[Sportsandrec] Swim question

[Joe Shaw]

Supp homies,
First, I miss the Thornbury. 
Second, I had a totally narly workout today on the old cardio path in that I maxed out the eliptical for fourty five and did a nice heavy lift of lower body. 
My question to the crew here is a swimming one. I need to win a swim race against a blustery braggadocious mate of mine. We are going to swim a fifty free as hard as we can go. I think our skill sets are similar, but I have a few months to really improve my game. It is a sprint, so should I swim lots of laps building endurance so the fifty is like nothing or should I gun all out twenty five after twenty five non-stop so as to build up my power and explosion? I have always been a sprinter and so I believe this race plays into my strength, I just want to kick major butt in this particular case, you know bragging rights and all. 
"And when we were good" "Ya just close your eyes" "Some men we are bad" "We'll scar your mind" Marilyn Manson The Fight Song
JSNM