4 Breathing exercises for smooth freestyle swimming. Progressions. Beginners

[@belgianinchile]

Just a small note: If you keep on swimming regularly ( let's say at least 3-4 times a week ), your breathing will optimize itself naturally. Without realizing you'll start exhaling just before putting your head above the surface and you will only exhale as much as necessary. No worries if things don't work out directly.

[@erikaneyakndue3186]

3 to 4 times a week 🥺🥺🥺 mehnnnn that's cool But it's a couple of cash to spare tho

[@rayane--21pilots8]

@@erikaneyakndue3186 beaches are free

[@RyanABC123]

I swam 2x week for 4 months. Still can’t breathe without a snorkel

[@dangoran]

Yeah. Another small note. If you do anything you're not used to for like a hundred hours, that thing is going to feel a lot more natural than it did before that effort ;) I've been struggeling with this and more of the basics for just 3 weeks, 2-3 times a week and man is it hard. Even if I got the first two exercises down, I sink like a rock if I rotate to the side and lift one arm out of the water.

[@MrsS7921]

Thank u so much for the motivation. Was having a hard time learning to breath

[@jayantasen3567]

This is the first time I have clearly understood how and when to breathe in and breathe out . Do not laugh if I say that I am still learning though I am now 76 . Thanks from India .

[@sohamroy7668]

Laugh? It's laudable that you're going at this at 76. Damn

[@jayantasen3567]

@@sohamroy7668 Thank you , Soham, for your appreciation .Yes , I regularly try to swim in free style and back stroke in a correct way . Regular yoga and swimming have kept me free from any metabolic disorder .

[@pajeet-cel3484]

@@jayantasen3567 Wow most people of your age group can't even walk

[@jayantasen3567]

@@pajeet-cel3484 I agree with you but I have a strong desire to remain active and that^s why I practise yoga, breathing exercise like pranayam and swimming . I also engage myself in gardening . Thank you for encouraging me .

[@diegothomas1916]

It’s nice knowing other people struggle too lmao

[@sultanhalawani9895]

😂😂😂 trueee

[@thedimsumstories]

😂 😂 😂 😂

[@KLander03]

Almost 2 million of us out there

[@KameshwarChoppella]

Gurgle gurgle gurgle

[@ARPIT-gm3lw]

Absolutely true 😂😂

[@HondasLittleRedPig]

I look like an idiot when I swim. No one taught me. It takes me 45 seconds to get to one end to the other and I choke on water constantly. But I’m trying! Slowly and surely.

[@nadoyvivo6808]

Keep going. It takes time and practice.

[@logangantner3863]

I hope you have seen some good improvements! I am 100% self-taught, I rely heavily on video content to learn what I should be doing. I have seen a lot of improvement from just experimenting and testing what feels right, and was finally able to swim a mile in under an hour this week. Not exactly a speedy accomplishment, but it meant a lot to me :)

[@vishwanthsgamingsquad2458]

Me too

[@ce1474]

@@logangantner3863 Yeah i did swim classes and got no where. Im getting much further by simply teaching myself than i ever did with classes

[@magnoliacrawford4065]

I got told to stay in the shallow end by the lifeguard :'(

[@SCBiscuit13]

The tip, to not to exhale all my air did it for me. I've been going to classes since September and I was not able to get it right unitll this weekend. Thank you!

[@marileejoan]

Thank you for this instruction. I’m over 70 and want to learn this!

[@ajiadsubzwari7632]

Lol. I died doing this exercise. Love from heaven

[@QuintusKing]

lol

[@juliansmit3770]

This will be me tomorrow I guess, sigh

[@Brlja2]

I took me a long time drowning at the pool to feel like I'm finally gliding through water. Every little technique update was drowning all over again until it becomes second nature..I'm still not satisfied, but improvement is definitely there :-)

[@TheCongra]

lmao

[@huiligean6049]

Ajiad Subzwari lol😆

[@carlosrobleto6234]

Dude, I watched your video yesterday and today I tried to follow your breathing technique and to my surprise it worked man, damn i can't belive it. I can't wait for tomorrow to continue honing this skill. thanks, bro.

