As a kid my father and my coach always wanted me to swim the fly but I always resisted. Only once was I ever persuaded to swim the 100m fly. I went out hell for leather in the first 50 and even turned in front but the wheels came off in the second 50, in a bad way, and I ended up limping in the last 25m swimming one arm butterfly! I never tried again!
Now after a 20 odd year abscence from swimming I find myself actually wanting to swim fly and enjoying it when I do. It's a beautiful feeling when the fly is executed well: smooth, rhythmic and exhilarating. When you hit the zone in fly it is an even better feeling than hitting the zone in crawl. It is an addictive feeling.
How did I get into fly? Well it has only been recently really, but I started to do a set of 25m at the end of every practice. I started off really slowly: 10 times 25m at 30 sec's alternating fly and crawl. Slowly I have built that up to 40 times 25m at 30sec and more recently I have been adding a set of 10 times 50 fly at 90sec. Next I plan to cut the repeat interval down to at least a minute on the 50's and then add some 100's. I can't wait to try the 100's but I don't want to try before I am really ready for them.
I always laugh when I see SwimStud's "Fly: Just say no!" because that is exactly how I felt but I have to say now, a practice without fly is a a practice without my 'fix'!
Anyone else have a similar experience?
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Hey - I did my first masters meet last January...and I worked up the courage to attempt a 200 Fly. I didn't recall ever doing one before in a meet, so after a 20 year or so break from competative swimming I decided that I would at least have done one once in my lifetime. It was a challenge - and I didn't say "never again". I plan to do one this December and I am trying to get a few others to do it with me....(don't want to be the only one in the event - there was one other brave soul with me the last time).
I asked my daughters swim coach who was an All American 200 flyer for some good sets to help me train. This is what she told me.
Do a 200. The first lap do 3 full butterfly strokes and the rest of the lap easy free. The second lap do 4 full strokes and the rest easy free. Add one butterfly stroke on each lap until you complete the 200. Do a good pullout at each wall.
It is a relaxing 200 - nice to do between sets of 25's or 50's.
Let me know what any of you think....
Hey - I did my first masters meet last January...and I worked up the courage to attempt a 200 Fly. I didn't recall ever doing one before in a meet, so after a 20 year or so break from competative swimming I decided that I would at least have done one once in my lifetime. It was a challenge - and I didn't say "never again". I plan to do one this December and I am trying to get a few others to do it with me....(don't want to be the only one in the event - there was one other brave soul with me the last time).
I asked my daughters swim coach who was an All American 200 flyer for some good sets to help me train. This is what she told me.
Do a 200. The first lap do 3 full butterfly strokes and the rest of the lap easy free. The second lap do 4 full strokes and the rest easy free. Add one butterfly stroke on each lap until you complete the 200. Do a good pullout at each wall.
It is a relaxing 200 - nice to do between sets of 25's or 50's.
Let me know what any of you think....
