PHOENIX, Arizona, December 24. WITH the Olympic year of 2012 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 2011, as credited below:
JANUARY 2011
Courtesy of: WOLFGANG RATTAY, REUTERS
Pictured: NORWAY'S ALEXANDER DALE OEN AFTER COMPETING IN THE MEN'S 100 BREAST SEMI AT EUROPEANS
FEBRUARY 2011
Courtesy of: DANNY MOLOSHOK, REUTERS
Pictured: USA'S RYAN LOCHTE SHOWS THE BOTTOM OF HIS SHOES WHILE POSING BETWEEN FELLOW PAN PAC TEAM MEMBERS CAITLIN LEVERENZ AND CHRISTINE MAGNUSON
MARCH 2011
Courtesy of: DAVID GRAY, REUTERS
Pictured: TWO SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMERS DIVE INTO THE POOL BEFORE THE START OF THEIR DUET TECHNICAL ROUTINE AT THE 16TH ASIAN GAMES IN GUANGZHOU
APRIL 2011
Courtesy of: MICHAEL DALDER, REUTERS
Pictured: JAPAN'S NAOYA TOMITA STARTS THE MEN'S 200 BREAST FINAL AT THE 16TH ASIAN GAMES IN GUANGZHOU
MAY 2011
Courtesy of: STEPHEN FRINK, REUTERS
Pictured: GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY'S ROBBIE MASON LEAPS OFF THE STARTING BLOCKS AT THE ORANGE BOWL SWIM CLASSIC IN KEY LARGO, FLA.
JUNE 2011
Courtesy of: CHRISTINNE MUSCHI, REUTERS
Pictured: SWIMMERS START A 100 METER BACKSTROKE HEAT AT THE 2006 PAN PACIFIC CHAMPIONSHIPS
JULY 2011
Courtesy of: MICHAEL DALDER, REUTERS
Pictured: JAPAN (RIGHT) READIES FOR A RELAY EXCHANGE IN THE MEN'S 400 MEDLEY RELAY AT THE ASIAN GAMES
AUGUST 2011
Courtesy of: KIMBERLY WHITE, REUTERS
Pictured: MICHAEL PHELPS WARMS UP BEFORE THE START OF THE FINAL DAY OF RACES AT THE SANTA CLARA INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL IN JUNE
SEPTEMBER 2011
Courtesy of: OSPORTS VIA US PRESSWIRE
Pictured: MICHAEL PHELPS ATTENDS AN OMEGA STORE DURING A PROMOTIONAL EVENT AT THE 14TH FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SHANGHAI
OCTOBER 2011
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NOVEMBER 2011
Courtesy of: CHRISTINNE MUSCHI, REUTERS
Pictured: BRITAIN'S STEPHANIE PROUD ADJUSTS HER GOGGLES BEFORE THE 400 IM HEATS AT THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN SHANGHAI
DECEMBER 2011
Courtesy of: KIRBY LEE , US PRESSWIRE
Pictured: THE START OF A WOMEN'S 50 METER FREESTYLE HEAT AT LAST SUMMER'S JUNIOR NATIONALS AT STANFORD AS SEEN THROUGH A FISHEYE LENS
