October 2006 Issue

Contents of The October issue:



7 TECHNIQUE: Backstroke: Pre-Race Rituals

8 NOBODY BETTER! by John Lohn

Brendan Hansen is in a class by himself, taking the breaststroke to levels never before seen.

11 MERCURY RISING by John Lohn

The United States unleashed an emphatic statement at its national championships that it

can hardly wait for the Beijing Olympics.

16 SWIMMING’S MOUNT RUSHMORE by John Lohn

Michael Phelps, Brendan Hansen and Aaron Peirsol combined

for five of the six world records set in Victoria, B.C.

19 LIGHTNING IN THE WATER by Jason Marsteller

The citizens of Budapest, Hungary witnessed some

amazingly fast performances, including four world records.

departments:

6 A VOICE for the SPORT

22 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

40 PREP SCHOOL LISTINGS

53 FOR THE RECORD

58 CALENDAR

62 PARTING SHOT



In the Swimming Technique portion of the magazine you will find the following:





33 Q & A WITH COACH JON HOWELL by Dave Denniston

35 HOW THEY TRAIN: Tim Newton by Jon Howell

36 SUCCESSFUL SWIMMING by Wayne Goldsmith

Peaking and tapering are important concepts for coaches to understand

if they want their swimmers to be successful.

38 BREASTSTROKE TURNS by Glenn Mills

Brendan Hansen’s unique turns are one of many factors that help make

this world-record breaststroker so fast.



In the SWIM portion of the magazine you will find the following:



25 A MEET THAT MATTERS by P.H. Mullen

Some 5,400 swimmers came to the Masters World Championships

to show the world how much they love their sport.

26 HEALTH WAVES: The Aqua-Active Lifestyle

28 SLEEP TIGHT... by Amy Wu

...and don’t let the bed bugs bite! If you scrimp on your sleep,

there will be a price to pay in your swimming performance.

31 SURVIVE AND THRIVE: Cam Reid by P.H. Mullen



In the Junior Swimmer portion of the magazine you will find the following:

48 SPEEDO AMERICAN RELAY

49 TYR AGE GROUP SWIMMER OF THE MONTH: Colleen Konetzke

51 MIDDLE TYGER IS GRRREAT! by Jason Marsteller

Middle Tyger YMCA placed first among the men and second among the

women to capture the combined team title at the YMCA Nationals.

52 ALL ROADS LEAD TO IRVINE

That was certainly true this summer for U.S. swimmers, as Irvine, Calif.,

played host to both the U.S. Nationals and Junior National Championships.

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