As a breaststroker I think fly and *** are equally brutal and I dislike swimming either of them in workout pretty much the same. If even a 50 of *** doesn't get you out of breath then you're doing it wrong. I haven't swum a 200 fly in ages and ages but I can tell you I'd much, MUCH rather swim a 400 IM than a 200 ***. The 2-*** is an awful, awful event. It's a shame too since it's my best one.
I agree that all the *** haters are just jealous that *** keeps them from having a fast IM. I've heard a million times "I don't swim IM because I can't swim ***" but how many times have you heard "I don't swim IM because I can't swim fly". That's right.
If we're talking reststroke then we should be talking about back. How many times do you see someone finish a hard set or race and immediately start breasting? The first thing they do is flip over on their back and float along.
I love swimming, but I find that my stroke preference is based primarily on how long it will take me to get a lap done using that particular stroke. So, I don't really see the need for any other stroke besides front crawl - except to add unneccesary complication to an other wise straight forward task.
It always seems to be the breaststrokers that want to be included with the flyers and the flyers want nothing to do with the breaststrokers ...
AMEN!!! Breastrokers are lane hogs too.
AMEN!!! Breastrokers are lane hogs too.
Flyers are worse than breaststrokers when it comes to hogging a lane! Look out, everyone, wide arms coming through!
Let's have all the true breaststrokers chime in....we're partial to breaststroke "not the reststroke"!
