Braces and swimming

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#1 Post by **jjpj** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 11:22 pm

OK so I swim like 2 hours per day 5 days per week. I noticed some people said here that breathing through mouth is no good or something like that when in braces. Am i little paranoid or what?
Please advise. Any swimmers here?

jjpj

#2 Post by **purpleteeth** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 4:44 am

What does your ortho say about this? I mean, athletes get braces all the time - this shouldn't really be that big of a deal and maybe your braces can be adjusted to fit your lifestyle...

#3 Post by **chef** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:10 am

not a problem...swim!

#4 Post by **Folk Ballad** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 7:48 am

Hi there.
When I first had braces when I was younger, I was on a local swim team and had absolutely no problems. (Well, my flip-turns were horrendous, but that didn't have anything to do with braces.

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And when I was on my high school swim team, there were a few other girls with braces.
So I don't think having braces should impede you from swimming whatsoever.

#5 Post by **lionfish** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 1:46 pm

I'm with chef - go and swim.

I've been a swimmer these past several decades, swam through the braces experience with no ill effect.