2008 Swimming World Magazine Parting Shots in Review

PHOENIX, Arizona, January 1. WITH the final day of 2008 upon us, we leave you with a tribute to the Parting Shots of Swimming World Magazine's issues of the past year.

To the right, we have created a slideshow for each Parting Shot of 2008, as credited below:

JANUARY
BEST DRESS AT GOLDEN GOGGLES: CAL'S DANA VOLLMER

PHOTO BY AHELEE SUE OSBORN

FEBRUARY
BRAZIL'S DAIENE DIAS BEFORE THE START OF THE 200 FLY AT PAN AMS

PHOTO BY CARLOS BARRIA, REUTERS

MARCH
BEIJING'S NATIONAL AQUATICS CENTER, NICKNAMED THE "WATER CUBE"

PHOTO BY CLARO CORTES, REUTERS

APRIL
ITALIAN TEAM COMPETES AT FINA SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING WORLD TROPHY IN RIO DE JANEIRO

PHOTO BY SERGIO MORAES, REUTERS

MAY
START OF 100 FREE PRELIMS AT MEN'S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

PHOTO BY TIM MORSE

JUNE
MASTERS SWIMMER PERHAPS EXPERIMENTING WITH A NEW STROKE AT 2007 MASTERS NATIONALS

PHOTO BY LARRY SCHUECKLER

SPECIAL SWIMSUIT EDITION
MODEL MAUREEN IN AN A3 PERFORMANCE SUIT

PHOTO BY MARC ARVALLO

JULY
25K RACE AT WORLD OPEN WATER SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SEVILLE, SPAIN

PHOTO BY JAVIER BARBANCHO, REUTERS

SPECIAL OLYMPIC PREVIEW
MEGAN JENDRICK, 200 BREAST, AT U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS

PHOTO BY CHRISTINNE MUSCHI, REUTERS

AUGUST
NO PARTING SHOT

SEPTEMBER
AUSTRALIA'S LEISEL JONES IN WOMEN'S 100 BREAST SEMIFINAL AT THE WATER CUBE IN BEIJING

PHOTO BY WOLFGANG RATTAY, REUTERS

OCTOBER
MICHAEL PHELPS IS CONGRATULATED BY HIS MOM AND SISTERS AFTER WINNING EIGHT GOLD MEDALS

PHOTO BY GARY HERSHORN, REUTERS

NOVEMBER
USA WATER POLO TEAM TAKING A BREAK AT THEIR TRAINING FACILITY IN LOS ALAMITOS, CALIF.

PHOTO BY TONY DUFFY

DECEMBER
OLYMPIC CHAMPION ALAIN BERNARD OF FRANCE AT FIRST WORKOUT AFTER BEIJING

PHOTO BY ERIC GAILLARD, REUTERS

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