BUTTERFLY SWIMMING: HOW TO SWIM SMOOTHLY (STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE) 

Leave the comment if you would like that I do butterfly technique lessons covering basics as learning how to kick, arm stroke, body movements, breathing and gliding!

What has been the most difficult to me ? Well, before internet, there was a lack of "good examples"... I mean, someone to follow and to imitate. And as you say, there are less people who even try, and still less who "dare to share their experience, and their tips"... so, one day I came to the swimming pool, and I saw a whole group of swimmers, swimming the butterfly with fins ! So I tried, and it is much easier to applicate all those "good advices" you share in this video. Then, I begun to feel the water ! The second point I find difficult is to breathe every two movements... I can do it for ten to fifteen strokes, but not more. After that, I have to breathe every stroke, which is much more energy spending ! Last, but not least, I focus much more on butterfly than before, which helps to develop "variations in techniques", as, for example, only one legs movement per arms movement. I'd like to give one important precision, about arms movement: when your arms reach the level of your shoulders, you have to do a pronation, so as your hand palms are parallel to the water ! And it much more than a detail: it is much, much easier and efficient ! So, it has to be said, and done !

The hardest part for me is the timing between kick and arm stroke. I tend instinctively to kick ad the beginning of the stroke instead of the end, and it's hard to find a way to change that

Best explanation from someone who really mastered fly❤ It’s crucial to focus on forward momentum when shoulders are out of the water and when head goes down, concentrate on hips not to sink which can be done only with arms fully stretched above the head - along the surface rather than sunk down

when you have a meet in an hour and your coach put you in the 200im and you’re flipping out cause you hate fly😝😝

That's competition style butterfly perfectly. If you want to do open water long distance style, then use momentum and simply glide longer to conserve energy. In open water, you can also perform a double-dolphin quick-kick to get more leg drive. It all depends on your goals and application. It still requires all the good techniques being demonstrated.

Greatest explanation of the timing of the arms and legs strokes. I wasn't sure what to do with my hands on the second kick.

A great guide. It goes step by step and walks through everything to cover.

This vid is so helpful because I always struggle with fly thank u

Gracias a este canal he aprendido a nadar mariposa, aún me falta un poco para presumir que ya sé, sobretodo la práctica constante, les repito gracias a Uds, especialmente a Eugeny Lomtev, seguí sus ejercicios y las prácticas, una a una y siento que por ellas he logrado que mi cuerpo tenga los movimientos adecuados y me deslice con facilidad, les reitero las gracias y bendiciones 😘

Rolling during the stroke instead of just staying flat.... so difficult! Super helpful video btw. Amazing job!

The most difficult part is the harmony between the first leg kick and the movement of the arms. I am grateful

Nice video. I learned butterfly on my own. Started by doing the dolphin kicks first. Then with that went on to do the butterfree. That set the tempo for me to do the complete butterfly. “Kick the hands in, then kick the hands out.”

이 영상은 제게 큰 영감을 주었습니다. Good!!!

for me at the age of 72 i've just learned it, it is putting my head deep into the water.

excellent !

Thank you!!! I had a huge problem with my head going after my arms but this helps!!!

Very helpful videos! I especially like that you clearly show the incorrect swimming techniques, with the swimmer in the water, and showing poolside exercises as well as in the water form is also good. Keep up the good work and thank you!

yes! this is the ONLY video ive seen that shows proper and teaches your proper butterfly! i already know hiw to do butterfly but this is really good for teaching people how to.

So useful. Thanks🎉

Brilliant video!

Thank you this Saturday is my last chance to get my 50m fly kent time and this really helped :)

Very very informative video thanks so much 🙏

Keyhole analogy is perfect!!! thanks ;)

This really helped bc I'm just starting to do 200 flys so ty

Gracias por estos increíbles consejos , una muy fuerte abrazo y bendiciones (:

It was a beautifull lesson, thak you so much, from México City🙏🏼

great explanation thank you very much

I am a flier too .i guess this video will help me in all ways. Thanks for posting this video

Ohhh my elbows were always too low! Thank you!

Good description for a though swimminh style

Thanks:)

Swimmate can you please tell me how to do backstroke and underwater swimming and which one is easy butterfly,back or underwater?

