The most common question in the tri-athlete world about swimming efficiently usually involves something to do with breathing and inspiratory muscle training. In freestyle, the first step is to get your body position right. Then, for many, you throw in breathing and everything goes haywire! This has to do with lack of balance, using your head instead of your core to breathe, and a few other factors.
Here are the top five challenges in learning effective breathing in freestyle swimming, along with the remedies on overcoming these challenges:
Not getting enough airTypically this happens in freestyle a lot and there are a...
