One thing you should keep in mind is that maintaining your stamina and your energy level is just as important as swimming faster is. A balanced swimming workout should include a healthy mix of speed drills as well as endurance training. For example, if you swim six days a week, you should devote at least three days to endurance training. Speed drills should be done twice or at the most, thrice a week. This will ensure overall development and progress as far as your swimming skills are concerned. Here are a few tips and swimming technique-related points that you must keep in mind if you want to learn how to swim faster.

     Swimsuit: Purchase the right kind of swimsuit. You should ideally be on the lookout for a swimsuit which will minimize water drag and will assist in propelling you forward through the water. A lycra-based bodysuit will more or less suffice your need for an appropriate swimsuit.

     Minimal Body Fat: You must look towards shedding all the excess amount of fat from your body. Do not confuse fat with weight. The idea is to lose fat and build muscle. If, in the process, you end up gaining a few pounds, that’s absolutely fine. The increase in weight is due to muscle gain. More muscle provides you with more muscular strength (duh!) using which you can propel your body more powerfully through the water, thereby gaining speed. Read more »