Technique

I first learned about breath control while watching a woman who apparently had gills. I was a trainee observer on Sidney Russell's first Catalina Channel crossing, learning from Forrest Nelson, then president of the Catalina Channel Swimming Federation. Forrest is a legend in marathon swimming, with world records to his name and more experience observing swimmers than I could begin to imagine. At one point, he looked at Sidney and exclaimed that he'd never seen anyone breathe