I did my first 50 fly LCM in ages last weekend. It was the first time that I did since I was maybe 12. Obviously, I swam in SCM for Summer League up to 18. Anyway, I did a :34 last weekend but can obviously drop time once I get the proper breathing pattern situated. Should I come up for every stroke on the 50 or breathe every third stroke.
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Can I jump in to your thread and ask about breathing on 100 fly LCM?
I have tried various breathing patterns in the 25 yd. pool I practice in on weekdays. It's hard to pick a favorite. Breathing every other stroke or every three strokes gets me going faster, but I tire out. When breathing every stroke I don't tire as quickly, but I go slower, so I'm not sure I cover more distance before I get exhausted. I swim in a 50m pool saturday AM and tried 100 fly last practice, but only made it about 75m before I switched to backstroke for a bit, then switched back to fly and finished. But on another attempt I did make it 100m with fins.
I'm swimming 100 fly in Arizona this weekend and will settle for finishing without getting disqualified, but my real goal is to finish strong instead of limping along and gasping for breath every stroke.
I dug into my old shoe box of ribbons and my last (and best to date) 100 LCM fly was at age 13, 7/21/84 with a time of 1:22.52 in Butte, Montana of all places.
Can I jump in to your thread and ask about breathing on 100 fly LCM?
I have tried various breathing patterns in the 25 yd. pool I practice in on weekdays. It's hard to pick a favorite. Breathing every other stroke or every three strokes gets me going faster, but I tire out. When breathing every stroke I don't tire as quickly, but I go slower, so I'm not sure I cover more distance before I get exhausted. I swim in a 50m pool saturday AM and tried 100 fly last practice, but only made it about 75m before I switched to backstroke for a bit, then switched back to fly and finished. But on another attempt I did make it 100m with fins.
I'm swimming 100 fly in Arizona this weekend and will settle for finishing without getting disqualified, but my real goal is to finish strong instead of limping along and gasping for breath every stroke.
I dug into my old shoe box of ribbons and my last (and best to date) 100 LCM fly was at age 13, 7/21/84 with a time of 1:22.52 in Butte, Montana of all places.
