Swimming Breaststroke

What about swimming sprint when you almost have no glide phase and you start the pull as soon as your finish your kick? I noticed that if I hide my head in such case it takes too much effort to lift myself. Nevertheless I saw both types of sprinters 1. Hiding head Van Der Burgh breaks his 50m World Record - from Universal Sports - YouTube 2. Both hiding and not hiding head depending if glide phase is present Техника плавания брассом - YouTube I think it is always faster to keep your head down.That second video is interesting as they are going evidently fast with head relatively up.I suspect they would go even faster with better streamlining.In my age group Robert Wright swims old school head up flat BR and he is really fast.I have examined his stroke extensively to see why and my supposition is that he is able to ride very high in the water which deceases drag.His hips are up at all times.

What about swimming sprint when you almost have no glide phase and you start the pull as soon as your finish your kick? I noticed that if I hide my head in such case it takes too much effort to lift myself. Nevertheless I saw both types of sprinters 1. Hiding head Van Der Burgh breaks his 50m World Record - from Universal Sports - YouTube 2. Both hiding and not hiding head depending if glide phase is present Техника плавания брассом - YouTube I think it is always faster to keep your head down.That second video is interesting as they are going evidently fast with head relatively up.I suspect they would go even faster with better streamlining.In my age group Robert Wright swims old school head up flat BR and he is really fast.I have examined his stroke extensively to see why and my supposition is that he is able to ride very high in the water which deceases drag.His hips are up at all times.