SWIMMING VELOCITY (Part MINIMIZING THE ARM ENTRY PHASE TIME IN FREESTYLE AND BUTTERFLY

FEATURES

010 | TOKYO OLYMPIC GAMES: READY FOR IMPACT

by Dan D’Addona, Matthew De George, John Lohn, David Rieder and Andy Ross As the United States was still selecting its Olympic swimming team in mid-June, most countries had already decided who would be competing at the COVID-19 pandemicdelayed Olympic Games this summer. Here are profiles of 10 swimmers from around the world who have been preparing to make an impact in Tokyo.

022 | TAKEOFF TO TOKYO: ICONIC MOMENTS IN OLYMPIC HISTORY

by John Lohn In October of 2019, nearly a year prior to the original date of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Swimming World designed a series that would pay homage to the history of the sport on its biggest stage. For our final installment of “Takeoff to Tokyo,” we offer a look at some of the most prominent moments in Olympic lore.

026 | AS GOOD AS IT GETS

by Dan D’Addona In our Olympic preview of artistic swimming, Swimming World notes that Russia is a perfect 10-for-10, winning every Olympic gold medal possible—duet and team—since the turn of the century. Led by Svetlana Romashina and Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Russia will be tough to beat next month, Aug. 2-7, in Tokyo.

COACHING

20 | SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: MAXIMIZING SWIMMING VELOCITY (Part 3)— MINIMIZING THE ARM ENTRY PHASE TIME IN FREESTYLE AND BUTTERFLY

by Rod Havriluk The non-propulsive time in a stroke cycle consists of the time for the entry phase and the recovery phase. This article presents strategies to minimize the entry phase time for freestyle and butterfly so that a swimmer can decrease stroke cycle time, increase stroke rate and increase swimming velocity.

040 | A COACHES’ GUIDE TO ENERGY SYSTEMS (Part 2)

by Michael J. Stott Last month, Swimming World explored the concept of energy systems and how coaches can use them to maximize athlete development and performance. In Part 2, we examine how one incorporates his understanding of energy systems into a seasonal training plan.

042 | Q&A WITH COACH SID CASSIDY

by Michael J. Stott

043 | HOW THEY TRAIN MEGAN MORONEY AND ASPEN GERSPER

by Michael J. Stott

TRAINING

019 | DRYSIDE TRAINING: SUMMER SPEED

by J.R. Rosania

JUNIOR SWIMMER

45 | UP & COMERS: KAYLA HAN

by Shoshanna Rutemiller

COLUMNS & SPECIAL SECTIONS

008 | A VOICE FOR THE SPORT

018 | THE OFFICIAL WORD

027 | 2021 AQUATIC DIRECTORY

046 | GUTTERTALK

047 | PARTING SHOT

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ON THE COVER

Best known for his prowess in the 200 meter butterfly, Hungary’s Kristof Milak is also the No. 4 performer in history in the 100 fly at 50.18. In the 200, he owns the three fastest times in history. His world record of 1:50.73 from the 2019 World Championships sits 78-hundredths clear of the previous mark of 1:51.51 set in 2009 during the tech-suit era by Michael Phelps, the only other athlete to eclipse the 1:52 barrier. As the Olympic Games are set to begin in Tokyo, it is not preposterous to suggest that Milak could threaten the 1:50 barrier. (See feature, pages 10-17.) [PHOTO BY PETER H. BICK ]

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