Using Your Snorkel
Breathing With Your Snorkel
You'll breathe through your snorkel while surface swimming. This allows you to view the area below you without lifting your head out of the water.
Water can enter the snorkel when waves pass overhead or another diver splashes water in your area. To avoid inhaling water, use your tongue as a splash guard by placing it against the roof of your mouth. This will warn you of water entering your mouth before you inhale it.
The snorkel's diameter and length creates some breathing resistance as you inhale and exhale. While this should not adversely affect your breathing under normal situations, it may be difficult to breathe through the snorkel if you exert yourself. For this reason, you should relax and breathe slowly when using the snorkel.
Water can enter the snorkel when waves pass overhead or another diver splashes water in your area. To avoid inhaling water, use your tongue as a splash guard by placing it against the roof of your mouth. This will warn you of water entering your mouth before you inhale it.
The snorkel's diameter and length creates some breathing resistance as you inhale and exhale. While this should not adversely affect your breathing under normal situations, it may be difficult to breathe through the snorkel if you exert yourself. For this reason, you should relax and breathe slowly when using the snorkel.
