Front crawl: breathes every stroke

Needs a breath every arm stroke, often because air is held rather than breathed out.

Activities that help

• Bubble, Bubble, Breathe – A breathing rhythm of every third stroke, so swimmers breathe out steadily and learn to breathe to both sides.
• Slow Leak – Swimmers let air out slowly through the nose underwater, like a slow puncture – the exhale they will need for strokes.