Uploaded January 2017 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
This breathing technique called “Popeye Breathing” is great to learn for swimmers of all levels and ages. Can you do a good Popeye the Sailor impression? You’ll want to use it for this technique! Watch SwimSmooth’s Head Coach Paul Newsome demonstrate this technique.
One-sided mouth breathing – similar to how Popeye the Sailor chews his spinach – keeps you from swallowing too much water so you can stay focused on track.
This demonstration uses a traditional in-ground pool with an Endless Pools Fastlane® to generate the swim current. (In an Original Endless Pool, the water stays crystal clear with less chlorine than is allowable in tap water.)
Note: beginning around the 1:24 mark, the water distorts the view of the Fastlane unit in relation to the swimmer. The Fastlane unit measures just 34"" tall, 18"" deep, and 29"" wide.
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This breathing technique called “Popeye Breathing” is great to learn for swimmers of all levels and ages. Can you do a good Popeye the Sailor impression? You’ll want to use it for this technique! Watch SwimSmooth’s Head Coach Paul Newsome demonstrate this technique.
One-sided mouth breathing – similar to how Popeye the Sailor chews his spinach – keeps you from swallowing too much water so you can stay focused on track.
This demonstration uses a traditional in-ground pool with an Endless Pools Fastlane® to generate the swim current. (In an Original Endless Pool, the water stays crystal clear with less chlorine than is allowable in tap water.)
Note: beginning around the 1:24 mark, the water distorts the view of the Fastlane unit in relation to the swimmer. The Fastlane unit measures just 34"" tall, 18"" deep, and 29"" wide.
#swimmingtechnique #swimbreathing
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Learn more about Endless Pools at endlesspools.com or from our other social media accounts:
Facebook: facebook.com/EndlessPools
Instagram: instagram.com/endlesspools
Twitter: twitter.com/endlesspools
Houzz: houzz.com/pro/endlesspools/endless-pools
Pinterest: pinterest.com/endlesspools
