training for 50 and 100 m. free

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I started swimming in August, since them I learned all the strokes and pretty much realised that I am most proficient in sprint freestyle events(considering my times for all the strokes).Well, I have a few questions:should I just consentrate on 50 and 100 m. free events then without paying much attention to other strokes, well, maybe just a little bit for a change...Or should I still keep working at all the strokes, maybe versatility in all of them will contribute to my freestyle improvement.Another question is: if I concentrate on freestyle sprint, how should my work-outs look like then?Should they consist of shorter distnace training only with occasional all-out sprint work-outs(25s and so) and a lot of interval training or should I still throw in distnace in my work-outs?I want to compete and compete in a good shape!I can do a 29 sec. 50 free(SCM) and a 1:03-1:05 100 m. free(SCM) depending on how I feel...Is that good considered I was never coached, did all on my own(videos, books, forums) and only introduced myself to swimming August, 2004?I am 24 years old, pretty tall (6'1")and lean(165lb.), so can I expect to go under 55 sec.(that is my goal) for 100m within a year or not?And what can I expect long-term(4-5 years), considering that I will probably get a coached program and will still be insanely passionate about the sport as I am now(I train 6 days a week, sometimes twice a day.How hard does it get once you go under a minute for 100 SCM?I improved dramatically since August(my time was 1:50 when I just started), , but now I feel that every second is a battlle... I would appreciate everyone's input... Thanks!
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    Again I find myself at work, thinking of swimming rather than working ... wow, I am a star employee ... actually I'm only here for another 6 months so I'm losing interest ... anyways ... You will definitely improve the most when you start. That much is obvious. As for plateau's, I've been on one for awhile now and I have myself get off of it in the last week or two. And since our championship meet is about a month away I couldn't ask for better timing. You will definitely go through plateu's some will be longer than others. Some will last for a year or more, some will last for a couple of months. As for going under a minute in less than a year, that would be impressive, but not unheard of. I think it depends on how much time one spends training and lifting. I think lifting is key.
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    Again I find myself at work, thinking of swimming rather than working ... wow, I am a star employee ... actually I'm only here for another 6 months so I'm losing interest ... anyways ... You will definitely improve the most when you start. That much is obvious. As for plateau's, I've been on one for awhile now and I have myself get off of it in the last week or two. And since our championship meet is about a month away I couldn't ask for better timing. You will definitely go through plateu's some will be longer than others. Some will last for a year or more, some will last for a couple of months. As for going under a minute in less than a year, that would be impressive, but not unheard of. I think it depends on how much time one spends training and lifting. I think lifting is key.
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