https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/7248/breaking-up-yards-in-a-weekOK, suppose you had time to swim about 12,000 yards per week, basically just for exercise, but also targetting 50 and 100 yard races in local Master&#39;s meets. For 50 yard race times, do you think it would make any difference if you swam 4,000 yards threeen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/109175?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:40:43 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:d0e362f5-4699-4ce1-9438-14640ea8d1f1waves1013k 4x/week. Good balance. Allows recovery days and allows for makeups if something changes the plan.<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/109060?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:23:07 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:785f3c78-f5b5-4c33-9456-13cc03d7de2fFormer MemberI don&#39;t think focusing on yardage is as useful as simply making the best use of the time you have available. I think you would get more benefit from 3 longer workouts than 6 short ones. Your 50 *** speed is similar to mine. I train about 3000 yds in 70 minutes or so. So that 2000 yd workout might take about 45 minutes. If you warm up properly, you will only train for 20-25 minutes. To improve sprint speed you need to work on speed, strength, and technique. With a 3X schedule you have more time during any one workout to train different elements of your strokes and events. At least once a week you probably want to include some long rest maximum effort swims. These sets can take a long time because of the long rest. Sets like 10 x 50 on 2:00 or 5 x 100 on 4:00. Rest, then repeat or repeat with a different stroke.<div style="clear:both;"></div>