Swimming World Magazine October 2015 Issue- PDF ONLY

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Swimming World Magazine October 2015 Issue

In this issue:

FEATURES

009 NO WORRIES!

by Jeff Commings

Despite opinions to the contrary, Frank Busch, the national team director of USA Swimming, is confident that the Americans should

continue their history of success at next year’s Olympics.

012 STUCK!

by Michael J. Stott

Older swimmers, seniors through Masters, address stagnant performance on a routine basis. But what about younger athletes?

Swimming World asked some veteran coaches how they help 12-and-unders navigate the perils of age group plateaus.

014 “IT’S JUST SWIMMING…”

by Annie Grevers

Eighteen-year-old Katie McLaughlin shows that her laid-back approach to the sport she loves can breed some serious speed!

018 SUMMER TAKEAWAYS

by Jeff Commings

This summer’s meets offered us many refreshing details about the global state of swimming leading into the 2016 Olympics,

mostly showing us that the world’s best are coming from virtually every corner of the globe.

026 COUNTING HER BLESSINGS

by Annie Grevers

October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Swimmer Kayla Redig was

diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 24. Now 27, cancer survivor Kayla is helping countless others by sharing her own

experiences through her blog, a documentary to be released next spring and through numerous articles that have been written

about her.

COACHING

010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: BOB GILLETT

by Michael J. Stott

030 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE MISCONCEPTIONS: PROPULSION

by Rod Havriluk

A number of sources have stressed the importance of minimizing resistance to swim faster. An increase in propulsion may,

however, be an even more important key to swimming faster. This article explains how one of the world’s fastest sprinters can adjust

a critical technique limitation to increase propulsion and swim much faster.

042 Q&A WITH COACH JAMIE RUDISILL

by Michael J. Stott

043 HOW THEY TRAIN VICTOR POLYAKOV

by Michael J. Stott

JUNIOR SWIMMER

032 GOLDMINDS: 30 POINTS TO POP YOUR PERFORMANCE PLATEAU

by Wayne Goldsmith

045 UP & COMERS

COLUMNS & SPECIAL SECTIONS

008 A Voice for the Sport

021 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

035 PREP SCHOOL DIRECTORY

046 Gutter Talk

048 Parting Shot