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STRIPPED! by Jason Marsteller In an unprecedented move since Swimming World first recognized the year’s best swimmers nearly 50 years ago, the magazine is vacating 11 World Swimmer of the Year awards as well as 17 European titles from nine East German female swimmers.
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Strategic Pacing in Distance Events by Michael J. Stott There are many different strategies in distance swimming. The key is to determine which works best to give the swimmer the optimum opportunity to be successful.
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2013 Swimmers of the Year by Jeff Commings and Jason Marsteller World/American Female: Katie Ledecky World/Pacific Rim Male: Sun Yang Pacific Rim Female: Cate Campbell American Male: Ryan Lochte European: Katinka Hosszu, Daniel Gyurta African: Karin Prinsloo, Chad le Clos
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A Voice for the Sport
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ON THE COVER Katie Ledecky, who dominated women’s freestyle in 2013, was a clear choice for the top female swimmer in the world. This past year, the 16-year-old American won three individual gold medals at the World Championships in Barcelona, setting world records in the 800 and 1500 and establishing a textile suit world best in the 400. (See stories, pages 12, 14, 24 and 46.)
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Dryside Training: Holiday Game Plan by J.R. Rosania
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Ask Dr. Shannon: Stretches while Sitting Down by Shannon McBride
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Q&A with Coach Carol Capitani by Michael J. Stott
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Endo is a USA Triathlon Level 1 coach as well as a certified youth and juniors coach of Tri Team Xcel (www.triteamxcel.com). Swimming World will feature Endo’s youth triathlon team in a future online article at www.SwimmingWorldMagazine.com.
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a voice for the sport
medal of freedom for aldoph kiefer by phillip whitten
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This was his greatest service to the United States, and for this alone, Kiefer should be awarded the medal. Additionally: • He is the most successful swimmer in history, losing only once in more than 2,000 races. • He was the only American male swimmer to win Olympic gold at the 1936 Games in Germany. • He set world records at every distance in the backstroke, some of which lasted for two decades. • He also coached a U.S. Navy team to a national title in 1948, placing four of his five swimmers on the U.S. Olympic team. His accomplishments as an inventor are equally impressive. Kiefer is the proud owner of 14 U.S. patents, including the first kickboard, non-turbulent racing lane lines and the nylon swimsuit (replacing woolen suits). At 95, Kiefer still swims an hour a day and attributes his longevity to the swimming and a “pretty good diet” prepared by his wife, Joyce, of 72 years. He no longer competes in swimming, but he does play bridge three times a week, where he gives free reign to his competitive instinct. “I may not place first every time, but I always win something,” he says. It also provides a captive audience for the activity he enjoys the most, according to his son, Jack: talking. The oldest living Olympic gold medalist in any sport, Kiefer was named the “father of American swimming” two years ago by USA Swimming and the U.S. Olympic Committee. Nowadays, he may be confined to a wheelchair by neuropathy, but his mind is nearly as sharp as it was 60 or 70 years ago. If you would like to support our nomination of Adolph Kiefer for the Presidential Medal of Freedom, contact: Executive Office of the President, The White House, Attn: Executive Clerk’s Office, Washington, DC 20502. Phone: 202-456-2226; Fax: 202-456-2569. v Phillip Whitten was editor-in-chief of Swimming World from 1992-2006.
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World Titles Vacated (11) Kornelia Ender (1973, 1975, 1976) Ulrike Tauber (1974, 1977) Petra Schneider (1980, 1982) Ute Geweniger (1983) Kristin Otto (1984, 1986, 1988)
European Titles Vacated (17) Kornelia Ender (1973, 1975, 1976) Ulrike Tauber (1974, 1977) Barbara Krause (1978 tie) Petra Schneider (1979, 1980) Ute Geweniger (1981, 1983) Cornelia Sirch (1982) Kristin Otto (1984, 1986, 1988) Silke Horner (1985, 1987) Anke Mohring (1989)
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ARDS OF GDR DRUG-INDUCED SWIMMING WORLD VACATES AW
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IN AN UNPRECEDENTED MOVE SINCE SWIMMING WORLD FIRST RECOGNIZED THE YEAR’S BEST SWIMMERS NEARLY 50 YEARS AGO, THE MAGAZINE IS VACATING 11 WORLD SWIMMER OF THE YEAR AWARDS AS WELL AS 17 EUROPEAN TITLES FROM NINE EAST GERMAN FEMALE SWIMMERS.
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ased on a mix of positive tests, personal admissions as well as doping admissions from their coaches, Swimming World Magazine has stripped Kornelia Ender, Ulrike Tauber, Petra Schneider, Ute Geweniger and Kristin Otto of their World Swimmer of the Year awards from the 1970s and ’80s. Those five swimmers—along with Barbara Krause, Cornelia Sirch, Silke Horner and Anke Mohring—have had their European Swimmer of the Year awards vacated as well. In the December 1994 issue of Swimming World Magazine, editor-in-chief Phillip Whitten first broke the news, then provided the first irrefutable evidence— from the Stasi, the German Democratic Republic’s (GDR) secret police—that East Germany’s female swimmers were victims of rampant, systematized doping. Ever since, the magazine has routinely called for the East German women who were using performance-enhancing drugs to be stripped of their Olympic medals. These calls to action have continued every time that the International Olympic Committee has elected to strip other Olympians of their medals due to positive doping tests and/or admissions of defrauding the athletic process. Swimming World has always returned the conversation to the East German women, who were part of systemic doping from 1973-89. Whether it was Marion Jones forfeiting her 2000 Olympic medals or Lance Arm-
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strong returning his medal from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Swimming World has always reminded the world, “What about the East German women?” This includes the fact that Armstrong lost his medal after the IOC’s self-instituted statute of limitations on taking this type of action, which has always been the IOC’s defense for not making things right regarding the doped-up East German women. What Swimming World Magazine has never done—but is now rectifying—is to follow suit with what it has always charged the IOC to do: strip the druginduced East Germans of their awards. Beginning Dec. 1, each of these SOY titles will be vacated in Swimming World’s archives, with a note regarding who previously had won the award. Unfortunately, the magazine did not publish a top 5 list for its world and regional swimmers in the ’70s and ’80s as it does today. Consequently, there aren’t any runner-up swimmers who could be honored as the rightful swimmers of the year. The IOC, however, does not have that problem. It knows who finished second— and in some cases third when the East Germans placed 1-2 in their events—and who should be honored as Olympic gold medalists. Still today, Swimming World calls for the IOC to make things right by awarding the Olympic medals to those who deserve them, regardless of the IOC’s statute of limitations that the organization has seen fit to ignore in other instances. v
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3. KEVIN CORDES BLASTS THROUGH 1:50 BARRIER IN 200 YARD BREAST AT NCAAS
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We knew University of Arizona sophomore Kevin Cordes was primed to break 1:50 in the 200 yard breast when the 2013 NCAA Championships rolled around. But a 1:48.68 in the final seemed beyond otherworldly. Though not revolutionary, Cordes’ low stroke count (four and five strokes per lap) throughout the race had jaws on the ground and swimmers attempting to emulate the technique. But Cordes will remain in uncharted waters in the 200 breast, an event that many thought would never see the day when a swimmer would crack 1:50. That day has arrived, and Cordes is primed to continue to revolutionize the sport.