[@SkillsNT]

I'm glad it worked!

[@themanoharg]

OMG! I've been struggling to breathe in freestyle for the last few days, watched tons of videos but nothing helped. Until I found this one. Your suggestion of breathing out just as you turn your head was all I needed. Finally I got the breath right! Thank you.

[@MrMathieuu]

Currently trying to figure out how to do this and it’s HARD. I have a massive anti drowning reflex of some kind when I breath in water trying to do this. Just short circuits my brain and I stop swimming to catch a real breath. Gonna be interesting to overcome this one haha Great video!

[@MrMathieuu]

Joe H Hate to admit this but I trained a few times for about a month and then I stopped completely. Only been focusing on my long distance running since haha. Would love to learn some day so I can do an iron man but we will see!

[@jazzmand-123]

Did you try again!

[@MrMathieuu]

@@jazzmand-123 I haven’t 🙈😅😂

[@llewodcm20]

@@MrMathieuu try some super basic breathing drills. Just standing against the wall. Or buoy drills. It will help you relax and get comfortable underwater

[@Gaurav.P0]

@@MrMathieuu Did you try again breathing underwater ?

[@einn32]

Started swimming lessons again. I was told to exhale all the time while looking down but the advice to just exhale as you turn your head for a breath makes sense to me. Exhaling all the time leaves my breathing out of sync. I'll try this. Thanks

[@Henry-ok6cd]

This is the best video I've found on this, straight forward and to the point. Thanks guys!

[@yusufghafari791]

Thank you for the excellent professional clip. I'm a beginner in swimming 🏊‍♀️. Your clip is very helpful. Thanks. ❤

[@kieronbertani5234]

I watched this video last night, and put it to the test today and was able to shave 2 and a half minutes off my 1,000 m pb... Incredible. Honestly, i was quite sceptical about only begging to breath out through my nose when my head is coming up for air. But it clearly worked a treat, felt i had more energy and took less time resting. Thank you so much for the video.

[@coachbadr4242]

this is the best smooth freestyle swimming video ... Bravo keep going

[@I.Geek.Psychology]

WOW, I have been watching a lot of swimming videos and see everybody has own techniques. Most people say start exhaling as soon as your head goes under water and keep it until you inhale again so that you don't accumulate CO2 in your lungs. What Skill NT says is totally opposite, but I am willing to try it. I guess the key is to figure it out with lots and lots of practice.

[@parttroll1]

Nice series of drills. I'll give these a go this weekend, I'm determined to crack breathing on the front crawl.

[@danieldeiparine1616]

I ended having a stiff neck and a stomach full of chlorinated peed water...

[@Deepak_Tao]

Same here.. LMAO

[@honesthree]

Same Lol

[@genevievemorris4008]

Same

[@meghdaniellama1604]

Just part of the process

[@joequillun7790]

Practice, practice, practice. Rome wasn't burned in a day.

[@sumad8362]

These breathing exercises helped me tremendously. Thanks for the video.

[@SkillsNT]

You are welcome! Thanks for commenting

[@ivanmiuller]

man I drank so much water yesterday while trying this. I kept burping and later had a tummy ache.

[@daumantasbaba9358]

haha same :D

[@Amlc2817]

Same bro! I was burping about one hour😂😂😂😂

[@MrKhammondcrt]

miuller07 IMN me too🤣🤣🤣

[@deathplaceblock9715]

So true

[@souravkumarsingh9964]

exactly man 😂

[@元元-x3l]

太好了！我最困难的问题在此找到答案了 、非常感谢！感谢！！！

[@sonal108]

One of the best video I ever watched on breathing … I must have watched this like 100 times to improve my stroke..

[@fatenwarshan2399]

This video is amazing. I'll apply all these instructions next time in the pool and I hope to make them.

[@noelsoans6137]

Thank you this excecise helped me to breath while swimming. Now I'm practicing it continues to perfect it.

[@carlpbrill]

Thanks for these videos, I'm just learning to swim and I find them very helpful.

