https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/4177/head-positionWhere should my eyes be looking when swimming freestyle? If straight ahead, parallel to the surface of the water, is 0 degrees and straight down, perpendicular to the surface of the water is 90 degrees. What angle should I be looking at?en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/43868?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:55:54 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:cc87facb-fe4d-42b7-a2af-50d0ca01a588Former MemberHere is a sequence of thorpe swimming it explains head position <a href="http://www.donalfagan.com/html/thorpe.html">www.donalfagan.com/.../thorpe.html</a><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/43807?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 23 Jun 2006 14:48:19 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:506dd7ca-21fd-42c3-9ab1-5513ac03fd82Former MemberI&#39;ve noticed no one ever seems to ask where their butt/hips should be.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/43742?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:55:31 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:65c12148-bdd0-48a7-ab98-94657bd7f736Former MemberThis artcle is over 10 years old...but the comments about head position hold true. Keeeping your head in &quot;neutral&quot; prevents the hips from dropping deeper and bogging you down. The water should skim over the top of the head. When you breathe, try visualizing the &quot;one eyed jack&quot; as in a deck of cards. One eye in the water ....one eye out. <a href="http://www.usms.org/articles/articledisplay.php?a=78">www.usms.org/.../articledisplay.php</a> USMS Articles<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/43651?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 22 Jun 2006 12:47:12 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:21879b8f-c322-4ab1-822b-759098e6c10dFormer MemberGenerally, your head should be straight down. If you lift your head forward, your hips will sink, and you will slow down.<div style="clear:both;"></div>