It is difficult to get that's for sure. For a while I was rotating my arms straight down and back out like a windmill. A friend recently corrected me to bend my elbows and do the "keyhole" shape. Although I had to relearn it, it does seem easier now.

Thank you very much indeed for your useful information Please let us know more details about butterfly swimming and also how to do good butterfly stroke

Nice instruction, but most importantly, this swimming video is the only one out of thousands with quiet, tasteful, relaxing background music! ;-)

I'm having a difficulty with fly thanks for the tips🙂

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Great explanation, thanks!

I like your swim

I love to fly!!

Hardest part is doing 2 kicks because I think I only kick once; any idea how I can modify this?

What is the good arms technique after recovery and entry to achieve fast tempo ? Straight pull or the normal key hole

I found problem in syncing (arms core kick)

nice video

Es increíble lo fácil haces que parezca... pero cuando estoy en la alberca siento que se me sale el corazón, pero por fin veo los detalles más de cerca. Thanks

tkanks really

This video is very informative indeed ! I find the catch part difficult to master . Please.help

I am having problem in key hole hand position , how much glide . And during first kick my upper body is not coming properly .

How much time do you think one should practice the dolphin kick before moving to the arm stroke? I feel that the dolphin kick is the most energy consuming part of the butterfly stroke but also the one that gives you the most propulsion when doing the stroke. Non of the videos say how much time and attention should you give in practicing each part of the stroke when learning and when you can move on to learning the arm stroke. I feel that if you don’t practice enough the dolphin kick you can never have a good butterfly since your kick is week and can’t support the hole body movment when doing the stroke. Am I wrong? When do you think it is ok to move on to learning the arm stroke? When one can do 50m of dolphin kick without break? Wish you can give us information on how many laps of dolphin kick should we do per 1h sesion, slow motion videos on arm stroke and breathing. Any feedback is appreciated. Thank you!

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Most difficult in Butterfly is the rhythm of the whole stroke. Individually, one can be good at the arm strokes & dolphin kicks however they still don't work to complete the whole butterfly stroke. To stitch the whole stroke together ,finding the right rhythm for the dolphin kicks & the arm stroke is of utmost importance for a flawless butterfly...

I feel that the hardest part was the key hole part. Because you must do it as soon as your hands enter the water. If you do it any later then you will go vertical and your stroke will be off.

Butterfly is simple easy and natural just the instructors make it difficult by saying do this to breathe etc while the fact is when you pull the water, the arm position automatically pushes your head bit forward making a breath easy. Similarly, they keep saying the kick should be initiated by the hips or core . It's all incorrect. Of course the kick comes from the mid body how can you kick only by ankles? . It's as difficult as any other stroke in the beginning till you get a hang of it. The only thing truly challenging is because this stroke is mostly fully maneuvered by arms, lots of energy is used and heart rate gets high quickly.

breathing during the stroke seems quite difficult how do breathe efficiently without getting tired

Can you demonstrate a one kick butterfly stroke for long distance swimming?

Very interesting video. I was surprised when you said that the arms are so important in the butterfly. When I first started doing the butterfly my coach said focus first to the kick movement. Once I started showing good propulsion with my kick he told me then to start using my arms while doing the butterfly. Now the arm movements are important but as a beginner the kick was more important! Do you agree with it? Butterfly is an amazing stroke! I do not manage it well yet so I still practice a lot of kicking. Thank you for sharing!

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The most difficult part is te timing. This video may help. I also liked the Australian coach for kin\ds, swimfast, as he had a clear progression of assimilation of skills. My problem is that i kick hard during the pull phase, end of keyhole, and cant seem to get a second kick in. I will try only drills this month. But I do think you were clear about the timing, which very few videos are.

I have a steady point while swimming butterfly. Just when my arms stretch forward before stroking, I have the perception my catch takes too long and the rhythme is slightly broken, despite the fact I do not swipe out my arms (if I do it is even worse). What do you suggest I should doing to correct my style? Kicking incorrectly might play a part on it? Thanks a lot

Yes, the most difficult part, and the thing that I cannot find any video to address directly, is I have trouble getting my hands out of the water to swing them forward over the water. When I first start it seems like I'm doing okay, but very quickly, as I get tired, a wave starts to build up in front of me, and soon I completely failing to get my arms out of the water at all, and am actually dragging them forward UNDER the water. Getting the hands out of the water effortlessly in the recovery seems to be the biggest problem I have.

