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?
No question that the 200 fly, esp. LCM, is the scariest of the two because if you take it out too hard you literally cannot do the stroke.
I'm with Greg. The 400 IM can hurt like hell, but at least you know you can finish--it might be slow--but you can finish. In the 200 fly, if you aren't trained well or you take it out too hard it's definitely possible that you won't be able to finish legally.
No question that the 200 fly, esp. LCM, is the scariest of the two because if you take it out too hard you literally cannot do the stroke.
I'm with Greg. The 400 IM can hurt like hell, but at least you know you can finish--it might be slow--but you can finish. In the 200 fly, if you aren't trained well or you take it out too hard it's definitely possible that you won't be able to finish legally.
