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How to breathe

Published on Nov 27, 2015

HOW TO BREATHE WHILE SWIMMING

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

How to control your breathing

UNDERWATER
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Why?

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How did i gain?

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BREATHING

IN AIR
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Put your right hand on your chest

and put your left hand on your stomach
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and breathe

IN

What happens??

  • If your right hand rises quickly...
  • If your left hand rises quickly...
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BreathinG

IN WATER
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Breathing in water

  • You need to relax
  • You need to slightly exhale in the water
  • You need to inhale adequately
  • Exhalation rate is 2x longer that inhalation rate
  • Don't panic when you breathe underwater
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tHREE TYPES OF STROKES

Freestyle, Breastroke, and Butterfly

Freestyle is the base

OF ALL STROKES YOU DO
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mAKE SURE YOU DONT SPILL

THE WATER
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When you are swimming

USE THE AIR POCKETS NEXT TO YOU
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ROTATE YOUR BODY

BUT NOT YOUR HEAD

INHALE AND EXHALE CONSTANTLY

BUT MAKE SURE ITS IN RHYTHM

Breastroke

THE EASIEST 
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When you extend your arms

BREATHE OUT
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WHEN YOUR ARMS COME CLOSE TO YOU

BREATHE IN
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BUTTERFLY STROKE

HARDEST STROKE
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YOU HAVE A SHORT WINDOW

TO BREATHE IN
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IF YOU MISS IT

THEN YOU WILL FIND IT VERY HARD TO BREATHE

When you pull your arms in

YOU GO UP AUTOMATICALLY
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THEN YOU COME UP IN A SMOOTH FORM, SO YOU DON'T

PUT TOO MUCH EFFORT INTO BREAKING THE WATER
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