What does rolling your body do for efficient swimming?

Reduces the body's breadth in the water.

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  1. Reduces the body's breadth in the water ✔
  2. Makes you sink faster
  3. Increases wave resistance

Why: Rolling the body reduces its breadth in the water, which lowers resistance.

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Answer: Reduces the body's breadth in the water. Rolling the body reduces its breadth in the water, which lowers resistance.

  1. Swimming en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming
    rolling the body to reduce the breadth of the body in the water
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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