I am doing the 200 fly for the first time. RUH OH!!!

Great ,fantastic:banana::banana:.That is a very good time for a first 200 fly.Cold was right.I froze on the way from the warmups to the lockers.I was is the 50 BR (second event after the 100 Free.I stayed bundled up until 1 heat before mine,then I wore my boots and parka to the blocks and didn't take them off til the long whistle.Something worked as I went faster than last year at Mesa in much better conditions(31.14 down from 31.27.)Sorry to deflect a minute to crow,your 200 Fly was great :cheerleader:.

Well done, everyone, and sorry I didn't bump into any of you! I looked, but apparently in the wrong places. I was a model of consistency today, scoring within hundreths of what I did last year. I guess that is better than doing worse! I am glad (?) to hear you say that you were cold -- good to know it wasn't just me. Everyone around me kept saying how much nicer it was today. Yeah, it was nice to have it be sunny and not get rained on, but I still froze my :mooning:off. I've done this meet other years where it was beastly hot and we were all huddled in the shade. You never know what you're going to get in CA. Good tip about the Quicksilver meet... I hadn't heard about that one. Maybe I'll see if I can make that.

All over! Today's weather was slightly better than yesterday's. There was not a cloud in the sky, so thankfully no rain, but it was way colder. Today, I did the 100 free, 200 fly, 50 free, and 100 ***. I did a 1700 yard warm-up, then got out and waited for my heat of the 100 free. I swam it in 57.66, which is okay, I guess. It was slightly faster than a week ago (by slightly I mean .14 milliseconds). My split was 27.78. The 50 free was much better. I went 25.07, and I would've probably gone under 25. I started my turn too early, otherwise I probably would've been at least 24.9 something. It's still a 22 millisecond drop from my in-season best, so I'm cool with it. 100 *** was 1:18, a hair faster than I did it in February. It was my last race, and I wanted to get home, so I didn't wait around for the split. So. The whole reason I started this thread. The 200 yard butterfly. 200 yard butterfly. 200 yard butterfly is Love At First Sight. This is the event swimmers fear so much? I loved it! I went 2:44.33. I didn't die or anything, no piano on my back. My Splits: 34.41 1:15.36 (40.95) 2:00.26 (44.90) 2:44.33 (44.07) I want to do it again asap. I was certainly hesitant on the second 100, because I wasn't sure of how much I could put the pedal to the metal at different points of the race. Come to think of it, I was hesitant on the first 100, too. I can probably get this race in the 2:30s very easily. *knock on wood* Today, I swam the race like I was in a minefield. Looking at the splits, my first 100 was faster than the first 100 of my 200 back yesterday. In conclusion, I think the 200 fly will become one of my staples.

Great job! I am planning to swim it again, too, just not soon. :bouncing:

I don't know that I've ever heard somebody speak so enthusiastically about the 200 fly before. Nice swimming! Are you swimming the Quicksilver Meet later this month? It was a bit cold this morning which on its own isn't too bad, but the wind that came along with it... Nice meeting you today, Allen. I hope the rest of your meet went as well as your 50 BR!

Congrats!! Nicely done! :applaud::cheerleader:

:applaud: Nice 200 fly!

200 yard butterfly. 200 yard butterfly is Love At First Sight. This is the event swimmers fear so much? I loved it! I went 2:44.33. I didn't die or anything, no piano on my back. My Splits: 34.41 1:15.36 (40.95) 2:00.26 (44.90) 2:44.33 (44.07) I want to do it again asap. I was certainly hesitant on the second 100, because I wasn't sure of how much I could put the pedal to the metal at different points of the race. Come to think of it, I was hesitant on the first 100, too. I can probably get this race in the 2:30s very easily. *knock on wood* Today, I swam the race like I was in a minefield. Looking at the splits, my first 100 was faster than the first 100 of my 200 back yesterday. In conclusion, I think the 200 fly will become one of my staples. Nice job!! Now just start ramping up the effort a bit until you find your breaking point. Then you just have to keep practicing and trying different techniques to get past that breaking point. Yes, it will hurt, but when you're done and you've swum fast, it feels great!! Lots of people think I'm crazy for doing as many 200 Fly's (and 500 Flys) as I do, but I've really enjoyed them. I even do them occasionally in the 200 Free event to race the freestylers. :applaud: Congratulations on your success. And keep the good times rolling!