https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/9198/trainingI started swimming &quot;seriously&quot; about a year ago and usually swim 4-5x a week (one hour workouts) with my local masters team. I&#39;m already pretty fast, but I am trying to make the jump to being very fast. Since I&#39;m fairly new to swimming, I&#39;m not reallyen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/144990?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:03:52 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:1573d735-b031-4651-b8a6-894421186a35Former Memberif anyone could offer some insight or point out some good articles or books that would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! Sweetenham&#39;s Championship Swim Training Magilscho&#39;s Swimming Fastest<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/145064?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 03 Jun 2010 14:08:01 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:e3c8459a-06c3-4b4b-a131-6b2a9cb094ddFormer MemberThank you for the tips! I&#39;m finding lots of good information on the forums and will check out those books too!<div style="clear:both;"></div>https://community.usms.org/thread/144967?ContentTypeID=1Wed, 02 Jun 2010 08:52:26 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:d855cfd3-0147-42a9-a522-0476708ba41eDPCWelcome. In a short answer - yes to all of the above. Read Ande&#39;s Swim Faster Faster Tips here on the forum - there are more than 250 of them, find a few key ones that resonate with you and go with them. Read the blogs for workout tips, steal them, use them - there are some super fast folks across the forumites so its a great place to pick up some great ideas. Keep track of what you do in your workouts, write down your times - anything that you measure can be improved. Good luck and visit often.<div style="clear:both;"></div>