How to stop water going up nose when swimming?

Question

Whenever I try and put my face in/head under water when swimming, it gets up my nose and hurts really badly. I've noticed this doesn't seem to a problem for the majority of people, so I guess it's something I'm doing wrong. Any ideas what and how I should prevent it? It is stopping me from swimming properly and efficiently!

PS I don't want to wear a nose plug if I can help it!

Answer 1

umm breath out through your nose or plug it with your hand.

Answer 2

it wont come naturly at first but you can blow the air you take from your breath and blow it out of your nose. It just takes practice. Good Luck!

Answer 3

blow your nose out when you go under

Answer 4

The only way is nose plugs. There is really no other effecive means of stopping water from going up your nose.

Answer 5

blow your nose under water, and you should see bubbles, slowly so that you will have enough breath.

hopes this helps,

Austin v