[@Arunkumar-mh1vp]

Most of d coaches teaches to start exhaling just before entering into d water and exhale completely in d water and then to turn our head to take a breath...but hear u said really different thing to do, K will try to practice it and see how it feels, thanks for d video

[@Giolsterx]

how does one know how many percent of air from the lung he exhales

[@DOSEDcoUK]

well you can gauge an estimate? just thinking on my feet here, if you get a long balloon used for making balloon animals etc, you could get a pretty good idea how big it gets from a full lung exhalation, then half of that is near enough 50% lung capacity, half *that* is 25 and so that's a decent guide. or, in a slow, controlled full breath in and out, time it several times until each breath in or out is taking just about the same time from empty to full or vice versa (lets say 5 secs), and then divide that time into tenths or whatever, and there you can count each 10%, and get a feel for what 10% or 20% or 50% etc really feels like. so if you can time from empty lungs to full lungs as 5 seconds of smooth flow, each second is another 20% lung capacity. then if you try to just limit it to lose that final 30% that way, you'll know how it feels in your body to withhold the final 30% or so (although when practising this kinda stuff be careful to have breaks with full breathing so you don't get dizzy!)

[@B501R]

exactly I have exactly the same question. looks like we have to be a mathematician while swimming...

[@decaalv]

Just don't fill your lungs to capacity. Which is the mistake we all make when learning to swim.

[@tylermcwlash3099]

For such fast split second calculations use a calculator

[@hypeedits558]

Matt Lozano estimation.

[@kishansahufitness3247]

Thanks for teaching me swimming.... I learned swimming in 7 days

[@chrisfi3d]

Now ready for the olympics.

[@citoyenxy7959]

فيديو مفيد رغم قصره. ما قل و دل. شكرا

[@fathinfakhriahabdulaziz2600]

This is amazing... it really helped!!! I felt great... Thank you!!!

[@anshsaini7583]

Today was day 1 of trying these. Choked on water quite a few times. But it’s still progress. I get really anxious under water. But I was able to take one quick breath successfully in my entire 45 min swim session. It ain’t much but it’s honest work.

[@SkillsNT]

Honest work indeed

[@dalvarita6181]

I always thought I had to smoothly exhale while my head was inside the water ..thank you for teaching me the correct way...I will do that from now on.

[@masonpetersen4318]

Bro thanks I’m trying to teach a kid to swim and this helps a bunch

[@alphacentauri3069]

So this will never get seen but I’ve been getting into swimming and I have what I can only describe as a panic inhale whenever my uncovered nose goes below water and I feel it make the slightest move inside my nose. Is there any strategy to overcoming that?

[@vineetdhawan1611]

Exercises ..... As mentioned in the video.... Infact head bobbing while standing n holding side rail\staircase is a great exercise, even more basic than the exercises mentiones here. Also, breath holding starting with 5s and moving on to 20s

[@Vatoz3]

Thank you for this video. I am following you and i am learning some technics.

[@ws3369]

Are you supposed to be like pushing the air out of your nose? Or like a normal breathe? I find a lot of resistance when I try to do this.

[@sassybunn]

You have to inhale a little more than usual so that exhaling goes a little easy and comes off naturally

[@ashrafalias9880]

Is it normal when you do the first exercise, I can only inhale back around 5 times before my chest starts to hurt (like wanting to breath normally)? Or does by practice I should be able to do the exercise for a longer period of time? Beginner swimmer... :)

[@mebharambe]

I'll try this tomorrow and hopefully would be able to breathe while swimming

[@swimsmooth4157]

I was quite surprised to hear that I should hold my breath in the beginning and then breathe out just in those few seconds before I breathe in again. I tried, and it worked, but only with hard concentration. Cause before watching your video I was always told to exhale constantly under water in order to avoid anxiety. Could you explain exactly the difference (Holding or not holding your breath at the beginning)? And could you tell me why it makes a difference, if you exhale through your nose? And what was the other video you talked about? Me gustan tus videos. Son muy divertidos y me ayudan tanto!!!!

[@maevanessa97]

That is exactly what I heard....

