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How to organise the exhale, inhale and body position before trying to swim farther.
Avoid holding tension between breaths
Beginners often hold air while the face is in the water, then try to exhale and inhale during the same short turn. Practise a smooth exhale first. The inhale should be quick but unforced when the mouth clears the surface.
Separate the skill before combining it
Use the wall or a supported glide to rehearse the rhythm without worrying about distance. When adding front crawl, rotate the head with the body rather than lifting it forward.
- Keep the neck long and one goggle near the water during a side breath.
- Return the face to the water before the recovering arm passes.
- Pause if repeated breaths cause panic, dizziness or loss of control.
- Ask for feedback on timing instead of simply taking a bigger breath.
A simple progression
First make several relaxed exhalations at the wall. Next combine one glide with one breath and a stable recovery. Only then connect multiple cycles. Quality usually drops before fitness is the limiting factor, so reset whenever the rhythm becomes rushed.
