Why do swimmers breathe only through the mouth\nose?

Former Member
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Why do swimmers breathe in only through the mouth and breathe out only through the nose ? Considering that breathing in and out through the nose and mouth much faster, effective, isn't it stupid? :)
Parents
  • Johnny Weismuller in his 1930 book, Swimming the American Crawl, actually recommends exactly that. "Breath in through the mouth and out through the nose." My practice however is to breath out through both but mostly through the mouth.
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  • Johnny Weismuller in his 1930 book, Swimming the American Crawl, actually recommends exactly that. "Breath in through the mouth and out through the nose." My practice however is to breath out through both but mostly through the mouth.
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