{"id":58817,"date":"2014-07-11T12:16:38","date_gmt":"2014-07-11T19:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/?p=58817"},"modified":"2014-07-31T11:21:24","modified_gmt":"2014-07-31T18:21:24","slug":"4-undeniable-reasons-butterfly-is-the-most-difficult-stroke-to-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/4-undeniable-reasons-butterfly-is-the-most-difficult-stroke-to-train\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Undeniable Reasons Butterfly is The Most Difficult Stroke to Train"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>By Tiffany Elias<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Let me start by saying, I get it, we all think \u201cour\u201d stroke is the hardest of the four individual strokes to train.<\/p>\n<p>I constantly recall the backstrokers complaining about their burning legs or the breaststrokers and their tired forearms. But you know who really has the hardest? It is and always will be the butterfliers.<\/p>\n<p>Look, I\u2019m not saying your stroke isn\u2019t hard to train. I couldn\u2019t complete a breaststroke set on a decent interval if I tried. But, unless you\u2019re a swimmer like Elizabeth Beisel, who needs to perfect her butterfly to further become a world-class swimmer (AKA, An IMER with drive), then you are not picking butterfly when your coach gives you a set of 8X200, stroke choice optional.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s elaborate. Here are 4 undeniable reasons butterfly is and always will be the more difficult stroke to train:<\/p>\n<p>1. Backstroke:<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry, I\u2019m not pulling on the lane line \u2013 just working on my deep rotation<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/4-undeniable-reasons-butterfly-is-the-most-difficult-stroke-to-train\/back\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-58818\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"58818\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/4-undeniable-reasons-butterfly-is-the-most-difficult-stroke-to-train\/back\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/back.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Cameron Spencer&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;BEIJING - AUGUST 04:  Sophie Edington of Australia attends a practice session at the National Aquatics Center at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics on August 4, 2008 in Beijing, China.  (Photo by Cameron Spencer\\\/Getty Images)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1217881744&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;2008 Getty Images&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;BEIJING &#8211; AUGUST 04: Sophie Edington of Australia attends a practice session at the National Aquatics Center at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics on August 4, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Cameron Spencer\/Getty Images)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/back-400x315.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/back.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-58818\" alt=\"BEIJING - AUGUST 04: Sophie Edington of Australia attends a practice session at the National Aquatics Center at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics on August 4, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Cameron Spencer\/Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/back-400x315.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. Breaststroke:<\/p>\n<p>When all else fails\u2026just glide<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/4-undeniable-reasons-butterfly-is-the-most-difficult-stroke-to-train\/breast\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-58819\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"58819\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/4-undeniable-reasons-butterfly-is-the-most-difficult-stroke-to-train\/breast\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/breast.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"470,263\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/breast.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/breast.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-58819\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/breast.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/breast.jpg 470w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/breast-178x99.jpg 178w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/breast-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/breast-95x54.jpg 95w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/breast-184x102.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3. Freestyle:<\/p>\n<p>The hardest part really is deciding when I should breathe\u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/4-undeniable-reasons-butterfly-is-the-most-difficult-stroke-to-train\/free\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-58820\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"58820\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/4-undeniable-reasons-butterfly-is-the-most-difficult-stroke-to-train\/free\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Free.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"470,313\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Free.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Free.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-58820\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Free.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Free.jpg 470w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Free-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Free-184x122.jpg 184w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Free-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4. And butterfly:<\/p>\n<p>Doesn\u2019t the photo just speak for itself?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/4-undeniable-reasons-butterfly-is-the-most-difficult-stroke-to-train\/fly\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-58821\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"58821\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/4-undeniable-reasons-butterfly-is-the-most-difficult-stroke-to-train\/fly\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fly.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"470,313\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1182453365&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fly.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fly.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-58821\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fly.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fly.jpg 470w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fly-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fly-184x122.jpg 184w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/fly-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Even the best in the world feels the butterfly wrath of pain<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/4-undeniable-reasons-butterfly-is-the-most-difficult-stroke-to-train\/phelps-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-58822\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"58822\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/4-undeniable-reasons-butterfly-is-the-most-difficult-stroke-to-train\/phelps-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Phelps-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"470,264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Phelps-1.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Phelps-1.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-58822\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Phelps-1.jpg\" width=\"470\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Phelps-1.jpg 470w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Phelps-1-178x99.jpg 178w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Phelps-1-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Phelps-1-95x54.jpg 95w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Phelps-1-184x103.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Still not convinced? Your 4,000 yards into your workout and coach says 8X200 choice stroke on 3:00. What stroke do you choose?<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tiffany Elias Let me start by saying, I get it, we all think \u201cour\u201d stroke is the hardest of the four individual strokes to train. I constantly recall the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":58823,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58817","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-world"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>4 Undeniable Reasons Butterfly is The Most Difficult Stroke to Train - Swimming World<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/4-undeniable-reasons-butterfly-is-the-most-difficult-stroke-to-train\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"4 Undeniable Reasons Butterfly is The Most Difficult Stroke to Train\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Tiffany Elias Let me start by saying, I get it, we all think \u201cour\u201d stroke is the hardest of the four individual strokes to train. 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