PHOENIX, Arizona, January 1. WITH the final day of 2008 upon us, we leave you with a tribute to the Parting Shots of Swimming World Magazine's issues of the past year.
To the right, we have created a slideshow for each Parting Shot of 2008, as credited below:
JANUARY
BEST DRESS AT GOLDEN GOGGLES: CAL'S DANA VOLLMER
PHOTO BY AHELEE SUE OSBORN
FEBRUARY
BRAZIL'S DAIENE DIAS BEFORE THE START OF THE 200 FLY AT PAN AMS
PHOTO BY CARLOS BARRIA, REUTERS
MARCH
BEIJING'S NATIONAL AQUATICS CENTER, NICKNAMED THE "WATER CUBE"
PHOTO BY CLARO CORTES, REUTERS
APRIL
ITALIAN TEAM COMPETES AT FINA SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING WORLD TROPHY IN RIO DE JANEIRO
PHOTO BY SERGIO MORAES, REUTERS
MAY
START OF 100 FREE PRELIMS AT MEN'S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
PHOTO BY TIM MORSE
JUNE
MASTERS SWIMMER PERHAPS EXPERIMENTING WITH A NEW STROKE AT 2007 MASTERS NATIONALS
PHOTO BY LARRY SCHUECKLER
SPECIAL SWIMSUIT EDITION
MODEL MAUREEN IN AN A3 PERFORMANCE SUIT
PHOTO BY MARC ARVALLO
JULY
25K RACE AT WORLD OPEN WATER SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SEVILLE, SPAIN
PHOTO BY JAVIER BARBANCHO, REUTERS
SPECIAL OLYMPIC PREVIEW
MEGAN JENDRICK, 200 BREAST, AT U.S. OLYMPIC SWIMMING TRIALS
PHOTO BY CHRISTINNE MUSCHI, REUTERS
AUGUST
NO PARTING SHOT
SEPTEMBER
AUSTRALIA'S LEISEL JONES IN WOMEN'S 100 BREAST SEMIFINAL AT THE WATER CUBE IN BEIJING
PHOTO BY WOLFGANG RATTAY, REUTERS
OCTOBER
MICHAEL PHELPS IS CONGRATULATED BY HIS MOM AND SISTERS AFTER WINNING EIGHT GOLD MEDALS
PHOTO BY GARY HERSHORN, REUTERS
NOVEMBER
USA WATER POLO TEAM TAKING A BREAK AT THEIR TRAINING FACILITY IN LOS ALAMITOS, CALIF.
PHOTO BY TONY DUFFY
DECEMBER
OLYMPIC CHAMPION ALAIN BERNARD OF FRANCE AT FIRST WORKOUT AFTER BEIJING
PHOTO BY ERIC GAILLARD, REUTERS