What is your favorite stroke?

your ego don't you like it when people stroke your ego? Originally posted by newmastersswimmer Fly Fly Fly!!.....Preferably 200 fly....unfortunately I died like a rock in my first 200 fly race since college at last years SCY Nationals! Newmastersswimmer

Originally posted by Fishgrrl No one really likes freestyle....??? :( nothing bores me more than long freestyle sets. if the interval is close enough, i'd rather do them backstroke.

More people here like butterfly. Sadistic freaks.

Fly Fly Fly!!.....Preferably 200 fly....unfortunately I died like a rock in my first 200 fly race since college at last years SCY Nationals! Newmastersswimmer

No one really likes freestyle....??? :(

I think I'd have to say backstroke. When I'm in shape I can hold my own during most backstroke sets, which is something that some other girls on the team can't do. Whereas pretty much everyone is good at free...and a lot better than I am!

art_z..... My favorite sets are long freestyle sets! A few weeks ago we did a timed set that went like this: 1 x 800 - 10 sec. rest broken at the 400 1 x 800 - 10 sec rest broken at each 200 1 x 800 - 10 sec rest broken at each 100 FUN!!!! :cool:

I think I should have rephrased the question to be: Which stroke do you train most? Then I retract my vote. Time for a new poll.

backstroke. been swimming it pretty successully for 27 years. i like the old rules better (feet can be on gutter, standup start, old flip turns)

I think I should have rephrased the question to be: Which stroke do you train most? I guess it's possible that someone likes fly for viewing purposes but don't swim themselves? I hope that's not how anyone has voted.