How To Swim With A Snorkel | Improve Freestyle Swimming Technique
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- Using a swim specific snorkel is a really good way to improve and develop your Freestyle stroke. Heather is here to cover everything from what a swimming snorkel is to how and why you can use one!
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We’re off snorkeling, sadly though we’re not at the beach and there aren’t any tropical fish to look at!
We are actually here for some swimming training but using a swim specific snorkel in order to help work on the freestyle stroke.
Heather is here to cover everything from what a swimming snorkel is to how and why you can use one.
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Do you use a snorkel for your swim training? Leave us a comment!
Yes I do! I find it is really handy when sculling, maintaining my body position and only concentrating on feeling the water instead of having to take breaks to get some breath.
yes it is a very useful tool for evening out your stroke as Heather touched on. also there are some triathlons in the US that allow snorkels depending on the race director and if the race is sanctioned or not
I am a beginner and I am not so used to the snorkel especially on the breathing. How can I practice to get more used to it with my breathing?
Yes! I am a beginner to swimming (freestyle etc) and i just cant handle the tiny goggles and nose clip so i just use my snorkling mask and snorkel 🙈 I sometimes feel a bit "dumb looking" but i enjoy freestyle so much for with the mask and snorkel!
i guess I am pretty randomly asking but do anyone know a good site to stream new tv shows online ?
I have a fused neck (cervical spine) and can't turn my head. Since I won't be competing ever, this is absolutely perfect to use so that I can get back into swimming! :')
I’ve got serious problems with two herniated discs in my cervical spine. Almost stop crawl swimming, but the snorkel has brought me back to the game again. And helped me to improve my technique as well.
So am I, my neck pain makes me so tired and anxious in breaststroke.
I wonder that I can swim with snorkel all time as an adjuvant tool for work out? Actually I can not swim without snorkel 😔
In breaststroke, when should I inhale and exhale? Are inhale in outsweep phase and exhale in insweep phase?
Thank you for your advice 😍
have neck and back pain but i really want to swim. maybe this is the solution. is it okay to wear diving snorkel or do i have to buy a swimming snorkel? what did you use?
@@peachbooks3199 i would strongly recommend using a swimming snorkel. It is specifically designed for swimming, so your performance will not be affected by the snorkel.
My husband is back swimming after a neck injury, thanks to the $25 dollar swim snorkel.
Excellent video! Answered all my questions!
I use a normal snorkling mask and snorkel as a beginner. I want to improve my speed and strength and as a beginner, i want to focus on the swimming itself 😊 Edit: I can swim crawl without a snorkel now 😄👍
Can you give us an update 😊
With a snorkel I discovered I can swim lap after lap, without it I get tired quickly. I suspect I'm more relaxed with the snorkel and have better head positioning which makes me more streamlined. Reassuring to know it is an issue with my technique as opposed to being unfit.
Yes same! I cant even do a full 50m lap without a snorkel freestyle, but with a snorkelmask and snorkel is so much fun and i can do way more laps. Edit: I can do 50m without a problem now with no snorkel 😄👍
Its the breathing. How is it going now?
When I tried swimming with a snorkel and doing it without it, I actually was able to breathe much better & relaxed and farther streamlines!!
Which increased my lung capacity in swimming!! By dropping “6 seconds” off my 50-Yard Freestyle time!!
🙂😁❤️🏊♀️💪
It actually made my swimming more enjoyable!
Your technique is spot on. Thanks for the content
I’m I swimmer and I’m using it , I’m always chocking on it , thank u!
Thank you nice video👍👍
Brilliant Video.
I've just realized that I bought a normal dive snorkel instead of a swim snorkel. It's for my fitness swim class. It's my first time purchasing one and I didn't know. Thanks for the video!
Thank You.
I just got my first snorkel today…looking forward to trying it out. So this video is right on time and very useful.
You'll love it! I got mine a few months ago, and it's been a game-changer.
Thank you.
Me watching this before my swim practice: 👁👄👁
I have had this laying around for a couple of years now. Maybe I should start using it and finaly learn to swim...
Now is the time, good luck!
It's been 2 years now. Did you learn to swim?
