SwimmingWorld.TV: CSCAA Executive Director Details Challenges Facing Collegiate Swimming

PHOENIX, Arizona, December 5. PHIL Whitten, the executive director of the College Swimming Coaches Association of America, talks in this exclusive SwimmingWorld.TV interview (featured in the December issue of Swimming World Magazine) about the challenges facing this season of collegiate swimming.

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On the plus side, Whitten said the number of college swimming programs in the United States has increased in the past two years. To keep the numbers increasing, Whitten and the CSCAA are working hard with athletic directors to keep struggling college programs alive.

Since taking over the role in the CSCAA, Whitten said he has been more "diplomatic" than he was as editor-in-chief of Swimming World Magazine to make sure he is able to continue working with administrators.

One of the biggest stories involving collegiate swimming is the talk of combining national championships in one location in the spring. Whitten talks in this interview about his work to support this endeavor because the sport needs a change to stay vital and functioning.

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December 2008 Issue
Contents of The December issue:

3 TECH TIP: Straight Arm Recovery demonstrated by Aaron Peirsol
8 10 BEST PERFORMANCES OF 2008 by John Lohn
12 2008 WORLD BEST BY EVENT by Bob Ingram
14 WORLD SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR:
16 FEMALE AMERICAN SWIMMER OF THE YEAR:
17 MALE PACIFIC RIM SWIMMER OF THE YEAR:
18 EUROPEAN SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR:
20 AFRICAN SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR:
22 OPEN WATER SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR:
24 SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR:
26 WATER POLO PLAYERS OF THE YEAR:
28 DIVERS OF THE YEAR:
30 DISABLED SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR:
52 LONG COURSE RECORDS
55 WORLD AND AMERICAN RECORD PROGRESSION

DEPARTMENTS:
6 A VOICE for the SPORT
32 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
50 FOR THE RECORD
59 CALENDAR
62 PARTING SHOT

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

40 Q&A WITH COACH GLENN NEUFELD by Michael J. Stott
42 HOW THEY TRAIN: Evan Reed by Michael J. Stott

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

35 THE POOL'S EDGE, PRESENTED BY VIEW: Swimming Pool Blues by Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen
Here are seven suggestions to help you keep fit and beat the winter blues.
38 DRYSIDE TRAINING: Dryland Tips for Better Backstroke by J.R. Rosania

In the Junior Swimmer portion of the magazine you will find the following:
45 SPEEDO AMERICAN RELAY by Judy Jacob
46 TYR AGE GROUP SWIMMER OF THE MONTH: Barbara Caraballo
47 GOLDMINDS: 20 Things to Do Now if You Want to Win Gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games by Wayne Goldsmith

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