@swimsuccess: If you lift your head too high when you breathe, your body position breaks immediately. Your legs sink, your hips drop, and everything becomes much harder just because of one instinctive movement. The goal is to keep your head as horizontal as possible when you breathe. One goggle in, one goggle out. And here's how you actually make that work safely. 👉 Step one: make a big blow right before you inhale. As you turn your head to the side, exhale strongly through your nose and mouth. That burst of air creates a small air pocket next to your mouth. And that air pocket is what lets you inhale safely even when your head is still very low and close to the water. The timing has to be precise. The air pocket won't last long. The moment you turn and blow, you inhale immediately. 👉 Step two: lift your chin up slightly when you breathe. Not your whole head. Just your chin. This is the counterintuitive part. Most swimmers instinctively lift the top of their head, which actually pushes the mouth lower and closer to the water. Lifting the chin does the opposite. It creates just enough space to breathe safely even if the corner of your mouth is slightly below the water line. 💡 Big blow to create the air pocket. Chin up to open the space. Head stays as low as possible throughout. That's it. Two steps. And that's how you breathe like this. 📲 Download the Swim Success Training app for free, pick your goal, and the app will build a fully personalised training plan for you. Link in bio

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