My 500 freestyle time is terrible. need a faster solution

My 500 yd scy freestyle time is terrible. I am not breaking 7 minutes. I would like to know if there are any fast ways to improve my times. My masters coach has given me advice, but the results are very slow. I am not looking for a magic pill or anything like that. I am looking for a workout solution. Any tips?
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  • Glad you like it. You know i have to do them on a 1:20 base (i.e. 6:40, 5:20, 4:00, and 2:40) cuz I swim with the kids. SOMEtimes, just for grins, the coach will add some extra 100's or 200's in there - we'll maybe do 400-300-200-3 x 100; or 400-300-200-200-100-100-100; in which case you get to descend for a little bit longer. Joy :)
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  • Glad you like it. You know i have to do them on a 1:20 base (i.e. 6:40, 5:20, 4:00, and 2:40) cuz I swim with the kids. SOMEtimes, just for grins, the coach will add some extra 100's or 200's in there - we'll maybe do 400-300-200-3 x 100; or 400-300-200-200-100-100-100; in which case you get to descend for a little bit longer. Joy :)
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