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The Forgotten Way To Improve Your Body Position In The Water

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Paul Newsome, Swim Smooth
Apr 29, 2011
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The easiest way to improve your body position in the water and lift up your legs is, ironically enough, the one most overlooked by swimming coaches.

Your body acts a little bit like a see-saw in the water, pivoting around your centre of mass which is just above your hips:


If you lift up at the front end then your legs will sink down low in the water creat…

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