speedy non competitor..

thats music to my ears because i don't belong to any club,i started in a club when i was 12,but just for training.i 'm 36 now but 4 or so years ago i returned to swimming properly,ie.not messing about ,i have steadily increased my speed and stamina and always check my times against my previous ones.i mainly do long distance instead of sprints,do you think sprinting would help me to do long distance faster?heres my usual recent workout 1x25m free,few seconds rest 1x25m ***,no rest 1x25m free,few seconds rest 1x25mbreast,1x25mfree,1x25m ***,few secs rest 1x25mfree,1x25mbreast,1x25mfree,1x25mbreast,30secs rest =250metres warmup then main set of 100x25m *** stroke(last time in 54.5mins)=2500metres i then do the warmup in reverse to warm down making total workout=3000metres in about an hour and 5 mins(i have been doing this 3 times per week recently)

thats music to my ears because i don't belong to any club,i started in a club when i was 12,but just for training.i 'm 36 now but 4 or so years ago i returned to swimming properly,ie.not messing about ,i have steadily increased my speed and stamina and always check my times against my previous ones.i mainly do long distance instead of sprints,do you think sprinting would help me to do long distance faster?heres my usual recent workout 1x25m free,few seconds rest 1x25m ***,no rest 1x25m free,few seconds rest 1x25mbreast,1x25mfree,1x25m ***,few secs rest 1x25mfree,1x25mbreast,1x25mfree,1x25mbreast,30secs rest =250metres warmup then main set of 100x25m *** stroke(last time in 54.5mins)=2500metres i then do the warmup in reverse to warm down making total workout=3000metres in about an hour and 5 mins(i have been doing this 3 times per week recently)