If you roll to the air with your body, I would guess that it's not as much drag as having to turn your head all the time. My understanding is that you should be swimming on one side and then the other anyway rather than just flat. That, in itself, is supposed to reduce your drag and it makes it easy to roll to the air.
A lot of times, I'll do my first lap with only a breath at the turn. That doesn't last long, unfortunately.
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