Ok, im a distance swimmer, but on my high school team they want me in the freestyle relays, and i really cant sprint....but we're trying to make it to states.. which would mean i have to drop time! how can i improve my sprints?

also, i dont kick because it messes up my freestyle pase i have...:-/

oh that's a toughy, As a distance swimmer you should maybe go in the warmup pool for about a thousand meters before your race that way you are warmed up and the sprint you do feels like the end of your race, which you would sprint at the end of anyways.

Does that make sense? I hope I helped!

do sprit workouts rather then distance workouts... and focus on things like kicking so you get used to it

when your sprinting you have to make every stroke count,and make sure you dont take a lot of breathes.
in sprinting its not the fastest swimmer that wins its the one that wants it the most.
hope it helped.. =)

theres nothing stopping you from doing a great time. your like ian thorpe. getting bronze in athens in the 100 free!

tips my coach gave me because i am also a distance swimmer:

Hips high
fast kick
high stroke rate
half your rotation

just my thoguhts