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Swimming Technique Concepts: Plan For a Breathing Pattern By Rod Havriluk Swimmers often use different breathing patterns (i.e., variations in frequency of breathing) based on stroke and distance. Sometimes, a swimmer will maintain a single breathing pattern for an entire swim. At other times, ...

College Previews: A Sense of Dèjà Vu By Dan D'Addona and David Rieder Savannah College of Art and Design (NAIA women), Keiser University (NAIA men) and Indian River State College (NJCAA women and men) appear ready to show the swimming world something it has seen before: repeating as nationa...

Ranomi Kromowidjojo: The Fire Inside Still Burns By John Lohn Who doesn’t like playing the prediction game? It’s part of the fabric of sports. Before a season or major competition gets underway, journalists and fans toss out their educated guess for who will emerge victorious in a specific even...

The latest issue of Swimming World is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! In this issue of Swimming World, read about 29 year old Dutch elite sprint freestyler Ranomi Kromowidjojo as she prepares for her fourth Olympiad. Also featured is the history of the  men's 100 and...

Special Sets: Getting Ready to Race By Michael J. Stott As college swimming rolls into its championship season in February and March, meet warm-ups take on even greater importance.  Between Carol Capitani at Texas and George Kennedy, who is now an assistant coach at Loyola University Maryla...

Before the Beep with Ryan Murphy By Shoshanna Rutemiller Ryan Murphy was the world’s top backstroker at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, winning three gold medals: 100-200 meter backstroke and the 400 medley relay with Cody Miller, Michael Phelps and Nathan Adrian. As lead-off, he broke legendary back...

Event Specialization... When? By Michael J. Stott Many coaches are postponing specialization in favor of creating well-rounded swimmers for what lies ahead, leaving preordination behind so that other coaches, human nature and physical development can take its course. As an age grouper, a favori...

The 2019 Athletes of the Year: Diving, Artistic, Water Polo, and Disabled Swimming By Shoshanna Rutemiller, Dan D'Addona, and Michael Randazzo Each January, Swimming World celebrates the accomplishments of the non-swimming aquatic sports by naming the Athletes of the Year. The sports of diving,...

The Top 5 Stories of 2019 By Dan D'Addona From the debut of the International Swimming League to a worldwide youth movement, 2019 marked the start of a new era in swimming. 1. Rise of the International Swimming League The premier season of the International Swimming League is something tha...

The latest issue of Swimming World is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! In this issue of Swimming World, read about backstroke king Ryan Murphy. Now focused on the 2020 Olympic summer, the 100 back world record holder and 2016 triple Olympic gold medalist is looking ah...

Swimming World Magazine's 2019 Parting Shots Sponsored By It was another incredible year of photography for Swimming World Magazine Parting Shots in 2019.  We feature some of the best as our Parting Shots of each issue of our magazine. Big names like Reece Whitley, Koti Ngawati, and members of...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all our readers. The Swimming World Team wishes you all a peaceful and happy day this December 25, 2019 🎄 🎅 This past year was stacked with a wealth of excitement as the swimming community celebrated boundaries being broken across several major national an...

Sign your favorite swimmer up for a 1-Year (12 issue) subscription to Swimming World Magazine! It is the perfect GIFT IDEA for all competitive swimmers and families looking for the tools and motivation to take them to the next level. After you purchase a gift subscription, you will get an e-...

Up & Comers: SOLO Aquatics' Ryan Hogan By Shoshanna Rutemiller Sponsored By Ryan Hogan, 16, of SOLO Aquatics in New England was selected to participate in the 2019 National Select Camp after dropping seven seconds in his 400 meter IM this summer to 4:27.80. The New Hampshire swimmer also ...

GoldMinds: What Makes Good Coaches Great? By Wayne Goldsmith Coaches change lives. They can inspire ordinary people to achieve remarkable and extraordinary things. What is a GREAT coach? What qualities and attributes do they possess that make them GREAT? Can all coaches learn to be GREAT...or i...

Dryside Training: Holiday Training By J.R. Rosania Demonstrated By Noriko Inada It’s December, and the holidays are upon us. Countless parties and special dinners lie ahead. Cookies, cakes and pies seem to multiply during this time. In many cases, our swimming and exercise routines seem to suff...

How They Train: University of Toronto's Kylie Masse By Michael J. Stott At 23, Kylie Masse continues her coming-of-age tale. “Kylie’s progress to the top of the world has not been textbook,” says her coach, Byron MacDonald. “At age 16, when most developing world-class women are making their mar...

Q&A with University of Toronto Coach Byron MacDonald By Michael J. Stott Byron MacDonald, a top-10 world-ranked butterflyer and Canadian Olympian, has made a living in Canada coaching University of Toronto athletes such as Kylie Masse and others to national and international prominence. Coach B...

Swimming Technique Concepts: The Vertical Jump Test For Event Selection" By Dr. Rod Havriluk The youngest competitive swimmers (under age 10) are often trained with a similar regimen regardless of their potential in specific events. As swimmers age to become preteens, training often segregates ...