SwimSprint
Popov's 10 × 25 Max Speed
10 × 25 at maximum speed, 2 min rest
- ≈40 min
- ≈4:23
- HardDifficulty 3 of 5 — Hard
- Alexander Popov
What we typed
25 m pool. Warm up 600 easy with drills. 10 × (25 freestyle all out at maximum speed, perfect technique; 2 min rest). Cool down 300 easy.
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Warm upFreestyle
Drill · with drills
RepFreestyle
Maximum speed; perfect technique.
Rest
Cool downFreestyle
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About this session
The story
Coach Gennadi Touretski wrote that swimmers can do 10 × 25 m at maximum speed with 2 minutes' rest in every session, citing Alexander Popov's own times on the set.
What it trains
Pure speed with perfect technique — the rest is long so every 25 is fast.
Who it's for
Sprinters, and any swimmer who wants more top-end speed.
Sources
- The Olympic Preparation of Alexander Popov — American Swimming Coaches Association, 1996
Related workouts
USRPT 20 × 25 Race Pace
20 × 25 at race pace, 15 s rest — stop when you miss the pace
Broken 100
4 × 25 all-out, 10–20 s between
8 × 50 Race Pace from a Dive
8 × 50 at 100 race pace from a dive, generous rest
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