SwimmingWorldMagazine.com Rewind: 20-Year Splashback – February 1987

PHOENIX, Arizona, February 11. TODAY, SwimmingWorldMagazine.com Rewind checks out the February 1987 issue in its 20-year Splashback look at previous Swimming World Magazine issues.

February 1987 Table of Contents
FEATURES:
Polo's Man Of Bronze by Mark Muckenfuss
Terry Schroeder's body has been bronzed by the sun and by sculptor Robert Graham, but he's looking for gold in 1988 – 24
Familiar Faces
Previewing the women's collegiate championships: defending champions are favored to repeat in every division – 35
Building A Kingdom
In only its third year Bakersfield is expected to retain last year's Division II title; defenders in other divisions should do the same – 41
Going For The Gold Down Under by A1 Schoenfield
A look at the Australian swim program and what is being done to shape the future of the sport – 49
1987 Camp Listings – 52

DEPARTMENTS:
Perspective – 5
Editorial Side – 8
Age Group Divers – 11
Age Group Swimmers – 12
U.S. Swimming – 14
Newswave – 16
Physiology – 20
AquaZoids – 21
Nutrition – 23
International Review – 55
Water Polo – 57
Long Distance Swimming – 65
Time Standards – 66
NISCA News – 67
For the Record – 69
Classified – 76
Calendar – 77
Index To Advertisers – 80

COVER:
Terry Schroeder, captain of the U.S. national water polo team, is considered to be America's best water polo player and one of the best two-meter men in the world. Schroeder has been a national team member for eight years and was a member of the 1984 Olympic team which captured the silver medal. Pointing toward 1988 and what will probably be his last Olympic bid, Schroeder is hoping for a golden retirement. For an in depth look at Schroeder, see page 24.
(Photo by Budd Symes)

Here is an excerpt of the Going For Gold Down Under piece written by Al Schoenfield:

Not since they ruled the pools in 1956 have the Australians been able to come back to even a resemblance of their glory days of the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne. There, before a sellout crowd of cheering countrymen, the Aussies completely dominated the swimming events.

In the abbreviated Olympic program, the host team won seven medals in the men's events out of a possible 19, winning all the freestyle races and the free relay, while the women won six out of a possible 16, including a 1-2-3 sweep in the 100 meter freestyle.

In 1960, the men were able to win four gold medals, but except for Dawn Fraser's repeat in the 100 free, the Aussie mermaids came up empty. In 1964, disaster struck again for the women from Down Under, with only Fraser again winning the 100. Robert Windle in the 1500 free, Ian O'Brien in the 200 breast and Kevin Berry in the 200 fly won the golds for the men, but neither teams were even close to the American winners in the relays, the true test of a swimming team's strength.

In 1968, Michael Wenden won the 100 and 200 frees and Lynette Mc- Clements won the women's 100 fly for the only Australian gold medals. In the 1972 Olympics, Shane Gould and Beverly Whitfield brought back some of the glory gold to the Australians.

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A high-resolution camera and an underwater window help coaches and researchers at the Australian Institute of Sport analyze the strokes of their swimmers. (February 1987 Image).

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