SWIMMING - FREESTYLE - No Breathers

For years, coaches have punished swimmers with "no breathers"-- repeat 25s with no air except at the wall. These lengths can be slow, fast, butterfly, freestyle, underwater...pretty much anything except full-stroke breaststroke and backstroke, and those can also both be done if the swimmer is really honest.

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[kitt998]

are these lengths one off? or are they done continuously?

[goswim098]

@kitt998 The filming was done during multiple 50's... but the goal of the athlete is to complete the entire 50 without breathing.

[defroster22]

you can see that the video is edited where he took a breath

[goswim098]

Kinda hard to show an entire 50 unedited. Don't worry, we can make it the entire way, but yes, it was edited to show the different stages of a 50.

[hazey55]

my 'so?' comment is directed, not at the previous post, but at the concept of this video. I must be missing something.

[goswim098]

These videos usually are connected to an article on our website, so what you're probably missing is what was written on the site.

[Kaarle15]

@hazey55 reading the description also fills in some gaps very nicely.

[andylamx]

@lexmark80 lmfao!

[andylamx]

@goswim098 training at altitude.. like batman!?! :o

[spe396]

@cowswirl in order to cause damage to the brain, you would have to hold your breath until you passed out.

[cowswirl]

Isn't holding one's breath bad for the brain?

[bloodcumulus]

man I cant swim over 20 meters without breathing

[Fronzic]

AH my team did no breather drills today.. I hate them. I guess having asthma doesn't help though, oh well, swimming is fun ^_^

[lexmark80]

"Hi guys, I'm 6 years old and my 100 free is a 40.34!", gotta love these posts. lol