Bob Bowman Talks About Keys to Making Michael Phelps

PHOENIX, Arizona, January 3. JUST a few weeks after his star swimmer won eight gold medals at the Beijing Games, Bob Bowman sat down with Brent Rutemiller in this exclusive SwimmingWorld.TV interview to talk about the keys to making Michael Phelps the best swimmer in the world. The interview appears in the digital version of Swimming World Magazine on page 19.

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Among the secrets Bowman discusses is what he learned as an age group coach when he started his career.

"You have to teach," Bowman said in this interview done at the ASCA clinic in Las Vegas. "You have to take someone who can't do something and get them to do it, which I think is very important."

Coaches face lots of risks in creating goals with their swimmers, but building confidence is the most important key with every step toward those goals, Bowman said, in addition to the ability to adjust to changes along the way. That key was important with Bowman and Phelps on their way to legendary status in Beijing.

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January 2009 Issue
Contents of The January issue:

7 THE YEAR IN REVIEW by Jason Marsteller
16 CELEBRATING 50+ YEARS IN AQUATICS by John Lohn
Throughout the year, Swimming World Magazine will be making a trip through history, highlighting some of the top moments of the magazine's existence. This month: 1951-59.
18 THE GENIUS BEHIND THE MASTERPIECE by John Lohn
Coach Bob Bowman, now back with the North Baltimore Aquatic Club after three-and-a-half years in Michigan, has helped guide Michael Phelps to never-before-seen heights.
22 SHOW ME THE MONEY by Jason Marsteller
There was plenty of prize money at stake during the seven-meet World Cup swimming circuit that featured 12 world records.
24 WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2009
Open water swimming, diving, water polo and synchronized swimming have a full schedule of events for the upcoming year.
53 2008 WORLD RANKINGS compiled by FINA
54 NAG TOP 10 (SHORT COURSE YARDS)

DEPARTMENTS:
6 A VOICE for the SPORT
48 FOR THE RECORD
59 CALENDAR
62 PARTING SHOT

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

34 Q&A WITH COACH MARK MINIER by Michael J. Stott
36 HOW THEY TRAIN: Kathleen Hersey by Michael J. Stott

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

29 THE POOL'S EDGE: Race Around the World by Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen
The world is your swimming pool—go swim, go explore!
30 DRYSIDE TRAINING: Dryland Tips for Better Breaststroke by J.R. Rosania
33 LANE LEADERS: Laura Davis by Emily Sampl

In the Junior Swimmer portion of the magazine you will find the following:
39 NATIONAL AGE GROUP RECORD SETTER: Liz Pelton
40 SPEEDO AMERICAN RELAY by Judy Jacob

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