@@selbiatamyradova8085 nope, decided to become a ultra runner 🤷♂️
Well that's better for your knees 😅@@arcticrunning8370
Perfecto 😍
I love the videos. I’ve started learning free style with the help of these videos. I did not realize the stoke was so important and technical. I could not breath properly so I bought one of these a month ago before I saw this video, found it on amazon, and thought I’d give it a try. I absolutely love it. Sure easier than learning how to breath out the side. Allows me to concentrate on technique and endurance ( the main reason for my swimming) and not worry about drowning.😂😂😂. Tks for this video and the support it’s given.
By the way I also use goggles and a nose plug.
Great to hear but make sure you don' t neglect your breathing practise.
I use snorkel a lot when doing drills - working on my catch, balance, limb positions, sculling, etc.
Two points though:
1. Buy a snorkel with a valve in its lower part. So when you cough out water - the most of it will go through the valve, not through the top. And also, having a valve (and hence a little of tube below the mouthpiece) can deal with small accidential amounts of water (you won't even notice that).
2. Personally, when I use snorkel my head position is not optimal. I may be looking, like 45 degrees in front, but not by my eyes, but with the whole head. When I try to position my head really neutrally, due to short tube some water goes into.
Cheers!
You don't need a valve.
Can you send a link to this snorkel you are talking about?
The snorkel is a game changer i love it
was hoping you'd touch on the flip and underwater part. thanks
I'll have a lot of stuff on my head starting out lol. A swim cap, waterproof bone conduction headphones, earplugs, nose plug, and a snorkel. The snorkel will help me being I have a neck injury when a semi rear-ended me. So I won't need to move my head too much.
Yesterday ... I reused this after long time .... And .... I noticed that Air Flow using Snorkel is almost twice quantity of Air suck .... And .... I feel myself more Fresh & No tiredness .. (After almost one hour swimming) .. This is one type of MEDITATIVE Situation I felt. .. WOW .. What a TINY MAGIC Insrument/
I’ve used a mask and snorkel for probably 20+ years so I’m used to breathing just through my mouth. I didn’t realize there was a lap snorkel, the design is perfect this is very exciting info.! Now I can just use goggles and this snorkel and not look so ridiculous at public pools!
I'm with you! When I realized there were snorkels for lap swimming, I took it up immediately. I am not a "pro" swimmer, and never was a good swim-breather (I feel like I'm drowning, and so swimming was more anxiety than anything). This is a game-changer for getting a half-hour of solid swimming in a few times a week.
How do you stop water goin up nose? I tried it and almost drown using them.🙈
I have the same problem. I want to try nose clips, but haven't yet.
This is great news for me! We have a pool in our building and I try to swim properly with my face in the water but I can never get my breathing right, and holding my breathe is a bad idea since I have stitches in my diaphragm from hiatal hernia repair. I will order one of these and hopefully it will allow me to swim with good form in the winter when it is too cold to go jogging! Yay!!!!
Don't hold your breath! Constantly blow air out of your nose
The front one are costly in south Africa but planed to use a side one this week.. As a tester.. Thanks for great shows
I would use the side one with caution as it could off balance your stroke.
did it work? i only have a side one too
I don’t know how you can use a snorkel without a nose plug, I tried once and it didn’t go well...the life guard looked over to see who was drowning😂
A nose clip does help for the tumble turns.
😂😂
same, I tried us no a snorkel once at practice, it wasn’t working, so I put it away 😂
hopefully I can get a nose clip soon
It that happened to me since i get use of the water inside my nose.
Just try to consentrate to breed in from the snorkel and breed out from your noze inside the water abviously,like that you will avoid to swollow alot of water.😉👍
Good Luck.
I struggle with panic attacks when my face is in the water. With a snorkel I'm fine. {nose clip.} Not entering a triathlon any time soon, but like to watch GTN for tips and advice
Hey cousin! I figure any Ferguson shares a connection with me back to that clan of Lowland horse thieves. Many decades ago I took a scuba diving class during my brief stay at the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill. The first exercise was bobbing up and down facing the pool's side wearing a mask. Everyone had some degree of panic. I appreciate swimming's lack of stuff; a suit if you are dressing formally and goggles if you want to open your eyes in that dilute bleach solution. I've always wanted to breath like a porpoise, so Ms. Fell's pitch may have been nudge it takes to go get myself a snorkel.
same 😂
Same here I get claustrophobic at times when my head's under water.
