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Butterfly kick vs. Flutter kick?

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tria...@imap4.asu.edu

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Jan 3, 1998, 3:00:00 AM1/3/98
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Is it at all plausible to use a butterfly kick in the freestyle stroke?
The butterfly kick is more efficient than the flutter kick, right?
Plus, there aren't regulations on that kind of thing in triathlons, right?


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--Triathlete mag Dec 1997
ERIC "SWANEE" SWANSON
PHOENIX, ARIZONA USA

Mark Linenberg

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Jan 6, 1998, 3:00:00 AM1/6/98
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On 3 Jan 1998 23:35:04 GMT, tria...@imap4.asu.edu wrote:

>Is it at all plausible to use a butterfly kick in the freestyle stroke?

yes


>The butterfly kick is more efficient than the flutter kick, right?

no, butterfly kicking is much less energy efficient than flutter kick


>Plus, there aren't regulations on that kind of thing in triathlons, right?

correct, you could do elementary backstroke if you chose to do so

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Scott Spevacek

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Jan 6, 1998, 3:00:00 AM1/6/98
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tria...@imap4.asu.edu wrote:
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> Is it at all plausible to use a butterfly kick in the freestyle stroke?

You could do it, but why would you want to?

> The butterfly kick is more efficient than the flutter kick, right?

Only if you were swimming butterfly the entire way. And with all the
waves in an open water swim, you'd waste more energy in vertical movement
than in moving forward.

> Plus, there aren't regulations on that kind of thing in triathlons, right?

You could do the elementary backstroke if you wanted to. Freestyle
("Australian crawl") and butterfly are the two fastest swim strokes.
However, the butterfly is harder to master and expends more energy
for most folks.



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MAUNY

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Jan 8, 1998, 3:00:00 AM1/8/98
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Do the flutter kick. you will burn your leg muscles and have trouble with the
other events, especially on long tris. Good luck!
Mauny

Ann Gilbert

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Jan 11, 1998, 3:00:00 AM1/11/98
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The best thing about butterfly kicks is that if you do enough of them
you won't have to do as many sit-ups or those other obnoxious abdominal
exercises. Butterfly or flutter - just don't forget the kicks in your
workout....

Ann

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