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Swimming World Magazine March 1983 Issue
FEATURES
What Motivates Competitive Youth Swimmers? by Thelma S. Horn
Researchers from the Institute for the Study of Youth Sports
in Michigan help us understand what motivates
young athletes in the first of a two-part series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
The Fast and the Furious by Dave Stubbs
Canada’s Alex Baumann and Victor Davis could be
described as two distinctly different parallel lines which
do, indeed, meet: as two of the world’s best swimmers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Age Group Swimmers of the Month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Honors for Our Swimming Presidents by Carol Lansdale & Dick Mullins
The International Swimming Hall of Fame has honored all
kinds of swimmers over the years–even U.S. Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Utilizing Visual Reference Points in Diving by Gerald E. DeMers, Ph.D.
Establishing standard reference points can help the diver learn
basic spotting techniques on take-offs and during flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Butterfly Rhythm by Karen Moe Thornton
In Swimming World’s monthly instructional series, Karen Moe Thornton
reveals some of the secrets to correct rhythm in the butterfly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
1983 Camp Directory
Want to attend an aquatics camp this summer? Perhaps you’ll find
the perfect camp for you in this special advertising supplement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
DEPARTMENTS
Viewpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
U.S. Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Newswave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Mental Focus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Synchronized Swimming . . . . . . . . . . . 55
High School News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Age Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
The College Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
International Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Water Polo Shots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
For the Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 82
Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Book Reviews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Vox Pop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Index to Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