Heather is so cute ☺️🥰 I lover her. I just want to give you a hug ❤️❤️
Which model of FINIS Snorkel is best for IRONMAN triathlon training, please
Any recommendations for Dry snorkel front face please
I am seriously thinking of investing in one of these because currently I am really struggling with breathing Undertaking the freestyle technique. My catch & leg movements are okay but I panic severally when breathing coordination is needed. What brand & make is this snorkel as Ian looking online & obviously there is a huge amount.
I'm finding using a snorkel great for neck limitations that I have, but as a new at swimming laps now and trying to loose weight, I am looking for instruction on how to "breathe" correctly while swimming laps as my cardio goes up and my need for oxygen increases. I seem starved and out of breath. I have bought several snorkels now even full face ones that have valves to allow fresh air in and pushes all the cO2 air out a different way as to not be breathing CO2 back in like a straight snorkel does.
I am assuming that I probably need to try and pace myself to a slower pace. Is there a video that either you know of or can make showing how to combine using a Snorkel and swimming at the correct pace to not get O2 starved?
Breathe out constantly through your nose and inhale through your mouth via the snorkel.
when you use this type of snorkel , do you breath out trough your nose or trough your mouth in to the snorkel? and what about left over CO2 in the tube?
Swimming with snorkel for year or so now. Indeed improves body positioning and technique, but I suggest not to use it in every training because it could impact breathing so that it would be hard to swim without it.
Yes you really must practise normal breathing too.
Can or should i use this in the ocean? Over a "dry" snorkel?
Any advice on being able to use a snorkel without nose clips??
You can breath out through your nose as well or instead of your mouth which should help, turns are the hardest.
I have a question, is it possible to practice swimming using side mounted snorkel instead of front mounted ones?
I would love your feedback on this. I tried using a snorkel for the first time today and i just started bobbing up and down to get used to it. My first time i panicked because it was such a weird sensation or pressure on my face. Talk about claustrophobia 101 🤢
I found myself hyperventilating at first, but when i told myself to breath and relax, it was easier. I found it easier with the kick board (Finnis triangular one) but much harder doing freestyle. The water shot straight up my nose!
Secondly, I practiced swimming under water then coming back up to expel the water, well, that didn't go as expected, i nearly drowned 😨 - I find that i cannot expel the water fully, so is that a strength thing, or am i doing it wrong? Tomorrow i will try blowing out while under to see if that makes a difference. I can't do flip turns yet but will practice, once i can learn to swim with the snorkel. I'm not going to use nose plugs because i don't want to die!!! I don't like them at all. I have cardiovascular issues, so i get out of breath easily. Nose plugs put me in shear panic mode.
Really hard stull this, but i love it. The life guards tell me i have improved so much since i started, so i'm really happy thus far, just need to keep practising.
Great tutorial, please let me know your thoughts. Or any pro swimmers😅
Do you exhale from the mouth or nose?
Can I use a snorkel to both work on my technique but also my endurance?
hello...
where can i buy this product.
I live in Jakarta (Indonesia)
I used a snorkel for the first time ever today and felt like I was drowning. I felt water going up my nose all the time. I kept taking breaths through my mouth and expelling hard through my nose but it felt really awkward. Is this sonething I need to get used to? Or am I doing something wrong?
I was used to wearing goggles and a tube to swim, just for fun, and I breathed only through my mouth.
With the front tube, the nose is also uncovered, and coordinating breathing is not easy, I have choked several times. Any tricks? Breathe only through your mouth? Or inhale through the mouth and exhale through the nose?
I'm a beginner and don't intend to ever compete. I just want to be able to exercise without my lungs giving out before my muscles get tired because I don't know how to properly breath when I do laps. Pso because I don't know how to properly turn my head to breath, my neck ends up hurting.
How do you manage without a nose clip?
