Swimming World Magazine Covers in Review – 2015

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It was another amazing year of covers for Swimming World Magazine in 2015.  Starting with a look back at the 1976 Olympics, where the doped-up East German women ran roughshod throughout the rest of the world, and ending with Adam Peaty earning the cover as the World Male Swimmer of the Year.

 

Swimming World Magazine Covers in Review – 2015

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Swimming World Magazine Covers in Review – 2015

January 2015

USA Swimming is producing a documentary film that explores the dark chapter in Olympic history of systemic doping by the East German women at the 1976 Olympics. It also tells the story of the against-all-odds triumph by the American women’s 4 x 100 relay (middle photo, from left—Kim Peyton, Wendy Boglioli, Jill Sterkel and Shirley Babashoff—and photos at top) that ended the meet in Montreal. East German swimmers Kornelia Ender (far left, middle; and lower right, top), Petra Thumer (lower right, left) and Andrea Pollack (lower right, bottom) also contribute to the film. (See story, page 33, and related stories, pages 20, 28 and 31.)

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February 2015

It is easy to argue that the greatest tragedy in the history of swimming is the loss of Fran Crippen, who died in 2010 during a FINA-sanctioned open water race in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. The death was linked to high-water temperatures and a lack of proper meet management. Since first competing in the sport in 2006, he became one of America’s leading performers and a well-recognized, well-respected voice for open water swimming around the world. Crippen (April 17, 1984 – Oct. 23, 2010) died at the age of 26. Until then, no athlete had ever lost his or her life in a FINA event. (See story, page 25, and related stories, pages 8 and 46.) [PHOTO BY TYR SPORT INC.]

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March 2015

Stanford’s Simone Manuel has continued her reign as sprint queen throughout her first college season. Her teammates, coaches and the swimming world may not articulate what her performances forebode, but everyone anticipates greatness from the freshman at her first NCAAs to be held later this month in Greensboro, N.C. “My parents always say ‘DYB’ before my races,” says Simone. The acronym stands for DO YOUR BEST. She adds, “Whether my best is good or bad, it’s all anyone can ask for.” (See story, page 16, and related story, page 20.) [PHOTO PROVIDED BY STANFORD UNIVERSITY]

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April 2015

Darian Townsend is an Olympic gold medalist, a world record holder, an NCAA champion and one of Swimming World’s 2014 Top 12 World Masters Swimmers of the Year. He’s represented South Africa internationally for years, but after becoming a U.S. citizen last summer, the 30-year-old will now focus his attention on swimming fast for the United States. A natural leader, he already captained his first U.S. national team in January at Australia Swimming’s Super Series. (See stories, pages 12 and 26, plus related story, page 37.) [PHOTO BY EMMI BRYTOWSKI]

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May 2015

Eddie Reese first took over the swimming program at the University of Texas Austin in 1978. It only took three years before his men’s team captured their first NCAA Division I team championship. With two more team titles in the 1980s, an additional three in the ’90s, another four between 2000 and 2010 and the Longhorns’ 11th championship at Iowa City in March, Reese tied Ohio State’s Coach Mike Peppe for the most men’s NCAA Division I team titles. (See story, page 28, plus related feature, page 58.) [PHOTO BY PETER H. BICK]

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June 2015

Andrew Seliskar swims with Coach John Flanagan at the Tysons branch of Nation’s Capital Swim Club, Va. Only 18, his accomplishments already include gold medals at Junior Worlds and Junior Pan Pacs, junior and senior national titles, six state high school records and a team title, plus 10 NAG records in the last three years. With his talent, character and potential, it’s only the beginning of what should be an illustrious swimming career. (See story, page 14.) [PHOTO BY GRIFFIN SCOTT]

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July 2015

Arkady Vyatchanin is a newly-minted Serbian. On April 22, 2013—after 13 years on Russia’s national team—Vyatchanin announced his intent to untie himself from swimming for his homeland, and began pursuing another country to represent. Portugal, Spain, France, the Netherlands, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, most eastern European countries—his search went on…until last October when Serbia welcomed him to its national team. (See story, page 12.) [PHOTO BY PETER H. BICK]

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August 2015

For just the second time since Swimming World Magazine has selected national high school swimmers of the year, the female and male winners come from the same USA Swimming club. Two-time winner Katie Ledecky (Stone Ridge School, Md.) and Andrew Seliskar (Thomas Jefferson HS for Science and Technology, Va.) both represent the Nation’s Capital Swim Club, though they train at different facilities under different coaches. Janelle Atkinson and Alex Lim (Bolles School, Fla.) received the honors in 2000. (See stories, pages 16 and 21, plus related story, page 26.) [PHOTO BY DOMEYKO PHOTOGRAPHY, WWW.DOMEYKOPHOTOGRAPHY.COM]

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September 2015

Great Britain’s Adam Peaty won three events and set two world records (50 meter breast, 26.42; 4 x 100 mixed medley relay, 3:41.71) in Kazan, Russia to become the most successful British swimmer in a single World Championships. He also owns the world record in the 100 meter breaststroke (57.92), set earlier this year in April. Peaty is the first swimmer ever to win both sprint breaststroke events at the same World Championships. (See stories, pages 27 and 30.) [PHOTO BY GIAN MATTIA DALBERTO/LAPRESSE]

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October 2015

At this summer’s World Championships, Katie McLaughlin, 18, won a gold medal in the women’s 800 freestyle relay and was an integral piece of USA’s silver medal-winning 400 mixed medley relay, splitting a 57.56 in the fly leg. With her childlike zeal for the sport, her determined work ethic and her genetic endowments, there’s nothing keeping her from rousing the American crowd as she ascends the podium…perhaps next year on the biggest stage in the world—Rio. (See story, page 14.) [PHOTO BY GRIFFIN SCOTT]

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November 2015

During the 2015 summer season, there was no one as technically perfect and strategically savvy as the USA’s Jordan Wilimovsky, who was named Swimming World Magazine’s Male Open Water Swimmer of the Year. The 21-year-old handily beat deeply talented fields in the 10K marathon swims at both the USA Swimming national champions and at the FINA World Championships. Then in September, he added the RCP Tiburon Mile title to his list of accomplishments. (See stories, pages 18, 21 and 30.) [PHOTO BY ELLIOT KARLAN]

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December 2015

Swimming World Magazine has been naming male and female World Swimmers of the Year for more than 50 years. In 2015, the honors went to Adam Peaty and Katie Ledecky. Peaty, 20, pictured in front of a backdrop of some of the magazine’s covers that have featured past World Swimmers, became Great Britain’s first swimmer ever to win the award. The USA’s Ledecky, 18, won her third straight title, tying her with Debbie Meyer and Shirley Babashoff in second place behind Janet Evans with four. (See story, page 16, plus related stories, pages 24 and 27.) [PEATY PHOTO BY ANDREA MASINI]

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