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Swimming Nose Clips
thebouy
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Hi All,
Just wondered if anyone else uses a nose clip for swimming. I find that on a hard training session, I tend to take in an awful lot of water through my nose, leading to occasional spluttering and choking (!!) which then upsets my stroke (obvioulsy!).
I know they aren't expensive, but just wondered if there are any downsides to using them?
Thanks
Just wondered if anyone else uses a nose clip for swimming. I find that on a hard training session, I tend to take in an awful lot of water through my nose, leading to occasional spluttering and choking (!!) which then upsets my stroke (obvioulsy!).
I know they aren't expensive, but just wondered if there are any downsides to using them?
Thanks
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Ignore Firestarter!
I agree with Firestarter though - they're definitely not cool. (Couldn't find a titanium and carbon fibre one).
Attach to goggles with string or elastic band so you don't lose it and can make yourself look even sillier. But I'm wearing an all in one rubber suit with a condom on my head and getting beaten up by strangers in a cold lake - like I care what I look like!!
The real downside is that using a clip will then stop you from learning to breathe properly in your stroke.
Ade
If you're taking water in through your nose then that's obviously an issue, but what if it were to come off in a race?? You would be better off learning to swim without it, it wouldn't take long, just a few sessions before you adjusted.
Just a thought!
i just make sure i am exhaling slowly and constantly though my mouth, so far it seems ok.
i would recommend that you get a coloured one (speedo do orange, dark blue and green i think). if you drop it in a pool then the clear ones are almost impossible to find. in a lake they'll all be impossible to find!
If your problem is mainly that you are getting water up your nose and not that the water affects your sinuses then I would guess that you are not breathing out hard enough as your face is just exiting the water - i.e. don't start breathing in too early or water will go up the nose and down your throat. If the problem is with the sinuses then you have to decide whether to have the fuss of the clip or to put up with any reaction to the water. That said - open water swimming shouldn't make your nose react as much as pool water - or at least that is my experience.
In my own case, I have found the clip too much of a hindrance and have decided to put up with the runny nose.
On my seal xp I attach to the strap and the elastic band sits just below lens.
Ade
I did wonder if it would affect my breathing as when swimming in the pool I exhale out through my nose but found no problems at all.
Don’t care if I look daft with a nose clip it can’t be worse than wearing a tri suit or wetsuit
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