Crawl Bilateral Breathing
Take 15 seconds rest between each 100m and 45 seconds rest between each set of 5.
Crawl bilateral breathing. As a consequence you always breathe in on the same side. In this case you would first take a breath to your left then keep your head down for two strokes before taking a breath to your right. A common pattern associated with bilateral breathing is to take a breath every three strokes. You may be completely unaware of how you breathe when you are swimming front crawl so now is the time to take control of your technique.
Breathing properly in front crawl requires practice. Swim the first set only breathing to your left preferably every 4 strokes the second set to your right preferably every 4 strokes and the third set bilaterally every 3. You might already breathe on both sides but find one side. Mr smooth breathes bilaterally in this case every 3 strokes.
But equally it could be done every 5 or even 7 strokes. In unilateral breathing you breathe in every other arm stroke. The most common breathing patterns in front crawl are unilateral breathing and bilateral breathing. If this is happens while taking a breath it causes the head and torso to sink in the water.
For example you need to synchronize breathing with the arm and leg movements as you can only inhale at specific moments of the stroke cycle. Explosive and trickle breathing techniques refer to how you exhale as you swim. Trickle breathing is a slow controlled exhalation out through the mouth. This can be the difference between sucking in some quality o2 or some not so fun h2o.
Monitor your times through the set. Bilateral is otherwise known as two sides so simply put bilateral breathing means breathing on both your left and your right hand side. Bilateral is swimming jargon for breathing to both sides left and right. Classically this is done every 3 strokes counting both arms so your breathing alternates from side to side.
This gives you plenty of oxygen and is especially useful in short distance races. Bilateral breathing is simply breathing to both sides while swimming front crawl.