Alexander Popov, the Greatest Sprinter of All Time

All, not some, say that this man is the greatest sprinter of all time.

The first and only man to win back-to-back Olympic sprint titles in both the 50 and the 100 Freestyle.

The Russian Rocket himself...

ALEXANDER POPOV!

Brett and the Sprint King talk about...

*why your swimming technique is so important
*training under Gennadi Touretski in Australia
*distance per stroke, counting strokes in practice
*10x 400 aerobic on 6:00 followed by a 100 all out on 2:00
*Johnny Weissmuller's daughter's telegram to Alex in Atlanta
*being able to kick a 50 LCM with a board in 27.5
*preparing to win both mentally and physically
*nearly dying after being stabbed by a watermelon vendor on the streets of Moscow

And much, much more!

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00:00 Intro
01:00 Mobile internet
03:45 First impressions
04:50 Backstroker first
05:45 First meeting with Gennadi
07:30 Kayak style
10:30 How did you do it?
11:50 2nd 50 under 25
12:50 Racing
15:38 600 units
18:40 Distance per stroke
22:50 Coming to Australia
24:30 Lead up to 1996 Olympics
26:38 Gary Hall Jr rivalry
27:48 Johnny Weissmuller
29:25 Gennadi advice before a race
30:45 100 Free World Record
32:15 Behind the blocks
33:25 Stabbed
38:20 Michael Klim
40:45 Klim breaks WR
41:30 Pieter van den Hoogenband
43:45 Gustavo Borges
45:25 2000 Sydney
50:00 2004 Athens
51:00 Retirement
52:00 GOAT?
53:30 3 kids
55:00 Memorable Practice
56:45 50 Kick with a Kickboard

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