swim in 2022 so I have had to throw away 20 yrs of incorrect swimming & embrance and relearn & retrain swimming lessons all over again .Im amazed and confident i can do this so training hard out for april 2022.
Very good tip re breathing, I realised myself indeed that I can breathe better when breathe out with my nose just as turning! Your tip is a good reminder!!
this is what my body wants to do instinctively. i've been swimming breast stroke mainly so probably because its almost the same breathing mechanics. thanks to this video i don't feel ashamed about it anymore.
Thank you thank you thank you!!! This is what I needed, the constantly blowing bubbles method never worked for me.
I have always breathed out then taken a breath. A freestyle course told me to trickle breath through my nose. Thank for this video I am going back to my old style of breathing. Great drills, looking forward to trying them out in the pool 😊
exhale and then inhale once your head is out ,,,this is the trick of swimming , i thought previously that i should exhale one my head inside the water ,,now i understand well ,,,respects and thanks for this nice video
So to be sure I understand correctly, after taking quick breath, hold, and then quickly exhale through nose first and then remainder through the mouth, straight into taking the next quick breath?
Yes or you can exhale through mouth and nose at the same time
I can definitely see how the 3 final tips can really help my swimming, thank you!! I fund that the first one would make me have a panoc attack. I need to be able to take deep breaths, otherwise I'll drown.
Strongly disagree on holding breath between the strokes. Had been doing that at the beginning, had strong headaches after training sessions, even stopped swimming since couldn't figure out why the headache. But then read that CO2 level in the blood keeps rising when holding breath, started continuous breathing and I'm a very happy swimmer since then. Well, at least that works great for me.
I'm glad it worked for you! Thanks for sharing your experience. CO2 levels do raise and it actually helps with the delivery of the oxygen to the muscles. But your are right, everyone has to find what works for them if the advice is causing discomfort.
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Yes I agree with this... I'm a beginner swimmer and what I've found with taking a breath and holding it is, despite knowing that I got a clear clean breath I felt a growing sense of panic as it felt like as soon as I took a breath I almost immediately needed another one- I'm far from perfect, heck I'm probably solidly below average in my skills but releasing the air seemed to get rid of that feeling of doom where it felt like I was on the verge of passing out(I probably was on the verge)-I think expelling the air as you rotate might avoid the problem I have, but as a beginner I'm already struggling with so many timing problems I think it might be too advanced- the balance exercises are right on, I do believe being able to rotate your body with little head movement is the path to efficient swimming even if I'm not there yet.
this content is crafted perfectly, after years I have got it about breathing. Great animation, great delivery. Thank you!
This breathing technique took me to whole another level, thanks buddy 👍👍now I can do laps after laps with ease 😎
I am learning to swim only began 5 months ago
At the moment I am really struggling with learning
How to breath properly while swimming
Hopefully I will soon learn how to do it properly.
I'm a little surprised to see the advice of holding breath on this video. everyone else advises against it. before when I was new to swimming and was holding my breath for years, my arms became sore very quickly. I would even say the *slowly* exhaling technique is the reason now I'm able to swim laps after laps without feeling tired. I do also exhale sharply just before taking the breath, but slowly blowing bubbles keeps me relaxed under water. I noticed that holding breath does help after the flip turn because it reduces my urge to breathe, but even then I trained myself out of that while continuously exhaling. however, Mauri is a much better and more experienced swimmer than me but I'm only sharing my experience. everyone should try both methods and see what works for them.
i think it depends on the stroke, preference and aptitude
I tend to breathe out slowly about 50% of capacity to reduce the time I need to release the air when I bring my head up. It's something I have made such a deep habit, it feels wrong to break from it
I think it really depends. For example, if I swim at a faster pace, my heart rate and stroke rate are high, there's little time even to breath out. So I basically breath in and then immediatly all out - never holding breath as there's not even time for that. On the other side, if I swim an easy pace, my heart rate and stroke rate are much lower and I can easily hold breath or just slowly blowing bubbles - doesn't make much of a difference to me. In other words, it much depends on your pace, stroke rate and effort level (heart rate).
