High School Swimmers Of The Year Awards Headline August Issue Of Swimming World Magazine -- August 1, 2009
PHOENIX, Arizona, August 1. DAGNY Knutson, Minot High School in North Dakota, and Tom Shields, Edison High School in Huntington Beach, California, have been selected as Swimming World Magazine's High School Female and Male Swimmers of the Year for the 2008-09 season.
Knutson has made her mark not only on the high school front, but on the international swim stage as well. Winning the honor of Female High School Swimmer of the Year came as a direct result of her amazing performances at the North Dakota High School Championships where she established three new public high school records.
Tom Shields secured the title as Male High School Swimmer of the Year by virtue of his becoming the fastest high school swimmer ever in the 200 freestyle.
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August 2009 Issue Contents of The August issue: 7 REMEMBERING RICHARD QUICK
Legendary swimming coach Richard Quick passed away June 10 at the age of 66.
8 NEXT STOP: ROME by Peter H. Bick
U.S. swimmers set three world records and an additional seven American and two U.S. Open marks at the ConocoPhillips USA Swimming National Championships, which also served as the qualifying meet for the World Championships in Rome.
12 ONE OF AMERICA'S FINEST by Jason Marsteller
Not only is Dagny Knutson of Minot High School in North Dakota the top female high school swimmer of the year, but she is also among the elite women swimmers in the United States.
14 SUPER SHIELDS by Brian Savard
Edison's Tom Shields (Calif.), who broke the national high school record in the 200 yard free this past season, was named Swimming World Magazine's male High School Swimmer of the Year.
16 CELEBRATING 50+ YEARS IN AQUATICS: 1985-88
by Jeff Commings
As we celebrate 50+ years in aquatics, Swimming World Magazine will be taking a trip through history, highlighting some of the top moments of the magazine's existence.
18 THEN AND NOW by Jeff Commings
With her double gold performance in Beijing and a world record in the women's 800 free, Britain's Rebecca Adlington is the new reigning queen of distance swimming, a title once held by the USA's Janet Evans.
20 JESSICA HARDY: IN HER OWN WORDS by Jason Marsteller
Jessica Hardy, who was dismissed from the U.S. Olympic team last summer for testing positive for the banned stimulant, clenbuterol, talks about her intense, emotional experience.
DEPARTMENTS:
6 A VOICE for the SPORT
35 FOR THE RECORD
43 CALENDAR
46 PARTING SHOT
In the Swimming Technique portion of the magazine you will find the following: 27 Q&A WITH COACH NICK NICHOLS, AMHERST COLLEGE by Michael J. Stott
29 HOW THEY TRAIN: Kendra Stern by Michael J. Stott
30 BUTTERFLY START, KICKOUT AND TURN demonstrated by Triin Aljand, Texas A&M
In the SWIM portion of the magazine you will find the following: 24 THE POOL'S EDGE: Relax! by Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen
What is the key to swimming faster with less effort? It's simple: RELAX!
26 LANE LEADERS: Lisa Dahl by Emily Sampl
In the Junior Swimmer portion of the magazine you will find the following: 32 NATIONAL AGE GROUP RECORD SETTER: Seth Beer
34 SPEEDO AMERICAN RELAY by Judy Jacob
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August 13, 2009 I know the Dagny Knutson had a fantastic year, but Elizabeth Beisel swam in the Olympics and medaled in the World Championships (and lives in a town which does not have a swimming pool).
I vote for her as High School Swimmer of the Year. Submitted by: flutterby
August 13, 2009 You have to compete in high school events and put up strong times wearing a high school cap to be considered for this award. The same philosophy behind national high school records (not necessarily the fastest times swum by high school age swimmers) is at the core of the award - and the national team title awarded in September.
Thanks for the post though. We love Elizabeth here! We'd have her on the Morning Swim Show every day if we could! Submitted by: Jason Marsteller
August 17, 2009 Jason, how will TYM determine the "star ratings" this year? To make a similar comparison with no bodysuits, one may need to go back to 2004 NCAA Div-1 finals...It'll be an interesting year.. Submitted by: Susan B_1987
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