Despite the fact that I have been swimming forever (played Div I water polo in college) I never learned to swim butterfly very well (at all). I'm recovering from shoulder surgery (old injury -- torn labrum/stretched capsule) and eager to begin swimming again. When I am as close to 100 percent as possible, is it still possible to learn to become a decent flyer? I'm 46, pretty overweight, and want this comeback to be my last one. (I think the local team must be fed up with me showing up every other year for a few months then disappearing). And I'd like to be somebody who does every stroke, every set, finally.
Any and all advice is welcome.
Cherub
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healed enough to swim--you might want to check with the surgeon BEFORE starting to learn Butterfly.
My surgeons were THRILLED to hear that I DID NOT want to learn butterfly after a total of 6 surgeries. My last surgery was when I was 45 (almost 46).
While learning the butterfly, you may also learn how hard it is to recover from a 2nd or 3rd shoulder surgery.
healed enough to swim--you might want to check with the surgeon BEFORE starting to learn Butterfly.
My surgeons were THRILLED to hear that I DID NOT want to learn butterfly after a total of 6 surgeries. My last surgery was when I was 45 (almost 46).
While learning the butterfly, you may also learn how hard it is to recover from a 2nd or 3rd shoulder surgery.
