I learned to swim at age 40.. just two years ago...its still possible, great feeling when you realize youre actually SWIMMING!! don't give up!!!

Wow...This has to be one of the best tutorials that I have seen on breathing during freestyle. Apart from the content, I found the video perspectives and the immersive 'breathe with me' exercise brilliant!

This video is what I needed . for the the longest time I’ve been trying to improve my breathing in freestyle . Thank you for this

The way we learned underwater exhalation is to exhale slowly and just before head rotation have an "assertive" exhalation so once your mouth is above water you have the vacuum needed in your lungs to get an efficient and quick inhalation

Evrytime I try I get mouth full of water. Then panic, head out for a gulp then start sinking.

This video has been groundbreaking in my comprehension of breathing. This final exhale right before inhale is what I wasn't aware of. Thank you! Can't wait to try it in water.

Swim is a hell complicated and technical sport, and your videos really make people understand why they can't just compare their swim with swimmers swim

Breathing also depends on the intensity of your swim. For me listening to my body worked more than focusing on rhythms. High intensity sessions mean more frequent, deeper breaths, while easy sessions mean the opposite. Much like with running. I breath more heavily and more often as I my runs get harder.

In my experience holding your breath is not good. It also depends on the distance you're swimming. For a quick 50m or 100m all out this maybe advantageous, because you can hold the tension better. If you are swimming long distances it is the opposite. The key to master a long swim is to stay relaxed even if your muscles get tired. As soon as my head gets under water, I start exhaling. Just like a normal breathing pattern outside the water. (Imagine holding your breath while running - not possible.) When you established the effortless exhale, you get into this rhythm where you become one with the movement and the water. Another important point is to exhale all the air in your lungs. Your lungs must be empty to become fully relaxed. It is acary at first, because you're in the water and need air. This gets better with time when you get more confident in swimming.

You're perfectly right about starting to exhale on the way out instead of slow exhale inside water. This is super. Will try it.

I am 49 years old and realized that when I swim my breathing technique is all wrong, especially since I am starting to swim again for the first time in several years. Your detail about a quick exhale through the nostrils and then quickly through the mouth just before inhaling above the water's surface - THANK YOU! I think I was getting there naturally, but this video was great for reinforcing this technique.

This is a great simplistic explaining of ways to radically improve freestyle swimming! Nice work man!

I recently got a muscle spasm on my back because of tense muscles during swimming, but I noticed that this way of breathing made me relax and enjoy the water. kudos for this beautiful technique. keep sharing and thanks.

Wow your breathing technique sounds so much easier and more efficient….I was taught to exhale while stroking and turn my head when I run out of air and inhale….which is why til this day I can’t breathe while I swim because I’m scared if I turn my head and inhale I’m going to inhale water and panic…the way u explained to exhale the rest after turning your head and quick inhale makes it so much easier….thank u so much 💛

Thing that helped me a lot with backstroke and freestyle breathing is to sing myself a waltz like the Blue Danube haha, which perfectly encompassed my breath hip swing and catch

I just started taking an intermediate swim class yesterday and this video is very helpful as I’m a visual learner! Thank you for breaking it down!

i ve been trying to swim following your videos since one week. today, i saw this video in the morning and now, after my swim session fromtoday, i can say, this video unlocked some key tips for me ... i swam 25 m multiple times in front stoke and i've never manages that before ... the tips in this video are likecrucial for a beginner ! < thank you so much !!!

One of the best videos I’ve watched and it was short and sweet! Thank you

Syncing my breathing and learning to exhale properly was my biggest hindrance to doing Triathons. I’ll definitely put your vids to work. Thanks.

This video helped me tremendously! Thank you for all your effort!

I have always breathed out then taken a breath. A freestyle course told me to trickle breath through my nose. Thank for this video I am going back to my old style of breathing. Great drills, looking forward to trying them out in the pool 😊

love the analogy with singers and completely agree with what you say about buoyancy and balance.

This has been such a game changer for me. After taking up triathlon and swimming for two years I was still struggling to stay out of the red. First time I tried this method - boom! I just swam and swam, 2k straight off the bat with no breaks. For me the buoyancy aspect makes total sense, plus I get to fully exhale with that combination of nose and mouth. Combine this with his smooth swimming technique and it’s transformative.

