Learn To Swim Butterfly | A Simple Step-By-Step Guide To The Butterfly Swim Technique

Swimming the butterfly technique can be quite tricky, even for a regular swimmer!
But if you are looking to add one more swim technique to your repertoire, Mark gives you a detailed breakdown of how you can learn and perfect your butterfly swim technique in just over three minutes!

00:00 A step-by-step guide on the butterfly technique
00:16 One of the more difficult strokes to master
00:32 Body position for the butterfly stroke
01:01 Arm movement in the butterfly technique
01:48 Dolphin kick in the butterfly technique
02:27 Breathing in the butterfly swim technique
03:12 Break it down with drills and fins

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[gtn]

How did you get on with the butterfly technique? 🏊

[ixuvia]

Thank you GTN for still making videos 3 minutes when that's as long as they need to be! This was a great overview with no fluff, really appreciated when every other creator seems to make every video 10+ minutes for the sake of ad revenue

[harty]

Exciting times, I have 16 weeks of lessons starting tomorrow. Age 34! Let's goo!

[robohippy]

I am trying to learn butterfly all over again. It was much easier 50 years ago when I was younger and stronger. For the kick, they used to teach that the kick power came from the hips, but now, they teach that the entire body is used to generate the power. This is slightly different on the breathing stroke. You can not properly engage the abs because you are inhaling. For most, this results in a higher amplitude kick with the heels coming slightly out of the water.

[tinybarabo]

My butterfly is still in caterpillar form, wiggling awkwardly in the water, inching around … 😅

[marie-louisekarlander]

Great video!
Feens is a good helper when I try to swim butterfly. And also to not get stressed. Try take it slower.

// Marie-Louise

[djgenxx]

I didn't quite get the movement as explained in the catch phase. I believe that some graphics, highlighting what you're talking about currently would help immensely. Good work nevertheless

[cathnz]

Perfect timing, we started doing butterfly last night! Our teacher apologised as she's only taught kids before, so please excuse her for talking about thinking of being wriggly worms or mermaids 😂

[isaacplaysbass]

"single arm butterfly" !? Whassat then?
Are there any dry-land drills to help prepare for 'fly in the water?

[BGS]

I’m almost as fast doing butterfly over 25 yards/meters as I am doing freestyle. I can complete 50 meters long course. Maybe 100 yards short course taking advantage of turns and push offs. More than that? Not a chance. I can easily swim freestyle for miles but the 200m butterfly seems impossible.

[lmcdo]

Butterfly is to swimming what hill reps are to running…

[jamesj]

But what is the butterfly good for anyways?