Purpose: To develop comfort in the water and learn to fully exhale as you swim down. This will help counteract breath holding during swimming.
Pointers: A slow consistent exhale will help you descend. This can be done swimming down safely head first in a diagonal position where you eventually are almost laying on the bottom of a shallow pool - a deeper pool, just touch the bottom. It should be a normal inhale after you surface - not gasping for air. Don't hold your breath doing this drill. Inhale above water and exhale underwater.
This drill needs to be done in water approximately 5-feet deep
- Perform you assigned drill
- Prior to your rest interval, take a deep breath and then swim down
- Exhale as you descend and feel the pressure build - only go down as far as you are comfortable
- Touch the bottom of the pool and return to the surface
- Continue on with the amount of repetitions in the drill
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