1. KATIE LEDECKY AND LOTTE FRIIS BATTLE HEAD-TOHEAD IN WOMEN’S 1500 AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
4. RUTA MEILUTYTE BREAKS WORLD MARK IN 100 BREAST AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Both of these swims will be forever linked together. One would likely not have happened without the other. Many had expected American Katie Ledecky (pictured above, right) to challenge Kate Ziegler’s world record of 15:42.54, but very few thought Denmark’s Lotte Friis (pictured above, left) would have the staying power to match Ledecky for nearly the entire race. If Friis had not been there at every turn, would Ledecky have been able to post a world record of 15:36.53? The same goes for Lotte Friis, who finished in 15:38.88, a European record. She has been a standout miler for years, but never one who could hold such a strong pace for more than 15 minutes.
When Lithuania’s Ruta Meilutyte claimed the gold medal in the 100 breast at the London Olympics, everyone was waiting for her encore performance. With consistent swims in the low-1:05 range in the months leading up to the World Championships, Meilutyte was promising something big in Barcelona, and she delivered with a 1:04.35. Erasing Jessica Hardy’s techsuit record of 1:04.45 not only gave Meilutyte a standing ovation in the Palau Sant Jordi, but it showed that her Olympic swim was definitely not a fluke. [ photo
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2. RIKKE MOLLER PEDERSEN SETS 200 BREAST WORLD RECORD AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The swimming community thought Rebecca Soni would stand alone in the sub-2:20 category in the 200 long course breaststroke for many years. Denmark’s Rikke Moller Pedersen (pictured at right) had other plans. A year after finishing a heartbreaking fourth at the Olympics, she took advantage of Soni’s absence and crowned herself the new queen of the distance breaststroke. Using a strong middle 100 meters in the semifinal to put herself in contention for the record, Pedersen finished the race with a 2:19.11, 4-tenths faster than Soni. Though she was unable to win the gold medal in the final, Pedersen’s barrier-breaking swim in semifinals was one of the most unexpected swims of the meet. 12
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5. VLAD MOROZOV SPLITS 17.86 IN 200 YARD FREE RELAY AT NCAA CHAMPs
It’s a lucky thing that the timing system for the NCAA Championships was programmed to reset itself in less than 18 seconds. When Vlad Morozov (pictured above) flew through the air to start his leg of USC’s 200 free relay last March, it only took him 17.86 seconds to complete the 50-yard swim. No one has ever broken 18 seconds in an official competition, with Matt Targett’s 18.10 the previous standard. The swim was so shocking that spectators went crazy on Twitter with the news, and Auburn’s relay victory was overshadowed by it. 6. KATIE LEDECKY BREAKS FOUR MINUTES IN 400 METER FREE AT WORLD CHAMPs
Before that stunning 1500 free world record (see #1), the USA’s Katie Ledecky busted through another barrier at the World Championships. In her first final of the meet, Ledecky became the first female in a textile suit to dip under four minutes in the 400 meter freestyle, posting a 3:59.82. Ledecky was under Federica Pellegrini’s world record pace for 350 meters, but the aid of a techsuit for the Italian proved to be too strong for Ledecky’s final surge, just missing the WR of 3:59.15 from 2009. 7. KATINKA HOSSZU SWEEPS Short course IM RECORDS
Katinka Hosszu is the Queen of the FINA World Cup circuit, and she kicked off her 2013 campaign to repeat as the overall women’s champion with short course meters world records in the individual medley events. She started with a 2:04.39 in the 200 IM prelims in the Netherlands, a record she would lower to 2:03.20 in finals later that night. She lowered the 100 IM record a staggering three times down to 57.45 and the 400 IM once to 4:20.85.
8. CAELEB DRESSEL CLOCKS 48.97 TO WIN WORLD Junior TITLE
Caeleb Dressel had one of the best summers of any junior swimmer in the world. He made his first championship final at the USA Swimming nationals, breaking the 15-16 national age group record in the 100 meter freestyle in 49.50. About a month later at the World Junior Championships, he dropped an extraordinary amount of time to claim the gold medal with a 48.97. By this time, he had turned 17, which earned him the 17-18 record previously held by Michael Phelps. 9. CATE CAMPBELL TAKES WORLD TITLE IN 100 FREESTYLE
Cate Campbell (pictured below) has been on the brink of international success since winning a medal in the 50 freestyle at the 2008 Olympics. But growing pains got the better of her...until 2013, when she was the class of the field in the 100 free. She broke the 53-second barrier three times before Worlds, then twice more in Barcelona, including her 52.34 gold medal swim and an earlier 52.33 relay leadoff (third fastest performance all-time/No. 1 in a textile suit). As she prepares for Rio in 2016, Campbell is continuing a legacy of great Aussie sprint freestylers. 10. RICKY BERENS BREAKS 200 YARD FREESTYLE AMERICAN RECORD
Ricky Berens got dangerously close to former teammate David Walters’ American record in the 200 yard free in winning the short course national title in December 2012. Taking the lessons learned from that swim, Berens made a run at the record of 1:31.72 at the American Short Course Championships in March. Instead of chasing the record in the actual 200 freestyle event, Berens stepped up in the final of the 500 free and posted a 1:31.31 in the opening 200 yards before using the final 300 as a warm-down. It stands as the second fastest performance in the event in history, with Great Britain’s Simon Burnett posting a 1:31.20 in 2006. v
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2013 SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR by jeff commings and jason marsteller
KATIE LEDECKY FEMALE WORLD & AMERICAN SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
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he moment Katie Ledecky touched the wall to finish the 800 meter freestyle at the 2012 Olympics, the swimming community began looking ahead to what the 15-year-old would do in 2013. Having missed the world record in the 800 by less than a second in London, everyone figured the final of the 800 would be the premier event at the World Championships in Barcelona. While that race proved to be a major headline grabber, it was not the only race that showed the world that Ledecky was on her way to freestyle dominance. On the first day of Worlds, Ledecky became the second woman under four minutes in the 400 meter free—and the first in a textile suit—when she posted a 3:59.82. Two days later, she was involved in one of the most epic races of the meet, swimming stroke-for-stroke with Denmark’s Lotte Friis in the 1500 final. The race resulted in a smashing of the world record by Ledecky and Friis, with Ledecky claiming the record in 15:36.53. By the time the 800 free final came around on the meet’s seventh day, many thought Ledecky’s energy might be too low to chase the world record that eluded her nearly a year ago, but she dug deep and nearly even-split her race to post an 8:13.86, cracking Rebecca Adlington’s world record of 8:14.10 from the 2008 Olympics. Add in a 1:56.32 200 free leadoff in the 800 free relay, and Ledecky was a clear choice for the top female swimmer in the world. -J.C. v [ photo 14
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FEMALE 1. KATIE LEDECKY, USA (13) 2. MISSY FRANKLIN, USA (3) 3. KATINKA HOSSZU, HUNGARY (3) 4. YULIYA EFIMOVA, RUSSIA 5. RUTA MEILUTYTE, LITHUANIA
MALE 1. SUN YANG, CHINA (17) 2. RYAN LOCHTE, USA (1) 3. CHAD LE CLOS, SOUTH AFRICA 4. CESAR CIELO, BRAZIL (1) 5. YANNICK AGNEL, FRANCE (First-place votes in parentheses)
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SUN YANG MALE WORLD & PACIFIC RIM SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
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un Yang has made history this year, becoming the first man from China to win the World Swimmer of the Year award. It wasn’t even close, as Sun claimed a near unanimous victory from this year’s voting panel. Making history has become fairly routine for Sun in the past two years. In 2012, he became the first man from China to win an Olympic gold medal, and he managed to win two golds, a silver and a bronze that year at the London Olympics. His performances in 2013 proved to be even more impressive. At the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, he accomplished an amazing feat
FEMALE 1. KATIE LEDECKY, USA (16) 2. MISSY FRANKLIN, USA (3) 3. POLIANA OKIMOTO, BRAZIL 4. HALEY ANDERSON, USA 5. JESSICA HARDY, USA
by winning the 400, 800 and 1500 (First-place votes in parentheses) freestyles. He also snared a bronze in the 800 free relay. His freestyle trifecta made him just the the second man ever to win all three events at a single World Championships, joining Australia’s Grant Hackett in the MALE PACIFIC RIM exclusive club. SWIMMERs Sun closed the year for China as part OF THE YEAR of the 12th National Games, which at times takes precedence over the MALE Olympics and Worlds for the Chinese 1. SUN YANG, CHINA (19) nation. Representing Zhejiang Province, 2. CHRISTIAN SPRENGER, AUSTRALIA he won five gold medals while also 3. JAMES MAGNUSSON, AUSTRALIA v netting $200,000 in prize money. -J.M.
