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?
Anybody who thinks 200 *** is in anyway an easy race or is not painful is not really swimming it hard enough. At the end of a 200 fly, my arms feel like falling off. But after a 200 ***, my lungs feel like they're going to explode.
HI EVERYBODY AND THANKS FOR COMING TO THAT GUY'S BREASTSTROKE CLINIC! I'M YOUR HOST, OTHER DUDE. WELL LET'S GET STARTED! THAT GUY IS GOING TO SHOW US SOME BREASTSTROKE. HERE HE IS! TAKE YOUR MARK, GO! ... OK, YOU SEE THAT EVERYBODY? YOU SEE WHAT HE'S DOING THERE? NOW DIVE IN AND DO THE EXACT OPPOSITE!
Yes, I will certainly admit to not knowing how to swim the 200 *** properly. But I've swum it twice this year (once SCY, once LCM) and it's just not even close to the 200 fly in any course. As others have already noted, there is never a time when DNF is a legitimate possibility in the 200 ***.
Anybody who thinks 200 *** is in anyway an easy race or is not painful is not really swimming it hard enough. At the end of a 200 fly, my arms feel like falling off. But after a 200 ***, my lungs feel like they're going to explode.
HI EVERYBODY AND THANKS FOR COMING TO THAT GUY'S BREASTSTROKE CLINIC! I'M YOUR HOST, OTHER DUDE. WELL LET'S GET STARTED! THAT GUY IS GOING TO SHOW US SOME BREASTSTROKE. HERE HE IS! TAKE YOUR MARK, GO! ... OK, YOU SEE THAT EVERYBODY? YOU SEE WHAT HE'S DOING THERE? NOW DIVE IN AND DO THE EXACT OPPOSITE!
Yes, I will certainly admit to not knowing how to swim the 200 *** properly. But I've swum it twice this year (once SCY, once LCM) and it's just not even close to the 200 fly in any course. As others have already noted, there is never a time when DNF is a legitimate possibility in the 200 ***.
