Quitting my 45 year long nose clip habit

RE: Quitting my 45 year long nose clip habit

Former Member — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 09:26:22 GMT

Well first of all "he" is a "she" and I would like to be able to have the opportunity to get more air when I am swimming...more pressing troubles like world peace or my messy butterfly? :-) Thanks; I hope I can do it....more air is always pleasant.

RE: Quitting my 45 year long nose clip habit

Cokie — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 09:06:30 GMT

I have to agree with Allen. As a life long swimmer, I started using a nose clip about 18 months ago. I had suffered for almost a year with non stop sinus infections. After all kinds of meds and medical tests, I was at my wit's end. I thought I'd try a nose clip. Took me awhile to get accustomed to it, but I did. I wear it in competition, at practice, and even in my open water swims. The ability to exhale thoroughly through my mouth does not seem to be a problem. And, I can go much farther on me backstroke starts and turns!

RE: Quitting my 45 year long nose clip habit

Allen Stark — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 06:37:45 GMT

If you want to go without one,fine,but I am not sure of your rational.Breathing through your mouth, you are going to get all the air exchange you need.When swimming, the amount of air inhaled through the nose is trivial to nonexistent.Many elite backstrokes wear nose clips.All synchronized swimmers wear nose clips and they have a greater need for breath control than almost any athlete.

RE: Quitting my 45 year long nose clip habit

Michael Heather — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 01:46:46 GMT

The simplest advice is to go cold turkey and remember to exhale through your nose only, inhale through your mouth only. I always suggest that the pupil exhale at all times while his face is in the water. Through the nose. By keeping positive pressure in your sinus cavities, you cannot have water in there.

RE: Quitting my 45 year long nose clip habit

Michael Heather — Sat, 22 Jun 2013 01:44:43 GMT

I thought the thread title was intended to help him quit his habit, not justify it. Silly me. By exhaling through your nose and inhaling through your mouth, you set up an easily repeatable new habit that will not only obviate the need for a nose clip, but release your imagination to solve more pressing troubles.