So, I am a so-so butterflyer--go 27.5 in the 50 yds and 1:04 IN THE 100 (59 yds old). I can only maintain body position and foreward motion if I am going around :32 on the 50's. I can't maintain any form and swim slower. Anything slower than this and I take on a cork like profile--all bobbing. I would like to learn to swim the 200 but there is no way in this life that I can maintain a :32 sec split--I want to know how I should train/what I should do to smooth out my form, swim slower and be able to hit ~ :36 sec's on the 50's. A mid 2::20's on the 200 would suit me fine.
So, I am a so-so butterflyer--go 27.5 in the 50 yds and 1:04 IN THE 100 (59 yds old). ... A mid 2::20's on the 200 would suit me fine.
From the 2009-2010 rankings, a 27.50 50 fly in M55-59 would rank #39, and a 1:04.00 in the 100 would rank #46. A mid 2:20 in the 200 fly would rank in the range #15 - #18 or so. That's a lot higher! To get #40 in the 200 fly, you only have to swim around 2:50 or so. This you can do, with plenty of room to spare!
... what I should do to smooth out my form, swim slower ....
:2cents: ... When your hands enter the water, put a big, long GLIDE into your stroke. You can get amazing distance per stroke that way. You can easily do a length of a 25 SCY pool in 6 or 5 or even 4 strokes. Practice doing 25's fly on :40, at 6 strokes per length. No more than 6. Don't care about time. Just count the strokes.
Given your time in the 100, I'll bet you can hit your target.
So, I am a so-so butterflyer--go 27.5 in the 50 yds and 1:04 IN THE 100 (59 yds old). ... A mid 2::20's on the 200 would suit me fine.
From the 2009-2010 rankings, a 27.50 50 fly in M55-59 would rank #39, and a 1:04.00 in the 100 would rank #46. A mid 2:20 in the 200 fly would rank in the range #15 - #18 or so. That's a lot higher! To get #40 in the 200 fly, you only have to swim around 2:50 or so. This you can do, with plenty of room to spare!
... what I should do to smooth out my form, swim slower ....
:2cents: ... When your hands enter the water, put a big, long GLIDE into your stroke. You can get amazing distance per stroke that way. You can easily do a length of a 25 SCY pool in 6 or 5 or even 4 strokes. Practice doing 25's fly on :40, at 6 strokes per length. No more than 6. Don't care about time. Just count the strokes.
Given your time in the 100, I'll bet you can hit your target.
