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
Just wanted to say thanks to everyone who weighed in on my butterfly question. I do have a coach (Alameda Aquatic Masters is where I hang my lard every couple of years) and she is very TI-oriented, which is all to the good. I think, now after reading all the good advice, that I'm gonna just focus on getting my shoulder and body back into swimming condition. If I feel good in a year or so, and am half the man I've grown to become, then maybe butterfly gets added to my repetoire. Ihave to admit to getting nervous reading all sorts of posts from folks who seem intolerant of those of us who are not adept at all four strokes, who can't do the IM sets with any proficiency. Thus my interest -- wanting to be a good teammate, I guess. I've lasted all these years with three strokes, maybe I can last a few more.
Thanks again,
Cherub
4 strokes???
Most of the people who talk about 4 strokes cannot even swim 1 swim stroke correctly, I am only a 2 stroke swimmer and very limited as to how far I swim these two strokes now. No longer 5 miles, 10 miles, 25 or 30 mile front crawl swims. I just race 50s and 100s (not miles) just yards or meters and train 1000 meters a day.
