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Offline melodyeye

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How do I breathe while swimming the front crawl style?
« on: July 06, 2010, 05:38:42 AM »
I am a good swimmer and can swim every kind of swimming style with ease. However, I have a problem while swimming the front crawl or freestyle swimming style. I cannot breathe sideways while swimming, my head is underwater throughout and I cannot move my head sideways. However, when I try my swimming speed slows down. Is this wrong? I am about to enter a swimming competition soon and don't want any blunders there or anyone to raise an objection that my swimming is wrong.
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Offline Edlyn

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Re: How do I breathe while swimming the front crawl style?
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2010, 10:30:02 AM »
You do not want to submerge your head completely underwater when you are swimming freestyle. Keep your neck in line with your spine and as you alternate sides for breathing turn your head just until your mouth surfaces enough to catch air. Then roll your face back into the water. When this is done correctly it will allow you to get the air you need and keep swimming quickly. This is really something that a coach can help you with best. However in the mean time I would recommend going to youtube and watching some videos of freestyle swimming. There are millions of Michael Phelps videos on there that are good examples of how to do it flawlessly!

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Re: How do I breathe while swimming the front crawl style?
« Reply #2 on: November 29, 2010, 12:16:13 PM »
When you want to breath turn your head to the side so that half of your goggles are in the water and half are out and just move your arms the same way or try just kicking on your side with half of your face in the water and the other out and then start to stroke when you think you're getting the hang of it. Good luck.
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Re: How do I breathe while swimming the front crawl style?
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2010, 01:05:34 PM »
I recommend you to try the style of swimming with standing on floor & bending forward. If you practice this on floor, the same can be applied while swimming.
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Re: How do I breathe while swimming the front crawl style?
« Reply #4 on: December 21, 2010, 01:36:19 PM »
Well it’s a simple matter don’t bother too much about it, just stick to the basics and follow the techniques.
The technique is:
When your left hand is paddling in water, your right hand goes to the lower end of your body. So then you turn your head outside water to take a good breath.. then continue paddling till you need to breathe again.

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Re: How do I breathe while swimming the front crawl style?
« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2011, 01:56:00 PM »
Well there are some good responses for your question, but my suggestion would be,
Usually swimmers just turn their head to the side with the arm that's pointing back (other arm is pointing ahead). Your body is already in a slight roll with the shoulder of the arm pointing back sort of higher then the other arm so it's natural to turn your head to that side and take a quick gulp of air. Watch the tapes of Olympic swimmers to see how they do it. You're having problems with it now because it's still backward to you but with enough practice, just like swimming, it'll become part of just a natural rhythm as you swim. And if they do it in the Olympics, it is probably correct. You might also want to check with your swim coach. I'm surprised no one has taught you this already if you are up to competition standards. Hope you will understand what when wrong for you.

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Re: How do I breathe while swimming the front crawl style?
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2011, 09:39:22 AM »
when you want to breath turn your head to the side so that half of your   goggles are in the water and half are out and just move your arms the   same way or try just kicking on your side with  half of your face in the   water and the other out and then start to stroke when you think you're   getting the hang of it
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Re: How do I breathe while swimming the front crawl style?
« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2011, 11:56:41 AM »
Breathing is purely a technique you need to be acquainted with in swimming. Not quite sure of your level of expertise, I hope this link helps you. check this out http://swimming.about.com/od/freeandback/a/breath_freestyl.htm
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Re: How do I breathe while swimming the front crawl style?
« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2011, 10:12:17 AM »
You breathe in freestyle by turning your head to the side.  When your face is underwater, blow out air slowly. Once you have fully exhaled, turn your head as described below and take one breath in before turning it back into the water. The timing of the breath in relation to the arms is important. As the fingertips of your left hand enter the water, start turning your head to the right.  Your body should be naturally rolling this way so it will be easy to turn your head to look straight to the side of the pool.  Keep the left side of your face in the water and turn just enough so that the left corner of your mouth clears the water. As your left arm starts pulling and the right arm recovers over the water, turn your head back into the water. 
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Re: How do I breathe while swimming the front crawl style?
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2011, 03:41:05 PM »
Quote from: Laneliza on December 21, 2010, 01:36:19 PM
Well it’s a simple matter don’t bother too much about it, just stick to the basics and follow the techniques.
The technique is:
When your left hand is paddling in water, your right hand goes to the lower end of your body. So then you turn your head outside water to take a good breath.. then continue paddling till you need to breathe again.

That's right. And if you are not still sure, you better get an expert to provide you the right guidance after watching you work with the waters.
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Re: How do I breathe while swimming the front crawl style?
« Reply #10 on: July 23, 2011, 08:59:45 PM »
If you have a pull float then hold it in 1 hand and keep that arm straight, then use the other arm for the stroke and try rolling with the stroke to get your mouth just above the surface to suck air in then breathe out while your face is under the water again. It took me many years to figure out how to do it properly!
 
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