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
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Here's a video showing Ye Shiwen using a one-kick butterfly in the opening leg of her 400IM WR in London. The best underwater shot is at about the 40 second point of the video.
www.nbcolympics.com/.../highlights-ye-sets-wr-beisel-wins-silver-in-400-im-468291.html
Ye doesn't really bother with the kick during her armpull. Also, she comes pretty upright during the pull, and takes a breath each time.
The kick during her arm recovery is pronounced, and sends her vaulting forward for a moment of "subaqueous flying." She finishes the butterfly leg slightly behind her competition, but probably with a lot less upper leg burn and aerobic debt.
She then finished this race with a screaming sub-minute freestyle leg.
Here's a video showing Ye Shiwen using a one-kick butterfly in the opening leg of her 400IM WR in London. The best underwater shot is at about the 40 second point of the video.
www.nbcolympics.com/.../highlights-ye-sets-wr-beisel-wins-silver-in-400-im-468291.html
Ye doesn't really bother with the kick during her armpull. Also, she comes pretty upright during the pull, and takes a breath each time.
The kick during her arm recovery is pronounced, and sends her vaulting forward for a moment of "subaqueous flying." She finishes the butterfly leg slightly behind her competition, but probably with a lot less upper leg burn and aerobic debt.
She then finished this race with a screaming sub-minute freestyle leg.
