Practice Set for Interrupted Breathing

Interrupted breathing is a technique you can use while working on other aspects of your stroke with drills or whole stroke. If you would like to focus on this breathing technique directly you may select 2 or 3 cues from the lessons and select a few of the activities listed below. We recommend that you work on turning into Interrupted Breathing on both sides, giving special attention to the side that feels weaker.

Activities

For all of the following activities practice an equal number of times to the LEFT and to the RIGHT. 

Push off into Balance Position, then switch to Streamline, then roll to Interrupted Breathing.

Push off into Balance Position, then into Streamline, then roll to Interrupted Breathing, take 3 breaths, then roll back to Streamline.

Take three stroke, then roll to Interrupted Breathing.

Take three strokes, roll to Interrupted Breathing, take 2 breaths, then roll back to Streamline.

Take three strokes, roll to Interrupted Breathing, roll back to Streamline, then take 3 more strokes.

Swim a half length of the pool, and along the way, roll to Interrupted Breathing on the same side, twice.

Swim a half length of the pool, and along the way, roll to Interrupted Breathing, once on each side.

Swim a full length of the pool, and along the way, roll to Interrupted Breathing as needed, on the same side.

Swim a full length of the pool, and along the way, roll to Interrupted Breathing as needed, alternating sides.