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Old 01-23-2007, 10:24 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Q.
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.
I've read that as well. And I have been concentrating on "rolling" my body instead of turning my head. This has kept me from wearing my kneck out!

However, it's interesting to watch video of elite swimmers. You don't see much in the way of the "roll" described here. I guess it's a subtle roll, not a LOT of roll.
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