https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/8621/i-can-t-seem-to-keep-water-out-of-my-noseI&#39;ve just started practicing my freestyle kick with a snorkel and can&#39;t keep water from going in my nose. I feel I made good progress with my kicking technique tonight, but I still never even made it from one end of the pool to the other without raisingen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/134320?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:55:47 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:348136fb-d6fd-486b-bbbd-23c80e901e09Former MemberI&#39;ve been trying to figure out swimming with a snorkel too. I don&#39;t know why but it&#39;s really hard for me. I&#39;m a complete disaster without the nose clip. I don&#39;t know what kind of snorkel you&#39;re using, but Finis makes a dry top attachment for their basic swimmer snorkel (<a href="http://www.finisinc.com/en/P-105057/Dry%20Top%20Attachment.aspx)">www.finisinc.com/.../Dry Top Attachment.aspx)</a> which has also helped me out a little bit. Good luck!<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/134219?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:29:33 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:b4a3df21-30a9-4609-a896-5c16dae761d7Former MemberThanks. I&#39;ll try these ideas. More than anything else, I just wanted to make sure my situation wasn&#39;t unusual. Since it sounds like this is something everyone has to deal with, I&#39;ll just keep on practicing.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/134281?ContentTypeID=1Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:21:59 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:a9203cdd-debe-46b6-8058-8bd7d7bb6f0eswimsharkI had the same issue when I first started with my snorkel about 5 months ago. I just got a nose clip and now I can even do flip turns with it. Get a nose clip! I love my snorkel and nose clip now :)<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/134142?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:30:48 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:eab3f018-d17d-4be1-a7c3-37f03b01591aFormer Memberi breathe in thru the snorkel and out thru the nose. this keeps water out of the nose but the main benefit is that it eliminates rebreathing the air in the tube.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/134122?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:52:39 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:1c9d5dd2-941f-4b7e-8adb-875b4dea08ceourswimmerDon&#39;t get a nose clip; it won&#39;t help. Just practice some more and you will get the hang of it. Keep breathing out through your nose just as you would without the snorkel.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/134108?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:35:00 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:a3e56e74-0ffb-4cbf-82f3-46ffd579991bknelsonKeep at it. It took my quite a while to feel comfortable with a snorkel. One thing I&#39;ve noticed that helps is at some point during the length exhale somewhat forcefully through your nose. This will force out any water in your nose. Before I started doing this I could use the snorkel, but whenever I finished I&#39;d have water pour out of my nose.<div style="clear:both;"></div>