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What I meant by swimming was being underwater in a horizontal position. You really shouldn't need to/want to get into a vertical position (either heads up or head down) to vent air. The inflator pull dump and rear dumps should work just fine for you in a horizontal position (with sometimes just a slight arch of the back). The point is to try to stay streamlined.
As for tilting back a little at the surface, this is pretty normal with a backinflate if you are not over-inflated. You probably won't be as up-and-down and floating high like a cork as in a jacket. I was playing around with this in the pool, and my instructor agreed that just leaning back a little and floating on the wing is the easiest thing to do. So just lean back and relax!
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