Swimming Breakthrough
It's a minor thing really, but I managed a bit of a breakthrough in my swimming technique today when I managed to integrate breathing into my stroke on my onside (right). It was the last (major) piece of the stroke jigsaw and now it means that I am finally able to swim "properly" rather than swimming a few strokes and then having to rotate head up to breathe.
It sounds like it should be relatively simple but it isn't - not if you want to do it properly. I had to learn how to breathe correctly, how to position my head (to ensure that I don't lose balance when I breathe) and finally how to establish a rhythm. Now I have to do the same thing on my offside (left). I'm still some way from perfect but I can now practice, whereas before I was nowhere.
I've still got a long way to go but I can start to build my endurance by swimming longer distances. Normally I'm out of breath after a length because I spend most of it head down - now I'm breathing on every stroke cycle I found that I don't feel as bad at the end of a length.
Apart from trying to improve my stroke and balance, I still need to work on my kick timing and improving my catch, as well as increasing the distance I can swim (in one go). I'm building towards 500m by the end of the year.
