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Try doing drills of 3 stokes one arm, 3 the other, 3 full stroke (or 4/4/4, if you breathe every two strokes) Increase your distance this way, then reduce the 1 arm until you are swimming full stroke for longer distances. Another tip: slow your stoke down - reach out and"glide" at the top, when your hands enter. Focus on controlled easy exhales. By improving your distance per stroke, you will swim farther for the same amount of energy. Another tip: work on your dolphin kick. Do vertical dolphin kick sets in the deep end; practice dolphin on your back, sides, and front; practice dolphin with exaggerated hip action and minimal hip action (flippers help for this). Mainly, though, don't practice "butterstruggle" stroke - better to go to one arm than learn bad habits.

get in better shape learn how to swim fl relaxed with easy speed IMPROVE your fly kick count your strokes (work on adding one more each time) SDK further be mentally tougher Rest a bit longer before each attempt Get STRONGER from weights Wear a FAST SUIT Ask a few team mates to watch you make it your personal goal to complete a 100 fl keep working on it till you do then once you do CELEBRATE and let us know 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

You know, this is a good question. I used to be fairly good at the butterfly as a kid, and now, I swear 50 meters tuckers me out! And it's not my arms! I feel like I'm gasping for breath & not getting all the CO2 out. It's ridiculous. I love how people say, oh, just go easy - butterfly is never easy for me. I can go harder and faster, but easy is not happening. I do agree that by strengthening my kick and doing weights that I can spend less time gasping for air, but why oh why am I gasping for air at all? Maybe I'm just old? :cane:

If you want to make a 100 , go slower with each stroke & hold the glide for 2 seconds. Work at the gym on core & arm pulls thru like the fly stroke. Good luck & stay with it. . If swimming was easy football players could do it !!:bolt:

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. :banana:

After having kids I realised just how much I relied on my core muscles to swim fly - and there I was thinking it was all upper body :doh:. So practice your kick - on your front, back, sides and get all those muscles working from your chest down. I was soooooo slow at this at first, but it improved quickly. I am back to what I feel is a decent 50 speed, haven't raced 100 yet, but have completed a couple of 200s in practice just to see if I could. Hang in there - it'll come :)

In addition to the advice above (core work, switching to one-arm when your stroke falls apart, working on 25's) I advise just entering a 100 fly at a meet! I worked on my fly in practice but just couldn't get myself to do a 100 fly at practice at all. I'd fall apart, get tired, decide that "today wasn't the day" and I just never did it. I finally entered the 100fly in a mini-meet at my home pool, and sure enough, my 100 fly was "there for me." Worth a try maybe!

Thanks guys, great replys what would sugest to do when i get tired, in terms of freestyle? 50s 100s 200s thanks

My coach used to have me swim a 100s as 25 fly, 50 free, 25fly and 200s as (I think) 50 fly, 50 free, 25 fly, 50 free, 25 fly. So you would always end on fly and be tired, but not struggling...well that was the theory! As an aside, it really improved my distance free, and while my fly times were never great, I could finish, and have the ability to climb out of the pool :)

Thanks guys, great replys what would sugest to do when i get tired, in terms of freestyle? 50s 100s 200s thanks keep moving until you finish the length you intended to swim.