[@Arunkumar-mh1vp]

Same opinion and question from my side also? I too learnt that one should start exhaling just before entering in d water and exhale completely, then turn your head to inhale

[@omar_Elnabelsi]

Thanks for you , why i can't exhaling through my nose under water , any advice . Thanks

[@goranpjanic7781]

BRILLIANT VIDEO!!!

[@kerimisam4517]

One of the few useful videos on breathing under the water

[@hawkthetraveler6344]

Is the swimmers mouth open and intaking water into it at the end of the in -breath? Looks like that and that they are holding water in their mouth at the start of the breath cycle.

[@madasuvasantharao5683]

Thank u... It needs lot of pratice and visualization..

[@duratiowork2162]

Thanks to you after watching this video, I drank more water from before.

[@codediporpal]

Fabulous. This just validated what I've discovered over time, but I'm going to try this out.

[@blinzi69]

you are the only one that recommends holding your breath and only exhaling while turning.... all the other channels recommend me to never ever hold my breath and always breath out while under water. i never practiced your technique yet. will try next time im in the pool.

[@DanNoz]

Can someone please explain why some people say you should constantly see bubbles when your head is under water vs what you just said...only breath out shortly before you breath in?

[@rhapsodybitch]

My question exactly. Every other trainer has a different approach. The people at SwimSmooth, for instance, are adamant that exhaling *all the time* while underwater prevents your legs from sinking too much by avoiding your chest being too buoyant. I have a feeling this is one of those things that may vary immensely depending on many factors, e.g., how many air remains in your lungs before breathing, or how fast you exhale.

[@DanNoz]

i actually tried to imply his advise and I am not 100% sure, but I felt great today. I wasn't able to do it all the time (getting rid of patterns takes time) but I felt that this technique made me more relaxed and led to me taking quicker breaths.

[@SkillsNT]

+Dan Noz yes I know some people teach exhaling the whole time but in my experience you can do a better more relaxed technique with a little bit of buoyancy in the upper body. Once you dominate that, it is easier to swim at a fast pace with this technique. Like you said it take time to get rid of old habits, only through repetition you get good. Thanks for trying my advice, your feedback is really important to me.

[@leesanghwa8175]

It's my theory... This breathing skill is effective for pool swimming or short distance swimming... The other breathing skill that you mentioned is good for long distance or open water swimming. In pool environment, there's less surface drag... When swimming short distance, you have enough stamina.... But in open-water, there's so much surface drag caused by wave and choppy water. When you swim long distance, you need to be energy-efficient. So it would be disadvantageous when you get higher in the water.

[@DanNoz]

Since when is a higher body position of disadvantage when swimming?

[@sazimk1199]

Keep up the work guys , can ur next video plz be about how to do butterfly 🦋 without getting tired and properly plz ?

[@desisher5292]

Can someone explain pls how he has his mouth open at 1:51 and yet he's not getting water in his mouth? The same at 0:24

[@jackwhitetron]

Air pocket

[@cryora]

The air in his mouth provides pressure that keeps water from getting in. Only when he sucks or breathe in, or if he tilts his head so that the bubbles escape to rise to the surface, will water get in.

[@fuzzyredponcho]

@@cryora i don't understand

[@cryora]

@@fuzzyredponcho Air is less dense than water so it tends to want to go up. If his mouth is down, the air won't have anywhere to go so it stays inside.

[@ishan7657]

Image of him breathing out is going to haunt me for rest of my life

[@ayshwan]

Oh my God... I have got a deaf ear trying to take a breath .... And runny nose.. i drank too much water that i can travel in a desert for the rest of my life

[@chrisfi3d]

zOOlee fee loll

[@Macjizle]

It looks like you take in a little water when you open your mouth to exhale. Is that okay? I usually like bring out my head out enough to exhale.

[@AdvMagsi1255]

Your channel is best and informative as compared to others

[@easemydivinity7393]

On exercise 4 I'm sinking when putting my head back into the water. How to fix that?

[@I_am_a_Cunning_Linguist]

How do I know what percentage is through nose and mouth?

