Gotta like the professional marathon swimmers whose body position remains streamlined and balanced throughout their long swims.

No matter what the water conditions, these athletes rarely swallow water when they swim…no matter what the water conditions are. Just look at the wave that is created by the position of the head, mouth and eyes in the photo on the left and how these athletes can breathe literally in the position caused by the bow wave.

Photo of Dejan Mladenovski courtesy of Ivan Bianchin at the Maratón Acuática Internactional Ciudad de Rosario.

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