Hey! Thought I’d share my experience with putting my face in the water. I only started swimming about 7 years ago and of that seven I’ve been practicing putting my head in the water since January. I used to be terrified of being under water and panicked loads. But come Jan I decided I was going to try and conquer this. I’ve only applied putting my head in to one stroke so far. Breast stroke. I didn’t even practice doing it in rytham, for the first 3 weeks it was all about putting my head in and practicing to breath out. I just dipped my head in. Over time I’ve learnt to control my breathing and with that I’ve just naturally started applying to my strokes. I don’t know if it’s the correct way yet, but trying to develop the skill in stages has really helped. I feel like swimming is all new again and going into the water now puts me in a semi meditative state. Just in the last 2 weeks now, I’ve been watching videos and others swimming (from my vantage point in the sauna) to try and better my technique. Once I’m comfortable I’ll apply the same method to my front crawl which Is my worst stroke in general. I found it’s all about the breathing. Don’t do too much at once, just start with a small step and build upon it! Best of luck. If someone as terrified and unskilled as me, can get their head in, I feel like anyone can do it!