2009 Swimming World Magazine Parting Shots in Review

PHOENIX, Arizona, January 1. WITH 2010 now 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 2009, as credited below:

JANUARY
PANAMA'S RICARDO YHAP COMPETES AT THE CENTRAL AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN SPECIAL OLYMPIC GAMES

PHOTO BY JUAN CARLOS ULATE, REUTERS

FEBRUARY
NO PARTING SHOT

MARCH
MEMBERS OF A LOCAL ICE SWIMMING CLUB IN RUSSIA HEAD FOR THE WATER TO SWIM IN THE YENISEY RIVER IN THE SIBERIAN CITY OF KRASNOYARSK

PHOTO BY ILYA NAYMUSHIN, REUTERS

APRIL
DAIENE DIAS OF BRAZIL CELEBRATES WINNING THE BRONZE MEDAL IN THE WOMEN'S 200 FLY AT THE 2007 PAN AMERICAN GAMES IN RIO DE JANEIRO

PHOTO BY CARLOS BARRIA, REUTERS

MAY
ROY PERKINS, USA, WON A GOLD (50 FLY S5) AND BRONZE MEDAL (100 FREE S5) AT LAST SUMMER'S PARALYMPIC GAMES IN BEIJING

PHOTO BY CLARO CORTES, REUTERS

JUNE
BRAZIL'S CESAR CIELO SPITS OUT WATER BEFORE HIS MEN'S 50 FREE FINAL AT THE MARIA LENK TROPHY MEET IN RIO DE JANEIRO

PHOTO BY SERGIO MORAES, REUTERS

JULY
A YOUNG DIVER PREPARES TO DIVE OFF THE 10-METER PLATFORM AT AN ATHLETE TRAINING SCHOOL IN SHANGHAI—THE SAME SCHOOL ONCE ATTENDED BY OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST WU MINXIA

PHOTO BY ALLY SONG, REUTERS

AUGUST
KAIO MARCIO ALMEIDA OF BRAZIL WARMS UP FOR THE MARIA LENK CHAMPIONSHIPS IN RIO DE JANEIRO

PHOTO BY SERGIO MORAES, REUTERS

SEPTEMBER
SWIMMER TAKING OFF THE BLOCKS

PHOTO BY ALESSANDRO BIANCHI, REUTERS

OCTOBER
This summer, Swimming World Magazine and KODAK teamed up to offer Swimming World's users a unique opportunity—the chance to have a photo published in the October issue of Swimming World Magazine and appear on SwimmingWorldMagazine.com as well as KODAK.com.

The winning photo (pictured above) was submitted by Mannfred Slotnik of Georgia and taken by Phyllis Petronello of Virginia. The winner will receive a KODAK Sport Single Use Camera once a month for a year.

NOVEMBER
TECHSUITS—LIKE THE ONE SHOWN HERE—WILL BE BANNED BY FINA BEGINNING JAN. 1, 2010, BUT MANY OF THE WORLD'S GOVERNING BODIES BANNED THEM AS EARLY AS SEPTEMBER. (Pictured: Diane Bui Duyet, France)

PHOTO BY JEAN-PAUL PELISSIER, REUTERS

DECEMBER
SWIMMING WORLD MAGAZINE'S 2009 WORLD SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR, MICHAEL PHELPS AND FEDERICA PELLEGRINI

PHOTO BY ALESSANDRO BIANCHI, REUTERS

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