ノーブレ

noun

swimming without breathing

Wasei-eigo from English 'no breath'. Used in swimming contexts to describe holding one's breath while swimming, often in drills or underwater swimming.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from no bre(ath)

• ノーブレで25メートル泳およげるようになりたい。

  I want to be able to swim 25 meters without breathing.

• コーチにノーブレの練れん習しゅうをさせられた。

  The coach made us practice swimming without breathing.