Coach Tips: Essential Swimming Dos and Don'ts for Improved Breathing
It can be difficult to master, but improving your breathing technique will make a huge difference in your swimming. In contrast to other endurance sports like running and biking, swimmers have to have control over their breath and coordinate it with their movement through the water.
Breathing in coordination with your swimming will allow you to maintain a consistent rhythm while you swim, minimize your drag while breathing, and actually increase the speed of your stroke. What's more, learning to breathe properly will be a game changer if you are a swimmer who experiences breathlessness and anxiety in the water around your breathing.
Check out our posts below for more detailed tips on what to do, and what NOT to do, in order to improve your technique which will lead to faster swimming.
Need some more help with your breathing? Check out our 7 helpful tips on How to Improve Your Swimming Breathing Technique.
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Get Prepared for Your Next Triathlon with FORM
If you want to learn how to swim freestyle or to dial in your freestyle swimming technique with these tips for breathing while swimming, add FORM goggles to your gear bag. With FORM, you can see real-time data directly in front of your eyes while you swim. Identify when your technique is dropping off and adjust your form using pace, stroke rate, and distance per stroke data.
