Freestyle Swimming Technique - Breathing Early

Text and Photos by Glenn Mills.

Excerpt

Here you can see that Erik’s pulling arm has just finished its press and is beginning the release and recovery ... and Erik is already getting clean air. He has developed the technique of shifting his mouth to the side to get a clean, clear shot of air. This allows him to get air early, and enables him to stay extremely low during the breath. It means he doesn’t have to turn his head quite so far to get his air, and this saves him time and energy. Nearly half his face is still in the water-as well as half his goggles.

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