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
You will need some deep water.
YouTube- Swimming - BUTTERFLY - Vertical Kick
Since my phone has decided to be a :censor: today. I'll not be able to watch that video until I get home @ 11 tonight :(
Awesome clip.
What I like with these drills is that the constraint becomes the coach.
Could read my newspaper quietly whilst the guys are performing this. I only need 10mins to crawl to sports pages :D
Last evening I was browsing YouTube swimming videos and I noticed something quite remarkable: Mary T. Meagher's winning time in the 200 fly at the 1984 Olympics of 2:06.90 was exactly the same as Jessica Schipper's winning time at the recent Pan-Pacs! We are talking about two very talented swimmers here, separated by 26 years, and that gives a lot to think about.
Here is the link to the video if you want to watch it:
YouTube- 1984 Olympic Women's 200m Butterfly final - Mary T. Meagher
For all of the female butterflyers in their late 40's, you had better hope Mary T. doesn't decide to take up Masters swimming, but wouldn't it be fun to watch!
Mary T is the greatest flyer ever. It's not hard to see why.
Last evening I was browsing YouTube swimming videos and I noticed something quite remarkable: Mary T. Meagher's winning time in the 200 fly at the 1984 Olympics of 2:06.90 was exactly the same as Jessica Schipper's winning time at the recent Pan-Pacs! We are talking about two very talented swimmers here, separated by 26 years, and that gives a lot to think about.
My mind is blown. Quite literally through the wall. That was the most amazing swim I think I've ever seen.
When she is swimming fly, it looks as though she circles her arms back into the water, instead of trying to stretch for the wall each time.
I have been told to "reach for the wall, like a finish" on each stroke. Her stroke appears to let the arms just fall back into the water, gracefully, but not to reach.
I literally just started learning fly last Thursday (08/19)! My coach even says I can perform it legally and better than some! Ha ha ha! Now about that speed part... Are there any fun drills I can do to help increase my speed and confirm proper form?
Check out this link. It's a drill I just started doing a couple months ago. As a flyer, the logic behind it seems pretty sound.
www.usaswimming.org/ViewMiscArticle.aspx
Other drills:
www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx
Last evening I was browsing YouTube swimming videos and I noticed something quite remarkable: Mary T. Meagher's winning time in the 200 fly at the 1984 Olympics of 2:06.90 was exactly the same as Jessica Schipper's winning time at the recent Pan-Pacs! We are talking about two very talented swimmers here, separated by 26 years, and that gives a lot to think about.
Here is the link to the video if you want to watch it:
YouTube- 1984 Olympic Women's 200m Butterfly final - Mary T. Meagher
For all of the female butterflyers in their late 40's, you had better hope Mary T. doesn't decide to take up Masters swimming, but wouldn't it be fun to watch!
When I "reach for the wall," it seems to introduce an undesirable pause into my stroke. I like the little rest, but I don't think my times do.
I've recently switched from the "reaching" style (as depicted in the video I posted back in July) to the "circling" style. I didn't have a pause in my stroke but I was reaching as far as I could. Now my stroke feels shorter but my stroke count hasn't changed. I undulate more, and I can breathe every stroke if I want to. Most importantly, the clock does not lie: I'm faster in the practice pool. :banana:
