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In this issue of Swimming World, read about the new era of young talent from around the world that have been powering the sport, including Summer McIntosh, Mollie O’Callaghan, Benedetta Pilato, David Popovici, Leon Marchand, and Hwang Sun-Woo, and many others. Also featured is a world record flashback on Ian Crocker’s 100m butterfly at the 2005 World Championships; A lesson to believe in yourself from Polish swimmer Kasia Wasick; Before the Beep with Louisville Cardinals’ Nick Albiero; Why Paris 2024 will be prime time for Leon Marchand; Another Choice: The Case For D-III Swimming, Part 1; The effect of hand paddles on swimming performance; Special Sets with Carmel Swim Club’s Berit Berglund; Q&A with coach Ian Murray of the Dynamo Swim Club; How They Train with Dynamo Swim Club’s Brooks Curry and Ian Grum; Dryland exercises for early-season strength; Up & Comer Brandon Anand of Scarlet Aquatics; Queen Elizabeth II…The Swimmer; The 2022 Holiday Gift Guide AND the 2022 Prep School Directory; and much more!
[On the cover: Summer McIntosh, Photo Courtesy: Funkita]
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FEATURES
010 WORLD RECORD FLASHBACK: IAN CROCKER—A BEAMONESQUE PERFORMANCE
by John Lohn
As Swimming World continues its “World Record Flashback” series, we celebrate the day in which Ian Crocker clocked 50.40 in the 100 meter butterfly. Racing at the 2005 World Championships in Montreal, the 22-year-old delivered a swim that belied reality and, over time, proved itself to be a decade ahead of its time.
012 A NEW ERA OF YOUNG TALENT
by David Rieder
An influx of rising stars is powering the sport, with swimmers from around the world making their mark during a packed schedule of international racing over the past four months.
016 BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
by Dan D’Addona
That’s the lesson Polish swimmer Kasia Wasick learned after retiring from swimming six years ago because of a shoulder injury, then returning with a newfound confidence and appreciation for the sport she loves.
019 NUTRITION: PUCKER UP—THE BENEFITS OF TART CHERRIES
by Dawn Weatherwax
Tart cherries—not sweet ones—have been shown to help with reducing inflammation, enhancing recovery, minimizing muscle soreness and improving sleep. Research has even shown it could help on competition day!
020 MENTAL PREP: BEFORE THE BEEP WITH NICK ALBIERO
by Shoshanna Rutemiller
024 PERFECT TIMING FOR PARIS 2024
by Matthew De George
The Paris Games figure to come at the perfect juncture in Leon Marchand’s career, when the Frenchman will be at his best physically. The rest, when it comes to being in a position to exploit that strength, is up to how he prepares. And it’s a challenge he’s eager for.
COACHING
026 ANOTHER CHOICE: THE CASE FOR D-III SWIMMING (Part 1)
by Michael J. Stott
In the first of two installments, college coaches discuss recruiting and the realities of finding an aquatic home on one of the nation’s 524 NCAA Division III teams.
030 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: THE EFFECT OF HAND PADDLES ON SWIMMING PERFORMANCE
by Rod Havriluk
Research shows that there is no guarantee that hand paddles will improve strength, technique or swimming velocity or increase shoulder pain. However, if swimmers attend to specific visual and kinesthetic information, paddles can help swimmers increase strength, make technique changes, swim faster and avoid injury.
039 SPECIAL SETS: BERIT BERGLUND—TRAINING FOR SUCCESS
by Michael J. Stott
Berit Berglund, the top-ranked girls’ high school swimmer in Indiana (19th nationally), swims for Coach Chris Plumb’s Carmel Swim Club—a place of “hard work, support, change and belief.”
040 Q&A WITH COACH IAN MURRAY, DYNAMO SWIM CLUB (Ga.)
by Michael J. Stott
042 HOW THEY TRAIN DYNAMO SWIM CLUB’S BROOKS CURRY & IAN GRUM
TRAINING
029 DRYSIDE TRAINING: EARLY-SEASON STRENGTH
by J.R. Rosania
It’s October, and early-season training finds swimmers working on strengthening and endurance. Whether you’re a swimmer in high school, college or Masters, the need for strength now is essential to be able to achieve faster racing times in the winter and spring.
JUNIOR SWIMMER
044 UP & COMERS: BRANDON ANAND
by Shoshanna Rutemiller
COLUMNS & SPECIAL SECTIONS
007 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT
009 DID YOU KNOW: ABOUT QUEEN ELIZABETH II…THE SWIMMER?
022 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
032 2022 PREP SCHOOL DIRECTORY
045 GUTTERTALK
047 PARTING SHOT
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