Breathing Exercises for Swimming in the Pool

Bob up and down to make bubbles

One of the simplest breathing exercises for swimming is bobbing to produce bubbles underwater. This is something even a beginner swimming student should be able to do.

While holding the pool’s edge in a shallow part of the pool, let your child inhale with their mouth, bob their head into the pool, blow bubbles out of their nose underwater, and come back up again. Doing this about 5-10 times in a row can help them find their rhythm when breathing underwater.

This is a great breathing exercise for kids because it allows them to get used to filling their lungs with air and then expelling that air underwater. It also teaches them that they are, in fact, in control of their breathing while they swim. source