Butterfly

Originally posted by iszlq Does anyone out there know any good resources for learning (and perfecting) the butterfly stroke? As other people have mentioned, the TI part is the emphasis on using the core muscles, rather than pulling with just the arms. A non-TI source are the books by Cecil Colwin, either "Swimming Into the 21st Century" or "Swimming Dynamics". If all you are concerned about it butterfly stroke, it probably has a lot that won't interest you. If you want to know the history, techniques, and theory behind the strokes (in addition to the section with drawings of people swimming the strokes correctly), these are good books. Most importantly, find a good coach. I've discovered a huge difference between what I thought I was doing, and what my butterfly actually was (from the coaches perspective).

Originally posted by iszlq Does anyone out there know any good resources for learning (and perfecting) the butterfly stroke? As other people have mentioned, the TI part is the emphasis on using the core muscles, rather than pulling with just the arms. A non-TI source are the books by Cecil Colwin, either "Swimming Into the 21st Century" or "Swimming Dynamics". If all you are concerned about it butterfly stroke, it probably has a lot that won't interest you. If you want to know the history, techniques, and theory behind the strokes (in addition to the section with drawings of people swimming the strokes correctly), these are good books. Most importantly, find a good coach. I've discovered a huge difference between what I thought I was doing, and what my butterfly actually was (from the coaches perspective).