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fter a subpar year from twotime defending Female Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year Ye Shiwen of China, sprint queen Cate Campbell reclaimed the award for the Australians. Prior to Ye’s two-year reign, the Aussies had won the award 14 straight years! Campbell had a phenomenal meet at this summer’s FINA World Championships in Barcelona, providing all the ammunition she needed to win the votes of the panelists. Campbell, who already netted an Olympic gold medal last year as part of the 400 free relay in London, earned her first individual international gold medal with a victory in the 100 free, finishing ahead of Sarah Sjostrom and defending Olympic champion Ranomi Kromowidjojo. Campbell also won silver in the 50 free five years after first breaking onto the international scene with an Olympic bronze medal in the 50. Additionally, Campbell helped the Australians to a pair of silvers in Barcelona with runnerup finishes in the 400 medley and freestyle relays. The 400 free relay was special for Campbell, as she teamed with her younger sister, Bronte, to earn the medal. Campbell has an interesting backstory, having been born in Malawi before moving to Australia in 2001. Shortly after the move, she began swimming, and it only took her a few years before she was a force on the national and international scene. -J.M. v
4. LAUREN BOYLE, NEW ZEALAND (1) 5. ZHAO JING, CHINA (First-place votes in parentheses)
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or the third time in four years, Ryan Lochte is the top male American swimmer. Although he swam three of his top events at the World Championships—winning the 200 back and 200 IM in addition to placing fourth in the 200 free—Lochte used the year after the Olympics to branch out, leaving the 400 IM behind for the 100 fly. Not only did he make the USA team in the 100 fly for the World Championships, but he also made the final, placing sixth. With Michael Phelps retired from swimming, the door was open for a replacement, and Lochte took advantage of the opportunity. Lochte continues to reinvent himself, changing training locations earlier this fall from Florida to North Carolina, where he says he’ll stay with SwimMAC through the 2016 Olympics. -J.C. v
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o one raced more miles than Katinka Hosszu did between October 2012 and October 2013. She competed as much as possible in the FINA World Cup as well as in nearly every meet that offered prize money for winners. Not only did she gain the crucial racing experience needed to swim against the best in Barcelona at last summer’s World Championships, but she also earned hundreds of thousands of dollars at the meets, securing her new life in Hungary with husband/agent/ coach Shane Tusup. Four years after taking her first world title in the 400 IM in Rome, Hosszu was back on the podium with a sweep of the individual medleys and a third-place finish in the 200 fly. The 400 IM had to be regarded as Hosszu’s best swim of the meet, and it epitomized the phrase, “leaving it all in the pool.” After chasing Ye Shiwen’s world record of 4:28.43 (but coming up short with a 4:30.41), Hosszu was unable to find the energy to exit the pool for nearly five minutes. In a year that saw an onslaught of world records set by three European breaststrokers, Hosszu’s determination and drive—not only in Barcelona in July, but throughout her journey in 2013— stood out among the rest. -J.C. v
2. YULIYA EFIMOVA, RUSSIA (2) 3. RUTA MEILUTYTE, LITHUANIA (2) 4. RANOMI KROMOWIDJOJO, NETHERLANDS 5. SARAH SJOSTROM, SWEDEN (First-place votes in parentheses)
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MALE EUROPEAN SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
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aniel Gyurta’s first time as Male European Swimmer of the Year did not come easy. The Hungarian did not receive the most first-place votes from the Swimming World Magazine panel, but he had enough support from all the voters to be named the Male European Swimmer of the Year. Certainly, a case could be made that Gyurta’s win in the 200 breaststroke at last summer’s World Championships in Barcelona was more impressive than the winning efforts of Yannick Agnel’s 200 free or Camille Lacourt’s 50 backstroke. Gyurta was on pace to take back the world record he’d lost last year to Japan’s Akihiro Yamaguchi and ended up just 22-hundredths shy of the mark with his 2:07.23. Gyurta has been on the world scene for more than 10 years, first gaining attention from Swimming World in 2000 when he swam a 2:17 as an 11-year-old. Four years later at 15, he won the silver medal in the 200 breast at the 2004 Olympics. Despite a setback at the 2008 Olympics that left him without a medal, Gyurta’s consistency in his premier event after that meet has earned him the world title in the 200 breast in 2009, the Olympic gold medal in 2012 and another world title in 2013. -J.C. v
Top 5 the
male EUROPEAN SWIMMERs OF THE YEAR
MALE
1. DANIEL GYURTA, HUNGARY (5) 2. YANNICK AGNEL, FRANCE (7) 3. THOMAS LURZ, GERMANY (7) 4. CAMILLE LACOURT, FRANCE 5. SPYRIDON GIANNIOTIS, GREECE (First-place votes in parentheses)
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2013 SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR [ photo
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KARIN PRINSLOO FEMALE AFRICAN SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
Z
Top 5 the
FEmale AFRICAN SWIMMERs OF THE YEAR
FEMALE 1. KArin prinsloo, south africa (14)
imbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry, who has been named Female African Swimmer of the Year seven times, will be training with David Marsh and Kim Brackin at SwimMAC in Charlotte, N.C., as she prepares to compete in her fifth Olympics in 2016. But this past year, she took another training break, leaving the door wide open for a different swimmer to claim female regional honors. Taking her place at the top in 2013 was South Africa’s Karin Prinsloo. Prinsloo was the most versatile swimmer from Africa this past year, boasting the top regional time in four individual events: the 100 and 200 meter free (55.00, 1:59.15) as well as the 100 and 200 back (1:01.05, 2:10.04). She’s also the South African record holder in both freestyle events and the 100 back. Prinsloo, who is coached by Igor Omeltchenko at the University of Pretoria, competed for South Africa at the 2012 London Olympics. There she finished 20th in the 200 free. At the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, she reached semifinals in the 100 and 200 back along with the 100 free, finishing 13th, 10th and 14th. -J.M. v
