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!
Remember the back flip turn? Those could fill up the sinuses well!
I actually find the back flip turn easier on my water-up-the-nose-syndrome.
Unfortunately I can only do it if arriving at the wall on my right arm. I breathe to the left and as I'm getting to the wall, I'll rotate onto my back, face in the air a good inhalation, a quick back flip blowing some air out the nose and I'm past the first 91 degrees (from on my back to facing down and a wee bit to the front when no water can enter the nose) very quickly. I find myself on my tummy, tucked up in ball and in position for a very powerful push-off.
I have trouble breathing (even on land, I can't take a full inhalation whenever I want to). And I can't always depend on arriving to the wall on my right arm. I'm trying now to get to breathe to my right. Once I can do this with confidence, I'll start practicing the back flip, arriving on my left arm and breathing to the right. But this just doesn't seem like it will be comfortable. I'm more at ease corkscrewing (my body) clockwise than counter-clockwise. It's like with running; some people find it easier to sprint the track counter-clockwise (the default in track events) while others are the opposite.
Remember the back flip turn? Those could fill up the sinuses well!
I actually find the back flip turn easier on my water-up-the-nose-syndrome.
Unfortunately I can only do it if arriving at the wall on my right arm. I breathe to the left and as I'm getting to the wall, I'll rotate onto my back, face in the air a good inhalation, a quick back flip blowing some air out the nose and I'm past the first 91 degrees (from on my back to facing down and a wee bit to the front when no water can enter the nose) very quickly. I find myself on my tummy, tucked up in ball and in position for a very powerful push-off.
I have trouble breathing (even on land, I can't take a full inhalation whenever I want to). And I can't always depend on arriving to the wall on my right arm. I'm trying now to get to breathe to my right. Once I can do this with confidence, I'll start practicing the back flip, arriving on my left arm and breathing to the right. But this just doesn't seem like it will be comfortable. I'm more at ease corkscrewing (my body) clockwise than counter-clockwise. It's like with running; some people find it easier to sprint the track counter-clockwise (the default in track events) while others are the opposite.
