swallowing air while swimming

I have the same problem! Unfortunately, I don't know what the solution is, so I am very curious to see what comes up.

Dude, I have the same problem, advice is to stop swallowing air. Someone told me to concentrate on taking normal size breaths, which is what I started doing. Helped bunches. Just try to be relaxed in the water and dont try to breath too fast. Helped for me.

So that's why I feel like burping after swimming a while...

The more comfortable you become in the water, the less this will be an issue. Be sure to exhale fully with your face in the water and don't try to breathe in and out when turning to breathe. Breathe in a very rhythmic pattern.

Try holding onto the edge of the pool, extending yourself, and then practice rotating to breathe. Basically eliminate everything from swimming but the breathing.

Then take a kick board, and hold with one arm while stroking with the other. Breathe to the side you're taking a stroke with. Go up breathing to one side, and back the other. Do this a few times.

Then swim, while focusing on your rhythmic breathing. Just focus on breathing.

I the meantime take a Gas-Ex, or something similar, to get rid of the bloating. Although I'm an above average swimmer, I keep gas-ex in my transition bag. If I find myself in a really rough water swim, or a "dog fight" in a crowded swim, I'll take one in T1 as a precaution.

scott

Another possibility is swallowing water. I know when I am swimming i usually swallow a tiny amount of water almost every breath and that can add up.

Yup...that's my problem, too. I end up swallowing a little mouthful of water on just about every breath I take...which makes me feel bloated after my swims. Also makes me pee a lot, afterwards. I try and rotate my head a bit further to avoid taking in water, but it comes to a point where it just feels awkward and not natural.

I second that. I can crop dust my wife out of a room after a long swim.