Front crawl breathing technique

How to breathe while swimming front crawl - an integral part of your technique, as without it, we wouldn't get very far! Often mistakenly categorised as being a separate element to the stroke. This clip will show you how you can integrate an effortless and smooth breathing pattern to compliment the stroke.

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[markdurnford]

You're welcome! Really pleased you have found these useful.

[markdurnford]

Hi Georgie, thank you for the great feedback, I'm delighted you find these useful. Breathing to both sides (bi-lateral breathing) is not a necessity in swimming but can be very useful as a training drill to keep balance in the stroke. If you are planning on doing any open water swimming it can also be a useful skill to be able to comfortably breathe on both sides. As you state, it really comes down to preference most of the time. Let us know if you have any further questions. Regards, Mark

[moocha2]

I totally agree with georgiemai. After years of swimming 4stokes (one side) breathing, I had limited range/rotation when needing to breath bi laterally. As a swimming teacher in Australia, I always teach bi lateral movement from the start.

[stinkyninja81]

thanks for the tips Mark!

[russel5110]

ya this video wil l help me a lot....breathing is the less thing i less to learn yet

[Theflyinhawaiian2000]

@Guitarded270 Same... I was talking to friends about this. We all just inhale the splashes. I guess we suck at swimming :P

[Guitarded270]

I always get water in my mouth when I breathe, usually from the splash water. So irritating :p

[bakugan0912]

Thanks, i was having a problem on this =P

[georgiemai]

Hey Mark, as a Sports Therapist relatively new to swimming this is really useful thank you. What are your thoughts on breathing to the same side as you do here, versus alternate sides? From my perspective the latter would encourage more equal development. Does this tend to just be down to individual preference?