2. farida osman, egypt (3) 3. kyna pereira, south africa 4. jessica pengelly, south africa 5. justine macfarlane, south africa (First-place votes in parentheses)
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CHAD LE CLOS MALE AFRICAN SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
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year after besting Michael Phelps—aka the Greatest of All Time—in his best event, the 200 fly, Chad le Clos not only returned to capture his second straight Male African Swimmer of the Year award, but also place third overall as the world’s best male swimmer! Le Clos is quickly becoming one of the most famous faces in all of swimming. After winning gold in the 200 fly in London as well as silver in the 100 fly a year ago, le Clos stepped up this year with an impressive butterfly sweep at the World Championships in Barcelona. His winning times of 51.06 and 1:54.32 ranked No. 1 in the world this year. His performance in the 200 fly also proved to be historic, as no one outside of America or Europe had ever won the event at the World Championships, dating back to its beginning in 1973. Also helping to secure his spot as one of the top swimmers of this generation, le Clos added a short course world record in the 200 fly with a time of 1:49.04 at the first stop of the FINA Swimming World Cup series, Aug. 7, in Eindhoven. -J.M. v
Top 5 the
male AFRICAN SWIMMERs OF THE YEAR
MALE 1. CHAD LE CLOS, SOUTH AFRICA (19) 2. CAMERON VAN DER BURGH, SOUTH AFRICA 3. OUS MELLOULI, TUNISIA 4. GIULIO ZORZI, SOUTH AFRICA 5. ROLAND SCHOEMAN, SOUTH AFRICA (First-place votes in parentheses)
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2013 ATHLETES OF THE YEAR DIVING, POLO, SYNCHRO, DISABLED SWIMMING FEMALE DIVER OF THE YEAR
HE ZI, china
DANIEL DIAS, brazil
MALE DISABLED SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
[ photo [ photo
by gustau nacarino ]
World titles: 50, 100 and 200 free S5, 50 back S5, 200 IM SM5, 200 free relay 20 points; silver: 50 fly S5, 400 free relay 34 points
Won gold medals at World Championships in women’s one- and three-meter; first woman in 12 years to sweep the individual springboard titles
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Won gold medals at World Championships in men’s 3-meter individual event and 3-meter synchro (with Qin Kai) 22
sophie pascoe, new zealand
HE CHONG, china
MALE DIVER OF THE YEAR
[ photo
by leo mason , usa today sports ]
FEMALE DISABLED SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
[ photo
by mark j . rebilas , usa today sports ]
World titles: 50 and 100 free S10, 100 back S10, 100 breast SB9, 100 fly S10
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[ photo
FEMALE WATER POLO PLAYER OF THE YEAR
JENNIFER PAREJA, spain
SVETLANA ROMASHINA, russia
SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER OF THE YEAR
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Won four gold medals at Worlds— solo and duet technical routine plus solo and duet free routine; ended the year with 15 career world titles, one shy of former teammate Natalia Ishchenko’s record 16
[ photo
by mark j . rebilas , usa today sports ]
Selected MVP of the FINA World Water Polo Championships for gold medalist Spain
MALE WATER POLO PLAYER OF THE YEAR by michael dalder ]
VIKTOR NAGY, hungary
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Goalkeeper for gold medalist Hungary at FINA World Water Polo Championships December 2013
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compiled by jason marsteller
SHORT COURSE — WOMEN
pictured
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yannick agnel
50 METER FREESTYLE
Following is a list of the world and American records set this past season for long course, short course meters and short course yards. The record progression begins with meets swum the first of the year for long course and nov. 1, 2012 for short course yards and short course meters. The list was last updated Oct. 31, 2013. The initial time listed per event is the previous record.
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Ranomi Kromowidjojo, NED — Eindhoven 8-7-13
400 METER FREESTYLE 3:54.92 Joanne Jackson, GBR — Leeds
8-8-09
3:54.85 Camille Muffat, FRA — Chartres 3:54.52 Mireia Belmonte Garcia, ESP — Berlin
11-24-12 8-11-13
800 METER FREESTYLE 8:04.53 Alessia Filippi, ITA — Rijeka
12-12-08
8:01.06 Camille Muffat, FRA — Angers
11-16-12
7:59.34 Mireia Belmonte Garcia, ESP — Berlin
8-10-13
100 METER BREASTSTROKE 1:02.70 Rebecca Soni, USA — Manchester
12-19-09
1:02.36 Ruta Meilutyte, LTU — Moscow
10-12-13
800 METER FREESTYLE
8-16-08 8-3-13
1500 METER FREESTYLE 15:42.54 Kate Ziegler, USA — Mission Viejo
6-17-07
15:36.53 Katie Ledecky, USA — Barcelona
7-30-13
50 METER BREASTSTROKE
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57.74
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SHORT COURSE meters — Mixed
100 METER INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY Hinkelien Schreuder, NED — Berlin
11-15-09
57.73p Katinka Hosszu, HUN — Eindhoven
8-8-13
and freestyle relays officially in late September 2013. These
57.50
8-8-13
world records are not the fastest legally swum performances
8-13-13
in these events. The initial time listed in the following events
Katinka Hosszu, HUN — Eindhoven
57.45p Katinka Hosszu, HUN — Berlin
2:04.60 Julia Smit, USA — Manchester
LONG COURSE — WOMEN 8:14.10 Rebecca Adlington, GBR — Beijing
Marleen Veldhuis, NED — Manchester 4-13-08
200 METER INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
WORLD RECORDS
8:13.86 Katie Ledecky, USA — Barcelona
23.25
* = FINA began recognizing the mixed 200 meter medley
is the world best time.
