Sight breathing
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RV posted 3 years ago.
Here is another advantage to having a wetsuit - keeps the legs high when sighting.
I will sight first then roll to breath as normal.
So if breathing on the left - I will sight forward as my right arm is extending forward.
Lift the head only enough to get the goggles out of the water. You are not trying to breath at this point. Then continue the stroke as normal and roll to breath.
This works for me. I sight evey 3 - 5 complete strokes.
just my 2 cents worth.
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geochuck posted 3 years ago.
I breathe mosly on the left, my right arm is the strong arm. When my right arm starts the pull instead of breathing to the left side I lift my head up slightly to the left and breathe forward while sighting. Don't waste your time getting back down you can sight again the next time your strong arm enters for the pull. Against the rules, never worn a wet suit in a race. Water is usually to rough to just have the goggles out. You sometimes have to get out pretty high to see over the waves.
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virturace posted 3 years ago.
One thing that really helps when possible is to pick a spot high above the water to swim to. If the bouy is in front of you and there is a stationary object on shore that sticks up high, sight to that. You won't have to come out of the water as much and it will take much less effort to sight overall.
What works for me (I watched a lot of pros at races to get it down), was to concentrate on lifting my torso a little as my stroke arm comes out of the water as opposed to just the head. This helps keep my body position much straighter and therefore keeps my legs from sinking. When I just lift my head, my legs drop like rocks.
Picture a whale coming to the surface. To get the feeling, I sort of overfill my lungs, and bend up around the diaphragm. I keep my head more or less in the forward-down position (as opposed to lifting my head) - the body position takes care of giving me sight.
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TriNewbie posted 3 years ago.
Thanks for the response everyone, I will try to practice this in the pool first before I hit the open water...:o
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geochuck posted 3 years ago.
Here is a sight breathing article from go swim http://www.goswim.tv/text/tri/sight.html
Can someone explain the proper technique? I tried two different ways first, I turning my head to the side breath then look forward to see where I am going then put my head down. Second way, look forward first then turn my head and breath.
Is it just whatever I am comfortable with? When my head is facing forward it's hard to keep my lower body from sinking deep into the water.
Any suggestions? comments?
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