I tried to use one, I couldn’t inhale without using my nose so it didn’t really work. I also had to overcome not turning my head when I wanted to inhale. You can race with a snorkel in a race with USAT rules.
I have never seen anyone racing with one, do many?
Heather Fell no I’ve never seen anybody either.
My snorkel is really loose how to i tighten it?
This was a response I got from my local pool at my local leisure center, I thought I would take up swimming again so I bought a snorkel, as soon as I entered the pool I heard a whistle. The rules don't allow snorkels so I was told I should place an inquiry on their website, here is their response. If it weren't so sad it would be funny.
Keep in mind I have been swimming since I was about 3 years old so about 50 years ago.
I've used many snorkels and have even done some diving I am still a strong swimmer even after an extended break.
Good Afternoon,
Thank you for your enquiry.
Unfortunately you're not allowed to use a snorkel in our pool. This is due to the risk it it creates. For activities such as this we have to create a risk assessment which includes details of the equipment used, the upkeep of it, the guidance of how to use it, training in the safe use of the equipment, medical information and more. Therefore we have opted to not allow this activity in our public sessions.
Kind regards,
I'm new to swimming and I just purchased a snorkel because I have seen them used in some videos. But, I did not realize until watching this video that there is a swim-specific-snorkel. I just bought a regular one. Can I still use that to help with my stroke? Or do I really need to fine a swim-specific one? Thanks
Hi there, the swimming snorkel in this video is designed for the activity. They are much easier to use when working on technique and skills in the water - so we would advise getting a swim specific snorkel 🙂
I tried a snorkel for the first time in training yesterday, and after a quite panicky first 200m of a 3x400 set, I ripped it off and am here wondering whether it was me or the snorkel 😂
Do I need nose plugs? Do I breathe out through my nose or mouth?
I have trouble using it. Somehow water went inside me through nose and i start coughing badly hmm
How are those power breather snorkels, it claims you don't inhale the co2 back in that you exhale ?
sharif munshi I tried one, the seal restricts breathing and makes it harder to breath. I really didn’t like that. I found it harder to swim than normal.
@@jonathanzappala That's the point.
Just what I needed!! I bought a snorkel today lol 😂
Perfect timing :)
What kind did you get?
Mark Yeager I got the Finis one that’s what most of our club use
I recently started using a swim-specific snorkel and I have noticed water building up consistently when I practice free-style. I'm not sure why, but I'm finding that I have to stop because I end up sucking in water. Any thoughts or feedback on what to do?
This is an old post, so not sure if my reply is worth anything, but I find this, as well. I expel when the snorkel starts taking on water, and sometimes that helps. After a few dozen laps, I tend to stop altogether and remove the snorkel, dunk it in water and blow the water out as forcefully as I can. That will last for another dozen laps.
@@parsleypalace3272 Some snorkels have a one way valve on the bottom so you can blow water out.
My local pool has just banned them. Possibly after seeing me swallow water. Wish I had seen this first! Thank you
Oh no :0
I tried swimming with a snorkel today and I feel like I can‘t breathe and I panic. Is that normal? What can I do about it? :(
Please attach a link for your snorkel. I don’t mind buying it please !
It is by Orca.
I am a new swimmer and can only do the breaststroke. I bought a snorkel (TYR 2.0 Ultralite Snorkel) to help me learn the motions of freestyle (I alternate 1 breaststroke lap with one freestyle kick lap).
I was unable to breathe with the snorkel. It does not have a purge valve either. I am not sure how to breathe with it. Does anyone have any suggestions, methods or instructions that might give me a better understanding on how to breathe properly with it? I find it hard to pull air in and I am not sure how to balance my breathes. I was told a snorkel with a purge valve might help, not just to expel water but to allow or the air to enter without too much pressure in the tube. Do you still breathe in from your mouth and out from your nose (unless clearing tube)?
I’m taking lessons, and my instructor recommended that I get one. She told me not to try it until she shows me how. I have my lesson today. I will come back afterwards and let you know what I find out. 🙂
Please advise which swimming pool in the UK that allows use of snorkel for non club swimmers??
