Why Water Enters Your Nose or Mouth While Breathing in Freestyle

By Sanuj Srivastava on SwimSwam
One of the most common complaints from beginner swimmers is, “Water keeps going into my nose or mouth whenever I try to breathe.”
As a coach, I see this mistake almost every day at my pool. Most beginners hold their breath underwater and then try to exhale and inhale at the same time after their mouth comes out of the water. This leaves them with very little time to breathe, causing them to rush the movement and often inhale water instead of air.
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