What I talk about when I talk about swimming

[Bierzo Baggie]

In relation to Dan's list..

• Water level between eyebrows and hairline (that's theoretical hairline for me - my actual hairline is somewhere at the back of my head)
  I swim with my face flat in the water.
  
• Look forward and downward
  I tend to look at the floor and not ahead as I should do.
  
• Shoulder out of water as arm exits
  Difficult not to?
  
• Hips rotate slightly, under surface
  Very slightly.
  
• Body roll – on a skewer, 45 degrees
  Not sure if I do that.
  
• 3 kicks per arm
  Maybe..
  
• Kick from hips
  No, more of a wriggle of toes.
  
• Arm entry between centreline of head and shoulderline
  Not sure about this one.
  
• Thumb enters first
  Definitely plunge in fingertips first.
  
• Elbow exits first
  Not sure, probably yes.
  
• Hand sweep underwater back in towards centreline
  Yes.
  
• Breathe with body roll, don’t lift the head – Popeye
  Yes.
  
• Continuous exhalation
  Yes.
  
• Bilateral breathing
  No
  
• Count strokes – efficiency
  Wildly spinning pedals.
  

Wow, there's more to trhis than meets the eye..