I am working on getting my gills at the moment in preparation for the 18x process. My main problem right now is getting my breathing down on my strokes. This is mainly do to a little bit of water getting in my up my nose and down into my throat when I inhale. I have been tempted to get nose plugs, but I am concerned that they are not allowed during the combat survival swimming tests that I will need to do. I also do not want to develop a crutch. I have looked many places on the net and searched through past threads on here that are related or have covered this topic. If anyone could inform me on whether or not nose plugs are allowed or discouraged, I would greatly appreciate it.
Hopefully within a few months of swimming daily, I will grow my gills and no longer have the need to breath between strokes
