Body Position
- Hands and arms overhead as much as possible in a streamlined position.
- Head down - lower the head by placing chin closer to your chest.
- "Press the Buoy" - press the lungs/check downward (swimming "downhill")
- Easier kick to keep the hips high
- Imagine a steel pipe through the top of your head, through the neck, and down the spine; everything moves as one unit
- Roll the entire body to breathe; don't lift or turn your head to breathe (remember the idea your belly button is a blowhole - you turn it to breathe)
- Hands cross in front of the head
- Arm goes into the water and e-x-t-e-n-d-s forward; Reach and Glide!
- Remember reaching the arm forward underwater helps turn your body to the side
- Arm stays extended until the other arm enters the water, so they cross above your head
- Use your peripheral vision to see the hand enter the water by your head, and make sure the other hand is still forward