Butterfly, beautiful to watch, difficult to train.
We SDK off every wall.
We're most likely to smack hands with each other and those beside us.
Fly's fun to sprint but no fun when the piano comes down
What did you do in practice today?
the breastroke lane
The Middle Distance Lane
The Backstroke Lane
The Butterfly Lane
The SDK Lane
The Taper Lane
The Distance Lane
The IM Lane
The Sprint Free Lane
The Pool Deck
Knelson, now that you've swum the event, what are your thoughts?
My thoughts are I'm glad it's over!
It's definitely a different animal than a 200 fly short course. I think you can actually swim a good 200 fly short course just by doing lots of 25 flies in training. Not so for the long course event. To do a good long course 200 fly you need a stroke you can hold together for a long time and this means good tempo and a consistent kick. I know for me I fell into survival mode way too early. I hardly ever kick fly in workouts and I think next time I try a 200 fly this is something I'll need to do if I want to swim the race well.
Knelson, now that you've swum the event, what are your thoughts?
My thoughts are I'm glad it's over!
It's definitely a different animal than a 200 fly short course. I think you can actually swim a good 200 fly short course just by doing lots of 25 flies in training. Not so for the long course event. To do a good long course 200 fly you need a stroke you can hold together for a long time and this means good tempo and a consistent kick. I know for me I fell into survival mode way too early. I hardly ever kick fly in workouts and I think next time I try a 200 fly this is something I'll need to do if I want to swim the race well.