This channel is amazing. I just cannot wait to go to the pool next morning and prática! Thank you very much! Best regards from Brazil

You are an angel I'm trying to master this right now thank you 😊

It's so nice to get these lessons here. Thank you!

Thank you thank you thank you!!! This is what I needed, the constantly blowing bubbles method never worked for me.

This is the best educational channel in swimming. Thank you.

Amazing understanding of the physics involved.

Ótimos e cativantes vídeos. Congratulações pela dedicação, inventividade e produção!

I'm a little surprised to see the advice of holding breath on this video. everyone else advises against it. before when I was new to swimming and was holding my breath for years, my arms became sore very quickly. I would even say the *slowly* exhaling technique is the reason now I'm able to swim laps after laps without feeling tired. I do also exhale sharply just before taking the breath, but slowly blowing bubbles keeps me relaxed under water. I noticed that holding breath does help after the flip turn because it reduces my urge to breathe, but even then I trained myself out of that while continuously exhaling. however, Mauri is a much better and more experienced swimmer than me but I'm only sharing my experience. everyone should try both methods and see what works for them.

Thank you from the heart for the translation into Arabic and thank you for the great content it provides

This breathing technique took me to whole another level, thanks buddy 👍👍now I can do laps after laps with ease 😎

This is my day 5 learning free style!! Thank you for sharing this awesome technique 🏊🏻‍♀️

Fantastic, just what I was working with. THANK YOU very much!!!

I guess you are the best teacher. Much appreciated for free learning 🙏

Incredibly helpful, thanks for posting!

I had similar realization practicing free style using snorkel. If my body isn’t horizontal, it becomes hard to rotate upper body. If i let out air bubble slowing under water, I wouldn’t have enough to breathe out water in the nose before breathing in. I love your explanation and drills. Will use them in the pool to get a good habit going.

I can definitely see how the 3 final tips can really help my swimming, thank you!! I fund that the first one would make me have a panoc attack. I need to be able to take deep breaths, otherwise I'll drown.

I'll try this. Every swimming lesson I had so far forced me to exhale completely underwater. I've been swimming for about 20 years, and worked on many pools as a lifeguard, but never really mastered the art of long-distance swimming like pros.

Excellent description. I'm a masters swimmer and a swim coach. One thing- for side kick I recommend looking down at the bottom of the pool when not inhaling. That's where your head is most of the time when swimming freestyle

Thank you so much! So far I was doing it the other way. I’ll try the breathing as you have mentioned here and see if i am able to breathe:)

wow, i feel inspired by the level of detail. i believe you really love to teach. appreciation from Austin.

He mejorado increiblemente con sus consejos y hace años que nado. Nunca tome clases formalmente y sus consejos me sirvieron para mejorar un 50% mis tiempos. Les agradezco!!!!!. Muy buenos videos !!!!!

What a great and surprising advice. I was always told that I shoud get rid of the oxygen that was transformed in Co2 in the process. I tried your technique yesterday and I felt great power. Not only because I could float better, but also because in the short time that I kept the air it did certainly not have time to become toxic. I had to learn to exhale powerfully at the end to be able to grab enough fresh air, but, as you mentioned, we do not need much for such a short period. This technique helped me a lot with the butterfly swimming where I was always out of breath. Thank you so much !

THANK YOU FOR SHARING , MY FRIEND !!

I always get water in my mouth every breath I take.

One of the best videos I have ever seen on breathing- Suggestion- Show an actual swimmer doing slow breathing for 200 yards with slow breathing then the swimmer doing explosive breathing for 200 yards - Same pace and test their pulse at the end Who worked harder!?

The footage is incredible!

It’s perfect video to understand, thank you very much❤️

Strongly disagree on holding breath between the strokes. Had been doing that at the beginning, had strong headaches after training sessions, even stopped swimming since couldn't figure out why the headache. But then read that CO2 level in the blood keeps rising when holding breath, started continuous breathing and I'm a very happy swimmer since then. Well, at least that works great for me.

Beautiful! Good job with the graphics

To the point - everything. Thank you.

Wooow. Im a 6 month pregnant woman and swimming is the excercise that I preffer right now but because of pregnancy, I have been struggling with breathing. Thank you so much for the tips

Best swimming video ever , ! I've seen hundred and hundred and hundred...but yours are si efficient. Congrats. I'm waiting 4 tomorow tobtrybthis. Can't wait !