I am a butterfly beginner. Found me run out if breath after 20 arm strokes. How can I improve breathing for swimming longer distance on butterfly?

It s so usefull when I see it I can memorize the tecnique to act in water , but the hardest part of butterfly for me is to Coordinate and timing of the movement ( hands , wave and legs ) help me . Thanks

I breath every stroke and i can breath every other stroke. i find that breathing every stroke gives me better momentum. Which style do you recommend?

who is the swimmer in the video..? so awesome

Huh, excellent technique and real fast! Who is the great swimmer?

The most difficult part is breathing. I have been trying to breathe by not dropping down much in the water but it is not working. My shoulders come out much while breathing. What can I do to correct it ?

How you make sure both legs are synchronized?

I think it would be very helpful if there are videos for crossover turn and open turn too :)

Amazing video. Personally, my problem is that I do a dolphin kick with one foot, and then the other, so it seems like a freestyle kick from the outside. And I can't get the right timing of the kicking as well. ..

Hi ...im 6.4 tall and I have long harms ...how can i swim properly the butterfly in one lane when you got an idiot coming in the other way ... should I wait the idiot drown or wait he get out of my lane in order to execute the butterfly correctly or should I be able to adapt in any conditions. I'll have a tendency for the drowning option. Thank you in advance

Why 2nd kick has to be stronger? Visually, the 1st one has greater amplitude.

congratulations, interesting and well done video. how to teach this to young swimmers?

the most difficult is to count 1st kick and 2nd kick while you are on the water...🤪. I tried it on the weekend, all teories in my head just made my dolphin style like robot in the water 😁😃

Hi Goodman

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Interesting how you call the 1st kick what i call the 2nd and the 2nd what I call the first. I thought the first was when the arms are out in front ready to catch

me resulta dificil llevar los brazos adelante , sin arrastrar agua y sin embargo todo el resto me sale bien

I find the most difficult part 🎉in butterfly,bringing the hands forward out of the water,i find it tough to raise my hands,as if the water stops my hands to move in the air

oh. vien from in viet nam swm is very very easy

Hi swimmate. Nice video. My hips does not raise out of the water very much while swimming butterfly although they r not really sinking. What can I do to get my hips out more when swimming butterfly

I have all the time impression that I glide too long (and doing : kick KICK pause... kick KICK pause etc ) but having a good timing at the same time (I think ). I don't know if I do it correctly. All my swimming seems to be ok. I don't get tired or anything. I try to work on my better timing but not sure if it is nescessery. How can I know that the timing is not correct? When I watch the professional swimers I don't see any pause between arm movements...

Great video , the problem I'm facing in butyerfly is timing ..i think it needs more practice

the timing of the first kick, when the arms are finishing the key hole

Arm movements please explain in detail

For me the biggest challenge is not to drop hips too low on the first kick. By the way almost all sources I know refer to what is called first kick in your video as a second kick and vice versa :)

Could you show us some drills?..it is a very complicated stroke..and specific drills may be helpful.

all the parts:)

The most difficult part is the head position when breathing. It is very hard to find the correct timing of heading out and going into the water.

i found it's hard to lift the chin up during butterfly breathing, since it gives me discomfort in my neck... any suggestion for this ?

I actually don't know why but once I get the timing it uses slightly less effort than freestyle Like I don't feel tired as much as freestyle

how to do the legs like you. i video my butterfly. and saw my foots are out of water. i want it just like you. just break the surface.

Can you show us some drills for butterfly? Thanks!

For me the most difficult thing is the timing of the kicks. My feet always coming out of the water, which shouldnt be it seems....?

2:48 what do you mean "the other way around"

@SwimUp is this Mäkelänrinne pool in Helsinki?

Just for you to know that it is not a circle ⭕️ but is a 🔑 key shaped hole to unlock the door 🚪.

Most difficult is getting two kicks; I either kick at the beginning of the stroke or at the end but not both 🧐

I can do butterfly swim but only 20 m at a stretch..how to finish 50 m..Any suggestions..??