Up & Comers: Kennedy Noble – August 2018 Issue
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It’s easy to become an avid swimmer when you grow up in a state such as Arizona, where pools and outdoor activities reign supreme. Fourteen-year-old Kennedy Noble is no exception. She has been a member for several years of the YMCA Westside Silver Fins in Goodyear, located about 20 miles west of downtown Phoenix.
She’s quickly blossomed into a talented swimmer, collecting state titles in the 100-200 fly, 100-200 back and the 200-400 IM at state championship meets over the years. Noble has participated in several big meets in the area, most recently the Four Corners Speedo Sectionals meet and the Mesa stop of the 2018 TYR Pro Swim Series.
Ryan Kent, the team’s head age group coach, told Swimming World,
“Kennedy has learned to embrace the concept of training out of her comfort zone. She enjoys the challenge.
Kennedy is an outstanding person. She lights up the practice pool with her personality, leadership and effort.”
To learn more about Noble and her favorite things about swimming, check out the August 2018 issue of Swimming World Magazine, available now!
[PHOTO BY EMILY WEISS]
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FEATURES
016 THE WEISS WATCH
by David Rieder
Even when she was young, people knew that Emily Weiss had exceptional talent. With her super competitive spirit and commitment to success, her steady improvement has included a gold medal at last year’s World Junior Championships, a national high school record and now the recognition of being named Swimming World’s Female High School Swimmer of the Year.
020 ONE AND ONLY
by Annie Grevers
The sport of swimming has never seen a Reece Whitley before—not because of his ethnicity or because of his size, but because of his heart to lead, desire to fulfill his own greatest potential, and mind to reach well beyond his 7-foot wingspan to impact the lives of others through his sport.
024 TIGHT AT THE TOP
by Annie Grevers and David Rieder
The battle for Swimming World’s Female and Male High School Swimmers of the Year was extremely close, with all six of the top swimmers clocking No. 1 times during the 2017-18 season.
026 TOP HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITS
by Diana Pimer
Swimming World takes a look at the swimmers it considers to be the 10 best high school recruits from the Class of 2018 and where they’ll be attending college in the fall.
032 THE GREATEST…
by Bruce Wigo
Milton Gray Campbell may not have been the greatest high school swimmer of all time, but he was a swimmer who was among the greatest high school athletes of all time.
COACHING
010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: MATT MANN II
by Michael J. Stott
014 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPTIMAL MODEL FOR TECHNIQUE: PART 2 —BODY ROTATION
by Rod Havriluk
Body size and body shape are both directly affected by body rotation. Consideration of body rotation (axis and magnitude) is vital in developing an optimal model of swimming technique.
035 DO IT RIGHT, OR DO IT OVER (PART 2)
by Michael J. Stott
This is the second installment in a multi-part series on swimmer motivation and how coaches approach the often-vexing issue of unsatisfactory practice performance. This month’s article examines the larger role of team culture and athlete response in the context of motivation and daily training.
038 SPECIAL SETS: WALK-ON, WALK-UP SWIM SETS
by Michael J. Stott
For the multitude who harbor college swimming aspirations but will not receive athletic money, there is still hope.
041 Q&A WITH COACH KELLY KREMER
by Michael J. Stott
042 HOW THEY TRAIN CONNER McHUGH
by Michael J. Stott
TRAINING
040 DRYSIDE TRAINING: STROKE AND DISTANCE STRENGTH SERIES—SPRINT FREESTYLE
by J.R. Rosania
JUNIOR SWIMMER
025 GOLDMINDS: YOU PLAY LIKE YOUR PLACE!
by Wayne Goldsmith
Your swim club culture—how you do the things you do—will determine much of the success you hope to achieve in the sport. It’s important, then, to find a swim club that offers a culture that gives you the environment and opportunity to experience swimming the way you want to experience it.
045 UP & COMERS: KENNEDY NOBLE
by Taylor Brien
COLUMNS
008 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT
013 BEYOND THE YARDS
044 HASTY HIGH POINTERS
046 GUTTER TALK
048 PARTING SHOT
Kennedy is awesome!!! Inside and outside of the pool!