PHOENIX, Arizona, December 30. WE post nearly 3,000 news items a year here at Swimming World, and 2010 was no different. With the end of the year coming, we're going to look back at the most read items from the previous year. Today, here are the most popular articles from September and October.
1. Passages: Fran Crippen, 26 – FINA, USA Swimming, USOC Release Statements – Updated — October 24, 2010
2. Mark Schubert Takes Leave of Absence as National Team Head Coach for USA Swimming; Jim Wood Named "Acting" National Team Leader — September 16, 2010
3. Class of 2011 Swimming World Five Stars Kelsey LeNeave, Steve Schmuhl Make College Choices; Other Recruits Make Commitments — October 13, 2010
4. Class of 2011 Swimming World Six Star Gretchen Jaques Picks College — October 5, 2010
5. Class of 2011 Swimming World Five Stars Melanie Klaren, Allison Roberts Choose Colleges; Other Recruits Make Commitments — October 12, 2010
6. Class of 2011 Swimming World Five Star Danielle Siverling Makes College Choice — October 11, 2010
7. Class of 2011 Swimming World Five Stars Michael Covert, Matt Elliott, Brennan Jacobsen Commit; Other Recruits Choose Colleges — October 14, 2010
8. The Morning Swim Show, Oct. 5, 2010: Seth Stubblefield on Choosing Cal, Not Swimming for Plano Senior High This Winter — October 5, 2010
9. Tapering: How Do You Deal With A Missed Taper? — October 11, 2010
10. Split Time, Oct. 16, 2010: Behind the Scenes of the College Recruiting Process — October 16, 2010