freestyle arm position and catch

Two questions: When maintaining a high elbow at catch, and when I've been dropping my elbow previously, am I right to assume that feeling the muscle opposite the bicep (back of upper arm) working more at catch and pull is a sign the catch position is better? Also, I've seen many references to "reaching over a barrel" in freestyle. Does this describe the arm above the water, under the water, or both? Thanks
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  • Thanks for these added posts. Shout-out also to Swimmer magazine article in current issue, which prompted my question when it mentioned trying to keep your elbow near surface during catch.
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  • Thanks for these added posts. Shout-out also to Swimmer magazine article in current issue, which prompted my question when it mentioned trying to keep your elbow near surface during catch.
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