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!
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
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.
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 💛
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 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
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.
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
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
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 !!!
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.
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 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 😊
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I learnt to swim at the age of 62 by watching YT videos including yours. I want to share my method. 1. Two kick method 2. My breathing is 1,2 breathe, 1,2 breathe, 1,2,3,4,5,6 swim 1,2 breathe...3. I find this method less tiring since I am holding my breath longer giving me more bouyance.
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 !
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
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'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 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...
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.
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
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!!
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.
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!
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!
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 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.
@@RickMartinRUclips 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. 😊
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
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
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
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.
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 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.
He mejorado increiblemente con sus consejos y hace años que nado. Nunca tome clases formalmente y sus consejos me sirvieron para mejorar un 50% mis tiempos. Les agradezco!!!!!. Muy buenos videos !!!!!
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. 😊
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
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.
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.
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.
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
.....you are really precise in your explanation! after 2 months i found how to breath underwater with this video and how to avoid the cramps on the nape of the neck with another videos of you. Thank you so much.
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 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.
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.
Thanks for another great video. Like others I also find it easier if I exhale slightly while underwater. If I hold breath I get this sensation in my throat that makes me swallow and I often swallow some air and then need to burp to release it. It's annoying.
When it comes to breathing underwater, I’m confused. Is it better to breathe largely through your nose, followed by breathing little through your mouth? I breathe via both my mouth and nose at the same time. This improves my flow in the pool and, most importantly, in the sea. Thank you for the wonderful videos. Keep up the excellent work. Greetings from Brazil.
That's brilliant, cheers. What about when a little water comes into the mouth as you take the breath though, especially swimming in the Sea. It's really unsettling.
Thank you as always. Very good insight and well presented. Please be sure to talk about the breathing before during after flip turn. That is where my body goes into fight or flight mode and I can feel the lactic acid dumping into my legs because of the lack of air.
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!!!!
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 really appreciate the video. Helped a lot. Just wondering if you have a simple workout routine for us beginners to practice these techniques? Thank you so much.
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
Hi, I'm 64yrs and learning to swim for the first time. Your videos are a great compliment to my lessons. I need to focus on breathing. You have several videos, which one do you recommend? There are some that recommend inhaling through your mouth and others through your nose. Please advise. Thank you
Thank you! When you are swimming you should always breathe through your mouth. The opposite when you are not swimming. Always try to breathe through the nose if you aren't swimming.
I am inspired and motivated for this techniques, i guess i am ready to try them out...i'm super excited...oooppps, i remember, thar we don't actually have a swimming pool..😅
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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.
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!
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
GAME CHANGER! Tried today and now I can do laps without choking myself. Thank you so much 🙏
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.
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?
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.
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.
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
@@RickMartinRUclips 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 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
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
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
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
@@RickMartinRUclipsHe 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 breathing technique took me to whole another level, thanks buddy 👍👍now I can do laps after laps with ease 😎
I started swimming in April of this year, getting down the breathing has been the biggest challenge so far. Will definitely try these tips
Thank you thank you thank you!!! This is what I needed, the constantly blowing bubbles method never worked for me.
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 !!!
Syncing my breathing and learning to exhale properly was my biggest hindrance to doing Triathons. I’ll definitely put your vids to work. Thanks.
This is the best educational channel in swimming. Thank you.
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.
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
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!!
You're perfectly right about starting to exhale on the way out instead of slow exhale inside water. This is super. Will try it.
this content is crafted perfectly, after years I have got it about breathing. Great animation, great delivery. Thank you!
This is a great simplistic explaining of ways to radically improve freestyle swimming! Nice work man!
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 😊
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I learnt to swim at the age of 62 by watching YT videos including yours. I want to share my method. 1. Two kick method 2. My breathing is 1,2 breathe, 1,2 breathe, 1,2,3,4,5,6 swim 1,2 breathe...3. I find this method less tiring since I am holding my breath longer giving me more bouyance.
Thanks U
love the analogy with singers and completely agree with what you say about buoyancy and balance.
