The April Issue of Swimming World Magazine is Now Available for Downloading, Plus 2005 Aquatic Directory Bonus

PHOENIX, Ariz., April 5. THE April issue of the new Swimming World Magazine is now in the mail. Premium Members can now download this issue by logging into SwimInfo's Premium Section or View the 2005 Aquatic Directory

Swimming World Magazine is designed and written for the competitive and fitness audience and has been expanded to include 12 issues of SWIM Magazine content and 12 issues of Swimming Technique content.

Contents of The April issue:

Page 4 TECHNIQUE: Looking Back
Page 6 A VOICE for the SPORT
Page 7 TECHNIQUE: Freestyle: Stretch to Catch and Finish
Page 8 THE 10 GREATEST RELAYS OF ALL TIME! by Phillip Whitten
Page 14 FOREVER YOUNG by Kari Lydersen
After starting swimming at 17, Rachel Komisarz feels the best is yet to come
Page 19 STILL KICKING: Tracy Caulkins
Page 20 COACHING: Backstroke Spin Drill
Page 54 FOR THE RECORD
Page 60 CALENDAR

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

23 DON’T OVERLOOK THE LITTLE THINGS
USC utilizes daily videotaping and the Dartfish computer program
24 UNDERWATER BUTTERFLY KICK demonstrated by Misty Hyman
25 DISTANCE RACING STRATEGIES by Phillip Whitten
A Q & A with USC’s Coach Mark Schubert
27 TEST SETS: Monitoring the Progress of Swimmers by Brent Rutemiller
USA Swimming’s Genadijus Sokolovas discusses basic test sets
28 TRANSFER OF POWER by Ron Gercke
When sprinting, there are three important points to be considered
30 HOW THEY TRAIN: Kalyn Keller
31 SPRINT RACING STRATEGIES
NCAA champs share their secrets from last year’s 50 and 100 freestyle races

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

Page 33 2004, AN AQUATIC ODYSSEY by Phillip Whitten and Hideki Mochizuki
Swimming World selects its first-ever World Masters Swimmers of the Year
Page 40 LUCKY 7
Here are seven quick warm-up stretches that you can do in seven minutes
Page 42 BACKSTROKE FLIP TURN demonstrated by Jane Swagerty-Hill
Page 44 HOW I COACH by Kerry O’Brien
Page 45 SURVIVE AND THRIVE: Trip Hedrick by P.H. Mullen
Page 46 OVERCOMING OBSTACLES TO TRAINING

In the Junior Swimmer portion of the magazine you will find the following:
Page 48 THE READY ROOM
NAG Record Setter | Speedo Amer. Relay | TYR Age Group Swimmers of the Month
52 HIGH SCHOOL: Fast Times
Kate Ziegler, Dana Vollmer and Annie Chandler set the pace
53 AGE GROUP: Superstars of Tomorrow?
No matter how you look at it, kids in the U.S. are the fastest in the world

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