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When I first started back I found I had no issues breathing in every 3 strokes, but my issue was holding my breath and just letting it all out in one burst before my next inhale. I put a good bit of effort into releasing each breath steadily under water between inhaling and it became much more natural and I felt a lot less out of breath. Think about it, when you’re above land you don’t breath in and hold your breath til you next need to breath in.
I was able to practice this while still swimming but I’ve seen some people practice it just standing in the water at the side of the pool. Deep breath in, face under water, and release air steadily. Since unlocking my breathing I’d have no problem swimming a steady 2 or 3km without stopping.
When I’m really pushing it over shorter distances (50m efforts) I’d breath every 2 strokes.