How to breathe while swimming for beginners

Conquer the pool by conquering your breath. Here is the ultimate guide to how to breathe when swimming, including how to time the breath and some sets to improve your breathing.

Swimming is one of the best ways to get an awesome workout in the pool.

And one of the biggest challenges swimmers face, from beginner to experienced, is breathing properly and optimally when churning up and down the lane.

Breathing serves a couple of important and obvious functions in the water—sucking in oxygen feeds your muscles,

But improper form when breathing is one of the most common mistakes swimmers make.

Turning the head too far throws the body out of position.

Picking the head up too high snow-plows our forehead, halting forward momentum.

And not breathing properly leaves us feeling perpetually winded (and frustrated) when swimming.

There’s a better way.

In this article, we will discuss the basics of breathing when swimming, outline our favorite tips for nailing your breath, and offer two strategies for

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