2012 Swimming World Magazine Parting Shots in Review

PHOENIX, Arizona, December 24. WITH 2013 soon upon us, we leave you with a tribute to the Parting Shots of Swimming World Magazine's issues of the past year.

We have created a slideshow for each Parting Shot of 2012, as credited below:

JANUARY 2012
Courtesy of: SERGIO MOREAS, REUTERS
Pictured: COMPETITORS SWIM DURING THE WOMEN'S TRIATHLON AT THE PAN AMERICAN GAMES IN PUERTO VALLARTA

FEBRUARY 2012
Courtesy of: REUTERS
Pictured: A SWIMMER FLOATS IN ICY WATER AT A PARK IN CHINA

MARCH 2012
Courtesy of: ALLY BARTH
Pictured: LIBBY WEAVER (WEARING A SIGNED KATIE HOFF CAP) FILMS HER TEAMMATE WITH AN IPAD AT THE 2012 CERAVE INVITATIONAL, STREAMED LIVE BY SWIMMINGWORLD.TV (http://tv.swimmingworldmagazine.com/events/2012-cerave-invitational)

APRIL 2012
Courtesy of: DAVID GRAY, REUTERS
Pictured: RYAN LOCHTE REACTS AFTER WINNING THE MEN'S 400 IM AT LAST SUMMER'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

MAY 2012
Courtesy of: DANIEL JOHNSON
Pictured: WAHOOS SWIMMER

JUNE 2012
Courtesy of: JERRY LAMPEN, REUTERS
Pictured: WORLD CHAMPION AND OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST ALEXANDER DALE OEN PASSED AWAY APRIL 30 AT THE AGE OF 26

JULY 2012
Courtesy of: TIM WIMBORNE, REUTERS
Pictured: GREAT BRITAIN'S 400 MEDLEY RELAY TEAM OF (FROM LEFT) LIAM TANCOCK, DANIEL SLIWINSKI, ANTONY JAMES AND SIMON ANDREW BURNETT (IN POOL) REACT AFTER FINISHING IN THIRD PLACE AT THE 2010 COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN NEW DELHI.

AUGUST 2012
Courtesy of: PETER H. BICK
Pictured: MICHAEL PHELPS LOOSENS UP WITH HIS TRADEMARK ARM SWING BEFORE SWIMMING THE 400 IM AT THE U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS IN OMAHA, NEB.

SEPTEMBER 2012
Courtesy of: ROB SCHUMACHER , USA TODAY SPORTS VIA US PRESSWIRE
Pictured: SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMERS FROM GREAT BRITAIN WORK ON THEIR ROUTINE DURING A PRACTICE SESSION BEFORE THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES.

OCTOBER 2012
Courtesy of: MICHAEL MADRID, USA TODAY SPORTS VIA US PRESSWIRE
Pictured: USA MEN'S 400 MEDLEY RELAY: (FROM LEFT) MATT GREVERS, MICHAEL PHELPS, NATHAN ADRIAN AND BRENDAN HANSEN.

NOVEMBER 2012
Courtesy of: PETER H. BICK
Pictured: ALLIE SZEKELY, 14, OF CENTRAL BUCKS SWIM TEAM, DOYLESTOWN, PA., FINISHED RUNNER-UP FOR THE WOMEN'S HIGH-POINT AWARD AT THE U.S. JUNIOR NATIONALS, AUG. 13-17, IN INDIANAPOLIS.

DECEMBER 2012
Courtesy of: TYRONE SIU, REUTERS
Pictured: MICHAEL PHELPS

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