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@dooks
sound advice kp! especially re bi-lateral breathing. that was the tipping point for me being able to swim distances when i came back to it a few years ago. it become second nature surprisingly quickly too.
one of the drills our coach makes us do is either 25 or 50m sprints starting with breathing every 2 strokes then decreasing to every 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and eventually 9 strokes. it's torture! by the time you get to 9 you're tearing at the water doing 50 knots to get to the end so you can take a breath. it's a good motivator!