Comments on: Do you exhale from mouth or nose?

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By: Rajnin1

Rajnin1 — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 19:22:00 +0000

I’m a scuba diver who recently bought a full face mask. Question is do you get more air into your lungs by mouth breathing or Nasal????

By: jetlife2

jetlife2 — Thu, 09 Jan 2020 20:26:00 +0000

Maybe a niche answer, but: I am a scuba diver. We are taught to exhale through the mouth, and especially when we don’t have the regulator in, we blow a stream of bubbles slowly and steadily through the mouth. Exhaling constantly is important when diving. So I have a learned behavior that when I am underwater I know how to exhale. Works fine for me swimming and it would be unnecessarily complicated to do something different.

By: Peter Hendriks

Peter Hendriks — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 02:21:00 +0000

Topical subject… I have always exhaled from the nose and breathed in through the mouth.
Having coached over 1000 swimmers TI a few people return saying they still have problems with their breathing. In nearly all these cases they breathe out through their mouth and breathe in through heir mouth. The problem I believe comes in the fact that the mouth in these cases is overworked and a perfectly good tool (the nose) is doing nothing.
As the saying goes “Many hands make light work.”
Give a task to the nose and a task to the mouth (seems to work well for millions of swimmers)
The problem when breathing in and out through the mouth is that the mind needs to work out exactly when the mouth is above and below the water… Breathing out must not be done above the water line, as this will prolong the period of time the face is out of the water and will cause the hips to drop regardless of how well you rotate.
The mouth should breathe in as soon as it clears the water and the face should be back in the water before the recovery arm re-enters the water and spears to target.
Try it out… you will find that your hips remain higher in the water.

By: Jörg Erdmann

Jörg Erdmann — Sun, 17 Sep 2017 20:29:00 +0000

THX for this article

By: KearneyHimself

KearneyHimself — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 10:49:00 +0000

It’s all about confidence. If you open your mouth wider, you are less likely to inhale water.

By: Arina Thomsen

Arina Thomsen — Tue, 12 Sep 2017 03:38:00 +0000

Exhaling through the nose also helps with equalizing pressure and not letting chlorinated water to get into the sinuses. Thank you for this article.

By: Cleo Truffle

Cleo Truffle — Mon, 11 Sep 2017 00:20:00 +0000

Hello, when I attempt to roll to breathe or enter sweet spot position, while trying to keep my head low, I get water up my nose. If I roll my head to breathe but I raise my head, which I know I am not supposed to do, I do not have that problem. I have trouble using front snorkels, because my instinct is to inhale though my nose. Any tricks to help me change this? Thanks

By: KearneyHimself

KearneyHimself — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 19:05:00 +0000

Les,
I think it is important to do what you find comfortable. But there are several good reasons to hold on to the air in your lungs as long as possible.
1./ It helps maintain buoyancy – especially important if you are a “sinker.”
2./ The breathing reflex is triggered by the build up of CO2, so when your lungs are fully inflated there is more air there to dilute the CO2 and you will feel less breathless.
3./ You can’t accidentally inhale water when your lungs are full of air.
4./ Exhaling as your mouth comes out of the water tends to clear away the water running down your face – especially noticeable when swimming breaststroke.
5./ Fully inflated lungs help maintain a rigid upper body structure, against which your “levers” can operate with greatest efficiency. Ask any weightlifter.
Most important is to get as near to a complete air exchange as possible with every breath. You can’t swim comfortably with an oxygen debt.

By: Sami Said

Sami Said — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 17:16:00 +0000

Thank you sir for this beneficial post. I am guessing that this should also apply to other strokes ( breast and butterfly strokes).