Find your centre of balance in the water: Deadman Float

First two things you want to learn when starting out in swimming. Your lungs and limbs play a big part in holding a high body line, which reduces resistance while swimming. Your lungs impact your buoyancy, your limbs impact gravity. The Deadman float is a drill that learns you how to control your high body line. It helps you find your center of balance in the water and will create awareness of how Lay on your stomach with your head down in the water and your arms and legs stretch out a little. Hold your breath while floating on the surface. How to do it. Make sure you have enough space in your lane. Breathe in and lay face down in the water with your arms and legs stretched out in a starfish like position. Hold your breath. Now try to maintain a high and horizontal position in the water. The hardest thing is keeping your legs up. Press your head down in the water to keep your legs and feet up. It's like a scale, with your lungs as the center of balance. The focus points. Do not inhale too deep. Breathe in normally and hold your breath. Relax your body as much as possible when laying down in the water. Find a balance between your arms and legs by pressing your head down in the water. Alternate this drill with the Deadman sink drill to experience what happens when you let your breath go. You need to practice it several times to get it right. But that's okay. It's a great mindfulness exercise as well. Namaste.