Current Swimmer indicates the proper head position is 'low' in the water, more or less the oncoming water seeing the top of your head.
On the other hand, many tell me to have the water line break the forehead, thus a higher head position than shown as 'right' in Swimmer (page 25).
Advice to look to the bottom of the pool rather than forward plays into this matter.
Any consensus here?
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Head position is not the same for everyone. It depends on many things the main thing is body bouyancy. A high floater may have to raise the head. Are you in fresh or salt water, salt water swimmers may have to keep the head higher to keep their legs kicking in the water and not in the air.
Any one who says it has to be in a certain position is wrong. It must be determined by your body structure, your stroke, where the hand catches and finishes, and your elbow postion above the water.
Everything has to synergize and work well together.
Head position is not the same for everyone. It depends on many things the main thing is body bouyancy. A high floater may have to raise the head. Are you in fresh or salt water, salt water swimmers may have to keep the head higher to keep their legs kicking in the water and not in the air.
Any one who says it has to be in a certain position is wrong. It must be determined by your body structure, your stroke, where the hand catches and finishes, and your elbow postion above the water.
Everything has to synergize and work well together.