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’ve watched and it was short and sweet! Thank you
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.
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'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 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...
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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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This is my day 5 learning free style!! Thank you for sharing this awesome technique 🏊🏻♀️
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:)
Tried today. It works really good and fixed my breathing. Thanks a lot
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
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!!
I guess you are the best teacher. Much appreciated for free learning 🙏
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.
Thank you from the heart for the translation into Arabic and thank you for the great content it provides
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.
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!
Best swimming video ever ,
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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
@@RickMartinRUclips 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. 😊
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!
You are an angel I'm trying to master this right now thank you 😊
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
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
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.
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
Ur illustrations are just on another level , amazing !!
wow, i feel inspired by the level of detail. i believe you really love to teach. appreciation from Austin.
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.
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!
Simply no need to take swim lessons - All the info is right here and for free...thanks so much..
Have been following Skills N Talents for a few years now. Thank you for your hard work and enthusiasm. Very impressed... from England.
Thank you!
He mejorado increiblemente con sus consejos y hace años que nado. Nunca tome clases formalmente y sus consejos me sirvieron para mejorar un 50% mis tiempos. Les agradezco!!!!!. Muy buenos videos !!!!!
Thanks a lot. It is very hard for a grown up to learn that. This indepth explaination is really helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this video all the other swim content creators have no concept of beginner
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. 😊
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 know swimming but watch your videos to improve my swimming you explain very well
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.
This video helped me tremendously! Thank you for all your effort!
The footage is incredible!
I think finally i found the best technique to breath correctlly...thank you so much.
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.
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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.
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Incredibly helpful, thanks for posting!
Complete Game changer! Thank you!!!!!
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!
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
This is so properly explained in such a sweet duration. Thank you. Subscribing right away.
So good, I am going to try out those balancing drills tomorrow. Cheers!
.....you are really precise in your explanation! after 2 months i found how to breath underwater with this video and how to avoid the cramps on the nape of the neck with another videos of you. Thank you so much.
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.
Fantastic, just what I was working with. THANK YOU very much!!!
Amazing understanding of the physics involved.
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.
Most novice swimmers have a preference for what side to breathe from, and it's easier just to stick to that side.
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.
Thanks for video mentioning what & how to do to be great swimmer ..
Thanks for another great video. Like others I also find it easier if I exhale slightly while underwater. If I hold breath I get this sensation in my throat that makes me swallow and I often swallow some air and then need to burp to release it. It's annoying.
Interesting
When it comes to breathing underwater, I’m confused. Is it better to breathe largely through your nose, followed by breathing little through your mouth? I breathe via both my mouth and nose at the same time. This improves my flow in the pool and, most importantly, in the sea. Thank you for the wonderful videos. Keep up the excellent work. Greetings from Brazil.
That's brilliant, cheers. What about when a little water comes into the mouth as you take the breath though, especially swimming in the Sea. It's really unsettling.
This breathing has been a game changer
Thanks
I love you man! So useful! Always got problems with water in my nose.
You solved the biggest challenge I ever faced... thank you
Thank you as always. Very good insight and well presented. Please be sure to talk about the breathing before during after flip turn. That is where my body goes into fight or flight mode and I can feel the lactic acid dumping into my legs because of the lack of air.
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!
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!!!!
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.
Excellent way of teaching
I really appreciate the video. Helped a lot. Just wondering if you have a simple workout routine for us beginners to practice these techniques? Thank you so much.
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
Hi, I'm 64yrs and learning to swim for the first time. Your videos are a great compliment to my lessons. I need to focus on breathing. You have several videos, which one do you recommend? There are some that recommend inhaling through your mouth and others through your nose. Please advise. Thank you
Thank you! When you are swimming you should always breathe through your mouth. The opposite when you are not swimming. Always try to breathe through the nose if you aren't swimming.
I am inspired and motivated for this techniques, i guess i am ready to try them out...i'm super excited...oooppps, i remember, thar we don't actually have a swimming pool..😅