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By the way, sprint 25s fly may be your problem. I rarely swim more than a few 50s fly in practice and still can manage a 400IM, because 100 fly in the IM should not be a sprint. You should try lengthening your stroke, long and smooth so you get more distance per stroke and fewer rotations per lap. That will get you through the 100 fly much easier than exhausting yourself with a series of sprint 25s. HEIDI! This is GREAT advice! Suzanne B-H and I came up with "float the fly" behind the blocks while waiting to swim a long course 400 IM last Summer. I cracked up ON the blocks because she was in the lane next to me - and I could hear her chanting that mantra when we mounted up for the start!! I follow FORT's advice and wear finz a lot on fly - and to practice my SDK. But I always take them off for the last repeat or two so that I can feel my real butterfly. I don't mind if people think I'm cheating. I have a purpose for wearing finz and am not training for a 100 or 200 fly race. I've used finz to help me find that elusive "relaxed fly" I keep hearing everyone talk about... but have no feeling for myself! Of course, if anyone sees something on my fly to critique... I'll definitely listen. Its' still not all that comfortable.

By the way, sprint 25s fly may be your problem. I rarely swim more than a few 50s fly in practice and still can manage a 400IM, because 100 fly in the IM should not be a sprint. You should try lengthening your stroke, long and smooth so you get more distance per stroke and fewer rotations per lap. That will get you through the 100 fly much easier than exhausting yourself with a series of sprint 25s. HEIDI! This is GREAT advice! Suzanne B-H and I came up with "float the fly" behind the blocks while waiting to swim a long course 400 IM last Summer. I cracked up ON the blocks because she was in the lane next to me - and I could hear her chanting that mantra when we mounted up for the start!! I follow FORT's advice and wear finz a lot on fly - and to practice my SDK. But I always take them off for the last repeat or two so that I can feel my real butterfly. I don't mind if people think I'm cheating. I have a purpose for wearing finz and am not training for a 100 or 200 fly race. I've used finz to help me find that elusive "relaxed fly" I keep hearing everyone talk about... but have no feeling for myself! Of course, if anyone sees something on my fly to critique... I'll definitely listen. Its' still not all that comfortable.