Swimming World Presents “Hope Springs Eternal; Why Not Making the Team is Okay”

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Hope Springs Eternal

National teams that will compete at major international meets the rest of this year and next will be selected at this summer’s U.S. nationals. But for those swimmers who miss making Team USA at this year’s meet, don’t lose hope—many swimmers have made their breakthrough two years later at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

Make no mistake: the U.S. national championships, July 25-29,in Irvine, Calif., are a big deal.

Every major American international team for both 2018 and 2019 will be selected based on the results of that one meet, so understandably, there’s pressure for all swimmers to perform and make sure they have a chance at international experience prior to the Olympic Trials in 2020.

The same format was in place in 2014 and before that in 2010, 2006 and 2002. And each time, hundreds of swimmers arrived at Olympic Trials two years later having never previously competed at an Olympics, World Championships or Pan Pacs. On all four occasions, some of those rookies made the Olympic team.

To learn more about how their is hope despite not making the national team in a big year like 2018, check out the July 2018 issue of Swimming World Magazine, available now!

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Take a look inside Swimming World’s July 2018 issue:

FEATURES

016 RIPPLE EFFECT?
by Dan D’Addona
When Gregg Troy announced his retirement from the University of Florida in April, the sport’s immediate focus was how it would impact the Gators. But the real ripple effect of Troy’s retirement could be seen in American swimming from now through the 2020 Tokyo Olympics—and it might even change the way professional swimming is approached in the United States.

018 HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL
by David Rieder
National teams that will compete at major international meets the rest of this year and next will be selected at this summer’s U.S. nationals. But for those swimmers who miss making Team USA at this year’s meet, don’t lose hope—many swimmers have made their breakthrough two years later at the U.S. Olympic Trials.

020 OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
by David Rieder
Team USA has long dominated the men’s 4×200 meter freestyle at major international competition. Although the Americans failed to win at Worlds in 2015 and 2017, last year’s performances at the college level in the 200 yard freestyle provide reason for renewed optimism.

022 THE “ART” OF SWIMMING
by Bruce Wigo
In the first half of the 20th century, sports cartooning was one of the most entertaining mediums within the spectrum of the graphic art world, and no American newspaper of any size was without its regular sports cartoonist.

024 FREE TO MAKE HISTORY
by Annie Grevers
Olympic gold medalist Blake Pieroni of Indiana University became the first man ever to break 1:30 for the 200 yard freestyle. With the kind of training he’s putting in with coaches Ray Looze and Mike Westphal—not to mention being a part of a training group consisting of many of the world’s best 200 freestylers—it’s exciting to think just how fast he can be.

028 NUTRITION: AROUND THE TABLE WITH CULLEN JONES
by Annie Grevers and Dawn Weatherwax

COACHING

010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: ED SOLOTAR
by Michael J. Stott

014 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPTIMAL MODEL FOR TECHNIQUE: PART I—BODY SIZE AND SHAPE
by Rod Havriluk
Conventional wisdom relies on modeling the technique of champions. A scientific approach considers the biomechanical principles that optimize performance. Application of these principles can develop an optimal model for swimming technique based on clear and demonstrable factors.

032 DO IT RIGHT, OR DO IT OVER
by Michael J. Stott
This is the first installment in a multi-part series on swimmer motivation and how coaches approach the often-vexing issue of unsatisfactory practice performance.

035 SPECIAL SETS: SOMETIMES IT’S NOT ABOUT THE WATER
by Michael J. Stott
Summer league swimming is many things to many people. In some locales, it is no big deal. In other areas of the country, it is quite a different story. Here are some sample sets—and some fun activities—from Southampton and Westwood swim clubs in Virginia to help prepare for your summer league championships.

049 Q&A WITH COACH KEN HEIS
by Michael J. Stott

050 HOW THEY TRAIN JAKE AND CARSON FOSTER
by Michael J. Stott

TRAINING

038 DRYSIDE TRAINING: STROKE AND DISTANCE STRENGTH SERIES—DISTANCE FREESTYLE
by J.R. Rosania

JUNIOR SWIMMER

030 GOLDMINDS: UNDERSTANDING MOTIVATION
by Wayne Goldsmith
Why do you swim? This is probably the most important question you can ask yourself. Understanding your answer is even more important. It will tell you what you really need to know: what motivates you to be the best you can be.

053 UP & COMERS: SCOTT SOBOLEWSKI
by Taylor Brien

COLUMNS & SPECIAL SECTIONS

008 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT
013 BEYOND THE YARDS
039 2018 AQUATIC DIRECTORY
048 DADS ON DECK
052 THE OFFICIAL WORD
054 GUTTER TALK
056 PARTING SHOT

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