How much do sprinters train

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i have heard that sprint swimmers (50m) do not have to train as frequently as distance swimmers is this true???
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  • i am ONLY focused on the 50m and belive i can get good results by gym-ing alot and swimming (weekly) only to correct my stroke and starts. Possible??? I guess it depends on what you mean by "good results" and how good your strokes and start are already."Gym-ing" will help your power which is very important for sprinting,but I think you will get better with a little more pool time(3 times a week would seem the minimum to me but YMMV)to work on stroke rate,hand speed,foot speed,streamlining.DPS,etc. Just my :2cents:.
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  • i am ONLY focused on the 50m and belive i can get good results by gym-ing alot and swimming (weekly) only to correct my stroke and starts. Possible??? I guess it depends on what you mean by "good results" and how good your strokes and start are already."Gym-ing" will help your power which is very important for sprinting,but I think you will get better with a little more pool time(3 times a week would seem the minimum to me but YMMV)to work on stroke rate,hand speed,foot speed,streamlining.DPS,etc. Just my :2cents:.
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