<![CDATA[This study aimed to determine the effect of the drill and short-interval training methods on 25-meter freestyle swimming performance. The study employed a quasi-experimental method using a two-group pretest–posttest design. The sample consisted of 25 athletes from Banyu Pratama Swimming Club (BPC), who were divided into two groups: the drill group (10 athletes) and the short-interval group (10 athletes). The research instrument was a 25-meter freestyle swimming test, while data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, the Shapiro–Wilk normality test, and the paired-samples t-test. The results showed that both training methods had a significant effect on 25-meter freestyle swimming performance (p < 0.05). The drill group improved by reducing the mean swimming time from 19.88 seconds to 18.08 seconds, representing an improvement of 1.82 seconds. Meanwhile, the short-interval group reduced the mean swimming time from 19.88 seconds to 19.21 seconds, representing an improvement of 0.66 seconds. Therefore, both training methods were effective in improving 25-meter freestyle swimming performance; however, the drill training method produced greater improvements than the short-interval training method. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh metode latihan drill dan short interval terhadap kemampuan renang gaya bebas 25 meter. Penelitian menggunakan metode eksperimen semu (quasi-experimental) dengan desain two-group pretest-posttest. Sampel penelitian terdiri atas 25 atlet Club Renang Banyu Pratama (BPC) yang dibagi menjadi dua kelompok, yaitu kelompok drill (10 atlet) dan kelompok short interval (10 atlet). Instrumen penelitian menggunakan tes renang gaya bebas 25 meter, sedangkan analisis data dilakukan menggunakan statistik deskriptif, uji normalitas shapiro–wilk, dan uji paired sample t-test. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kedua metode latihan memberikan pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap kemampuan renang gaya bebas 25 meter (p < 0,05). Kelompok drill mengalami penurunan rata-rata waktu tempuh dari 19,88 detik menjadi 18,08 detik (peningkatan 1,82 detik), sedangkan kelompok short interval mengalami penurunan dari 19,88 detik menjadi 19,21 detik (peningkatan 0,66 detik). Dengan demikian, kedua metode latihan efektif meningkatkan kemampuan renang gaya bebas 25 meter, namun metode drill memberikan peningkatan yang lebih besar dibandingkan metode short interval.]]>
