SwimmingDistanceDifficulty 5 of 5 — Elite
Phelps 10 × 400 Descending Send-Off
10 × 400 free, send-off drops 5 s each: 4:45 → 4:00
1 h 10Inspired by Michael Phelps and Bob BowmanElite · scaled version inside
Sep 30, 2026
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Sets from the sport's greatest swimmers and coaches, plus the pool classics — with send-offs you can scale and effort cues your watch understands.
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Phelps & Ledecky sets
Sets inspired by the pool's greatest — with scaled versions for the rest of us.
6 workouts · swipe →
Pool classics
Broken swims, best averages and race-pace sets.
8 workouts · swipe →
Benchmarks & tests
Know where you stand: time trials and FTP tests.
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- SwimmingDistanceDifficulty 5 of 5 — Elite
Phelps 10 × 400 Descending Send-Off
10 × 400 free, send-off drops 5 s each: 4:45 → 4:00
1 h 10Inspired by Michael Phelps and Bob BowmanElite · scaled version inside - SwimmingIMDifficulty 5 of 5 — Elite
Lochte's Brutal IM Set
4 rounds: 2×100 fly from a dive · 2×50 back · 100 free · 400 IM all-out
1 h 15Inspired by Ryan LochteElite · scaled version inside - SwimmingDistanceDifficulty 5 of 5 — Elite
Ledecky 11 × 400 Descending Interval
11 × 400 free; #1–9 on a send-off dropping 5 s each from 5:00
1 h 10Inspired by Katie LedeckyElite · scaled version inside - SwimmingTestDifficulty 4 of 5 — Very hard
10 × 100 Best Average
10 × 100 as fast as you can hold, 15–20 s rest
50 min - SwimmingDistanceDifficulty 5 of 5 — Elite
Grant Hackett 30 × 100
30 × 100: 10 moderate · 10 hard · 10 very hard
1 h 10Inspired by Grant HackettElite · scaled version inside - SwimmingRace-specificDifficulty 4 of 5 — Very hard
USRPT 20 × 25 Race Pace
20 × 25 at race pace, 15 s rest — stop when you miss the pace
40 minInspired by Brent Rushall - SwimmingSpeedDifficulty 4 of 5 — Very hard
3 × 100 Fly, Race Quality
3 × 100 butterfly descending, 200 easy between
45 min - SwimmingDistanceDifficulty 5 of 5 — Elite
Gregg Troy Distance Cascade
3–5 rounds: 500 · 400 · 300 · 200 · 1–5 × 100, each faster
1 h 30Inspired by Gregg Troy - SwimmingDistanceDifficulty 3 of 5 — Hard
Up-and-Down Ladder
50 · 100 · 150 · 200 relaxed, 50 easy, 200 · 150 · 100 · 50 hard
50 min - SwimmingRace-specificDifficulty 4 of 5 — Very hard
Broken 1500
3 × 500 at 1500 race effort, short rest
50 min - SwimmingSprintDifficulty 3 of 5 — Hard
Popov's 10 × 25 Max Speed
10 × 25 at maximum speed, 2 min rest
45 minInspired by Alexander Popov - SwimmingRace-specificDifficulty 4 of 5 — Very hard
8 × 50 Race Pace from a Dive
8 × 50 at 100 race pace from a dive, generous rest
45 min - SwimmingDistanceDifficulty 4 of 5 — Very hard
Eddie Reese 20 × 100
20 × 100 free on 1:00
50 minInspired by Eddie Reese - SwimmingDistanceDifficulty 4 of 5 — Very hard
Urbanchek 'Red' 100s
10–20 × 100 at 'red' threshold effort
50 minInspired by Jon Urbanchek - SwimmingRace-specificDifficulty 4 of 5 — Very hard
Broken 200
4 × 50 at 200 race pace, 10–20 s between
40 min - SwimmingDistanceDifficulty 5 of 5 — Elite
The 100 × 100 Challenge
100 × 100 on a fixed interval — 10,000 total
3 h
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