I am finally starting to get the hang of fly, but still can't swim a distance at one go - by distance, I mean fly-wise. i.e., more than 50 meters.
What is the key to flying distance? I wonder why I lose my wind only after 50 meters of flying when I can swim 1000 meters of freestyle without much fatigue.
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Fly is inherently more tiring than freestyle because you are constantly slowing down and speeding up.....you need both arms to clear the water simultaneously.....you cannot take advantage of body rotation....you cannot simply two beat kick and let them drag behind....
It adds up to something difficult to swim slow and easy. I saw a DVD with Dave Marsh (Auburn) and he said to not swim fly in practice if you cannot swim it correctly. Once your stroke breaks down you aren't swimming the same stroke.
Fly is inherently more tiring than freestyle because you are constantly slowing down and speeding up.....you need both arms to clear the water simultaneously.....you cannot take advantage of body rotation....you cannot simply two beat kick and let them drag behind....
It adds up to something difficult to swim slow and easy. I saw a DVD with Dave Marsh (Auburn) and he said to not swim fly in practice if you cannot swim it correctly. Once your stroke breaks down you aren't swimming the same stroke.