[@thek0ala165]

How to stop breathing in water, every time I go for air I end up breathing in water Do I only open part of my mouth?

[@Vegito_Blue2]

Man you're the best

[@ryanperry1203]

Can you teach to to swim underwater while breathing properly and also singing ?

[@mahendrasangada9487]

Thanx for your suggestion

[@jackkrieger9150]

When I try these techniques water enters into my ears.Also I have difficulties breathing with nose.What should I do.I swim a lot but because I haven't mastered the breathing technique i swim with my head above the water.

[@chrisposeed]

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[@SkillsNT]

+Jack Mara you can put your swim cap above our ears, although that won't solve the problem. Water enters in my ears too. I'm used to it but you can try earplugs. You don't really have to use your nose, you can do it through your mouth if that is easier for you

[@anxinshirt141]

Mara

[@brandykaur]

find a good quality earplugs.. I was caught with an ear infection when I had started to learn swimming. and now I have advanced in swimming ,even now I wear..good Luck

[@nagdt1]

I use earplugs and the cap over my ears. Not only does it keep the water out but muffles external noise and distractions. I cannot swim effectively without earplugs. It's very uncomfortable.

[@cherukururuthwik2347]

Thanks this helped me a lot

[@librovk1251]

nice vid. Many thanks. Will try this afternoon.

[@Beautifulartsandcrafts]

Very nice explanations 👍👍

[@dylanng4203]

Thanks,after watching your video, I know how to breath

[@nj-1008]

Yes but, can you do it?

[@afrinbengid]

finally some good techniques and explanation !!!!!!!!

[@LutherTaylor]

Perfect! Thank you!!!!

[@ebonyr.b.1216]

Just got back in the pool. Apparently I forgot how to breathe when swimming which seemed to be the most important part of my swim lessons 😩😩😩

[@jujuballer]

I am here a bit late like six years, do you still have any swimming caps left?

[@vuminhnam]

Thanks for sharing and training. It helps

[@SkillsNT]

You are welcome 🙂

[@animalclinicsidepark327]

I saw the letter "빠르게 헤엄치세요" in your cap. i bought swimming cap in your website. it looks like aztec .

[@marileejoan]

Excellent instructions!

[@바람-d9u]

이 동영상을 보면 입으로 호흡을 들이마시고 물속에 들어가서도 입이 벌어져있니 입속에 물이 들어간다는 얘긴데 호흡하러 나오전에 입속 물을 다 내뱉는 건가요? 아직초보라 호흡이 어렵습니다.

[@neelaadhira8462]

I have a sprint and a relay on 12 and 13 of August but I cannot do faster and I am getting breathing problem can u please.tell me

[@italkcreepy]

Your videos helped me very much

[@sarjonoputro3955]

Is it necessary to make your mouth like that while side breathing to prevent from swallowing water?

[@SkillsNT]

it's not necessary but it helps

[@sem2005judy17]

thank you! I'm on my way to practice in the pool now :D

[@coolman4896]

GOOD ,I LIKE IT

[@thekhurapaatimind8423]

but what if water enters into the mouth

[@goranpjanic7781]

Only in the first exercise, rather then kicking, maybe I'd use a pool buoy, especially for children who are just learning to breathe.

[@SkillsNT]

+Goran Pjanic excellent, that could be a good first progression

[@islamahmed5097]

Hi I have some difficulties to use my nose while swimming can I use only my mouth.

[@hafizosamamasood7860]

How does he breath with half mouth in water and just in 1 sec... while in the pool it is difficult to inhale

[@joyknorris4796]

it is a good excercise , just do it with good kicking ...the more you kick ,more you float on water and will have enough time to breathe...