200 METER MEDLEY RELAY
12-19-09
2:04.39p Katinka Hosszu, HUN — Eindhoven
8-7-13
1:38.74* France — Chartres
2:03.20 Katinka Hosszu, HUN — Eindhoven
8-7-13
(Jeremy Stravius, Florent Manaudou,
Melanie Henique, Anna Santamans)
400 METER INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 4:21.04 Julia Smit, USA — Manchester
12-18-09
4:20.85 Katinka Hosszu, HUN — Berlin
8-11-13
SHORT COURSE — MEN
1:49.87 Indiana University — Bloomington
(James Wells, Cody Miller,
Gia Dalesandro, Olivia Barker)
1:41.70 Russia — Moscow
400 METER FREESTYLE
(Sergey Makov, Andrey Grechin, Daria Tcvetkova, Ekaterina Borovikova)
29.80s Jessica Hardy, USA — Federal Way
8-7-09
3:32.77 Paul Biedermann, GER — Berlin
11-14-09
29.78p Yuliya Efimova, RUS — Barcelona
8-3-13
3:32.25 Yannick Agnel, FRA — Angers
11-15-12
1:39.54 France — Doha
29.48sf Ruta Meilutyte — Barcelona
8-3-13
100 METER BREASTSTROKE
1:49.11 Kaio Almeida, BRA — Stockholm
1:04.45 Jessica Hardy, USA — Federal Way
8-7-09
1:04.35sf Ruta Meilutyte, LTU — Barcelona
7-29-13
200 METER BREASTSTROKE 2:19.59 Rebecca Soni, USA — London
8-2-12
2:19.11sf Rikke Moller Pedersen, DEN — Barcelona 8-1-13
LONG COURSE — MEN
200 METER BUTTERFLY 1:49.04 Chad le Clos, RSA — Eindhoven
11-10-09
1:29.31* Australia — Eindoven
(Matt Abood, James Magnussen,
50.71sf Ryan Lochte, USA — Istanbul
12-15-12
Brittany Elmslie, Emma McKeon)
12-17-10
(Bailey Pressey, Stephanie Armstrong,
1:49.68 Ryan Lochte, USA — Istanbul
12-14-12
Tanner Kurz, Cody Miller)
1:33.01 Russia — Moscow
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ruta meilutyte
8-8-13
1:41.16 Indiana University — Bloomington
1:50.08 Ryan Lochte, USA — Dubai
pictured
10-20-13
Melanie Henique, Anna Santamans)
12-12-09
NONE
10-12-13
(Jeremy Stravius, Giacomo Perez Dortona,
50.76sf Peter Mankoc, SLO — Istanbul
200 METER INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
9-26-13
200 METER FREESTYLE RELAY
8-7-13
100 METER INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
11-23-12
9-26-13
10-13-13
(Rozaliya Nasretdinova, Dmitry Efmakov,
Artem Lobuzov, Maria Reznikova)
1:32.52 Japan — Dubai
(Shinri Shioura, Sayaka Akaes,
Kenta Ito, Kanako Watanabe)
1:31.14 France — Dubai
(Florent Manaudou, Jeremy Stravius,
Melanie Henique, Anna Santamans)
10-18-13
10-21-13
AMERICAN RECORDS LONG COURSE — WOMEN 400 METER FREESTYLE
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4:01.77 Allison Schmitt — London
7-29-12
3:59.82 Katie Ledecky — Barcelona
7-28-13
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tom shields
(Morgan Scroggy, Chelsea Nauta,
Melanie Margalis, Allison Schmitt)
6:52.64 Georgia — College Station
2-19-13
(Shannon Vreeland, Megan Romano,
Jordan Mattern, Allison Schmitt)
SHORT COURSE YARDS — MEN 200 YARD FREESTYLE
1:31.72r David Walters — College Station
3-27-09
1:31.31s Ricky Berens — Austin
3-7-13
100 YARD BACKSTROKE
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SHORT COURSE METERS — MEN
800 METER FREESTYLE 8:14.63 Katie Ledecky — London
8-3-12
8:13.86 Katie Ledecky — Barcelona
8-3-13
3-29-13
Tom Shields — Istanbul
12-15-12
1:51.73 Mike Alexandrov — Columbus
12-4-10
49.07
Ian Crocker — New York
3-26-04
1:50.73 Kevin Cordes — Austin
12-1-12
6-7-08
49.01
Tom Shields — Berlin
8-11-13
1:49.79p Kevin Cordes — Indianapolis
3-30-13
6-27-13
48.80
Tom Shields — Doha
10-21-13
1:48.68 Kevin Cordes — Indianapolis
3-30-13
100 METER BUTTERFLY
8-7-09
1:51.90 Davis Tarwater — Atlanta
29.80t
8-4-13
1:51.38 Tom Shields — Eindhoven
Jessica Hardy — Barcelona
400 METER FREESTYLE RELAY
(Missy Franklin, Jessica Hardy
Lia Neal, Allison Schmitt)
200 YARD BUTTERFLY 12-16-11 8-7-13
1:51.31 Tom Shields — Berlin
1:39.65 Michael Phelps — Annapolis
3-7-10
1:39.65t Tom Shields — Indianapolis
3-30-13
200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY
8-10-13
100 METER INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
7-28-12
Kevin Cordes — Indianapolis
200 YARD BREASTSTROKE
200 METER BUTTERFLY
29.80s Jessica Hardy — Federal Way
3:32.31 United States — Barcelona
11-30-12
22.46
50 METER BREASTSTROKE
3:34.24 United States — London
1:23.53 Arizona — Federal Way
3-24-12
50.81sf Ryan Lochte — Dubai
12-18-10
(Mitchell Friedemann, Kevin Cordes,
50.71sf Ryan Lochte — Istanbul
12-15-12
Giles Smith, Adam Small)
200 METER INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
7-28-13
1:23.17 California — Indianapolis
3-29-13
(Missy Franklin, Natalie Coughlin
1:50.08 Ryan Lochte — Dubai
12-17-10
(Tony Cox, Trevor Hoyt,
Shannon Vreeland, Megan Romano)
1:49.63 Ryan Lochte — Istanbul
12-14-12
Tom Shields, Seth Stubblefield) v
LONG COURSE — MEN
SHORT COURSE YARDS — WOMEN
800 METER FREESTYLE
7:45.63 Larsen Jensen — Montreal
7-27-05
7:43.60 Michael McBroom — Barcelona
7-31-13
200 YARD BACKSTROKE
1:49.16 Elizabeth Pelton — Annapolis
12-2-12
1:48.39 Elizabeth Pelton — Federal Way
3-2-13
1:47.84 Elizabeth Pelton — Indianapolis
3-23-13
57.71
Breeja Larson — Auburn
3-16-12
11-22-04
57.53
Breeja Larson — Houston
11-16-12
26.98rs* Natalie Coughlin — Atlanta
12-16-11
57.43
26.75p Olivia Smoliga — Istanbul
12-15-12
26.57sf Olivia Smoliga — Istanbul
12-15-12
2:04.75 Rebecca Soni — Federal Way
26.13
12-16-12
2:04.48p Breeja Larson — Houston
Natalie Coughlin — New York
Olivia Smoliga — Istanbul
Breeja Larson — College Station
400 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY
(Samantha Woodward, Maddy Schaefer,
case even for times swum legally in international events
Andi Murez, Elizabeth Webb)
where the ban was not yet in effect.
