Weren't you the guy who asked if kayaking will help your swim? I said no then and I stand by that now. (ok so it was a snarky answer but here is an explaination) Kayaking uses completely different muscles than swimming. In kayaking you drop your elbows to use your lats and biceps. In swimming, you want high elbows so you can use your whole arm and rotator muscles.

+1 to above. and tighten your goggles.