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
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Former Member
Just competed in fly for the first time EVER today - tried a 50yd. This was my second ever swim meet and I just started lap swimming in January.
The GOOD (or OKAY) - I finished. I didn't DQ. People have told me they don't even try fly because it is common to DQ.
The BAD - The race was HORRIBLE. And my time was 1:35. I wish I was kidding. I had planned on finishing at least 30 secs faster. That time is way slower than I when I do a 50 SCM.
When I went off the diving blocks, my goggle slipped upward and I had to push them down. I was then legally blind for the entire race. I kept thinking I was close to the wall but I was actually 3-5 strokes away. Plus, I felt like there were times that I wasn't even moving after a stroke.
At least my PBs in my backstroke improved (6 secs in the 50 and 7 secs in the 100).
I still feel awful. I actually was excited about trying fly in swim meets. Sigh.
Just competed in fly for the first time EVER today - tried a 50yd. This was my second ever swim meet and I just started lap swimming in January.
The GOOD (or OKAY) - I finished. I didn't DQ. People have told me they don't even try fly because it is common to DQ.
The BAD - The race was HORRIBLE. And my time was 1:35. I wish I was kidding. I had planned on finishing at least 30 secs faster. That time is way slower than I when I do a 50 SCM.
When I went off the diving blocks, my goggle slipped upward and I had to push them down. I was then legally blind for the entire race. I kept thinking I was close to the wall but I was actually 3-5 strokes away. Plus, I felt like there were times that I wasn't even moving after a stroke.
At least my PBs in my backstroke improved (6 secs in the 50 and 7 secs in the 100).
I still feel awful. I actually was excited about trying fly in swim meets. Sigh.
