Subject: RE: swim/breathing question You dont want to slow your pace so you turn just a little. Somme will say you breathe out of the corner of your mouth. Looking at your waist would make you curl, bend. Which goes farther, a straight arrow or a bent arrow... You just pivot in a way to keep your body in an Straight horizontal axis.
In triathlon i.e. open water, Once every 10 or so stroke, you make sure to look ahead to avoid deviating. By doing so, you end Up looking Up and bending backward. You therefore want to find your destination as fast as possible to get back to the horizontal axis as fast as possible. Also, the more strokes you can do without having to look up, the better.
Another way to put it is your body follows your head. If you look at your belly, down, you will end up diving. If you look ahead, Up, you will go Up. The direction you want to go is straight so keep the head in the same axis as the body as much as possible.
It is not just the head wich turns, your body pivots. If you van afford it, have somme lessons, you will learn a lot. Swimming is very technical and your performance will benefit from proper technique. |