3:10.63 Arizona — Indianapolis
12-13-12
elizabeth pelton
2-28-09
techsuit ban domestically—would not be ratified. This is the
12-16-10
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11-17-12
3:10.77 Stanford — Auburn
25.65sft Christine Magnuson — Istanbul
pictured
2-22-13
techsuits after Oct. 1, 2009 —when USAS implemented the
25.65sf Christine Magnuson — Dubai
sf = semifinal
t = ties previous record
200 YARD BREASTSTROKE
* = USA Swimming decided that American records set in
50 METER BUTTERFLY
r = relay leadoff
s = split
100 YARD BREASTSTROKE
* = not ratified
50 METER BACKSTROKE
p = prelim
3-6-11
1:48.90 Elizabeth Pelton — Athens
SHORT COURSE meters — WOMEN
KEY
27.08
3-23-12
Kevin Cordes — Austin
3-29-13
7-30-13
Rachel Bootsma — Indianapolis
51.10
50.93p Kevin Cordes — Indianapolis
50 METER BACKSTROKE 27.68
100 YARD BREASTSTROKE 51.32p Kevin Cordes — Federal Way
50.74
15:36.53 Katie Ledecky — Barcelona
Ian Crocker — Indianapolis
11-30-12
12-14-12
6-17-07
22.71
3-24-06
Matt Grevers — Austin
10-10-04
15:42.54 Kate Ziegler — Mission Viejo
Hayley McGregory — Austin
50 METER BUTTERFLY
Ryan Lochte — Atlanta
22.58sf Tom Shields — Istanbul
1500 METER FREESTYLE
27.80
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44.60 44.55
(Megan Lafferty, Margo Geer,
Kait Flederbach, Monica Drake)
3-17-12
3-23-13
800 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY 6:53.58 Georgia — Gainesville
2-16-11
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dryside // training
HOLIDAY
GAME PLAN
1 MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS Start in a push-up position with
one knee toward your elbow. Maintain the upper body position, and alternate leg positions.
by j . r . rosania = photos by kaitlin kelly demonstrated by tammy goff
S
o, we’re in the middle of the holidays. You’re afraid of the dreaded 10-pound weight gain. Holiday parties and dinners... and all those desserts—combined with less swimming and exercising than normal—can lead to downfall. Well, what can we do to prevent this? In this article, I will provide several guidelines and exercises to help prevent the HOLIDAY WEIGHT GAIN! One of the best plans of attack should be to have a game plan and stay ahead of the possibility of gaining the extra weight. So, how do we do this? The first recommendation is to know how many calories you’re going to eat. If I am going to eat extra calories (baked goods, cookies, etc.), I know I need to eat fewer calories than I normally eat throughout the day. Another thing to do to prevent weight gain is to add additional fat-burning activities such as running, biking, hiking and some resistance training. An extra 30 minutes for four days a week will actually allow me to eat a few extra calories without gaining weight. Here are several exercises to help you burn extra calories and build some muscle. Perform these exercises two to three times a week—more if you’re swimming less. Complete two to three sets of 15 to 20 reps per exercise. Add 30 to 40 minutes of extra cardio fat-burning activities two to three times a week, and sprint one time a week. Sprints can be running or biking, 30 to 60 seconds long with a 60-second recovery. Also, add an extra 60-to-90-minute cardio fat-burning session with little to zero intensity. So, keep one eye on how much you’re eating during the holiday season, but be intentional about working out and burning calories. v J.R. Rosania, B.S., exercise science, is one of the nation’s top performance enhancement coaches. He is the owner and CEO of Healthplex, LLC, in Phoenix. Check out Rosania’s website at www.jrhealthplex.net. Tammy Goff is a Masters swimmer and a firefighter from Glendale, Ariz.
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2 SIDE HIP-UP Lying on your side with the top arm on your hip, lift your hips up and down. Flip over and repeat on the other side.
3 SUMO SQUAT WITH DUMBBELL FRONT RAISE
Stand with your legs in a wide stance. Holding a dumbbell in one hand, slowly lower into a wide squat position. As you move upward, raise the dumbbell to shoulder height, keeping your arm straight. Finish the reps, switch arms and repeat.
4 SPRINTS Perform
sprints on a stationary bike or an elliptical trainer. Sprint your activity for 30 to 60 seconds, then recover for 60 seconds.
5 STREAMLINE
STEP-UPS Holding a 10-pound medicine ball, start with one leg on a platform and begin to step up onto the box while raising the medicine ball above your head into a streamline position. Return to the floor, alternate to the opposite leg and repeat.
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PIRIFORMIS STRETCH 1. Cross your right leg over your left leg, placing your right ankle just outside your left knee. 2. Gently fold forward. by shannon m c bride photos provided by shannon m c bride demonstrated by shannon m c bride
Dr. Shannon McBride, a licensed chiropractor based in Atlanta, Ga., has been practicing since 2001. She also is certified in Pilates through Power Pilates and the Pilates Method Alliance.
Q:
What stretches can I perform while sitting down?
THORACIC EXTENSION/ FLEXION 1. Grasp the bottom of your chair. 2. Lift your chest and arch your back. Hold for 5 seconds. 3. Round your spine and let your head hang heavy. Repeat five times.
For a deeper stretch, gently press your right knee toward the floor.
UPPER- AND MID-BACK STRETCH -FOR RHOMBOIDS 1. Bring your left arm under your right arm. Cross both arms at the elbows and point your fingers up toward the ceiling. 2. Press the palms of your hands together. 3. Raise your elbows slightly and bow your head. 4. Hold for 30 seconds. Repeat with the right arm under the left arm.
SIDE BODY STRETCH 1. Clasp your hands above your head. 2. Gently lean to the left as far as you can while keeping your right hip pressing firmly into your chair. Hold for 10 seconds. 3. Repeat to the right side. Stretch each side three times.
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Q&A
CAROL
CAPITANI by michael j . stott
photos provided by university of texas athletics
Building off Laura Sogar’s electrifying win in the 200 breast at last year’s NCAA meet, Carol Capitani has the Longhorn women believing,
CAROL CAPITANI Women’s Head Coach University of Texas Austin, Texas
training and dreaming of the halcyon years of the late ’80s and early ’90s.
Carol Capitani (Cal-Berkeley, B.A., English, ’91; Villanova, M.A., English, ’99) was an eight-time AllAmerican at Cal in the IM and breaststroke. Her primary coaching stops before moving to Texas were three years as men’s and women’s assistant at Villanova (three women’s Big East championships), two years as assistant head coach with the Singapore national team and two stints as an assistant at the University of Georgia, where she was an integral part of four women’s NCAA titles and seven runner-up finishes. A master motivator and an excellent technician, Capitani has served USA Swimming as assistant on three World University Games teams (2005, 2011, 2013) as well as the U.S. national team at the 2007 Japan International Grand Prix.
by some of the sport’s best: Bud McAllister, Larry Liebowitz, Mark Schubert and Terry Stoddard at Mission Viejo and Karen Moe Thornton at Cal. I worked with Chuck Horton at Villanova, which was a perfect coaching career start. I was exposed to a variety of influences and training styles during my swimming career. Coaching is an ongoing education, and I landed among some equally great people at Texas in Eddie Reese and Kris Kubik.
