Flying Gurnard

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Warm Up
12 x 75 @ :10 rest
—>3 free, 3 kick no board, 3 back/breast/free, 3 breathe every 5
900

Set 1
2x through:
3 x 250 @ b—> descend 1-3
2 x 250 @ b +30—> very strong
—>Swam as 100, 50, 50, 50 w/ :10 rest between swims
2500

Set 2
800 pull negative split

Warm Down
100 free/100 back

Total: 4,400

The flying gurnard is most notable for its eye-catching "wingspan." Gurnards usually keep their huge pectoral fins held close against their body, but they flare out spectacularly when a predator is near. The transparency of the fins combined with the blue spots that adorn them make this creature especially beautiful underwater.

While their name suggests that they fly through the water, flying gurnards are bottom dwellers. Their large fins do little to help them swim — they don't soar so much as move in short bursts. The name gurnard is derived from the French word for "grunt," which is the sound made by their swim bladder as water moves through it.