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Originally Posted by Jon
You could also try some hypoxic surface swimming, breathing every third, fifth, sventh, or nineth stroke. This can be done in a "pyramid" fashion going harder to easier.
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I often do apnea surface swimming (I would say hypercapnic surface swimming rather than hypoxic, since your body produces a lot of CO2), all the more since there is kind of "freediving ban"...
When lifeguards forbid "apnea", in fact they forbid underwater swimming ; anyway how would they be able to check whether you breathe while surface swimming ?
I often swim crawl 1/9, or 1/11 or even 1/13 (of course I don't recuperate at the end of the pool...)
I also do 25 m apnea crawl swimming laps...
I also do 25 m apnea surface "underwater breaststroke" swimming laps (i.e. I do breaststroke at the surface as if I were swimming underwater : chin tucked and arms till the thighs...) ; I managed to do 25 m in 3 strokes because I can glide without fighting against my buoyancy...
I also recuperate in water swimming back - breaststroke (you swim breaststroke lying on the back ; this technique is very relaxing and helps expand the rib cage...)
