How do I breath in a front crawl (swimming)?
Lіkе I саח ԁο one length οf 25m bυt аt tһе еחԁ οf іt, I саח barely hold mу breath anymore аחԁ I аm half dead. I аm חοt tired іח muscles, I саח′t catch mу breath.
I υѕе a nose clip bесаυѕе I саח′t figure out һοw tο “humm” tο keep water out οf mу nose. I ԁο a stroke wіtһ one arm, tһеח tһе οtһеr, аחԁ quickly breath out аחԁ іח (sometimes getting water іח mу mouth). Wһеח I breath іח аחԁ ɡο back іח tһе water, іt feels Ɩіkе tһе water іѕ air іѕ strangling mе bесаυѕе I саחחοt breath аחԁ hold іt іח.
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First, practice your stroke and these breathing tips while watching yourself in the mirror and be certain that your stroke is long. Your hand should push all the way back PAST your hip. Then, work on rhythmic breathing.
(I’ll write with the idea you’re going to breathe to your left side … if you breathe to your right, then start with the opposite hand). Take a deep breath and start counting your strokes when your hand would be entering the water. When your left hand is out in front of you (as if it is entering the water), start your count. Left hand is ONE, right hand is TWO, left hand is THREE and right hand is BREATHE.
That means that as you are swimming and counting up to three, you are very slowly EXHALING (blowing your air out) and just before you say BREATHE you should explosively finish emptying your lungs. You then roll on your side and WITHOUT LIFTING YOUR HEAD you inhale as your face barely turns. You’ll see a wide open space as your left hand will be down by your hip and your right hand will be just entering the water.
This is, of course, done with the same long strokes that end with your hand pushing past your hip. The other key to the whole thing is (when you’re in the water) that you continuously do three things … keep your forehead in the water, continuously keep kicking with a lot of little kicks, and keep your hands moving as if you were not breathing.
Next … find a pool that is quite shallow (around 3.5 feet deep is best). Stand in the shallow end and repeat all of the above. Once you feel comfortable doing all of that in the water progress to complete swimming. Start with a push off the wall or bottom. As you push off and before you put your head underwater take a deep breath; start by gliding with your hands over your head with your feet kicking. Then start your stroke with your left hand and, of course, start your counting as I described above.
Don’t rush … go slow … make sure you go really slow and be certain to keep your strokes long, legs kicking, forehead down and totally emptying your lungs a split second before you say “BREATHE”.
If you can do all of that, you’ll do just fine.
It is, however, a better idea to pay someone for a private lesson. Private lessons are individually more expensive than group lessons. However, you learn so fast that in the long run private lessons are worth the cost and frequently, due to fast learning, less expensive.
Breathing is a common problem. I have no idea what you’re talking about with the humming and the nose clip, personally, I’d dump the clip and practice my breathing. try to roll a little more on the recovery, it will give you another second or so to get a clean breath of air, although, you really need to learn how to breathe and take in a slight amount of water at the same time. Make sure you exhale all of the air you’ve inhaled before you take your next breath. A lot of people say you should breathe out your nostrils, but I think that’s a bunch of hooey. You might want to try adding strokes to your crawl between breaths, sometimes it helps in voiding the old air. You might have asthma or some other issue, but try practicing more first before you create a problem you might not have.
This is something thats very difficult to learn through text. I’ve provided a link to a video that I used when I had trouble learning how to use proper breathing techniques. It helps a lot to have a visual aid.
I could sit here and type up a book on how to breath properly, but it wouldn’t do much good.
http://www.totalimmersion.net/store/home-page/02-in-h20-a-self-help-course-on-breathing-in-swimming.html
If you can’t get the DVD then I’d suggest looking up a video on proper breathing technique for freestyle (front crawl). Try youtube maybe?