The holiday season is rapidly approaching, and you will probably find yourself to be either ahead of the game or overwhelmed by the thought of seasonal preparations.
For close to two decades, Swimming World Magazine has published an annual Holiday Gift Guide in our October, November and December issues promoting great gifts for your loved ones. From books to stop watches, you are guaranteed to check one individual off your list. Give the gifts that can improve any swimmer’s experience in the water this holiday season!
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FEATURES
009 NO WORRIES!
by Jeff Commings
Despite opinions to the contrary, Frank Busch, the national team director of USA Swimming, is confident that the Americans should continue their history of success at next year’s Olympics.
012 STUCK!
by Michael J. Stott
Older swimmers, seniors through Masters, address stagnant performance on a routine basis. But what about younger athletes? Swimming World asked some veteran coaches how they help 12-and-unders navigate the perils of age group plateaus.
014 “IT’S JUST SWIMMING…”
by Annie Grevers
Eighteen-year-old Katie McLaughlin shows that her laid-back approach to the sport she loves can breed some serious speed!
018 SUMMER TAKEAWAYS
by Jeff Commings
This summer’s meets offered us many refreshing details about the global state of swimming leading into the 2016 Olympics, mostly showing us that the world’s best are coming from virtually every corner of the globe.
026 COUNTING HER BLESSINGS
by Annie Grevers
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, sponsored by the American Cancer Society. Swimmer Kayla Redig was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 24. Now 27, cancer survivor Kayla is helping countless others by sharing her own experiences through her blog, a documentary to be released next spring and through numerous articles that have been written about her.
COACHING
010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: BOB GILLETT
by Michael J. Stott
030 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE MISCONCEPTIONS: PROPULSION
by Rod Havriluk
A number of sources have stressed the importance of minimizing resistance to swim faster. An increase in propulsion may, however, be an even more important key to swimming faster. This article explains how one of the world’s fastest sprinters can adjust a critical technique limitation to increase propulsion and swim much faster.
042 Q&A WITH COACH JAMIE RUDISILL
by Michael J. Stott
043 HOW THEY TRAIN VICTOR POLYAKOV
by Michael J. Stott
JUNIOR SWIMMER
032 GOLDMINDS: 30 POINTS TO POP YOUR PERFORMANCE PLATEAU
by Wayne Goldsmith
045 UP & COMERS
COLUMNS & SPECIAL SECTIONS
008 A Voice for the Sport
021 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE
035 PREP SCHOOL DIRECTORY
046 Gutter Talk
048 Parting Shot
