NOW AVAILABLE December Swimming World Magazine Names World and Regional Swimmers of the Year

PHOENIX, Arizona, December 1. DECEMBER 2012 marks Swimming World Magazine's 49th male swimmer of the year award, and the 47th year for the women. The awards began in 1964, when Swimming World Magazine recognized the United States' Don Schollander as the best male swimmer in the world. The tradition has continued on ever since.

Americans Missy Franklin and Michael Phelps swept the World and American Swimmers of the Year awards for 2012. Franklin's win is the first time an athlete has won the three honors bestowed by Swimming World Magazine in a single year: High School, American and World Swimmer of the Year.

Regional winners were: Ye Shiwen and Sun Yang for Pacific Rim Swimmers of the Year, Kirsty Coventry and Chad le Clos for African Swimmers of the Year, Ranomi Kromowidjojo and Yannick Agnel for European Swimmers of the Year.

Every year, a panel of international Swimming World correspondents votes for the award winners. Watch the following Inside Swimming World Magazine video to hear and see all of the exciting content contained in this month's magazine!

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Table Of Contents
Page 8 World and Regional SwimmersProduct variants of the Year
by Shoshanna Rutemiller and Jeff Commings
Page 16 Diving, Water Polo, Synchronized Swimming & Disabled Swimming Award Winners
Page 18 10 Best Performances of 2012 by John Lohn
Page 20 Dryside Training: Holiday Tune-up by J.R. Rosania
Page 22 The Pool's Edge: Freestyle Pop Quiz by Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen
Page 28 Q&A with Coach Bryan Dedeaux by Michael J. Stott
Page 31 Water Polo as Cross-Training by Michael J. Stott
Swimming and water polo should be working together
to get more kids excited about being in the pool.
Page 33 American Relay by Judy Jacob
Page 34 TYR Age Group Swimmer of the Month by Judy Jacob
Page 41 World & American Record Progressions by Jason Marsteller
Page 44 A Final Tribute by John Lohn
As we prepare for the calendar to flip to 2013, thus officially
closing the door on the last year of the Michael Phelps era,
it seems appropriate to bid farewell one more time to the greatest
swimmer the sport has ever known.

DEPARTMENTS
Page 6 A Voice for the Sport
Page 23 Holiday Gift Guide
Page 36 Lane 9/Gutter Talk
Page 39 For the Record
Page 43 Calendar
Page 46 Parting Shot

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