Breathing troubles

Question
I can't seem to get the hang of rotary breathing due to the issue of getting lots of water up my nose (I've been practicing using the "edge of pool" method to practice it several times over the last few weeks, but due to this problem I haven't been able to come anywhere near progressing past that stage). It doesn't seem to make much whether I try to breathe out of my nose or not, nor how hard I do it -- within a couple breaths I have more in there than I can handle. I've always had somewhat troublesome sinuses, which may be a contributing factor (I don't think the water is causing any ill effects, mind you -- just being very uncomfortable until I take my head out of the water and force it out). Are we at the stage where I should just say the heck with it and use a nose clip, or is there anything else I can try (while I had no trouble with it the one time I tried a clip, if I can avoid using it I'd like to)?

Answer
When you are doing rotary breathing you should be breathing through your mouth. I have had horrible allergies my whole life and the chlorine in the pool makes me very stuffy. Perhaps a decongestant before you swim may help combined with breathing through your mouth. I hope this helps some. It sounds like you are on the right track.