How to prevent water in nose

RE: How to prevent water in nose

Former Member — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:02:00 GMT

The best advice given for not getting water in your nose - an Italian woman once told her children "If you don't go near the water you won't drown." Or purse your lips like this - I use a nose clip. Some backstrokes can close off their nose(ie ande) or purse the lips(like George showed) I am not able to do either of those(or haven't figured out the tricks) so a nose clip works well for me.

RE: How to prevent water in nose

Former Member — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:31:13 GMT

The best advice given for not getting water in your nose - an Italian woman once told her children "If you don't go near the water you won't drown." also you will not get water up your nose. Or purse your lips like this -

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ande — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 11:33:28 GMT

I can flex the muscles in middle of my nose in such a way that I seal off my nasal passages, no water gets in. I call it the Nasal pinch

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orca1946 — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 07:32:02 GMT

WOW ! Another excersize to do at the gym !!

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Former Member — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:03:44 GMT

I find all my SDK'ing/nose-bubble-blowing/humming either makes me extra thirsty or scratches my throat. During back sets, I go for the water bottle every 200-400 yards. Anybody else?

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swim53 — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:00:26 GMT

Humming is a great idea, lefty! You can keep water outta your nose plus entertain the person next to you.

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Former Member — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 09:14:21 GMT

Humming is a great idea, lefty! You can keep water outta your nose plus entertain the person next to you. well yes, I suppose so! But it also the easiest way to blow out gently. Again, try it and you'll see for yourself. It is way easier than simply blowing gently out your nose.

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aquageek — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:32:44 GMT

well yes, I suppose so! But it also the easiest way to blow out gently. Again, try it and you'll see for yourself. It is way easier than simply blowing gently out your nose. I gave this a whirl this morning and it did not go well. I'll keep at it.

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Former Member — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 14:46:01 GMT

Water cannot go where air is coming out. So , blow gently out of your nose whenever in water . Very gently or you lose too much air and need to breathe before you are ready to surface........ says she who only figured this out this morning.

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orca1946 — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 01:01:54 GMT

Water cannot go where air is coming out. So , blow gently out of your nose whenever in water .

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Former Member — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:32:41 GMT

Blow air out your nose :) It's gonna happen every now and then though no matter what you do, you just kinda get used to it. And the best way to blow air out of your nose is to hum. Trust me on this, you can hum alot longer than you can blow air straight out your nose.

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Former Member — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 07:40:36 GMT

Blow air out your nose :) It's gonna happen every now and then though no matter what you do, you just kinda get used to it.

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Former Member — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 07:37:53 GMT

Funny you should ask. I was in China last week. I saw several people swimming with ear plugs in their noses.

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moodyrichardson — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 03:34:42 GMT

Yes. I used the wire nose clips! I find that I can go faster, if I'm not worrying about water up the nose on backstroke!

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Elaine Krugman — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:50:12 GMT

Get a nose clip! It really helps on the turns; especially on SDK. I find I can go further, knowing there is no chance of water going up my nose! :drown:

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W Vivian — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 02:33:47 GMT

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