When you're doing a tri you may want to make your stroke mainly dependant on your upper body as you will need your legs later. You shouldn't need to use your legs for your breath if you work on your body roll more. When swimming laps in a pool focus on keeping your head looking down and ahead and having your shoulders roll to the point that the side taking the stroke is pointed at the line and the other shoulder is pointed straight up. I hope that makes sense. The correct roll will allow you to breath with just a slight turn of the head and your stroke will be stronger.
To test what I'm saying about the pull, go to a lat pull machine that you can stand up at. Stand with the pull down in front of you and try to pull down some weight without moving your body just bring your arm straight down. Now do the same with it at the side. You'll find that you get better leverage from the side. It works that way in the pool also.
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