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Swim Question of the Week - July 15, 2009

Posted by Glenn Mills on Jul 15, 2009 09:35AM (2,851 views)

Air or water?

The scenario is, you're in the middle of a tough set, getting about 10 seconds rest, and trying to maintain THAT amount of rest. You only have enough time to either breathe deep a few times, or grab your water bottle and rehydrate. Which is more important to you in that situation, air or water?

training, breath control, breathing

Responses

Alina	Responded Jul 15, 2009 02:36PM Air definitely. I rarely drink during a set. Always time for that in between sets.
Laurie	Responded Jul 15, 2009 02:54PM AIR!! As an ex-smoker(2years this fall!), my lung capacity is not totally 100%, so air comes first for sure. This morning's parctice was all about breath control, it burned like hell, I don't think I drank anything until cool down...
Tomás	Responded Jul 15, 2009 03:19PM Air... by a very long shot.
camy	Responded Jul 15, 2009 05:29PM My choice is also AIR, but I think that the way you questioned, the correct answer is water, yet I find it hard to drink when out of air. Am I wrong ?
BillySwims	Responded Jul 15, 2009 06:27PM I'll go the other way - water. I've noticed that in our sessions I often end up gasping for air, but the thing that sometimes helps more that I'd have thought is a bit of fluid. I still breath but a couple of small mouthfuls of water just help that next repeat (so I can get 10s of good air the next time around). These days if I know it's going to be one of "those" sets, I make sure my bottle is full, near to hand and the top is already off...
James Stuart	Responded Jul 16, 2009 01:12AM Air deffo lol
Wiken	Responded Jul 16, 2009 07:08PM Rehydration, it diverts my attention away from breathing. And as long as you are not sucking on the water bottle and spraying it in your mouth instead, you can easily breathe in between drinks. Must multitask when the going gets tough. And in a super long set, the "sports drink" is going to get you through it, air doesn't have glucose and electrolytes.
Rachael	Responded Jul 22, 2009 01:46AM You can always breathe while you are swimming but you can't drink (not anything good anyway), so water. I always find it much easier on the next repeat to get in some really good deep breaths if I have had a bit of fluid during the rest.
Joseline Alosbaños	Responded Jul 22, 2009 02:59AM Water after a tough workout 'cause my throat is pretty dry afterwards.
Swimming Freak	Responded Jul 29, 2009 07:40PM one time air, one time water.
Swimming Freak	Responded Jul 29, 2009 07:41PM i mean we have both when swimming, thats actually all we have in the pool

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