overview/tips:
- roll head when body rotates
- tip the top of your head slightly so that your mouth is above water in "trough-like" area
- one eye (goggle) is literally out of the water and one eye is under
- you should be able to see above and below the water line - practice at the wall
- focus on looking to the side, rather than behind or up at the ceiling
- twist/squish/curl your mouth to the side to inhale - you will look like an Olympic swimmer or at least a pirate!
- exhale completely when your face is looking at the bottom of the pool
- trust the little pocket of air that forms naturally from your head - it gives you space to breathe in
- stay relaxed
- keep practicing
- maintains better body alignment
- encourages optimal body position in the water as hips stay closer to the surface resulting in better body position and less drag
- decreases cross over
- quicker breaths, better rhythm, faster swimming