no he just has such a perfect stroke he can afford to breath every stroke and his body is in almost a straight line when he breathes so it dosnt slow him down almost at all
if u see the ripples of the water made by a butterflyer, u can make out a butterfly shape, its unforgiving if the technique isnt done correctly, but when it is... it feels effortless and fluent
Flyinglawnmower812: I swim the butterfly and im one of the top swimmers in my district so listen to me. Phelps has incredible shoulder flexibility, so when he breathes, he can keep his shoulders and head in line with his body. That's how he can stay fast while breathing so much. So unless you are very flexible in your shoulders, I don't recommend breathing every stroke.
well have you noticed that all the great swimmers do something that goes against the "common rules?" for example, phelps breathes every stroke in fly, thorpe breathes every other stroke in free, hansen does a sideways turn and he doesn't set up his outsweep much. there are just certain things that work for certain people. wut coaches teach is wut works for the majority of people
He does follow the rules..You got to follow the rules to swim..And when you master swimming, then you can start making your own rules based of what works best for you...
apart from breathing at every stroke he has an extremely powerful dolphin kick. look the other guy in the video not even close to the force or the quality of the technique of Phelps. I think that his kicking is making the difference (this tremendous kicking also explains why he needs air constantly). His kicking also helps him to have "easily" his head out so it is a win win situation.
butterfly pushes your head out of the water, so in the 1 second your head is out of the water, you have nothing better to do then to breath. trying to do it every other stroke can be difficult, and for gods sakes they're Olympians, I think they know what they're doing Sorry if i took your comment to seriously though
shenanigans! he medals in 100-400m which are not similar distances and he showed perfection in practically every stroke (IM wins at 200 and 400) I dont think it would be like Bolt getting 5 races of similar distances, i think it would be him getting an event like hurdles that works different muscles and requires different strategy Either way, every country in the world brought their best and Phelps made them look like children almost every single time
Yeah lifting your head from the water takes a lot of strength and slows you down quite a bit. If he didn't have to do it he would have a lot more energy throughout the race and would be more aero dynamic.
Nice Phelps race stroke capture, Andrew. You can modify the Fly for longer distances and open water, which obviously "benefits society through accelerated human evolution". ;-)
wow that was really insightful krissie. Do you have any more tips for the best butterfly swimmer ever, from your wealth of experience? If only he could learn to swim butterfly like you.
it's really ridiculous how everyone feels the need to mention usain bolt while watching a michael phelps video. go comment on running when you're actually watching somebody run.
dude.....a full polyutherane suit allowed it to drop his time by 4 seconnds,he iddnt even make the olympic final last year. IT took michael's coach 2 years to drop michael's time by .04 seconds
AND your new Super Bowl MVP is a major pot-head. Mr. Holmes. I also heard both Phelps and Holmes have driven over the posted speed limit. Life in prison for both!
yes and also it will be like that if its in the 50 fly but in the case of 200 fly and the 400 im he should make a tradeoff between the breath and the speed , i mean in the 50 fly he would say , i dont want the breath and i dont want recovery alll i want is speed , but in the 400 im and the 200 fly he needs recovery and he needs to finish the first 100 and he is not 100 exhausted even if that will decrease his speed , coz the 2nd will be so much better than if he make the 1st without breath
i think you have your numbers off. A 50 is only two laps in a short course pool. The chicks on my team swim 28s. the world record for a 50 is around 18 seconds.
rs1893.. i wouldnt say that the breathing during the stroke is the hard part. even mediocre swimmers learn that they need air. . . i would say the hardest part about swimming in relation to breathing is off the wall. sometimes after a flip turn your lungs are screaming at you to get to the surface. if you watch phelps off a flip turn, he goes maybe 2-3 extra dolphin kicks past the rest of the competition. this is because his breathing power is just superior.
ah...i reckon by 3 months you can do it, so long as you get your technique right. 30 seconds is a pretty standard time for a swimmer with decent technique
I have a question ive got the freestyle and backstroke down with the turns but i wanna learn this when is it best to take a breath and do your legs keep constantly kicking?
Y is he going up for air every stroke I was just wondering I thought if you stay down for about 3 strokes it improves you time could someone replay because I want to improve in this stroke.
to steal a daniel tosh joke here "Is it more of a shame that michael phelps fell from the graces for smoking pot or that you look up to a swimmer" hahahaha
Why the controversy with this exceptional athelete?Now his Louis Vuitton ads are under scrutiny by the media.Seriously,they fill our heads with this mindless fodder.Beware the media of haters.You could be next.
@Roger007Audioslave for freestyle/ back? legs always going except when you do dolphin off a flip turn or dive (freestyle). you need to breathe as little as possible while still taking in oxygen. i breathe about every 10 for freestyle for 50m and an average of every 6-8 for 100m. it all depends on your distance and your lung capacity.
