November Swimming World Available For Download Total Access Members Can Visit the Swimming World Vault and Download Now! [ PHOTO BY KYLE TERADA-USA TODAY SPORTS] ON THE COVER This month is our annual open water issue. In addition to naming this year’s World Open Water Swimmers of the Year—France’s Aurelie Muller and the Netherlands’ Ferry Weertman (pages 18-20), Swimming World discusses some of the controversial issues facing open water swimming (pages 22-23). We also take a look at the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and how they have affected open water races in the southeastern United States, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean (pages 24-25); the English Channel—its history (pages 28-29) and a recent crossing by an Arizona swim coach (pages 26-27); and the idea of adding open water relays at the 2020 Olympics (page 21). Check out the November 2017 issue of Swimming World Magazine to learn more, available now! Not a subscriber? Subscribe With This Special 3-Year Offer!Swimming World Magazine gives you access to all of the back issues of Swimming World Magazine dating back to 1960! Save 25% on a 1 year subscription and download more issues from the Swimming World Vault and get the following:
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FEATURES 2017 OPEN WATER SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR by Annie Grevers Swimming World’s Open Water Swimmers of the Year for 2017 are both two-time winners, with France’s Aurelie Muller also having won the title in 2015, and the Netherlands’ Ferry Weertman taking the honor in back-to-back years. A PROPOSITION: OPEN WATER RELAYS AT THE OLYMPICS by Annie Grevers Open water relays are already part of the swimming schedule at the World Championships. Why not add a 5K team event to the Olympics? 2017: A TIME TO REFLECT by David Rieder Water temperatures, water quality and athlete safety are still hot topics in open water swimming. HURRICANE AFTERMATH: PICKING UP THE PIECES by David Rieder Most people who reside in the southeastern United States and Caribbean live their lives hoping to avoid hurricanes, but this year’s batch of storms proved especially devastating. However, everyone in the area hosting swimming events intends to be back up and running again soon. THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE by David Rieder Joe Zemaitis was looking for a challenge, a worthy goal. So, this past summer—after a year of planning and training—the head swim coach at Swim Neptune in Scottsdale, Ariz. accomplished that goal by crossing the English Channel from England to France in 12-1/2 hours. SWIMMING THE ENGLISH CHANNEL: A LOOK BACK IN TIME by Bruce Wigo Legend has it that in 55 B.C., when Roman General Julius Caesar stood on a beach in Gaul, plotting his conquest of Britain, he looked across the sea, saw the white cliffs of Dover and asked one of his men: “Do you think we could swim it?” His subordinate replied, “I think we should take boats.” They did, but an idea was born even though it would hibernate in the minds of men for nearly two millenia. MENTAL PREP: BEFORE THE BEEP WITH LEAH SMITH by Annie Grevers COACHING 010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: FRANK BUSCH by Michael J. Stott COLLEGE RECRUITING: HOW IT’S DONE by Michael J. Stott In the first of a multi-part series, Swimming World explores the basic elements of the college swimming courtship. SWIMMING TECHNIQUE MISCONCEPTIONS: FRONT QUADRANT SWIMMING by Rod Havriluk A common misconception is that front quadrant swimming (FQS) is an effective freestyle technique. It is not. While FQS has been used by top swimmers, that is not justification for promoting that strategy. FQS produces an arm coordination that is counterproductive to fast swimming. SPECIAL SETS: THE (SWIMMING) DISTANCE FORMULA by Michael J. Stott Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) swept the women’s and men’s swimming and diving titles at this year’s NAIA Championships—in part because of its outstanding distance freestyle performances. Here, Coach Scott Teeters shares some of his training methods for ONU’s highly successful distance program. 042 Q&A WITH COACH JON JOLLEY by Michael J. Stott 043 HOW THEY TRAIN ROSS DANT by Michael J. Stott TRAINING 039 DRYSIDE TRAINING: BUILDING A STRONGER SWIMMER by J.R. Rosania JUNIOR SWIMMER 036 GOLDMINDS: RELAX…IT’S ONLY SWIMMING by Wayne Goldsmith Stressed? Tense? Anxious? Not to worry…just…relax 045 UP & COMERS by Taylor Brien COLUMNS & SPECIAL SECTIONS 008 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT 030 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 046 GUTTER TALK 048 PARTING SHOT |