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PHOENIX, Arizona, December 14. SARA Giberson, of Asphalt Green's Unified Aquatics, won Swimming World's TYR Age Group Swimmer of the Month for the December issue.
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December 2009 Issue
Contents of The December issue:
7 10 BEST PERFORMANCES OF 2009 by John Lohn
10 2009 WORLD BEST BY EVENT by Bob Ingram
12 WORLD SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR: Federica Pellegrini and Michael Phelps
14 FEMALE AMERICAN SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR: Ariana Kukors and Rebecca Soni
15 MALE EUROPEAN SWIMMER OF THE YEAR: Paul Biedermann
16 PACIFIC RIM SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR:
Jessicah Schipper and Zhang Lin
18 AFRICAN SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR:
Kirsty Coventry, Ous Mellouli and Cameron van der Burgh
20 OPEN WATER SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR:
Keri-Anne Payne and Thomas Lurz
22 WATER POLO PLAYERS OF THE YEAR:
Betsey Armstrong and Andrija Prlainovic
24 SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER OF THE YEAR:
Natalia Ishchenko
25 DIVERS OF THE YEAR: Guo Jingjing and Qin Kai
26 CELEBRATING 50+ YEARS IN AQUATICS: 2001-08 by Jeff Commings
As we celebrate 50+ years in aquatics, Swimming World Magazine will be taking a trip through history, highlighting some of the top moments of the magazine's existence.
28 THEN AND NOW by Jeff Commings
Mark Spitz and Michael Phelps, two of the greatest swimmers of all time, shared that extra something called "The X-Factor."
56 WORLD AND AMERICAN RECORD PROGRESSION
DEPARTMENTS:
6 A VOICE for the SPORT
30 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
54 FOR THE RECORD
59 CALENDAR
62 PARTING SHOT
In the Swimming Technique portion of the magazine you will find the following:
40 Q&A WITH COACHES DAVE AND BOB HAUCK OF ST. OLAF COLLEGE
by Michael J. Stott
42 BOOK REVIEW: "Swimming Anatomy" by Ian McLeod reviewed by Michael J. Stott
44 HOW THEY TRAIN: Nelson Westby, St. Olaf by Michael J. Stott
In the SWIM portion of the magazine you will find the following:
36 THE POOL'S EDGE: Train Like a Swimmer! by Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen
Here are nine tips for triathletes to help improve their performance.
37 LANE LEADERS: Kristin Gary
38 DRYSIDE TRAINING: Getting Off the Blocks…FASTER! by J.R. Rosania
In the Junior Swimmer portion of the magazine you will find the following:
45 NATIONAL AGE GROUP RECORD SETTER: Olivia Anderson, Aquajets Swim Club
47 AMERICAN RELAY by Judy Jacob
48 TYR AGE GROUP SWIMMER OF THE MONTH:
Sara Giberson, Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics
49 GOLDMINDS: Holiday Training—Taking a Break from Taking a Break
by Wayne Goldsmith
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