Q. Swimming World: Why was Cal a great fit for you as a student-athlete? A. Coach CAROL CAPITANI: I made the most of my experience at Cal because Karen (Moe Thornton) was a great coach, role model and stroke technician. As a tough and gritty team, we were determined to break into the top three. My teammates helped me be my best. I liked the city atmosphere and culture as well as the university freedoms and academic challenges.
SW: The mandate for a culture change at Texas—how’s it coming? CC: It’s hard to change a culture quickly. The women have responded very positively. This team is hungry to surprise some people at year’s end. It feels more like my team than I would have thought a year ago.
SW: Any special coaching influences? CC: I was fortunate to have my career blossom with many great coaches at Georgia for 14 years. I was also coached
SW: What did you take from Jack Bauerle? CC: Jack is an amazing mentor and friend and one of the most positive and competitive people on the planet. He gave me enough responsibility and accountability to develop my coaching and get to know the athletes. He helped me feel valued and important.
SW: Is there pressure to be good at Texas? CC: Texas is a unique and special place. I feel the pressure from many different angles. It can’t be done quickly, but I am doing my best and probably put more pressure on myself than anyone else. — continued on 38 December 2013
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SW: How is the 2013-14 season going to be different from the last? CC: We have 10 new faces on a team of 24, which doubles the new athlete ratio from my first season. This team has a better sense of our expectations, how we coach and who we are as people. That makes a big difference in terms of establishing trust and encouraging belief—in themselves and in the program. SW: Different for you? CC: I better understand the culture and history of Texas swimming. It feels so much better knowing what is coming around the corner.
SW: What do you need from this year’s senior class? CC: Our awesome senior class is ready to have its best year to date. They need to be strong leaders, consistent and tough through the dual meet season and to race as if they have nothing to lose. I think all is possible. SW: What will it take for a top-5 finish at NCAAs? CC: This season? Magic. Luck. Some out-of-sight swims and our divers to rule the boards. We need to be very solid to move up. SW: What’s hard about coaching in a male-dominated profession?
HOW THEY TRAIN: SARAH DENNINGHOFF
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njury-free and coming off a sterling summer as the U.S. Open champion in the 100 and 200 meter backstroke (1:00.62, 2:09.14), 13-time NCAA All-American Sarah Denninghoff is primed to lead the University of Texas Longhorn women higher than last year’s ninth-place finish. After a storied career at Sabino High School (Tucson, Ariz.) and a two-year stint at the University of Arizona, Denninghoff sought a new home. In Austin under first-year coach, Carol Capitani, she regained the confidence and form she had displayed at the 2010 NCSA Juniors and the resulting captaincy she earned on the NCSA All-Star team that competed in Ireland. “Sarah has learned a lot about herself in the past 14 months and has found ways to become more versatile and to expect a lot more from herself,” says Capitani. “She is a true student of the sport, paying attention to technique and making subtle changes to her stroke relatively quickly. Sarah really enjoys practice, 38
and her consistency has been a key factor in her improvement. She has been plagued with injuries over the years, so she attacks her rehab with the same focus as she does practice. She really thrives on relays and has developed more confidence to deliver great performances under pressure,” says her coach. “Psychologically, Sarah really likes to have and understand a plan. The two of us have spent a lot of time discussing season, dual meet and practice goals,” says Capitani. “The same stubbornness that has helped her succeed has also at times held her back, so she is learning to expect more from herself on a day-to-day basis, especially in training. “She is very competitive and can get down when a set doesn’t go her way. As a result, she is learning that the goal is to string as many good practices together as she can. She needs reassurance to know that (fulfilling) her dreams is possible and she is doing the necessary daily things to be successful at year’s end. Consequently, she is very accountable and frequently asks for ways she can improve.” Third-place finishes in the 50 and 100 back at the 2013 World Championship Trials were a harbinger of good things to come for Denninghoff. “I don’t think Sarah had ever made a championship final at long course nationals (before this year), so she is very pleased to have made the time drops she did this past season,” says Capitani. “By learning how to double some events this past year (the 200 free/100 back; 100 free/200 back), she got tougher and started believing she could compete at a higher level. “Sarah wants to improve upon her world rankings (now eighth and 15th in the 100 and 200 back) and put herself on a team next summer. (She now) feels a different pressure and expectation,” says her coach. v SWIMMINGWORLDMAGAZINE.COM
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CC: It takes a lot of preparation, attention and emotion to enable athletes to compete at their best. I don’t know if it is harder for a woman, though fighting stereotypes is difficult. The other day, one of my freshmen said: “I didn’t know if I’d like you because I never thought I’d swim for a woman. But I really like you, so that’s good!” It’s disappointing to realize some people really believe that having a male coach is somehow inherently better than a female coach. SW: What is the Division I recruiting landscape like now? CC: Recruiting is hard and beyond competitive. It takes an inordinate amount of time and energy. Meanwhile, we are trying to give our current athletes the attention they deserve while working on getting the right kids to be a part of our future. Recruiting is relentless and sometimes messy. I think most coaches agree it’s not the most fun part of our work. However, it is necessary to do it well, as the ones who commit help define the culture of our program. SW: How do you find really good swimmers that the rest of the country’s coaches aren’t pursuing? CC: These days, there are very few “really good swimmers” who are a secret. I think it’s all about finding the kids who want to be a part of your program for the “right” reasons, as every team has its own culture, feel and goals. SW: In what way is Eddie Reese fun to have around? CC: He is smart, funny and generous with his experience and knowledge of the sport. I appreciate his support of our program, and it’s great to talk about practice, the kids and bounce things off of him. He definitely keeps me challenged, humble and laughing. SW: What have your World University Games experiences been like? CC: My first World University Games staff was hard to beat. I was the only rookie, surrounded by the likes of Jill Sterkel, Cyndi Gallagher, Sean Hutchison, Bill Rose, Randy Reese and Dick Jochums. I tried to keep my mouth shut and learn from the wealth of experience of everyone else. This last trip to Russia, I was more confident speaking up. Those trips are beyond compare for the experience of everyone coming together as Team USA to compete against the best. SW: Who are you as a coach? CC: I hope I am the same kind of coach as I am a person: interested, caring, perceptive, motivating. v Michael J. Stott, one of Swimming World Magazine’s USA contributors, is based in Richmond, Va. SWIMMINGWORLDMAGAZINE.COM
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STRATEGIC W PACING IN DISTANCE EVENTS by michael j . stott
photos by peter h . bick
There are so many different strategies in distance swimming. The key is to determine which works best to give the swimmer the optimum opportunity to be successful.
pictured bill rose
> mission viejo coach ( left ) looks for
what makes his swimmers
“ tick ”— such as chloe sutton ( right )— then determines the type of training that is best for them as individuals .
