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Swimming World Magazine February 1984 Issue
FEATURES
Backstroke Starts and Finishes by Melissa Belote Hamlin
The finer points of two important skills are discussed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Goal Setting: A Secret to Success by Damon Burton
Research conducted with swimmers at the Sports Festival is summarized . . . . . . . . 25
A Swim Across the Catalina Channel by Lynne Cox
Pare Nickle goes beyond the lane lines to swim 21 miles in the ocean . . . . . . . . . . 31
Rookies Reap Rewards by Bill Bell
Rookie Pan-Am gold medalists, Steinseifer and White, look to Los Angeles. . . . . . . . 39
Meagher, Caulkins Back, Revitalizing U.S. Hopes by Randy Hart
Mary T., Tracy both beat DDR swimmers twice at the USS International . . . . . . . . . 42
Tracy’s on Track by Randy Hart
Derailed for a year or two, the TC Express is rolling again . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Kinetic Streamlining by Cecil Colwin
The concept of reducing drag and prolonging momentum is discussed . . . . . . . . . . 47
Michael Gross Superstar
~ ~ West Germany’s double world record holder “vacationed” at Mission Viejo . . . . . 53
Six-Pack with Punch and Promise by Bill Bell
Diversity is the key to NCAA championship medal hopefuls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
USOC’s War on Drugs
The U.S. Olympic Committee kicks off a campaign against drug use . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
~ 1 Olympic Preview: Sprint Freestyle by Bill Bell
This first of six articles showcases Olympic hopefuls in sprint freestyle . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Senior National, Junior National, NAG Top 16 Time Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
DEPARTMENTS
U.S. Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Newswave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 12
Olympic Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Age Group Swimmers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
International Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Coaches’ Comer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 77
Off the Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
The College Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Athlete’s Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 85
Diving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
For the Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Index to Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
