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PHOENIX, Arizona, January 14. THE eagerly-awaited annual U.S. Short Course Rankings are the centerpiece in the
For The Record section in
Swimming World's January edition. These listings provide readers with the top 10 rankings for boys and girls age 11 through 17 in all events. The rankings reflect performances from Sept. 1, 200...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, January 13. READERS can get an introduction to Liz Pelton, a member of North Baltimore Aquatic Club, in the current issue of
Swimming World Magazine. A strong bet to be a contender for the 2012 Olympic team, Liz's accomplishments are listed in the NAG Record Setter feature in the
Junior Swimmer section of the mag...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, January 6. MARK Minier, Head High Performance and Select Age Group Coach at SwimAtlanta, is the subject of the
Swimming Technique Q&A interview in the January issue of
Swimming World. In this feature, coach Minier talks about the approaches he utilizes in the training of his swimmers.
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PHOENIX, Arizona, January 5. PREMIUM subscribers to
Swimming World Magazine get special access to various content items compiled as part of each issue. January's issue was no different as
Swimming World worked to provide in-depth items to flesh out the print reporting.
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PHOENIX, Arizona, January 4. LOOKING to improve your breaststroke? If so, the January issue of
Swimming World Magazine provides readers with a series of dryland tips to increase breaststroke efficiency. The dryland drills and exercises are provided and demonstrated by
Swimming World's Fitness Trainer J.R. Rosania. Included in th...
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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 Maga...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, January 2. A month-by-month review of the highlights of 2008 headlines the
World Swimming section in the January issue of
Swimming World Magazine. Included within this feature are lists of record-setting performances and personalities that made swimming news in 2008.
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PHOENIX, Arizona, January 1.
SWIMMING World rings in the new year, and enters its 50th year of publication in a standard magazine format with Michael Phelps' coach, Bob Bowman, on the cover. Bowman has been coaching the 14-time Olympic gold medalist every step of the way in his swimming career.
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PHOENIX, Arizona, December 22. NEXT month,
Swimming World enters its 50th year of publication as a standard-format magazine. We'd like to invite all of our readers and users along for a more than five decade look back at our history.
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PHOENIX, Arizona, October 12. KATHLEEN Hersey made her first Olympic team in the 200 butterfly, making it into the championship final.
It was a long road from the first time Mark Minier began coaching Hersey six years ago, when Minier said Hersey was "bored" swimming in a slower group.
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ATLANTA, Georgia, November 30. WITH day one of the USA Short Course National Championships in the bag, including a pair of American records, the second night of action featured a third American record - this time of the relay variety.
Women's 400 IM
Swim Atlanta's Kathleen Hersey dropped a sizzling time of 4:04.19, just two secon...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, September 28. RECENTLY, USA Swimming named the 2007-08 National Team. The National Team is composed of athletes who post the top six times in Olympic events swum in finals from World Championships, Pan AMs, World University Games and Nationals.
Here are the complete rosters of those so honored:
USA Swimming 2007-...
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By John Lohn
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, July 31. EARLIER this month, Kathleen Hersey enjoyed some party time in Rio de Janeiro by winning the 200-meter butterfly at the Pan American Games. It's clear she enjoyed the feeling, as the Swim Atlanta athlete surged over the final two laps and won a national championship Tuesday night with a time of 2:...
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PHOENIX, Arizona, June 16. KATHLEEN Hersey, who swims for Terrance Blish at the Marist School and Mark Minier at Swim Atlanta in Georgia, is the next swimmer to be profiled in SwimmingWorldMagazine.com's Promising Seniors-To-Be series.
As of the June 14 National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (NISCA)
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IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 4. KIM Vandenberg of UCLA and coached by Cyndi Gallagher, outdueled Athens Bulldog Mary Descenza, coached by Jack Bauerle, in an incredible battle for the 200-meter butterfly title. Vandenberg held onto the triumph in 2:08.51, while Descenza took silver in 2:08.73.
At the 50-meter mark, Descenza took an early lead with a 29...
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