Swimming is hard & can leave you out of breath! Often your breathlessness is not due to effort, but rather due to some mistakes that you may be making. We look at 6 reasons you’re out of breath whilst swimming!

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Poor Body Position: 0:23
You're not rotating well: 1:09
You're holding your breath: 2:02
You're rushing your breath: 2:43
Kicking too hard: 3:53
Swimming too fast: 4:39

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