How to Breathe in Freestyle a Step by Step Guide

If you have trouble finding the rhythm of the breath in Freestyle, (Front Crawl) fret no more! In this video Lukas shows you a step by step guide on how to become comfortable with your breathing. These strategies are proven to work and only require a little practice before you find yourself knocking out laps in a pool as easy as you do going for a walk in the park. After all we kind of need to breathe!

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[CC-gvus]

I've been learning to freestyle the last 2 months and breathing has been the biggest challenge. The 2 keys I figured out that helped me most so far were: 1. Rotate your hips. Notice how his hips aren't facing flat downwards, they rotate back and forth. With hips rotated you don't have to turn your neck so hard to get a better breath. This reduced the number of times I sucked in water. 2. They aren't joking about exhaling. You have to exhale constantly. If you're a beginner you are uncomfortable in the water, your instinct will be to reserve oxygen in your lungs rather than be submerged with empty lungs even for a moment. Also, you feel like it is comfortable to hold your breath when you are starting because you think it's more enjoyable to go long distance before taking a breath. Here's the problem: your muscles (particularly legs) are generating tons of CO2 while working. It is constantly building up in your body. If you don't exhale it, your O2/CO2 levels will become imbalanced, and you reach a state of panic where you feel like you cannot breathe enough. Your desire to breathe is actually not controlled by a need for O2. It is triggered when you have too much CO2, this is subtle but it makes a huge difference. You aren't desperately gasping repeatedly because you want oxygen, it's because you aren't getting CO2 out. So resist the temptation to hold your breath and focus on constantly releasing the CO2 that your muscles are generating. This will enable you to go further and avoid the panic state

[annmariekowalski]

64 years old and taking
beginner lessons. Your video's are a blessing.

[Fubnub]

I've been searching and searching and searching and a million people upload shitty videos for "amateurs" that require you to understand how to breath already. This is the first one that takes you step by step from 0 to actually beeing able to swim on your own. Then you can watch these other videos to improve your form maybe, but THIS video right here is what it's all about!

[sandeepjadhav]

I am beginner. i think breathing is the most difficult part in swimming

[iamfemo]

am I the only one distracted by the 'how to breath!' sign on the wall? I kept on looking for the letter 'e'. lol

great video. Thanks! can't wait to give this a try

[mrstarboyk]

The out-of-breath desperate guy you showed in the beginning of the video is an exact epitome of my swimming. I am an adult very keen to learning swimming but end up like the guy in the video.

[cyphen]

I watched 20 different videos on how to learn the front crawl, and this was the video that finally did it for me. Each of the drills in progression made the difference, and I feel like i am making consistent progress now. Thank you.

[msamson]

This is the best and well explained freestyle position and breathing techniques. Thank you. You're a great teacher! Today, I'm excited to practice all you've shown.

[alexscott]

Wow his impersonation of how I feel after swimming across the pool was super accurate! Right down to the coughing and spluttering and the ripping off of the goggles!

[lumelinnuke]

thank you so much for this 'actual' step-by-step guide to breathing in freestyle. I'm new to swimming and breathing has been a struggle. can't wait to try these drills next time i'm at the pool :)))

[Realwid]

After watching lots of videos, its the only video that helped me. Thank u

[mehmetdtx]

Best swimming teacher on YouTube (so far I have seen) - A former school principal and teacher/principal evaluation director.

[terciopelo]

Best exercise was the fins with the kick board and the one arm stroke!! Had 2 instructors tell me about the head turn and how it should feel but I didn't get until I followed this exercise!! Thank you!

[natandsarasgran]

This is the first time I’ve seen breathing technique broken down so minutely. Just what I needed. Starting pool Aug. Aim to try it. Thank you so much.

[mary-lynnseeleywarr]

I'm totally trying this tomorrow!! Feel like I am drowning when I try to breathe!

[kathyferguson]

Thank you much! I’m 64 and started teaching myself last year to swim by different video swim instructors. I learned to float, back float, even freestyle moving my arms and feet but just couldn’t get turning my head side to side. I can even tread water. I hired a swim instructor but she didn’t get in the water with me and I’m hands on so why am I paying her when I can go back to YouTube. You break it down very plain and simple. I was trying to learn new steps too quickly, so I looked at your video and today I went to the pool and only did bobbing up and down taking a breath like you said. I did that for 30-40 min. Next I will move onto the wall like you said then the kickboard. I’m going to practice one thing until I am comfortable and not push and rush myself. Thank you again! You are an awesome instructor.

[RJ-zcvt]

Was searching for a video specifically on the breathing aspect. This is the one. Fantastic video. Thanks bro.

[sparkle]

I am an adult going back to swimming after so many years. I have only been once so far and I really struggled with the breathing. I totally identified with your video of the "out of breath guy" at the beginning LOL!! I have searched YouTube for step by step "how to" videos to help me and this is by far the best one I have found!! Thank you so much, I will take your drills and work through them at my next visit. I'm feeling much more confident already!!

[richardhowe]

Thanks for the video. You break things down into steps, making thing much simpler. Can't wait to try these steps.

[mddowell]

Great video on the breathing steps. I'm using these techniques helping a beginner triathlete. Love the slow progression in drills so it's not so confusing to someone learning. This is working well. Thank you.