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Butterfly Stroke For Beginners

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Butterfly Stroke For Beginners

VideoJug shows you how to perform the Butterfly stroke, a basic swimming stroke that is very popular. The Butterfly Stroke is an essential swimming stroke which VideoJug makes easy to do. VideoJug shows you how to perform the Butterfly stroke, a basic swimming stroke that is very popular. The Butterfly Stroke is an essential swimming stroke which VideoJug makes easy to do.

Step 1: The Stroke

The aim with the butterfly is to ensure that both arms come out of the water on every stroke. Put your hands in the water in front of your shoulders, draw them back towards your feet. As your hands reach your thighs, sweep them out of the water and throw them back to the starting position.

Step 2: Legs

Your legs should be as close together as possible, kicking up and down as though starting off a wave effect in your body. Your knees should have a slight bend to them. When your hands go into the water you should kick your legs back and down, you should do the same when your arms come out of the water too. The timing is everything.

Step 3: Breathing

Your head is kept in the water all the time. You should only lift it to breathe. If your head is above the water it will make it really difficult, if not impossible, to bring your arms over your head. At this stage the easiest way to breathe is to push your chin forward so that your mouth comes out of the water. Do this when your arms are close to your thighs.

They key to breast stroke is getting the arms and legs working in the right order so that they become one fluid movement. Regular practise will help you get there.

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  1. libby3668

    Everyone is having a go at the swimmer, Courtney; no one put her up as a demonstration of 'perfect butterfly'. The teacher hasnt pointed out where courtney is going wrong and where she could improve. So why not critisize her instead! Courtney's fly isnt that bad, but she is just a child learning a swimming stroke. Critisize the teacher for not picking up faults. A monofin would be good for strengthening her kick. It has worked for building core strength on a lot of my pupils. Yes her timing is a bit off and the last phase of her arm action is stopping short on some strokes. but give the child a break, she isnt supposed to be the expert here!

  2. psomi

    a litte knowledge is dangerous so whilst not being totally sure of this girl's level there are obvious faults with what she's doing

  3. sashawhyatt

    I am a swimming teacher and if my young swimmers could swim butterfly like this I would be very impressed, especially the girls due to the upper body strength required to swim butterfly. She has the basic technique right and obviously there is lots of room for improvement, but it is a good start. Unless you are swimming for a club three or fours times a week your butterfly will be very basic. This video is representative of swimmers who swim once a week as part of a group lesson for 30 mins.

  4. boomz

    I agree. her hands aren't correct. when your hand are going back to the starting position at your head, the elbows should be locked.

  5. Quicknog

    hmm her hands arent really coming out of the water...1 dolphin kick when your hands are at your head,another kick when there at your torso....your arms need to be straight when you bring them to your head again......this video bothers me

  6. sahar3

    my 12 years old son cant swim butterfly well hope this will help

  7. michellesbarker

    my 6 year old son failed his butterfly hopefully this will help

  8. helpful

    It isnt rubbish attually, I'm in squad and she's better than me!

  9. Anonymous

    If this is how the teachers a taught to teach fly then no wonder the UK so far behind the rest of the world in swimming at the elite end of the market

  10. Anonymous

    Oh dear. Its obviously the AMATEUR swim asssociation for a reason. Nice pool though!