PHOENIX, Arizona, December 24. WITH 2011 soon 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 2010, as credited below:
JANUARY 2010
Courtesy of: David Gray, Reuters
Pictured: Japan's Ryosuke Irie jumps into the pool before the start of the men's 100 back at the East Asian Games in December
FEBRUARY 2010
Courtesy of: David Gray, Reuters
Pictured: A swimmer balances a bottle on her forehead during warm-up
MARCH 2010
Courtesy of: Jerry Lampen, Reuters<
Pictured: Retired Libby Trickett: Jumping Back Into The Sport?
APRIL 2010
Courtesy of: Kai Pfaffenbach, Reuters
Pictured: USA's Natalie Coughlin at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
MAY 2010
Courtesy of: Jason Reed, Reuters
Pictured: USA's Troy Dumais competes in the men's three-meter diving final at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing
JUNE 2010
Courtesy of: Cristina Abad, Reuters
Pictured: Synchronized swimmer Giovanna Stephan of Brazil
JULY 2010
Courtesy of: Lucy Nicholson, Reuters
Pictured: USA's Natalie Coughlin
AUGUST 2010
Courtesy of: Arnd Wiegman, Reuters
Pictured: Cool-down prior to start of Lake Zurich Swim
SEPTEMBER 2010
Courtesy of: Wolgang Rattay, Reuters
Pictured: Great Britain's Hannah Miley in women's 400 IM at European Championships
OCTOBER 2010
Courtesy of: Wolfgang Rattay, Reuters
Pictured: Russia's Roman Sludnov is seen from underwater as he swims the 100 breast at the European Championships
NOVEMBER 2010
Courtesy of: Tim Wimborne, Reuters
Pictured: Australia's Jessicah Schipper off the blocks at Commonwealth Games in New Delhi
DECEMBER 2010
Courtesy of: Bruno Domingos, Reuters
Pictured: Fran Crippen. April 17, 1984 – Oct. 23, 2010
To view a video tribute to Fran Crippen, who died in October during an open water swimming race in the United Arab Emirates, visit SwimmingWorld.TV