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?
I spent over 50 seconds (and several lifetimes) swimming the last 50 meters of fly in Cleveland at a nationals a few years ago (I heard a guy yell "world record" at the turn and by the end of that length I felt like world "disaster").
I saw this race. It was a large part of the inspiration for my proposed slogan for USMS--i.e.,
USMS: Where Old Men Go to Die.
I think it is pretty clear that *Jim* was the person who yelled "world record," just to see what would happen.
Obviously every stroke suffers when you get tired, but fly is in a league of its own. If you were fresh and someone told you to do a 50 fly in 50 sec, you might even doubt your ability to go so slowly. But at the end of a poorly paced 200 fly, however...!
Stroke count is only part of the story. For me, in terms of stroke count, 200 LCM fly is about 250 SCY fly, and maybe 225 SCM fly. But the brief rest on the walls and during the underwater also makes a big difference.
I spent over 50 seconds (and several lifetimes) swimming the last 50 meters of fly in Cleveland at a nationals a few years ago (I heard a guy yell "world record" at the turn and by the end of that length I felt like world "disaster").
I saw this race. It was a large part of the inspiration for my proposed slogan for USMS--i.e.,
USMS: Where Old Men Go to Die.
I think it is pretty clear that *Jim* was the person who yelled "world record," just to see what would happen.
Obviously every stroke suffers when you get tired, but fly is in a league of its own. If you were fresh and someone told you to do a 50 fly in 50 sec, you might even doubt your ability to go so slowly. But at the end of a poorly paced 200 fly, however...!
Stroke count is only part of the story. For me, in terms of stroke count, 200 LCM fly is about 250 SCY fly, and maybe 225 SCM fly. But the brief rest on the walls and during the underwater also makes a big difference.