This video is gold.. thanks broo!

This is so properly explained in such a sweet duration. Thank you. Subscribing right away.

Obrigado pelo excelente vídeo!

Now i can race with the fish

Excelentes videos, ayudan al aprendizaje y depuración de la técnica va al nadar. Estoy aprendiendo a nadar, la observación del vídeo de cómo hacer las cosas es fundamental, pero la letra sobre la imagen impide que se pueda apreciar bien. Gracias.

This breathing has been a game changer Thanks

This is really so useful thank you so much.

.....you are really precise in your explanation! after 2 months i found how to breath underwater with this video and how to avoid the cramps on the nape of the neck with another videos of you. Thank you so much.

I tried this technique and I accidently breathed water 🤦‍♀️ it was one of the most scary experience in my life. I am now afraid to practice breathing even in shallow water and don't know what to do. The other technique didn't work either.

Thank You. Right now I'm training it.

I love you man! So useful! Always got problems with water in my nose.

This video was exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for the follow along!

Such a Great Teaching Video!! Thank you soo much!

Excellent way of teaching

Thanks a lot for ur videos ! They are really helpful

Amazing as always, thx!

You just changed my life!

u answered my question! my coach instructs me to exhale immediately underwater after taking my breath in the surface.. and water goes in my nose and it ruins my breathing technique... thank goodness u cleared this for me

Wow this tutorial is on an another level.!!

amazing, thank you!

Excelent video!!! Thank you so much for the help

In regards to how to breath i think this is perfect for beginners as the video is titled. As u get more comfortable u can Probably experiment with different breathing but this vidoe is brilliant

Helpful animations! Will try it out. Thanks

Thanks for video mentioning what & how to do to be great swimmer ..

Amazing. Thank you.

Thank you as always. Very good insight and well presented. Please be sure to talk about the breathing before during after flip turn. That is where my body goes into fight or flight mode and I can feel the lactic acid dumping into my legs because of the lack of air.

Their continuance of beginner drills is to further cement the essential skills, and is what gives professionals their level of skill. Many people become distracted with fancy techniques, or are just having fun. This is what sets the elite apart, they are focused solely on improving the skill.

exhale and then inhale once your head is out ,,,this is the trick of swimming , i thought previously that i should exhale one my head inside the water ,,now i understand well ,,,respects and thanks for this nice video

I am brazilian and I my last shot to learn swimming was to search a tutorial an english, 'cause I couldn't find anything in portuguese. And man, this is the best tutorial ever. So simple. Thank you very much

Thank you for being one of the few who advocates "explosive" breathing. 👍 It seems to be quite common among elite swimmers - and thus effective, one would assume. It is, however, frowned upon for reasons that often do not withstand close inspection.

Thank you so so so much for this. I thought I absolutely had to slow exhale and was losing my mind because I just can’t!

Thank you! This was my biggest problem!

Will try this, Thank you

I don’t agree with the advice given in this video. As a strong open water swimmer and experienced teacher and coach, I would definitely advise trickle breathing over explosive breathing, while a combination of the two, as others have mentioned, can also work well. One reason given in the video for preferring explosive breathing was that constantly breathing out causes a swimmer to sink. Low hips and sinking legs can certainly be a big issue for beginners, however, I would suggest that instead of trying to fix this issue with your breathing, you need to work on your body position, your kicking (ankle flexibility is often a key issue) and your core strength. From my experience of teaching many new and/or nervous swimmers, trickle breathing (although sometimes difficult to master at the beginning as it is initially quite alien to them) helps them to relax in the water and gives them more time to breathe, helping them not to panic.

Simply no need to take swim lessons - All the info is right here and for free...thanks so much..

Thanks a lot. It is very hard for a grown up to learn that. This indepth explaination is really helpful.

THANK YOU SO MUCH

Awesome. Thank you so much.

this video helped so much

This is beautiful!

I am inspired and motivated for this techniques, i guess i am ready to try them out...i'm super excited...oooppps, i remember, thar we don't actually have a swimming pool..😅

It really worked thank you !

Thanks for this information 👍

I taught myself how to swim via blowing bubbles while my head is in the water. I will give holding my breath a try to see which one I like best. Thanks for the great video!

Great video ..explained really well.. 🏊‍♀️