Weekly Blog by Swim Smooth

Weekly Blog by Swim Smooth

When Not To Breathe Bilaterally

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Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth
Jan 14, 2011
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Last week on Feel For The Water we discussed how stroke problems normally occur when you go to breathe. As distance swimmers we need to breathe between every two and five strokes to get sufficient oxygen: if you can breathe bilaterally it really helps keep you stay symmetrical and iron-out those stroke flaws when breathing.

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