Haha, ya that's one of the problem too. I think I had bought a quite thin swimming trunk, a bit thin for me. It has liner, but when wear, I feel not comfortable. I feel like full naked in front of people. So wear 2 pieces always. Haha...

Actually you can breathe in and out through nose and mouth at the same time.

Haha...now think of it..better I check my swimming trunk. What brand are you wearing?


You are correct. I normally use both mouth and nose.....can breathe in and out faster..haha..can also prevent water from siphoning into your nose when you breathe using only your mouth.

when i learned how to swim did all the breath in and out stuff. now use noseclip, inhale and exhale through mouth. have to change breathing rhythm but at least no red eyes later and no need to snort stuff out of nose. lol. btw using ogival shorts. dual layer, but use underwear underneath oso.

This post has been edited by radmaszeal: Nov 18 2008, 04:31 PM

Erm...Actually breath in using mouth and exhale using nose is the appropriate way. That's why we have to learn "bubbles" before going to learn the breathing process in swimming process.

My swimming trunk a? Speedo one...

yeah. but my nose damn sensitive. if get water in nostrils confirm eyes red, nose oso red and itchy. hence the noseclip. beside, easier to do underwater acrobatics with noseclip. haha.

Saturday anyone up to swimming at 2pm? xD

Mine also same, very thin altot got 2 layer..Ogival brand..
Instructor ask to get google, what brand is nice/reliable/worthy?

i tried breath out from mouth, end up water go in nose leh..
Also, how to stay comfortable with the water temperature? I was so cool, whole body shaking...

What is "bubbles"?

"Bubbles" is a underwater breathing process, to let the swimmer get used to breath underwater:) Basically just inhale in the air, but exhale beneath the water. It's used to be doing deep breathing for swimmer after swim.

Where?

oic..mean need hold breath? But how to prevent water go in from nose? During exhale thru nose can prevent water go in..but afterward, water will flow in li..

Underwater acrobatics? I found it easier and more comfortable without the noseclip. Just breathe out and then hold your breath.


Yeah sky..where? 2pm manyak panas lo..if open one, nanti manyak tan..


Normally water won't go in after you exhale. Just maybe you're not used to it. Relax and just exhale normally and after exhale, just hold your breath. I used to have a very sensitive nose as well. No matter what I do I can't do front crawl. However after months of persistence, I managed to overcame it. Now if little bit of water entered thru my nose, it'll just come out from my mouth..if a whole chunk then teruk la...

3k
It's indoor de, open de I won't go as well at 2pm

Got free cake / bun to eat or not?

Well, water generally won't go into your nose unless your nostrils are facing horizontal and upwards. Gravity. So, obviously, when you're doing a flip turn, it will happen unless you exhale through your nose.

I still can't manage to do flip turn now...Sigh...

Don't know neh, so far no order for Saturday so not sure will I be baking anything for Saturday or not

I'm surprised chris. I thought you can do a flip turn. If we managed to swim together, I'll share with you some of the tricks in doing one. Pretty simple.


Um..bake in the morning...then go 3k, then take along your baked cakes/cookies...and then we all eat together!! yay!! come come..hehehehe

me too still don't know to do flip turn...
when flipping, water keep entering my nose.. can feel the pain untill inside the head already...
so pain...
maybe you can teach me too one day

You have to exhale through your nose (and keep your mouth closed). You have to get this right first. It should actually be quite natural. When you exert, you nominally should exhale, so, in this case, exhale through your nose.

You can practice by standing in the water, put your head in the water, and bend over to sort of like put your head between your legs. Your head should end up pointing down (no pun intended). If you bend over slowly, you will then notice when the water will start going into your nose. That's pretty much the signal to start exhaling through your nose.