Aug 09
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Again with the Twitter love. I probably would not come across these wonderful swimming tips so easily without scrolling through my Twitter account (@MastersSwimmers). Rebecca, this one is for you again. Good for you for sticking with it!
1) While standing, practice inhaling through the mouth and exhaling through the nose until you feel comfortable and at ease.
2) With feet still on the bottom and arms remaining at sides, bend forward, placing the face in the water, and practice the same breath, turning the head first to one side, then the other and working through three focal points:
- Keep the top of your head down as you breathe.
- Relax the side and back of your head into the water as you breathe.
- Establish an unbroken rhythm of mouth-inhale, nose-exhale.
3) Repeat that sequence with the lower arm extended.
4) Venture into a full horizontal position, with a gentle push off from the bottom into Skating position and go slowly. Take five breaths to one side, and then five to the other side.
These freestyle breathing tips are complements of Pawel Lewicki of Total Immersion. Lewicki runs Total Immersion in Poland, conducting workshops all over the country.
To view the 4 exercises, watch check out Total Immersion’s O2 in H2O video.
Thanks for the breathing tips.