It is important to develop good timing, technique and rhythm in butterfly over shorter distances before attempting any longer swims.
To swim BUTTERFLY fast you need to start with the correct technique.
QUESTION: Hello, I have a son who is looking to better his butterfly timing. What can you recommend to improve his timing. On a 100 he does 1:03. Would weights training help him? Thank you, IP ANSWER: Hi IP, There are two critical timing aspects to swim strong butterfly. A correct timing of the kick in relation to […]
QUESTION: Hi, My daughter started swimming competitively at 9 1/2 yrs. She excelled in butterfly doing very well for the first couple of years. She has just turned 14. For the last two seasons she has come to a standstill in butterfly. I have noticed that most of the work is done using her arms […]
QUESTION: Hi, My daughter is 10 and has competed since she was 8 with good times in all strokes especially fly and free. She has had about 2 months off as a result of Osgoods Schlatters and then an accident with her pony. She is now worried her times will not be as good […]
Gary Barclay explains the correct hand position to move forward and breathe when swimming butterfly. Hi, I’m Gary and I want to talk to you today in regards to one of the major problems in butterfly swimming. And that’s where the hands enter out in front, and then push downwards, so that a swimmer can […]
Gary Barclay explains how to catch the water when swimming butterfly. Hi. I’m Gary Barclay and today I’m going to talk to you about one of the common problems in butterfly. This particular problem is in relation to the arm stroke, and when the hands are underneath the water many swimmers get a good catch. […]
Gary Barclay explains how to kick when swimming butterfly. Hi, I’m Gary Barclay. I’m going to talk to you a little bit about the butterfly kick. The most common problem we find with the butterfly kick is where swimmers kick just from their knees, rather than using their hips and their torso to drive the […]
Get some great tips on how to recover your hands in butterfly. Gary Barclay explains exit and recovery when swimming butterfly. Hi, I’m Gary Barclay. We’re going to have a look at one of the major problems in butterfly, and that’s the recovery. There are so many different ways that I see swimmers recover in […]
It’s one thing to be able to swim butterfly, but another to know the secrets to swim Butterfly FAST. Listen to Gary Barclay sharing some great tips on how you can swim butterfly fast. Go to http://www.swimbutterflyfast.com for more tips on swimming butterfly FAST. Hi. I’m Gary Barclay, and I’m going to give you a few tips […]
Gary Barclay explains one of the most common problems when swimming butterfly – breathing too late. Hi, I’m Gary Barclay, and we’re going to spend a little bit of time having a look at one of the most common problems in butterfly, and that is breathing too late. It’s really important in butterfly to breathe […]
Gary Barclay explains the correct time to breathe when swimming Butterfly. Hi, I’m Gary Barclay, and we’re going to have a look now at the butterfly and, in particular, look at one of the main problems in butterfly, and that’s the breathing timing. So what we’re going to do is we’re going to focus on the correct […]
