The Butterfly Lane

I did a fly swim today I thought was pretty fun--or at least interesting. 400 fly broken at each 25. Take 1 second rest after the first 25, 2 seconds after the second, etc. up to 15 seconds at the 375. Try to build from around 75% effort to 100% effort at the end. The first 100 is tough because you aren't getting much rest, but as the rest starts to increase it should start getting somewhat easier allowing you to finish hard. Try to maintain good underwaters throughout the swim and keep your kick strong. I like it. Fun ideas for me later! Thanks :applaud: Everything except the part of good underwaters and strong kick... :bolt:

Very interesting.....so as I now have the luxury? of training LCM permanently, I guess I'd be justified in starting on at least 3 seconds after the first 50? Ummm...I think the rest designated for the 50 is 2 seconds. No bending the rules now. :) Well, ok, maybe 2.25 seconds for 50 Meters.

I did a fly swim today I thought was pretty fun--or at least interesting. 400 fly broken at each 25. Take 1 second rest after the first 25, 2 seconds after the second, etc. up to 15 seconds at the 375. Try to build from around 75% effort to 100% effort at the end. The first 100 is tough because you aren't getting much rest, but as the rest starts to increase it should start getting somewhat easier allowing you to finish hard. Try to maintain good underwaters throughout the swim and keep your kick strong.

Yeah, right. I could start at about 5s I reckon, but 1?? I'm presuming anyone in "the butterfly lane" can do more than a 25 of fly without stopping. :)

Bizarre Observation and Tip that some may find useful I am still rather new to this fly mullarkey and still unfit. In sessions when we are doing one length sprints ( still with fins for me :whiteflag: ) , I found that I would find it really tough going, and would have to drop to single arm or free. I would then seem to recover and carry on as before. The next length would be absolutely fine Then I noticed this happened when I was going down the pool rather than up ........Why ? The pull of the moon ? ley lines ? I checked the pool jets to see whether they were responsible ... answer No The explanation was simple. Going down the pool, the pool deck is about 2 feet above the waterline, with starting blocks on top. Going up the pool, the pool deck is waterline. Inevitably it seems my gaze was inevitably drawn to the pool end - whatever its height, and when the pool end is much higher my stroke is compromised and fails earlier. By deliberately keeping my gaze at water level at all times the problem has disappeared ! :D Must try it on breastroke too and see if anything happens

I did a fly swim today I thought was pretty fun--or at least interesting. 400 fly broken at each 25. Take 1 second rest after the first 25, 2 seconds after the second, etc. up to 15 seconds at the 375. Try to build from around 75% effort to 100% effort at the end. The first 100 is tough because you aren't getting much rest, but as the rest starts to increase it should start getting somewhat easier allowing you to finish hard. Try to maintain good underwaters throughout the swim and keep your kick strong. Very interesting.....so as I now have the luxury? of training LCM permanently, I guess I'd be justified in starting on at least 3 seconds after the first 50?

I did a fly swim today I thought was pretty fun--or at least interesting. 400 fly broken at each 25. Take 1 second rest after the first 25, 2 seconds after the second, etc. up to 15 seconds at the 375. Try to build from around 75% effort to 100% effort at the end. The first 100 is tough because you aren't getting much rest, but as the rest starts to increase it should start getting somewhat easier allowing you to finish hard. Try to maintain good underwaters throughout the swim and keep your kick strong. Yeah, right. I could start at about 5s I reckon, but 1??

Ummm...I think the rest designated for the 50 is 2 seconds. No bending the rules now. :) Well, ok, maybe 2.25 seconds for 50 Meters. Surely after 50m it's 1+2=3?

Surely after 50m it's 1+2=3? I like that thinking....so 50m 3sec 100m 7sec 150m 11sec 200m 15sec 250m 19sec 300m 23sec 350m 27sec I might try that later this week......maybe......

Flyers: Suppose that I come into the wall a little long. Is it legal if I just hold my arms out front and take one extra fly kick into the wall? Is it legal if I go fully submerged during this final kick? Not taking the final arm stroke can save a lot of energy, but if I am rather long, it could waste a lot of time gliding into the wall. I've played with it in practice and the extra kick seems like a good strategy, if it is legal.