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
Dinicti,
100 Fly LCM can be a bit intimidating - especially that first breath off the wall and looking 50 meters down the pool.
When I used to swim the 200 FLY (which was rare), I could never make the entire distance, so I would kick the 3rd 50. Yes, just kick. Keep your hands together, so you don't scull and lift your head to breathe. It is NOT fast, but it allows you to complete the distance legally.
Completing the distance is really important in Masters because splits only count if the entire race is completed. An example of when it worked for a fellow swimmer back in 2017 at LC Nationals. This swimmer was trying to break the world record in the 50 fly by doing it during the 100 Fly. He did indeed break the WR in the 50 (27.85), took a couple of seconds at the wall to catch his breath, and then proceeded to kick 20-25 meters before returning to full stroke fly. While this got looks from the officials, it is perfectly legal. BTW - his final time was 2:03.23.
You might keep this in the back of your head when you need a few moments to "rest" without your arms. :)
Paul
Dinicti,
100 Fly LCM can be a bit intimidating - especially that first breath off the wall and looking 50 meters down the pool.
When I used to swim the 200 FLY (which was rare), I could never make the entire distance, so I would kick the 3rd 50. Yes, just kick. Keep your hands together, so you don't scull and lift your head to breathe. It is NOT fast, but it allows you to complete the distance legally.
Completing the distance is really important in Masters because splits only count if the entire race is completed. An example of when it worked for a fellow swimmer back in 2017 at LC Nationals. This swimmer was trying to break the world record in the 50 fly by doing it during the 100 Fly. He did indeed break the WR in the 50 (27.85), took a couple of seconds at the wall to catch his breath, and then proceeded to kick 20-25 meters before returning to full stroke fly. While this got looks from the officials, it is perfectly legal. BTW - his final time was 2:03.23.
You might keep this in the back of your head when you need a few moments to "rest" without your arms. :)
Paul
