My problem with swimming butterfly (aside from getting a breath) is getting my arms out of the water. That’s more like “over my shoulder blades” than over my head. They best butterflyer on my team could grab one of those little white gym towels held between his hands and rotate his hands down, under his feet, back up behind his back and over his head without letting go (or struggling). He did it to “loosen up before the race”. Intimidated the heck out of me…
My problem with swimming butterfly (aside from getting a breath) is getting my arms out of the water. That’s more like “over my shoulder blades” than over my head. They best butterflyer on my team could grab one of those little white gym towels held between his hands and rotate his hands down, under his feet, back up behind his back and over his head without letting go (or struggling). He did it to “loosen up before the race”. Intimidated the heck out of me…