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?
In order of difficulty from most to least:
200 fly LCM -- no sane person should swim this
400 IM LCM -- not bad after you get through the breaststroke
400 IM SCY/SCM -- generally, a pretty fun race and the walls make it almost exponentially easier than #2
200 fly SCY/SCM -- I actually think this is not too bad and I'm not a natural butterflier. 200 *** of any flavor of distance is harder than this; provided you loaf the walls, glide far and aim to even/negative split.
This order is correct...even if it casts aspersions on my sanity. I will never ever attempt a 200 ***. Ever.
In order of difficulty from most to least:
200 fly LCM -- no sane person should swim this
400 IM LCM -- not bad after you get through the breaststroke
400 IM SCY/SCM -- generally, a pretty fun race and the walls make it almost exponentially easier than #2
200 fly SCY/SCM -- I actually think this is not too bad and I'm not a natural butterflier. 200 *** of any flavor of distance is harder than this; provided you loaf the walls, glide far and aim to even/negative split.
This order is correct...even if it casts aspersions on my sanity. I will never ever attempt a 200 ***. Ever.
