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6. Stretch your extended underwater arm and turn your body (not just your head) to breathe.
For each breath, you should feel the stretch in your lats (back) on your lower side, as if you
were reaching for a cookie jar high on a shelf a few inches out of reach. This will bring your
head closer to the surface and make it easier to breathe. Some triathletes turn almost to their
backs and face skyward to avoid short gasps and oxygen debt (tip from Dave Scott, six-time
Ironman world champion).
In your rst practices, breathe on every other stroke.2 Once you become more comfortable
breathing on your "weak" side, I encourage you to practice breathing every third stroke, which
will force you to alternate sides.
Remember to exhale fully and slowly while your face is underwater. If you don't, you'll need
to exhale and inhale when you bring your head out, which will mean feeling rushed,
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