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FEATURES
008 WORLD RECORD FLASHBACK: MISSY FRANKLIN—A GLOBAL STANDARD AHEAD OF ITS TIME
by John Lohn
In this latest installment of “World Record Flashback,” we venture back to the 2012 Olympic Games. At the London Aquatics Centre, the United States’ Missy Franklin shredded the world record in the 200 meter backstroke, claiming the gold medal in what was one of the most dominant performances of the competition.
012 WHERE DO THINGS STAND AFTER THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS?
by David Rieder
After its stellar performance in Fukuoka, Australia is now the team to beat entering the Olympic year, with the United States aiming to catch up.
016 5 STORYLINES FROM THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (WOMEN)
by David Rieder
Australia was the dominant women’s team of this year’s World Championships in Fukuoka, winning six individual gold medals plus two relays, both in world-record time. But the meet was not lacking in dramatic moments, with six total world records on the women’s side and gold medalists ranging in age from 16 to 29.
019 5 STORYLINES FROM THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS (MEN)
by Matthew De George
The World Championships in Fukuoka hit at a perfect moment in the Olympic cycle. In some races, the old guard is still hanging on. In others, a new generation is emerging. And in others still, some of the talents that have come to the fore since 2021 have had their first taste of adversity and are faced with the task of regrouping before their first big moment on the Olympic stage.
022 FUKUOKA 2023 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS PHOTO GALLERY
Photos by Deepbluemedia / Insidefoto
027 CARMEL IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN
by David Rieder
The depth and star talent of the swimmers at Carmel High School in Indiana has helped Coach Chris Plumb’s girls’ and boys’ teams develop into a program that is unequaled in terms of national—as well as international—success.
032 SWIMMING WORLD’S GIRLS’ AND BOYS’ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS: FINAL RESULTS
Times compiled by Bob Klapthor
036 JUST GETTING STARTED
by Dan D’Addona
After turning in spectacular record-breaking seasons to secure their selection as Swimming World’s Girls’ and Boys’ High School Swimmers of the Year, Santa Margarita’s Teagan O’Dell and Zionsville’s Will Modglin look to continue their superb performances—with O’Dell returning for two more years of high school and Modglin beginning his collegiate career at the University of Texas.
039 ABOUT AS CLOSE AS IT GETS
by Dan D’Addona
The battle for runner-up as Swimming World’s Girls’ and Boys’ High School Swimmers of the Year was extremely close. With two No. 1 rankings and a No. 2 finish, Lucy Thomas (Brookfield East, Wis.) edged the next four swimmers—all by just one point—who finished in a tie for third. Scotty Buff (Toledo St. Francis, Ohio) also placed second by a point—and two points ahead of fourth and fifth—in a tight competition that saw four of the top five swimmers set national high school records.
040 CLASS OF 2023 BEST HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITS
by Chandler Brandes
Swimming World takes a look at the swimmers it considers to be the 10 best high school recruits—both boys and girls—from the Class of 2023 and where they’ll be attending college in the fall.
045 PODIUM POTPOURRI: LILLY KING
by Dan D’Addona
Swimming World continues it series of getting to know swimmers who have reached the podium on the world’s biggest stage. This month: Lilly King, a five-time Olympic medalist and a 23-time World Championship medalist who has been a fixture on Team USA for a decade and has dominated breaststroke during that time.
046 SARAH SJOSTROM: TALENT, GRACE AND CLASS
by John Lohn
Coming off the World Championships, Sarah Sjostrom is riding her latest wave of momentum. She heads into the Olympic campaign with two more global titles and every bit the favorite to add another Olympic crown to her overflowing portfolio.
048 LIFE IN THE FAST “LANE”
by Ian Hanson
Twenty-nine-year-old Cam McEvoy of Australia resurrects a 20-year sprinting odyssey in Coach Tim Lane’s “Fast Lane to Fukuoka,” a pool of resistance and a little help from his friends.
052 KATE DOUGLASS: A NATURAL-BORN LEADER
by Matthew De George
Leading by example, as she did in Virginia’s evolution to an NCAA powerhouse, Kate Douglass has followed the same script internationally as in the NCAA pool. Quietly, unassumingly, with unheard-of range, she’s become not just a regular on the international stage, but one of the U.S. women’s team’s leaders.
