Originally Posted by
Fred Matthews
But I got tired a lot and flipped over and backstroked a bunch. By the time I was 1/4 through the bike I was toast.
When you backstroke, how much of a problem is with water getting in your nose?
Originally Posted by
Fred Matthews
All that to say that I think you might want to give swiming without kicking a try. See if your pool has swim bouys, or pull bouys or whatever they are called, that you can use. They are figure 8 shaped foam pads that you place between your legs. It helps you work on your body roll and helps to get your legs higher in the water among other things.
Ahh, is that why they're shaped like that? I'll definitly try that.
Originally Posted by
Fred Matthews
Without trying to throw too much at you at one time here is a question for you. How are you breathing? Every stroke, every stroke-and-a-half?
I breathe (or try to breathe) every 3 strokes. the problem I have is that every time I breathe, I expend too much energy trying to get the breath. My head is too high for too long. After the breath, it feels like my body sunk 1 feet below the water so I have to swim my way back to the surface.
Originally Posted by
Fred Matthews
DRILL: Using fins roll to your right side with right arm out. Kick six times. Roll into a bilateral breathing pattern. As you come up to breath (now on the left side) stay on your side with left arm out and kick six times. Then roll into bilateral breathing pattern and repeat. After a few hundred yards I was very comfortable with the pattern so much that I just started swimming without the fins. BUT...
I'll definitely try that.
Originally Posted by
Fred Matthews
I still wasn't getting enough air and so now I breathe every stroke. Every time my left arm goes forward, I breathe. That first day that I switched I swam 2500 yards non-stop and I haven't had an issue since.
SO figure out your breathing and then we'll tackle what comes next.
P.S. Anyone with more experience than me feel free to chime in...I am no expert by any means. Just trying to be helpful.
If I can keep my head from getting submerged so much after the breath, I'll try breathing every stroke.
Thanks for the suggestions.