@TheFieryAnus were about the same... but i dont know what my record is... for this year in meets i think its,... oh wait you're 7 seconds faster... ive been swimming competively for... i jsut finished my 3rd year... well conference is tomorrow
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What's most amazing about Phelps is that he actually swam home after the Olympics.
no he just has such a perfect stroke he can afford to breath every stroke and his body is in almost a straight line when he breathes so it dosnt slow him down almost at all
one word: PERFECT.
Michael Phelps is really good. He makes it look so easy. But then again, he's Michael Phelps. =)
I love the way he finishes things, awsome. I am happy that i am here to see when the greatest olympian is on and swimming
true monster, best damn swimmer of all time
He's fly is beautiful!!!!!!! GO PHELPS!!! =D
if u see the ripples of the water made by a butterflyer, u can make out a butterfly shape, its unforgiving if the technique isnt done correctly, but when it is... it feels effortless and fluent
Flyinglawnmower812: I swim the butterfly and im one of the top swimmers in my district so listen to me. Phelps has incredible shoulder flexibility, so when he breathes, he can keep his shoulders and head in line with his body. That's how he can stay fast while breathing so much. So unless you are very flexible in your shoulders, I don't recommend breathing every stroke.
ME: "Phelps! ders a shark! be careful!"
Phelps: "Not a problem" **swoooosshh!!!**
Fly takes so much energy and strenght, a 100 hurts ...
well have you noticed that all the great swimmers do something that goes against the "common rules?"
for example, phelps breathes every stroke in fly, thorpe breathes every other stroke in free, hansen does a sideways turn and he doesn't set up his outsweep much.
there are just certain things that work for certain people.
wut coaches teach is wut works for the majority of people
i'm so fucken psyched to watch this guy this summer, he's gonna kill
phelps is kicking ass in the name of america this year. AMERICA, FUCK YEAH!
its his kick, it makes up for his constant breathing, thats crazy
I think his coach said that when he doesn't breathe every stroke his hips tend to sink but when he breathes every stroke he can keep his hips higher
He does follow the rules..You got to follow the rules to swim..And when you master swimming, then you can start making your own rules based of what works best for you...
Michael phelps slow motion is how I swim in regular time.
Beautiful
i think that's why he's the best, he doesn't follow the rules
apart from breathing at every stroke
he has an extremely powerful dolphin kick.
look the other guy in the video not even close to the force or the quality of the technique of Phelps.
I think that his kicking is making the difference (this tremendous kicking also explains why he needs air constantly). His kicking also helps him to have "easily" his head out so it is a win win situation.
you're totally right
he is my idol
this is my fav stroke because it looks so cool. But its so hard to do! but my coach says i have a perfect butterfly :) need to work on my endurance
butterfly pushes your head out of the water, so in the 1 second your head is out of the water, you have nothing better to do then to breath. trying to do it every other stroke can be difficult, and for gods sakes they're Olympians, I think they know what they're doing
Sorry if i took your comment to seriously though
shenanigans!
he medals in 100-400m which are not similar distances and he showed perfection in practically every stroke (IM wins at 200 and 400)
I dont think it would be like Bolt getting 5 races of similar distances, i think it would be him getting an event like hurdles that works different muscles and requires different strategy
Either way, every country in the world brought their best and Phelps made them look like children almost every single time
if only i could swim a perfect butterfly like him..
@princessxnerd He says it messes up his rhythm if he does every other, but he doesn't breathe off the breakout
Beautiful!
that pretty much sums it up!
so Great
Yeah lifting your head from the water takes a lot of strength and slows you down quite a bit. If he didn't have to do it he would have a lot more energy throughout the race and would be more aero dynamic.
@MrNosidda I would also think that breathing every stroke would give you more oxygen, hence more energy.
@Twilightlover199 cause he is a badass and he can, that and once you get good enough at fly breathing every stroke wont impede your speed at all
Nice Phelps race stroke capture, Andrew. You can modify the Fly for longer distances and open water, which obviously "benefits society through accelerated human evolution". ;-)
beautiful
oh my he is awesome!
They are all very hard working athletes
you wanna take the least amount of breaths possible, but u wanna wait till after you do your turn and streamline and atleast take a couple strokes.
thanks bro!!!
I suppose you benefit society greatly with your comments.
wow that was really insightful krissie. Do you have any more tips for the best butterfly swimmer ever, from your wealth of experience? If only he could learn to swim butterfly like you.
michael phelps is a cutie!
at 13? dude thats pretty good...he probably goes around, at most, 52 for 100
it's really ridiculous how everyone feels the need to mention usain bolt while watching a michael phelps video.
go comment on running when you're actually watching somebody run.
dude.....a full polyutherane suit allowed it to drop his time by 4 seconnds,he iddnt even make the olympic final last year. IT took michael's coach 2 years to drop michael's time by .04 seconds
0:05 to 0:14 HE'S GONNA GITCHAAAA. HE'S GONNA GITCHAAA!
i know! he breathes every damn stroke, while the others probably didnt. his leg kicks are weird, look at them closely
swimmers swim as much as say a football team runs and we have to hold our breath when were doing it
he looks like my grandfather swimming,.. my 92 years old grandfa can do the very same!!!!