054 THE MISSED TURN: THE FURNISS BROTHERS
by John Lohn
“The Missed Turn” is a regular Swimming World feature that examines overlooked athletes or stolen opportunities. In this installment, we highlight the Furniss Brothers, Steve and Bruce, who were denied the chance to duel in the 200 meter individual medley at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal.
058 JACK ALEXY: TIMING IS EVERYTHING
by Matthew De George
With Caeleb Dressel’s future uncertain, with a generation of sprinters aging out, with the American men looking desperately for a steady source of medals, Jack Alexy has taken advantage of the opportunity before him and has swum his way into American sprinting prominence.
060 A DISTANCE REVOLUTION
by John Lohn
As 2023 nears its conclusion, and an Olympic year beckons, the sport’s distance events are loaded. Among the men, there are not just a few guys who can contend for the podium in international competition, but at least nine athletes who could claim Olympic hardware next summer in Paris…. Call it a rich era!
062 ISHOF: WATER POLO BEHIND THE VEIL (Part 1)
by Bruce Wigo
The troubled history of water polo explains why the sport isn’t more popular.
070 MENTAL PREP: BEFORE THE BEEP WITH DAN WIFFEN
by Liz Byrnes
At this summer’s World Championships in Fukuoka, Dan Wiffen became the European record holder in the 800 meter freestyle to add to his continental standard in the short-course pool. When asked what advice he would give to young swimmers, the Irish Olympian answered, “It doesn’t matter what age you are, and it doesn’t matter if you’re not very good when you’re younger. You can always be a good senior swimmer—you just have to put the work in.”
073 NUTRITION: FALL SNIFFLES—MORE THAN A SEASONAL CHANGE
by Dawn Weatherwax
Consuming foods that you are allergic or sensitive to can lead to inflammation, which is a natural response of the immune system to protect the body from harmful stimuli. However, chronic inflammation can cause a range of health problems, including decreased athletic performance.
COACHING
068 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: BREASTSTROKE OUTWARD SCULL
by Rod Havriluk
Many swimmers begin the breaststroke arm motion with straight arms so that the hands move above the shoulders into a weak position. A more effective motion is to flex the elbows so that the hands move below the shoulders into a strong position. Swimmers can see and feel the outward scull to better control it. Drills, such as swimming every other stroke of breaststroke without breathing, can help a swimmer master the skills necessary to control the outward scull.
074 HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB COACH RELATIONSHIPS: AN INTRICATE BALANCE
by Michael J. Stott
The high school/club coach relationship: collegial or fire-and-ice? Google the subject today, and you will find the full fury of both sides and an occasional voice of reason. The debate—or polarization—can range from harmony and synergy to petitions, lawsuits and athletes withdrawing from one of the two teams.
077 SPECIAL SETS: NATHAN SZOBOTA— “EXTREMELY TALENTED”
by Michael J. Stott
NOVA of Virginia’s Nathan Szobota, coached by Mike Wenert, has experienced swimming success on the local, national and world stages. He won the FINA World Junior Open Water 5K last September, and at the spring NCSA Champs, he became the fastest 15-year-old ever in the 1000 yard freestyle. The now 16-year-old recently clocked Olympic Trials cut times in the 400-800-1500 free and 400 IM.
079 Q&A WITH COACH EMILY MELINA, LAKE OSWEGO SWIM CLUB, ORE.
by Michael J. Stott
080 HOW THEY TRAIN LAKE OSWEGO’S NICK SIMONS
by Michael J. Stott
TRAINING
067 DRYSIDE TRAINING: BACK-TO-SCHOOL TRAINING
by J.R. Rosania
With the summer coming to an end, swimmers have already returned to school ready to begin the months-and-months’ grind of high school and college swimming. One of the most important factors of this training season is the game, the strength back, lost from tapering for several meets and championship racing. This article will focus on strength movements to gain back and push forward the strength that was lost.
JUNIOR SWIMMER
082 HASTY HIGH POINTERS
083 UP & COMERS: CLAYTON TREHARNE
by Dan D’Addona
COLUMNS
006 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT
065 DID YOU KNOW: ABOUT A COLLECTION OF CURIOUS FACTS FROM 100 YEARS AGO?
066 THE OFFICIAL WORD
084 GUTTERTALK
085 PARTING SHOT
