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Humble Pie

3/17/2017

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I have bored quite a few people with the fact that I've been struggling with my right sided breathing for some time.

Whether breathing every two, or as part of a bilateral pattern, breathing to the right never feels comfortable - I lose balance and momentum, it disrupts my two beat kick timing and it feels awkward even though my head actually remains lower than when I breathe to the left.

I have also noticed that my actual breath management is not as good and I am a bit lazy in not clearing the airwaves properly when breathing right ... the brain is a funny thing

Yesterday I took myself back to basics and went through the Total Immersion breathing pattern:  'Nod'  ...  'Split Goggles' ... then combining these with a breath every six strokes

My right-sided breathing improved instantaneously with one goggle remaining under the water and the head movement being better.  Not perfect but much much better.

I am somewhat embarrassed after all this time that I did not apply these great drills to my own swimming earlier.
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  • James Ewart - Total Immersion Swim Coach
  • About James
  • Coaching and video analysis
  • Open Water Coaching
  • Session Times, Locations, Prices
  • Breathing when swimming
  • Pool Locations
    • 25m pool Chichester
    • 25m pool London Bridge
    • 25m pool Petersfield
  • Effortless Endurance Workshops
    • Effortless Endurance freestyle workshop - 6 March 2021
  • Swim Trips
    • Balearics with SwimQuest -
  • Outdoor Swimmer articles
  • Shoulder injuries
  • Client Testimonials
  • Contact me