Contents of The December issue:

3 TECH TIP: Straight Arm Recovery demonstrated by Aaron Peirsol
8 10 BEST PERFORMANCES OF 2008 by John Lohn
12 2008 WORLD BEST BY EVENT by Bob Ingram
14 WORLD SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR:
Stephanie Rice and Michael Phelps
16 FEMALE AMERICAN SWIMMER OF THE YEAR:
Natalie Coughlin
17 MALE PACIFIC RIM SWIMMER OF THE YEAR:
Kosuke Kitajima
18 EUROPEAN SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR:
Rebecca Adlington and Alain Bernard
20 AFRICAN SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR:
Kirsty Coventry and Ous Mellouli
22 OPEN WATER SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR:
Larisa Ilchenko and Maarten van der Weijden
24 SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR:
Anastasia Davydova and Anastasia Ermakova
26 WATER POLO PLAYERS OF THE YEAR: Danielle de Bruijn and Peter Biros
28 DIVERS OF THE YEAR: Guo Jingjing and He Chong
30 DISABLED SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR: Natalie du Toit and Matthew Cowdrey
52 LONG COURSE RECORDS
55 WORLD AND AMERICAN RECORD PROGRESSION

DEPARTMENTS:
6 A VOICE for the SPORT
32 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
50 FOR THE RECORD
59 CALENDAR
62 PARTING SHOT

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

40 Q&A WITH COACH GLENN NEUFELD by Michael J. Stott
42 HOW THEY TRAIN: Evan Reed by Michael J. Stott

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

35 THE POOL’S EDGE, PRESENTED BY VIEW: Swimming Pool Blues by Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen
Here are seven suggestions to help you keep fit and beat the winter blues.
38 DRYSIDE TRAINING: Dryland Tips for Better Backstroke by J.R. Rosania

In the Junior Swimmer portion of the magazine you will find the following:
45 SPEEDO AMERICAN RELAY by Judy Jacob
46 TYR AGE GROUP SWIMMER OF THE MONTH: Barbara Caraballo
47 GOLDMINDS: 20 Things to Do Now if You Want to Win Gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games by Wayne Goldsmith