SwimmingWorld.TV Interview With Tim Wei About Force and Velocity Analysis for Swimmers

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 12. WHEN the swimming treadmill at the U.S. Olympic Training Center—better known as the Flume—was in its peak of operation, coaches and swimmers would use the tons of data compiled from it to improve stroke technique and find ways to become faster.

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The Flume is no longer in operation, but in this exclusive SwimmingWorld.TV interview with Brent Rutemiller embedded on page 41 of the digital March issue, Tim Wei, an engineering professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute who has worked extensively with swimmers, shows viewers video footage of some of the fastest swimmers in the United States and how the Flume helped determine their problem areas.

Footage of national team member Ariana Kukors and Olympic gold medalists Beth Botsford and Megan Jendrick highlights the discussion on creating maximum velocity with each stroke. In the case of Kukors, she and her coach studied the video analysis of her kick—which they felt needed improvement—and a year later was able to slice three seconds off her 100 breast time.

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March 2009 Issue
Contents of The March issue:

7 TEXAS PICKED AS NO. 1 by John Lohn
Coach Eddie Reese's Texas Longhorns will be favored to win their 10th men's NCAA national swimming championship later this month at Texas A&M University in what would be their first title in seven years.
10 ARIZONA LOOKS TO REPEAT by Jason Marsteller
Arizona finds itself in a familiar spot as the pre-season No. 1 pick to win the women's NCAA Division I Championships, but this is the first time the Wildcats are in position to win back-to-back titles.
14 CELEBRATING 50+ YEARS IN AQUATICS: 1965-68
by Jeff Commings
As we celebrate 50+ years in aquatics, Swimming World Magazine will be taking a trip through history, highlighting some of the top moments of the magazine's existence.
16 THEN AND NOW by Jeff Commings
The dominant women's individual medley swimmer of the mid-60s for the United States was Claudia Kolb, a title that is now owned by Katie Hoff.
18 SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING: THE WELL-ROUNDED SPORT by Taylor Payne
There are numerous positive attributes associated with synchronized swimming.

DEPARTMENTS:
6 A VOICE for the SPORT
43 CAMP DIRECTORY
55 FOR THE RECORD
59 CALENDAR
62 PARTING SHOT

In the Swimming Technique portion of the magazine you will find the following:

29 Q&A WITH COACH STEVE BULTMAN by Michael J. Stott
31 HOW THEY TRAIN: Kristen Heiss by Michael J. Stott
32 DEALING WITH PAIN by Michael J. Stott
As a swimmer, it's important to know the difference between pain—which can lead to injury—and discomfort.
34 SO NEAR, YET SO FAR by Michael J. Stott
Being able to recover from disappointing swims is more likely when a swimmer has the right attitude and an understanding coach.
36 SWIMMING PERFORMANCES FROM TRIALS TO OLYMPICS by Genadijus Sokolovas

In the SWIM portion of the magazine you will find the following:

21 THE POOL'S EDGE: Taper and the Older Athlete by Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen
23 SWIMMING THROUGH LIFE by Dan Stephenson
Swimming gives you a strong heart, a strong mind and strong friends. There are more benefits than making the Olympic team, and they are there for the taking at any age and any speed.
26 THE WORKOUT CARD: Kicking Your Way to Fast Swimming by Ken DeMont
28 LANE LEADERS: Bob Strand by Emily Sampl

In the Junior Swimmer portion of the magazine you will find the following:
39 NATIONAL AGE GROUP RECORD SETTER: Nick Silverthorn
41 SPEEDO AMERICAN RELAY by Judy Jacob
42 TYR AGE GROUP SWIMMER OF THE MONTH: Emma Blackwood

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