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The Swimming World August 2021 Issue Presents
Up & Comers: Coral Springs Swim Club’s Brian Hamilton
By Shoshanna Rutemiller
Coral Spring Swim Club’s (Fla.) Brian Hamilton is setting high goals for himself in the pool! In May, just two months after turning 12, he achieved AAA times in the long course 50 and 100 freestyle and 50 butterfly with times of 30.53, 1:04.02 and 32.59. Now he has his sights set on his team’s club records in the 50 and 100 freestyle—a feat he could accomplish by the end of the season!
“Brian consistently brings his ‘A’ game to practice. He leads the lane with pride and never backs down from a challenge,” says Coach Carolyn Kuczynski. “Brian is the most improved swimmer I’ve coached, and he has only scratched the surface of his potential.”
Out of the pool, Hamilton is a straight-A student and member of the National Junior Honor Society. He also loves spending time running around with friends, playing hours of Roblox or binge-watching episodes of Lost in Space.
SWIMMING WORLD: WHAT IS THE BEST THING YOU DO IN SWIMMING?
BRIAN HAMILTON: My favorite strokes are butterfly and freestyle. My best events are the 50 and 100 butterfly and freestyle.
SW: WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TOUGHEST WORKOUTS/SETS YOU’VE DONE?
BH: This question was a hard question because there are so many sets that we do every day that are very hard. I would have to say the three most difficult sets that I have done in practice were 10 x 100s best average, a 1,000 kick with fins and a 400 IM for time.
SW: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT SWIMMING?
BH: My favorite thing has to be the interaction with other people when we go to out-of-town meets. Another thing I like is getting to know my competition in the All-Star meets. Although we are racing against each other, it is good to make good friendships wherever you go.
SW: WHAT ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR?
BH: One thing that I am looking forward to most this year in the pool is trying to beat the Coral Springs Club record for the 50 and 100 freestyle in long course. In the 50, I am within a second…and in the 100, I am within two seconds of beating these records.
Also, one thing that I am looking forward to this year outside of the pool is traveling internationally without restrictions. In the past, my family and I have always traveled for summer to Europe. When the restrictions are lifted for international travel, I am looking forward to revisiting Portugal, which is my favorite country in Europe.
SW: WHO IS SOMEONE YOU LOOK UP TO IN SWIMMING… AND WHY?
BH: Michael Phelps: One reason why I look up to him is because two of his best strokes are butterfly and freestyle…and those strokes are also my best strokes.
SW: WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES?
BH: I have a lot of hobbies that I like to do when my swim practice is over, including building Legos, building 3D jigsaw puzzles and playing video games with my friends.
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SWIMMING WORLD AUGUST 2021 FEATURES
012 | READY FOR A NEW CHALLENGE
by David Rieder
Torri Huske finished her high school career by setting national high school records in the 100 yard fly and 200 IM and by being named Swimming World’s Female High School Swimmer of the Year for the second time (2019, 2021). The 18-year-old senior from Yorktown High School (Arlington, Va.) will be moving on to Stanford in the fall, but first, she set an American record in the 100 meter fly at U.S. Trials that earned her a trip to Tokyo to compete in her first Olympics.
014 | TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
by Dan D’Addona
Everything appears to be OK for Norman North (Okla.) High School senior Aiden Hayes. He set two national high school records (100 fly and 50 free) this past season. He competed and gained experience at the U.S. Olympic Trials as the fastest 18-year-old in the country in butterfly. And he was named Swimming World’s Male High School Swimmer of the Year.
016 | CREAM OF THE CROP
by David Rieder and Andy Ross
There were some mighty fast swimmers who finished the 2020-21 high school season right behind Swimming World’s Female and Male High School Swimmers of the Year, Torri Huske and Aiden Hayes. Of the four runners-up, two of them are underclassmen and will be returning for more fast swimming in 2021-22.
018 | TOP 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 male and female—from the Class of 2021 and where they’ll be attending college in the fall.
021 | NUTRITION: WHAT TO EAT BEFORE THE “BIG RACE”
by Dawn Weatherwax
To reach your swimming goals, it is important to know what to eat—at what times and in what amounts. It is different for everyone, but very important to master.
022 | ISHOF: THE U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS—DONNA DeVARONA AND THE PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF WOMEN’S SWIMMING
by Bruce Wigo
At the recent U.S. Olympic Trials, there was one moment that linked the past with the present and future of swimming like no other. It came when Donna de Varona presented Olympic qualification medals to Katie Grimes, the youngest member of the 2021 Olympic swimming team, and three-time Olympian Katie Ledecky.
025 | ONE OF THE GREATEST SPRINTERS OF ALL TIME
by John Lohn
The 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney are widely remembered for the home-nation success of Australia, which was spearheaded by teenage sensation Ian Thorpe. But the Games Down Under also served as a redemptive locale for the Netherlands’ Inge de Bruijn, who used the stage to define herself as one of the sport’s legends.
028 | MENTAL PREP: BEFORE THE BEEP WITH KATE DOUGLASS
by Shoshanna Rutemiller
COACHING
030 | SPECIAL SETS: TRAINING KAYLA WILSON
by Michael J. Stott
Coach Richard Hunter of TIDE Swimming in Virginia Beach, Va. discusses goals and workouts for one of his top swimmers, Kayla Wilson, a rising senior at Norfolk Academy who recently committed to Stanford for fall 2022.
034 | SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: MAXIMIZING SWIMMING VELOCITY (Part 4)—MINIMIZING THE ARM ENTRY PHASE TIME IN BACKSTROKE AND BREASTSTROKE
by Rod Havriluk
To minimize the arm entry phase time in backstroke, a swimmer must quickly move the hand downward directly behind and below the shoulder. Minimizing the arm entry phase (glide phase) in breaststroke requires precise control of the timing between the finish of the kick and the beginning of the pull. A decrease in the non-propulsive entry phase decreases the time for a stroke cycle, increases stroke rate and increases swimming velocity.
038 | SPECIAL SETS: ENERGY SYSTEM TRAINING
by Michael J. Stott
George Heidinger, former USA Swimming National Team High Performance Consultant and owner of Pikes Peak Athletics (Colo.), specializes in long-term athlete development. As such, he is well-schooled in the science of energy systems and shares some sample sets he has given to rising high school senior Quintin McCarty and his PPA senior teammates.
040 | A COACHES’ GUIDE TO ENERGY SYSTEMS (Part 3): WHILE THEY’RE YOUNG
by Michael J. Stott
In Part 3 of our series on energy systems, two age group coaches—one from Clovis, Calif. and one from Richmond, Va.—share how they inform and guide their younger athletes through energy system training.
043 | Q&A WITH COACH NICHOLAS ASKEW
by Michael J. Stott
044 | HOW THEY TRAIN: MILES SIMON
by Michael J. Stott
TRAINING
033 | DRYSIDE TRAINING: GOLD MEDAL WORKOUT
by J.R. Rosania
JUNIOR SWIMMER
036 | GOLDMINDS: 10 GREAT REASONS TO GET BACK IN THE POOL
by Wayne Goldsmith
47 | UP & COMERS: BRIAN HAMILTON
by Shoshanna Rutemiller
COLUMNS
008 | A VOICE FOR THE SPORT
011 | DID YOU KNOW: ABOUT ETHELDA BLEIBTREY?
046 | HASTY HIGH POINTERS
048 | GUTTERTALK
049 | PARTING SHOT
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