@@PhilHaupt but when I swim especially at a faster pace, i tend not to take a breath every left stroke, usually every 4th or 6th. The time between breaths tends to be around the same
yeah slowly exhaling is pretty effective.
I have started swimming freestyle relatively comfortably about 3 months ago.
I myself find your suggestion of emptying the lungs late very difficult and counterproductive.
A slow release of the air though the nose while I face down gives me a much smoother and relaxed swim, and one less thing to think about when I have to focus on turning the body and on head position to breath in.
But this is my personal experience, apart for that great video, thank you
Simply no need to take swim lessons - All the info is right here and for free...thanks so much..
Tried today. It works really good and fixed my breathing. Thanks a lot
Thank you so much! So far I was doing it the other way. I’ll try the breathing as you have mentioned here and see if i am able to breathe:)
One of the best videos I’ve watched and it was short and sweet! Thank you
One of my complications is after a double ear infection, I've lost balance and my eardrums quickly fill with water and trap it inside instantly. Swimming on my sides or on my back with the head tilted in the slightest sends water directly into my ear where it won't come out. The pain similar to when you inhale water into your lungs and then it's painful hours later. Plus the additional struggle of being unable to get the water out.
Thank you from the heart for the translation into Arabic and thank you for the great content it provides
This is a great simplistic explaining of ways to radically improve freestyle swimming! Nice work man!
This channel is amazing. I just cannot wait to go to the pool next morning and prática! Thank you very much! Best regards from Brazil
I swim almost entirely on my back.I simply lean back, look up, and kick. I breath freely and normally, and move through the water like a submarine. I have a blast, and can't understand for the life of me, why freestyle swimming, with it's complex breathing system, and other arduous techniques, are even mentioned to beginners.
Thing that helped me a lot with backstroke and freestyle breathing is to sing myself a waltz like the Blue Danube haha, which perfectly encompassed my breath hip swing and catch
Their continuance of beginner drills is to further cement the essential skills, and is what gives professionals their level of skill. Many people become distracted with fancy techniques, or are just having fun. This is what sets the elite apart, they are focused solely on improving the skill.
By far the best advice for freestyle beginners I've ever seen. I think it's very important to note, that this is an advice vor beginners. I think it's far more easy to start with this as a beginner and to change slowly to the 'slowly exhaling technique' as soon as you get more and more familiar with breathing.
Here's a little update. Keeping the breath instead of instantly beginning to slowly exhale is really a very good exercise for beginners. After a couple of weeks I noticed, that it was time to do the next step to get more relaxed while swimming. I started do exhale slowly just a little bit. Just like leaking lazily some air through the nose and then - right before pulling to breath I exhale the rest of the air deliberately in a short instant. Two tipps: 1 - If you get the timing right you don't need to breath in deliberately. It almost seems, that you don't need to breath in at all. Breathing in will just happen by itself. You'd barely notice. And 2 - Really try to keep one goggle under the surface. Turn the head to the side, so that the waterline 'splits' your face in two. Don't fear to breath in water. If you'd succeed in not turning your head too much breathing will be much easier.
@@umdrehung7167 Thanks for update mate!
I had similar realization practicing free style using snorkel. If my body isn’t horizontal, it becomes hard to rotate upper body. If i let out air bubble slowing under water, I wouldn’t have enough to breathe out water in the nose before breathing in. I love your explanation and drills. Will use them in the pool to get a good habit going.
just started learning swimming and breathing is my main issue. Ill try practicing these tips :)
Thank you for this video all the other swim content creators have no concept of beginner
I taught myself how to swim via blowing bubbles while my head is in the water. I will give holding my breath a try to see which one I like best. Thanks for the great video!
as a freediver i'm used to that quick inhale and slow exhale rythm but i think your technic makes sense, dolphins and whales blow air just right before they surface to help clean their blowhole before they inhale air, so i think it's efficient way to breath
tho i remember thinking that actualy exhaling as i swim helps with my balance because if my chest is too buoyant my legs sink
Complete Game changer! Thank you!!!!!
i know swimming but watch your videos to improve my swimming you explain very well
I think finally i found the best technique to breath correctlly...thank you so much.