AND your new Super Bowl MVP is a major pot-head. Mr. Holmes. I also heard both Phelps and Holmes have driven over the posted speed limit. Life in prison for both!
I fully support you
Even in slow motion he swims faster than me.
he breaths every stroke for a reason but i forgot it...i dont think he has to...it makes him faster somehow
yes and also it will be like that if its in the 50 fly but in the case of 200 fly and the 400 im he should make a tradeoff between the breath and the speed , i mean in the 50 fly he would say , i dont want the breath and i dont want recovery alll i want is speed ,
but in the 400 im and the 200 fly he needs recovery and he needs to finish the first 100 and he is not 100 exhausted even if that will decrease his speed , coz the 2nd will be so much better than if he make the 1st without breath
not the most beautiful but the most effective fly.
does taking breaths after every pull slow you down? it looks like that's what phelps here is doing.
i think you have your numbers off. A 50 is only two laps in a short course pool. The chicks on my team swim 28s. the world record for a 50 is around 18 seconds.
rs1893.. i wouldnt say that the breathing during the stroke is the hard part. even mediocre swimmers learn that they need air. . . i would say the hardest part about swimming in relation to breathing is off the wall. sometimes after a flip turn your lungs are screaming at you to get to the surface. if you watch phelps off a flip turn, he goes maybe 2-3 extra dolphin kicks past the rest of the competition. this is because his breathing power is just superior.
So your meant to splash? If yes, good. And if no, I still got ALOT to work on
Meszaroff, how could you ask that question?
thats just like asking why do birds fly...
because THEY WERE GIVEN WINGS!!!!!!!
ah...i reckon by 3 months you can do it, so long as you get your technique right. 30 seconds is a pretty standard time for a swimmer with decent technique
Adam why do you have a 17yo Phelps fan video with 1mm views
this guys the reason we cant wear leggings or full bodysuits anymore... thanks phelps.
c0ol.!! phelps is really gud and fast in fly
yes but runners can breath freely but swimmers have to hold there breath even when we need air
aweh :(
he's the shit
idol :D
interesting style: he doesnt put arms together in front of the head
he is crap....no, that's nnnnnot the word I'm looking for....he is phenomenal.....yes, that IS the word I'm looking for. PHELPSY IS FANTASTIC!!!!!!
I have a question ive got the freestyle and backstroke down with the turns but i wanna learn this when is it best to take a breath and do your legs keep constantly kicking?
Y is he going up for air every stroke I was just wondering I thought if you stay down for about 3 strokes it improves you time could someone replay because I want to improve in this stroke.
so is that ONLY for him or is it best if everyone takes a breath every stroke?
Can anyone please tell me what the technique is to have enough energy for fly?
@silkthemutant i was wondering that too because wouldnt it be more efficeint for him to keep his head down
to steal a daniel tosh joke here "Is it more of a shame that michael phelps fell from the graces for smoking pot or that you look up to a swimmer" hahahaha
Это же просто ах*енно...
Why the controversy with this exceptional athelete?Now his Louis Vuitton ads are under scrutiny by the media.Seriously,they fill our heads with this mindless fodder.Beware the media of haters.You could be next.
guys i so hard doing competitive swimming! so if u don't do competitive swimming then don't comment stupid things
I agree with that:)
@MissCosmicDanceGirl You need to have enough matured wings so that you can fly.
@Lightbubb What time do you go at present in the 100 fly?
@maribk Nope 100 fly, is not hard if you know the race, the 200 is way harder :)
OH YEAH I'M SO FAST I MAKE FAST PEOPLE...LOOK..LOOK NOT FAST!!!!YEAH
it does indeed beat that. but it is not worth over 40 million dollars.
Biedermann owns him
He doesn't scull? Just goes straight down with his arms...
why does he breathe every stroke
haha yeah swimming is definitely one of the most tiring sports!
rofl 24.27 for 50m oli7250? it's like a dead turtle in the sea. keep practicing though, u'll improve. i commend your efforts.
i wonder if he'd be faster if he didn't breathe every stroke
@Roger007Audioslave for freestyle/ back? legs always going except when you do dolphin off a flip turn or dive (freestyle). you need to breathe as little as possible while still taking in oxygen. i breathe about every 10 for freestyle for 50m and an average of every 6-8 for 100m. it all depends on your distance and your lung capacity.
@TheFieryAnus were about the same... but i dont know what my record is... for this year in meets i think its,... oh wait you're 7 seconds faster... ive been swimming competively for... i jsut finished my 3rd year... well conference is tomorrow
wow ! si que es rapido !
Congrats to Phelps for pot that ruined his life. Too bad for law!
why does he breathe every stroke though??
does him swimming benefit society any?
and I'm 6 foot 1 185 pounds. not too fat and not too skinny.
he looks like a wormy when he does butterfly
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