Innovative breathing device allows people to swim without having to move their head and come up for air.
Powerbreather snorkel for swimmers: The air is inhaled through the valve behind the head and exhaled through the mouthpiece. Head and neck muscles stay relaxed, the person can concentrate on swimming.
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Betty
I want! I don’t do the breast stroke just because of the breathing problem. IF the water really does stay out–
Jul 28th, 2013
Mish Varney
‘For swimmers’ as opposed to…?
Dog walkers? Bus drivers?
Jul 28th, 2013
Gert
Clever idea but it becomes such a ingrained habit to turn your head side to side while swimming most who do so would have to make serious effort to change the habit. lol
Jul 28th, 2013
Douglas
Always like to see innovation, but this seems destined to be just a novelty. It must be embraced across the board, which it won’t, otherwise it’s either a crutch or an unfair advantage.
Jul 28th, 2013
Shilov
For a swimming newbie like me, this would be very useful. Sure, it’ll not help me in learning the correct breathing techniques, but it’ll make it easier to master the floating and movement parts. Should come with a course on ‘what to do when u lose your snorkel’ attached.
Jul 29th, 2013
Lance
@ Mish
As opposed to divers
Jul 29th, 2013
dane
With all the added drag of two seperate snorkels framing the swimmer’s head is the cap really doing anything?
Jul 29th, 2013
Mark
Need to design it for more speed by flattening the tubes, which would keep them closer to the head creating less drag.
Jul 29th, 2013
Dustin
It looks like it will add a lot of drag.
Jul 29th, 2013
Alex
Thoroughly enjoy the picture of the guy using it during butterfly – yet he’s still coming up for a breath ;)
Anyway, I’d love to see if this thing would even stay on doing a flip-turn or if it would fill up with water
Jul 29th, 2013
Swiper Fox
I still want the breather used by James Bond, or by Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, or by Sherlock Holmes
Jul 29th, 2013
David
You can improve the product integrating the googles and the snorkel in a whole mask
Jul 31st, 2013
antimony
breathing technique is an important part of swimming actually, so this can be used for leisure activities but not efficient for sports i think. also it will slow you down
Nov 10th, 2013
Bill Ungar
As an industrial designer I’ve designed many snorkels, and I have to say that I am impressed with the design of the powerbreather. Snorkels in general add a bit of drag, but I don’t see this as an issue here, as it would be minimal and unnoticeable. I like that it can be worn around the neck when not in use – it might be just fine for traditional snorkeling – I’d like to try one!
Jul 1st, 2014