ON THE DECEMBER COVER
Sarah Sjostrom has ended Katie Ledecky’s four-year reign as the best female swimmer in the world, being named Swimming World’s Female World Swimmer of the Year for the first time. Both Sjostrom and Ledecky won three individual gold medals and a silver at this summer’s World Championships in Budapest, but the now 24-year-old from Sweden eclipsed six world records in 2017.
Following the World Championships in Budapest, Sjostrom took her talents to the World Cup stage. It was there that the Swede swam against fellow sprint legends Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Cate Campbell, trading short course world records between the three of them.
This is Sjostrom’s first World Swimmer of the Year title. Six world records in one year—that’s one successful 2017 campaign! To read more about Sjostrom’s successful 2017, check out the December 2017 issue of Swimming World Magazine, available now!
[PHOTO BY ROB SCHUMACHER, USA TODAY SPORTS ]
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FEATURES
2017 SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR
by Annie Grevers and David Rieder
World: Sarah Sjostrom (Female European) & Caeleb Dressel (Male American)
Female American: Katie Ledecky
Male European: Adam Peaty
Pacific Rim: Emily Seebohm & Sun Yang
African: Farida Osman & Chad le Clos
5 BEST WOMEN’S & 5 BEST MEN’S PERFORMANCES OF 2017
by David Rieder
Nothing can quite top the magic of the Olympic Games, but as far as encores go, this year’s FINA World Championships emphatically delivered, with nine of this year’s top 10 performances coming in Budapest.
COACHING
010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: MARY FREEMAN
by Michael J. Stott
COLLEGE RECRUITING: THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE
by Michael J. Stott
In the second of a multi-part series, Swimming World explores social media and its effect on recruiting.
SWIMMING TECHNIQUE MISCONCEPTIONS: BREASTSTROKE AND BUTTERFLY BREATHING REVISITED
by Rod Havriluk
Following the conventional wisdom for both breaststroke and butterfly breathing results in excess vertical motion that has a negative impact on performance. An effective breathing motion requires a swimmer to extend completely at the neck so that the body remains more level, thereby minimizing resistance and maximizing propulsion.
SPECIAL SETS: CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY SETS
by Michael J. Stott
041 Q&A WITH COACH PETER CASARES
by Michael J. Stott
042 HOW THEY TRAIN SARA DAHER
by Michael J. Stott
TRAINING
030 DRYSIDE TRAINING:HOLIDAY TRAINING—DAMAGE CONTROL
by J.R. Rosania
JUNIOR SWIMMER
GOLDMINDS: BUILDING CONFIDENT SWIMMERS
by Wayne Goldsmith
Here’s a “babies-to-the-best” way of developing confidence in swimmers.
045 UP & COMERS
by Taylor Brien
COLUMNS & SPECIAL SECTIONS
008 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT
033 DADS ON DECK
034 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
046 GUTTER TALK
048 PARTING SHOT
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