[@BJBOK]

Struggle alot to breathe correctly When you exhale under water...always keep the breath rather than exhale..watched few diff videos with diff suggestions given. Do you actually open your mouth abit to exhale or just blow out...fearful of taking in water then by that way but really dont know. I can swim but only with head above...really want to get this. Thanks

[@eminehanm3668]

Çok güzel yüzüyorsunuz.Bende özel yüzme dersi aldım.Ama acemi diyelim.Profesyonel değilim.Videolarınızın devamını bekliyoruz.Türkçe videoda ayrıca çekerseniz memnun kalırız.Yüzme tekniklerini anlatırsanız.nefes alarak yüzme.Mesela ben havuz üstünde yüzüyorum.Ama eski usul.sırtüstü güzel yüzüyorum.Sizin gibi modern yüzemiyorum.Mesela havuz dibinde yüzemiyorum.Balıklama atlamam çok kötü atlıyorum.Bütün yüzme tekniği videolarını basamak basamak anlatında.Nerde hata yapıyoruz.sizi seviyoruz.....

[@jamalcheema1573]

This video is excellent because I got to know how to breathe while swimming in one day

[@nj-1008]

Uh, no way.

[@sheenakaul7153]

This is super helpful..thanks!

[@YonnBurgos]

Thank you!

[@capybara-y2k]

Thanks alot I will try it. Thanks again for sharing

[@중흥리주민]

When will the "swimfast" cap be released? I'm waiting for "swimfast" cap

[@jesuissandoz7084]

One big question. I see that your mouth is still open when you go underwater, how do you keep water from going in ?

[@dontdrown5336]

I have the technique to do this but after my first breath I feel like I'm drowning and I start freaking out and then when I go to breath I start taking in water and I have to stop but I'm going to the pool later to try these tips hopefully it works 😭🙏🏻

[@sirajmohiuddin9302]

How did it go? Any tips how you mastered?

[@dontdrown5336]

siraj mohiuddin hey! So I actually ended up becoming a lifeguard/swim instructor and since my stroke was weak, everyday since I worked at the pool I would get in and practice swimming my freestyle and my technique only became better and better. Some things I would do is use a kick board and put some fins on my feet to strengthen my kick because that is what propels you through the water. Then I would use a bouie that goes between your legs and I would slowly swim only using my arms focusing on keeping my elbows high and my arms in a “11” position (which means not crossing over your shoulders) while focusing on breathing every third stroke. Using paddles help tremendously with this drill as you can move slower and really focus on what your arms are doing. If you do struggle with breathing every 3rd stroke you can breath on the second stroke and slowly progress. Once you start getting all the parts in motion and you are comfortable I would swim with, for example, a hoodie and sweatpants on to cause drag, this will help you get stronger and faster with your front crawl stroke!

[@ydo9626]

请问怎么测量我用鼻子呼出的气正好是50%,而用嘴呼出的气是20%，太难了，我就是控制不好呼气的量，有时候49%有时候51%。很难达到正好50^

[@SkillsNT]

它没有必要准确

[@norahtiang3079]

Water goes in my mouth everytime I go up to breathe? How can I fix this

[@DeRussellMasina]

The reason I even Googled for this video. Still not clear

[@aaronglanville8430]

Exhale through mouth and nose as your head turns out of the water, then inhale when your head is clear of water then turn back down

[@رمضانكريم-ر9ك]

شكرا جزيلا...

[@maidamasoud776]

I'm currently taking my swimming lessons, and I have to admit I drink alot of sea water every time I try to breathe like that,😭😅. I can trade water, float on my back this particular breathing technique is soo hard!

[@shaminato2253]

So I tried doing the breathing as you suggested when i went to the swimming pool yesterday. But I can’t make it work. I’m good with exhaling underwater but when it comes to turning my head to breathe, I get water trapped in my ear. And because I’m scared of it happening again it blocks me from doing my breathing properly. How do you avoid the problem of water getting in your ear?

[@SkillsNT]

You can wear ear plugs or wear the swim cap all the way down so it covers the ear. But the ear plugs are more effective

[@shaminato2253]

Skills NT Swimming i see thank you!

[@PierreJennihey-taxi]

Why do you take air always on the same side ? Would'nt it be more appropriate to balance your body and take air on the left and the right within five storkes ?

[@mrbobjrsrv]

Also, why can I exhale more easily when I am horizontal than when I am vertical (for example, when I am bobbing)?

[@RAVETOR]

1:11 what video is that?