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Here is a success story of a woman who swim with me every morning in my Masters program here in Wenatchee, WA. She just completed her 1000th 1650 Fly this morning. What an achievement!!
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She is really an amazing person, and definitely an inspiration to watch. When I know I'm having a tough time, I just look over at what she is doing, and then realize that anything can be possible.
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Congratulations Peony Munger!!
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Obviously, her shoulders don't hurt enough. I did a whopping 2500 yards at practice tonight and my shoulders didn't loosen up until about the 1500 yard point. Not a single stroke of fly.
Skip
You are correct in this assumption...her fly stroke is not what the traditional flyer would call fly, and is definitely not tough on the shoulders. Her arms pull downward to about the mid-chest or a little lower and recover forward again over the water. She does use a dolphin kick the whole way, rather than the "legal in masters" breaststroke kick (which I personally don't call butterfly).
Every year, on her birthday (Nov. 15th) our team does a 400 Fly along with her in the workout. I'm the only one who actually swims it continuous at a quick pace (5:10 or so). Most of the others break it up into 25s/50s/100s/etc, but still get the "required (optional)" 400 Fly done.
Obviously, her shoulders don't hurt enough. I did a whopping 2500 yards at practice tonight and my shoulders didn't loosen up until about the 1500 yard point. Not a single stroke of fly.
Skip
You are correct in this assumption...her fly stroke is not what the traditional flyer would call fly, and is definitely not tough on the shoulders. Her arms pull downward to about the mid-chest or a little lower and recover forward again over the water. She does use a dolphin kick the whole way, rather than the "legal in masters" breaststroke kick (which I personally don't call butterfly).
Every year, on her birthday (Nov. 15th) our team does a 400 Fly along with her in the workout. I'm the only one who actually swims it continuous at a quick pace (5:10 or so). Most of the others break it up into 25s/50s/100s/etc, but still get the "required (optional)" 400 Fly done.
