Description
Swimming World Magazine September 2014 Issue
In this issue:
ON THE COVER
Carmel (Ind.) High School girl’s swimming team dominated during the 2013-14 high school season. It all started when the Greyhounds won their 28th consecutive state title back in February. The times turned in there were fast enough for Carmel to be named the overall girl’s national high school champions by Swimming World Magazine for the second straight year-and third in the last four years. It was also its eighth national public school championship. (See stories, pages 22 and 24).
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
FEATURES
014 Feelin’It
by Michael J. Stott
Core strength and feel for the water are keys to fast swimming. Og growing significance-especially for more advanced swimmers-is massage, a hands-on treatment first used by the Chinese more than 3,000 years ago.
022 Road to Success
by Jeff Commings
When it comes to winning, the Carmel (Ind.) High School girl’s swimming team-winners of Swimming World Magazine’s 2014 Girls’ High School Championships-knows the right path to take.
026 Small-Town School Scores Big
by Jeff Commings
Chesterton, Ind.-a town of a little more than 13,000-is receiving national notoriety as Swimming World Magazine crowned Chesterton High School as the best boys’ high School swimming team in the United States.
032 Who’s No. 1?
by Jeff Commings
If you read this issue of Swimming Wolrd Magazine page by page, you’ll know that Carmel and Chesterton-both high schools from Indiana-were the respective top girls’ and boys’ teams this past season. But who turned in the top high school performances of the year in each event? Read on…
034 Top 10 Triumphs & Tragedies
by Chuck Warner
Beginning in its April issue and continuing monthly through January 2015, Swimming World Magazine is counting down the top 10 triumphs and tragedies in the history of swimming. This month:#5 USA Turns Out Olympic Lights.
COACHING
010 Lessons With The Legends: Don Swartz
by Michael J. Stott
012 Technique: Pull and Kick… It’s All In The Timing
by Jeff Commings
Many view butterfly as the toughest stroke to master in terms of getting the timing correct for the pull and kick. No matter age, you’ll have no trouble finding at least a few swimmers struggling to put the two dolphin kicks per stroke in the right place. The best way to work on this is with one-arm butterfly, progressing to regular butterfly when you feel like the timing has improved.
014 Swimming Technique Misconceptions: The Glide Phase
by Rod Havriluk
A common swimming technique misconception is that there is a glide phase (or a longer glide phase) when it would be better to generate peopulsion immediately.
027 Chesterton High School’s Favorite Sets
by Jeff Commings and Kevin Kinel
041 Q&A With Coach Anne Goodman James
by Michael J. Stott
042 How They Train Jordan DeGayner
by Michael j. Stott
TRAINING
037 Dryside Training: Get Strong…At Home!
by J.R. Rosania
038 Nutrition: To Carb or not To Carb?
Republished with permission of VeloPress from “Racing Weight Cookbook: Lean, Light Recipes for Athletes”
040 Ask Dr. Shannon
by Shannon McBride
Here are four exercises that can be performed three times a week to strengthen and develop your core.
JUNIOR SWIMMER
018 Goldminds: Make Every Day Count
by Wayne Goldsmith
Focus on the top five mental skills to become a more successful swimmer.
045 Up & Comers
COLUMNS
008 A Voice for the Sport
046 Gutter Talk
048 Parting Shot
