It is with some trepidation that I start this thread as I expect that many if not most Forumites will approach this issue with initial antagonism to my position in favor of butterfrog as explicated in the "both sides of the lane line" article in the current issue of SWIMMER but I ask Y'all to approach it with an open mind.(I expect antagonism as even my friends refer to my beloved and beautiful breaststroke as"evilstroke so I shudder at the initial reaction to butterfrog.)But look at the argument:George argues against it on historical and aesthetic grounds where as my argument is more practical.As to the aesthetic argument,what is uglier,both to the spectator and the participant than going vertical on butterfly.
George you are a great swimmer and an inspiration,but when is the last time you swam a 200 fly at a meet?
I have no problem with butterfrog. It's not typically faster than butterfly, so it'd be hard to make an argument that it's cheating. For me, butterfly stops being butterfly when the arms aren't getting out of the water on recovery. Allen, I've seen you swim butterfrog, and your arms recover fully out of the water. No grief here. :)
Side note: Lately I've been noticing lap swimmers that from a distance seem to be swimming breaststroke, but when I see up close what they're doing underwater I think "wait, is that supposed to be butterfly???" I've decided to refer to such swimming as "short axis" since I really can't tell what it is, but it's definitely short axis... :confused:
I have no problem with butterfrog. It's not typically faster than butterfly, so it'd be hard to make an argument that it's cheating. For me, butterfly stops being butterfly when the arms aren't getting out of the water on recovery. Allen, I've seen you swim butterfrog, and your arms recover fully out of the water. No grief here. :)
Side note: Lately I've been noticing lap swimmers that from a distance seem to be swimming breaststroke, but when I see up close what they're doing underwater I think "wait, is that supposed to be butterfly???" I've decided to refer to such swimming as "short axis" since I really can't tell what it is, but it's definitely short axis... :confused:
