Many moons ago - maybe 7 or 8 years, my teammates and myself would discuss which is harder - the 200 fly or 400IM.
I always thought the 400IM would be worse as it involves backstroke which drains me and then I would have to stay with the plot on 100 ***, and I'm not a breaststroker by any stretch of the imagination.
200 fly on the other hand, well its all fly and 200 less than the 400IM and once you've got your rhythm you're set ..... so what do you all think?
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I haven't swum 400 IM long course, but mostly I agree with Patrick's order. Partly it depends on how you swim it. Both hurt pretty badly if you take them out too hard. It is a easier to swim freestyle when you are hurting badly, but the pain also lasts longer. If paced properly, I think the 200 fly short-course hurts just a teeny bit more than 400 IM short-course, but it is a close call.
I also think both races are fairly difficult to pace properly, at least for me: I am constantly underestimating how hard I am going in the first half of the race.
I agree that 200 fly long course vs short course are different beasts, and I think the 200 fly LCM is the hardest of the bunch by far. ESPECIALLY if you take it out too hard; such occasions have provided the only moments in a pool race where I would begin to doubt my ability to finish.
What is interesting is that the 200 fly long course and the 400 IM (any course) are probably the most interesting events from a spectator standpoint, at least for me. I watched all the heats of 200 fly at Indy nationals and it was fascinating. Most other races, you can pretty accurately predict the order of finish by the halfway point, but not in these. The 400 IM is the same way.
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I haven't swum 400 IM long course, but mostly I agree with Patrick's order. Partly it depends on how you swim it. Both hurt pretty badly if you take them out too hard. It is a easier to swim freestyle when you are hurting badly, but the pain also lasts longer. If paced properly, I think the 200 fly short-course hurts just a teeny bit more than 400 IM short-course, but it is a close call.
I also think both races are fairly difficult to pace properly, at least for me: I am constantly underestimating how hard I am going in the first half of the race.
I agree that 200 fly long course vs short course are different beasts, and I think the 200 fly LCM is the hardest of the bunch by far. ESPECIALLY if you take it out too hard; such occasions have provided the only moments in a pool race where I would begin to doubt my ability to finish.
What is interesting is that the 200 fly long course and the 400 IM (any course) are probably the most interesting events from a spectator standpoint, at least for me. I watched all the heats of 200 fly at Indy nationals and it was fascinating. Most other races, you can pretty accurately predict the order of finish by the halfway point, but not in these. The 400 IM is the same way.