@Skills N'Talents As you can see from comments, many people are confused with the statement not to exhale slowly. I am one of these people.
Lot of swimming tutorials, trainers, videos, books etc are saying that swimmer shall inhale deeply and exhale fully thus providing more oxygen through blood to muscles. If swimmer will not inhale deeply, he will get less oxygen and will get tired faster.
To me, a very questionnable advice is to exhale while the head is already turned up (2:15). By doing so a swimmer will reduce time available for inhale, therefore reducing volume of incoming oxygen...
One more reason why I am standing on 'slow exhale approach' for beginners is a need to get familiar with the abilities of the body and stretch the lungs. Small and fast inhale/exhale will not help here.
There will always be different approaches to teaching, I think not exhaling is easier and better for your technique. You should try it and see if it works for you.
@@SkillsNT to me it is already too late - I am not a beginner (neither I am a trainer) and have found breathing patterns that fit my needs. But anyway thank you for exchange of opinions.
This breathing has been a game changer
Thanks
Atm, I am doing freestyle and switching to breastroke to breathe and then back again, lol. I can swim the full 25 meters on 2 breaths. Every day, I practice trying to breathe freestyle, and this video will hopefully get me doing it right. When i turn my head to breathe I become disoriented as if my balance is gone and my whole body goes out of balance. Excited to try these ideas. I always win eventually. I do it everyday until I do.
Ur illustrations are just on another level , amazing !!
Best swimming video ever ,
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Thank you for this video. I am learning how to swim and I am having such a difficult time with breathing. I will try this technique today at my lesson and see how it goes. Again, thank you!
Did you ever get the hang of it? I am taking lessons now and breathing has been difficult for me.
OMG I am 60 yrs old, I was in a nice swimming pool, I hug a flotie, I did the doggie swimming, I moved my feet till i reached the edge. I felt like a big accomplishment!!!!
Thank you for the very helpful video. Some people naturally sink, while others float. Bone and muscle density, age, height, weight..there are probably a slew of reasons for it. Sadly, I sink like a cinderblock, so swimming for me has always been difficult. Most of my energy is spent/wasted trying to stay afloat. I don't think anything will change that.
This is my day 5 learning free style!! Thank you for sharing this awesome technique 🏊🏻♀️
At 1:36 are you breathing through your nose or mouth or both ?
In regards to how to breath i think this is perfect for beginners as the video is titled. As u get more comfortable u can Probably experiment with different breathing but this vidoe is brilliant
You solved the biggest challenge I ever faced... thank you
The footage is incredible!
I guess you are the best teacher. Much appreciated for free learning 🙏
Thanks for video mentioning what & how to do to be great swimmer ..
I don’t agree with the advice given in this video. As a strong open water swimmer and experienced teacher and coach, I would definitely advise trickle breathing over explosive breathing, while a combination of the two, as others have mentioned, can also work well. One reason given in the video for preferring explosive breathing was that constantly breathing out causes a swimmer to sink. Low hips and sinking legs can certainly be a big issue for beginners, however, I would suggest that instead of trying to fix this issue with your breathing, you need to work on your body position, your kicking (ankle flexibility is often a key issue) and your core strength. From my experience of teaching many new and/or nervous swimmers, trickle breathing (although sometimes difficult to master at the beginning as it is initially quite alien to them) helps them to relax in the water and gives them more time to breathe, helping them not to panic.
Yes
Anthony Hett I hear you and I believe you! 👍
What do you advise those who suffer from water getting into their nose whilst swimming freestyle ??
@@mohamedalansari3813 make sure to be breathing in with the mouth and out with the nose (into the water). If you do this then you shouldn't have any issues with water going into the nose.
Yes
It's working wonderful ! Thanks !!! I started do slow exhausting to prevent water go inside the nose, but your method is much better. Just came back from pool, I'm sooo happy. Swimming is noticeably faster.
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On the whole I find your videos very insightful and educational. So thank you :) In this case, not so. As stated in many comments already: exhalation should be under water and gradual with a strong finish by blowing out just before breathing in above the water. Holding your breath with only a partial, soft exhale before breathing is wrong for several reasons:
-fatigue: this style of swimming will tire you very quickly because of CO2 buildup;
-relaxation: it will make you very tense, which will make your technique suffer;
-timing: there's simply no time to both exhale and then inhale when your mouth is out of the water. You should be ready for completely breathing in at this point and this is done by creating a vacuum in your lungs. This way, breathing in will be the most effective and: fast. Because taking a breath should be as short as possible, with a minimum amount of head movement;
-balance: keeping your breath like you advise will increase the buoyancy of the upper body and it will be harder to keep the body horizontal.
-frontal drag: swimming in a trail of your own bubbles will reduce frontal drag.
Watch videos of elite swimmers competing and you will notice a steady stream of air coming out of their noses during the whole time their faces are under water (50m excluded). And it's not dependent on 'what works for you'. I know when it comes down to technique, some (top) swimmers will slightly deviate from what is considered to be the 'proper' way of swimming and have developed their own idiosyncrasies that work for them. That's okay. But holding their breath is never one of them. So please stop telling people otherwise. Thank you.
Literally learned how to freestyle (still need to work on like getting my head out of the water without drinking the water when trying to breathe) and float within a single day from watching yt vids so I'm tryna figure out more on how to improve
You are an angel I'm trying to master this right now thank you 😊
So good, I am going to try out those balancing drills tomorrow. Cheers!
At least this guy does not ask for likes and subscription. Respect for that.
Gary Hall Sr. thoroughly addressed this already scientifically. Aside from sprints, you should inhale every stroke. Breathing every 3rd is suboptimal due to high oxygen demands of intense aerobic swimming. Just switch which side you breathe on with every wall touch. This is what Phelps did. You need to try to exhale steadily while your face is in the water because those bubbles traveling under your chest lower your drag and increase your speed (thus giving you a competitive advantage).
Incredibly helpful, thanks for posting!
wow, i feel inspired by the level of detail. i believe you really love to teach. appreciation from Austin.
To the point - everything. Thank you.
This video helped me tremendously! Thank you for all your effort!
Bro, when I was pacing my breathing whilst still improving (I still am practicing) I decided to rest and lo and behold. My hesring almost blacked out for some reason, my surroundings was becoming quit and quiter maybe due to excessive doing of it?
This is so properly explained in such a sweet duration. Thank you. Subscribing right away.
i quit swimming 6 years ago when i was 13 , little did i know that we were just starting , i never regreted anything more :__)
Thanks a lot. It is very hard for a grown up to learn that. This indepth explaination is really helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
I'm figuring out that I get 'out of breath' when I swim the freestyle. Thanks for the teaching. I used to exhale underwater through my nose, but I just realized that it's completely wrong.
Thank you for being one of the few who advocates "explosive" breathing. 👍
It seems to be quite common among elite swimmers - and thus effective, one would assume. It is, however, frowned upon for reasons that often do not withstand close inspection.
Very true. I think it's the best way for everyone!
explosive might work for sprint but not for endurance
@@RickMartinTH-cam Dominic Latella, from whom I first heard about the concept, among others, begs to differ. That breathing pattern worked fine for me in a 4.5 km race. The proof is in the pudding. 😊
Thank you so so so much for this. I thought I absolutely had to slow exhale and was losing my mind because I just can’t!
Good to know, even though I don't like swimming, I just love watching it on TV.
When I breathe while swimming (before watching this vid) I would panic and just bring my head out to take a whole gulp of air, which would leave me burping for some reason? 😕 After watching this video, things started making sense as to why I was panicking and unable to breathe properly. I'll try breathing properly this time using the techniques in this video.
👇 Like if you want an update about how it went. 😊
I just started taking an intermediate swim class yesterday and this video is very helpful as I’m a visual learner! Thank you for breaking it down!
This is something I struggle with the breathing and timing of the arm strokes
I'm sure I will learn it all one day. 😊
I've just been learning to swim for 11months now.
Excellent way of teaching