hen NBC-TV truncates huge portions of Olympic track and swimming distance events, viewers frequently miss the defining moments of those races. They then remain at the mercy of an announcer to explain whether the winning move came from a “fly-anddie,” negative split or from a back-half finish. How ironic, given the countless hours coaches and athletes spend training and strategizing for winning outcomes. “I’ve come full circle on distance pacing,” says Mission Viejo coach Bill Rose, mentor to such stalwarts as Mike Bruner, Larsen Jensen, Chloe Sutton and Chad LaTourette. “I have my favorite ways, but you really have to see what makes swimmers tick and decide what is best for them as individuals. I believe in going through the energy systems, keeping it simple and convincing swimmers that a certain amount of training is necessary. When athletes just allow training to happen, they often even- or slightly negative-split their ways to best times,” he says. *** Josh White was a member of Kenyon’s NCAA champion 4 x 200 free relays in 1999 and 2000. He also earned a Ph.D. in human performance from Indiana University’s Counsilman Center for the Science of Swimming. These days, he is an associate head coach at the University of Michigan, where he coached four of the top nine milers at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, including Connor Jaeger, 2013 NCAA champion in the 500 and 1650 yard freestyles. “Through different training sets, swimmers really get to know themselves and how their bodies respond. That awareness helps them go the right pace. How do they feel muscularly? Are they breathing hard, is their heart racing, does their body feel warm, cold or neutral? There are all kinds of cues they can use to vary pace depending on how they are feeling energetically,” he says. *** At Mission Viejo, distance swimmers are exposed to a variety of racing strategies. “We ask our swimmers to find what works for them and to be comfortable with it,” says Rose. “We also stress that they recognize different styles in competition, understanding that they cannot control an opponent’s strategy, but to be prepared to remain focused on themselves and their own race plan. “Larsen Jensen, 2004 Olympic silver medalist in the 1500 free, was very good at that. He understood his strengths and those of other swimmers, and he really concentrated on himself.” Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable is an accepted training philosophy as well. “In practice, we do things that are uncomfortable but work on them so much that swimmers get comfortable,” adds Rose. “So then, we create a different set to get uncomfortable again. You keep pressing the button to get better along the way. If not, you’ll just be treading water—and that’s not swimming.” Mission Viejo also embraces failure. — continued on 42 December 2013
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“Failure is a good thing if handled the right way,” says Rose. “You never know what is possible until you do the impossible—or try the impossible. Unless you reach out to where you fail, you will never know what your limits are,” he says. “I give swimmers sets that I say are impossible. It’s amazing what you can get when they say, ‘Well, it’s OK to fail at this because it is an impossible set.’ And all of a sudden, they find themselves making it.” For the Nadadores, such a process has been a path to national- and world-class performance. *** Harvey Humphries, senior associate head coach, is in his 32nd year on the University of Georgia swimming staff. He has trained countless male and female NCAA champions. Most recently, he has guided 2012 NCAA 1650 free champion Martin Grodzki and three of the top six finishers in the 500 free at the 2013 NCAA women’s meet. “In practice, I work on swimmer weaknesses and then let them swim the race the way they are most comfortable in a meet. That allows them to boost their confidence and makes them tougher adversaries,” posits Humphries. “The best people in the world aren’t worried about what other people are going to do. They are going to do what they do best. I think you have to go with your own strengths. The key is taking the other guy out of his race plan,” he says. AS THE WORLD TURNS Has distance racing changed over the years? “Definitely. A distance swimmer today is more like a middle distance swimmer of 20 years ago,” says Humphries. “There is way more depth in the distance events than ever. There is better coaching, including at the age group and grass-roots levels, and the distance kids are better athletes. “Speed is more of a concern, too. When you break splits down, someone who goes 14:50 in the 1500 meters is good at everything—for example, sub-3:50 for the 400, 1:50-point for the 200, :51 for the 100 and :23 in the 50.” Michigan’s White agrees: “People are surprised at how fast you have to go to be at an elite mile pace.” Rebecca Adlington and Lotte Friis were really surprised when Katie Ledecky went out and held much of her 800 free 2012 Olympic final under world record pace. Gaining confidence with every lap, Ledecky may have altered the strategic paradigm for the race. “Her success has made a big difference,” says Rose. “She has taken it to another level. It makes me realize it is something that really works. “But does it work for everyone?” Mission Viejo coaches emphasize establishing position early on, controlling race pace in the middle and finishing well. National team member and American record holder in the 1650 free, Chad LaTourette (14:24.35), was “very comfortable setting a pace and never going off it right to 42
the last 100,” says Rose. “He wouldn’t build or anything. He would just hold very well.” Negative-splitting requires supreme focus and intense discipline. Janet Evans used it effectively in her 400 free race at the 1988 Olympics on her way to a 4:03.85 world record that lasted for 19 years. Evans’ splits by hundreds were 59.99-1:02.15-1:01.26-1:00.45. The 200s were 2:02.14-2:01.71. WINNING AT THE END “Sometimes I think being a backhalfer gets glorified because everybody likes to run people down,” says White. “You see some awesome last 100s on some not-so-stellar swims. “Sun Yang, world record holder in the 1500 free—when he is the class of the field, he doesn’t mind hanging around and then winning at the end because speed is a strength. Others who don’t have a great finishing kick might go out and just hope they are far enough ahead to withstand someone’s final charge. “But that’s one of the great things about distance swimming,” says White. “There are so many different strategies.” v Michael J. Stott, one of Swimming World Magazine’s USA contributors, is based in Richmond, Va.
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AGE GROUP SWIMMERs OF THE MONTH
NEW JERSEY GATORS Stephanie Judge (14), Shayna Hollander (13), Isabella DeSimone (14) and Emily Wilson (13) of the New Jersey Gators set a state record in the 13-14 girls 200 yard free relay, Oct. 19, at the Fall Festival of X-Cellence. The meet, hosted by X-Cel Aquatics at Princeton University, was the team’s first meet of the season. The quartet lowered their seed time of 1:40.84 by more than two seconds to 1:38.30—5-hundredths of a second faster than the previous state record set earlier this year by the Lakeland Hills YMCA’s Katelyn Mann, Bianca Karpinski, Katie Kiely and Ingrid Shu. Judge led off with a 25.17, followed by Hollander’s 24.42, DeSimone’s 24.64 and Wilson’s near sub-24 split (24.07).
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CHARGER AQUATICS Charger Aquatics’ (Albuquerque, N.M.) foursome of Trey Robison (10), Darien O’Donnell (10), Brock Zuyderwyk (10) and Tyler Jenson (10) broke two 10-and-under boys state relay records at the New Mexico State Long Course Championships, July 20-21. The boys first set a record in the 200 meter freestyle relay, winning by nearly 20 seconds with their 2:07.48. The time also smashed the state record (2:17.55) by more than 10 seconds, previously set by the Charger Aquatics in 2011. Their second state standard— in the 200 medley relay—was equally impressive. Clocking 2:25.25, the boys won the event by more than 20 seconds and erased a 38-year-old record that had been set in 1975 by the ABQ Dolphins, lowering the previous mark of 2:34.56 by nearly 10 seconds. v
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> ( from
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