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Hey guys, I've been swimming for about 6 months now. I swim 4 or 5 times a week for about 3 kays. I recently started butterfly a month ago and almost straight away I could do 30m, but I just can't go any further. I know I've got a good stroke cos a coach I see sometimes said so.
I was wondering if anyone had some drills or anaerobic exercises that would help me do 100m or more cos I've been stuck for ages.
Thanks :drowning:
my times
Free
50m: 30
100m:1.18
200m:2.50
25fly: around 15
Not an expert on fly, used to swim a fairly respectable time many moons ago. Something that's helped me build up endurance for a 100 was swimming 4 to 8 25s in practice on an interval. Initially started on an interval that allowed 1:00 rest between 25s, then lowered it somewhat incrementally as I went on. Eventually got to 10 seconds between 25s. Once I reached that I started doing 50s with the same approach. Eventually got to doing 75s and an occasional 100. Doing a 100 fly, even in practice, has never been easy for me, but once you complete it a few times in practice you feel confident enough to do it in a meet.
Another thing I'll do is swim 100s, and do some lengths fly and others free. I agree with not practicing struggle, but I interpret struggle as incorrect form. I think that to get better, or faster, or to have more endurance in fly, at some point you've got to put effort into it.
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Not an expert on fly, used to swim a fairly respectable time many moons ago. Something that's helped me build up endurance for a 100 was swimming 4 to 8 25s in practice on an interval. Initially started on an interval that allowed 1:00 rest between 25s, then lowered it somewhat incrementally as I went on. Eventually got to 10 seconds between 25s. Once I reached that I started doing 50s with the same approach. Eventually got to doing 75s and an occasional 100. Doing a 100 fly, even in practice, has never been easy for me, but once you complete it a few times in practice you feel confident enough to do it in a meet.
Another thing I'll do is swim 100s, and do some lengths fly and others free. I agree with not practicing struggle, but I interpret struggle as incorrect form. I think that to get better, or faster, or to have more endurance in fly, at some point you've got to put effort into it.
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