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Trick to improve breathing
I did a lesson with a woman today who breathing and head position is a problem. this was our second sesison together and she had not gotten over the h*** to feel more comfortable with breathing. Anxiety and being afraid of the water is always an issue with adults swimmers. For those of you who feel this is an issue try this: swim under water as far as you can go, when you come up go into regular swim. I had her do this a few times and I could see an improvement in her body position because the head was not coming out of the water, plus she was higher in the water and swimming faster. By swimming under the water and not breathing is seemed to give her a level of comfort. After a few times of this breathing and head position was not an issue and we were able to progress to other aspects of her stroke!
Massachusetts, United States
Swimming, Athletes/Active Lifestyle
2002 Xterra World Champion
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