Sorry for the lengthy title, but I am looking for advice on how to improve my underwater dolphin kick on my back, without expelling all my breath out of my nose in order to keep water out of my nose.
In this video, the girl in the beginning is not expelling air out of her nose while kicking on her back. Then later, the guy does expel air out of his nose, but he must go about 10-15 yards underwater.
erg.goswim.tv/.../backstroke---underwater-dolphin---size.html
I only seem to be able to go 5, maybe 10 yards (with fresh lungs), but I always have to expel air out of my nose or else I get water in the brain.
Any advice on how I can not expel water out of my nose to conserve my breath and kick longer underwater?
Thanks!
if you practice enough you should be able to push just enough air out your nose to have the air bubble get trapped so no water can come in.
you can practice by standing on your hands in the pool and try to have your head as straight as you can. if you can't find a balance
then work on exhaling slower so you can go farther.
exhaling while on your back or your head being upside down, might also reduce the distance off the wall when turning. so if you can improve on keeping the air in, you might be able to increase that distance as well.
I did synchronized swimming for a co-ed show in highschool, even though us guys never got as good as the girls, none of us used a nose plug, and had no problems being upside down in the water.
if you practice enough you should be able to push just enough air out your nose to have the air bubble get trapped so no water can come in.
you can practice by standing on your hands in the pool and try to have your head as straight as you can. if you can't find a balance
then work on exhaling slower so you can go farther.
exhaling while on your back or your head being upside down, might also reduce the distance off the wall when turning. so if you can improve on keeping the air in, you might be able to increase that distance as well.
I did synchronized swimming for a co-ed show in highschool, even though us guys never got as good as the girls, none of us used a nose plug, and had no problems being upside down in the water.
