How much yardage per week for distance events

I am wondering how much yardage that I should be doing for the distance freestyles, the IMS and 200Fly. I am thinking of doing a 1500 in Dec and how much yardage should I do to prepare. I am hearing that I should do 20,000 yards a week.
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  • I train about 10,000 or about 17,000 a week if I practice a fourth day a week. 20,000 isn't radical because I was doing about 22,000 yards a week in the summer since there was more Masters swimming time at my training facility. Question 2 for the December swims, I will see about 3 of my regular events and just swim the 1500 to see how it goes. Question 3 I really don't have any goals for the December meet. It is just a regular Masters Invitational.
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  • I train about 10,000 or about 17,000 a week if I practice a fourth day a week. 20,000 isn't radical because I was doing about 22,000 yards a week in the summer since there was more Masters swimming time at my training facility. Question 2 for the December swims, I will see about 3 of my regular events and just swim the 1500 to see how it goes. Question 3 I really don't have any goals for the December meet. It is just a regular Masters Invitational.
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