How to Breathe Low to the Water Without Drowning
Break the vicious cycle where head lifting causes hip drop. In this 8-page guide, you'll learn the two main reasons triathletes lift their heads when breathing and get specific drills to rewire your survival instincts for efficient breathing technique.
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Through years of coaching triathletes, I've seen how the breathing motion can create a vicious cycle where dropped hips cause head lifting, which causes even more hip drop. It's a chicken-and-egg problem that can make swimmers feel like they're fighting against the water with every breath.
Sound Familiar?
- ✗Your legs sink no matter how hard you kick
- ✗You pray every race will be wetsuit legal
- ✗You rely on a pull buoy just to feel balanced
What You'll Learn:
- ✓Understand why breathing creates the biggest body position challenge for triathletes
- ✓Identify if your head lifting is caused by low hips or survival instincts
- ✓Master crocodile breathing to build confidence with water near your mouth
- ✓Progress through side breathing drills that maintain proper head position
- ✓Rewire your primitive brain to trust efficient breathing mechanics over survival reflexes

Hey! I'm Rory from SwimFast
I'm a swim coach who gave up working with kids to focus exclusively on helping Age Group Triathletes like you. Most of my athletes don't have the technique foundation of swimmers who started young, or the time to swim 30km per week like the pros. verything on ICanSwimFast.com is designed to help you swim faster and more efficiently, even with limited pool time.
How to Breathe Low to the Water Without Drowning
Break the vicious cycle where head lifting causes hip drop. In this 8-page guide, you'll learn the two main reasons triathletes lift their heads when breathing and get specific drills to rewire your survival instincts for efficient breathing technique.
What's Inside
From the Guide:
Through years of coaching triathletes, I've seen how the breathing motion can create a vicious cycle where dropped hips cause head lifting, which causes even more hip drop. It's a chicken-and-egg problem that can make swimmers feel like they're fighting against the water with every breath.
Sound Familiar?
- ✗Your legs sink no matter how hard you kick
- ✗You pray every race will be wetsuit legal
- ✗You rely on a pull buoy just to feel balanced
What You'll Learn:
- ✓Understand why breathing creates the biggest body position challenge for triathletes
- ✓Identify if your head lifting is caused by low hips or survival instincts
- ✓Master crocodile breathing to build confidence with water near your mouth
- ✓Progress through side breathing drills that maintain proper head position
- ✓Rewire your primitive brain to trust efficient breathing mechanics over survival reflexes

Hey! I'm Rory from SwimFast
I'm a swim coach who gave up working with kids to focus exclusively on helping Age Group Triathletes like you. Most of my athletes don't have the technique foundation of swimmers who started young, or the time to swim 30km per week like the pros. Everything on ICanSwimFast.com is designed to help you swim faster and more efficiently, even with limited pool time.

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