It's a bit late to reply but Try Better Health Uk Gyms. I use a lot and I see people wear them in all. It's the full face diving ones that are not allowed. They are all over the Uk, so bound to have one near you. Just check that they have the swim doctors. My improvement is solely down to them.
London Fields Lido
Oasis Indoor
Britannia - Hackney
I use all of them and they have swim doctors at only £3.40! Amazing classes and you use all the gear. They are big on gear.
Kickboards
Pullboys
Hand Paddles
Finns and your own snorkels.
Good luck - Hope you found somewhere...
thank you very much@@thkatandi
How do you flip turn with these?? The water dont go to the pipes?
You do power excale after a flip and water will pop out of pipe.
Exhale*
Can you do a video on why triathletes should even worry about learning to do flip turns? We race in open water so why bother?
If you're training in a pool it makes for a much smoother training session and allows you to swim with a club more comfortably. Some races are pool based too.
My lower back has been destroyed after fighting in Afghanistan and my hips so imbalanced. This swimmers snorkel has let me swim laps for endurance. When I don’t use the snorkel, my back muscles get so tight when I try to breath that my neck muscles get stiff and I have to cut the swim short. The snorkel is money.
I can't breath without a nose clip while using snorkel. Always i swallow water.
I am not yet used to the breathing thru the mouth thing, what's the technique to that?
Bilateral Breathing or Dying with a Snorkel?
@@thkatandi thru the snorkel. Kept rushing to breathe in the middle of the water
Are these Ironman legal? Will certainly eliminate my breathing issues 🙈
You won't be able to use these for a race - sorry!
😂
Not for Ironman but legal for USAT rules races.
Oh really? I didn't know that.. I was joking about the Ironman comment. Swimming is probably my weakest discipline, but slowly getting better with time and practice.
ORCO or ORCA ?
So long as I am usin a snorkel, my body position is ok. When I start breathing, my body position is destroyed. For me swimming with a snorkel is an end in itself, while the real difficulty is to deal with proper breathing.
I always dream about having such flexible ankles.
same omg
Your hands are crossing over your center line near your belly, pull/push straight through you’ll go faster 😜
I'm so gutted. I bought a snorkel for practicing my stroke and then I got to my local pool and I'm not allowed to use it! It's the same for the national swimming centre in Stirling too! I'm so annoyed! I'm desperate to use my new toy! :'(
This is not good news! 😞 We would be interested to hear the reasons for this? 🤔
@@gtn I'm not too sure of their reasons to be honest. But I have read from other people on the Internet that the life guards cannot tell if you are drowning face down in the water. Not sure if this is true though.
MissLyssieBear I don't know the reason either, but shouldnt they be able to tell the difference between a swimming and a floating person?
@@johannes99h you'd think.... Lol
Same at the Rebecca Adlington pool in Mansfield. First day out and got told by lifeguard they are not allowed during public sessions, so that's me done. 😞
My pool wont let me use one
Interesting, what is the reasoning behind this?
Apparently you're not alone.
Contact the manager, or whoever is in charge that wrote the policy. They likely banned the side snorkel, this front one has a different purpose.
i am a professional swimmer in turkey for 10 years and yet still cant use snorkel.
Bought one more than a year ago and still stays at home, never had the courage to try once 😖
Now is a good time then!
@@heatherfell_oly now it becomes an absolute must after being encouraged by no one else but our beloved Heather ✌️
Same lol
You are so charming.
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nice but it didn't answer the most tricky thing to manage with a snorkel: Water in the nose.
Vainzou my snorkel came with a nose clip
water in the nose is a big issue. i bought a nose clip. still not loving mine.
You either buy a nose clip or breath out through the nose.
Stop breathing in through your nose.
I forgot to mention a nose clip, a lot of people opt for these when using a snorkel.
Its not the video to teach how to use snorkel , its just snorkels benefits video
I’ve used a mask and snorkel for probably 20+ years so I’m used to breathing just through my mouth. I didn’t realize there was a lap snorkel, the design is perfect this is very exciting info.! Now I can just use goggles and this snorkel and not look so ridiculous at public pools!
Does the centre snorkel increase lung capacity/fitness??