SwimmingWorldMagazine.com Rewind: February 1997 Issue

By Jason Marsteller

PHOENIX, Arizona, February 25. THIS weekend, SwimmingWorldMagazine.com Rewind takes a look back 10 years ago to the February 1997 edition of SwimmingWorldMagazine.

February 1997 Table of Contents
FEATURES
1997 Swimsuits Are Here – 19
See what's new in swimwear for 1997 and find out where to get it in this special four-page photo feature.

Status Quo By Kyle S. Utsumi – 24
Top-seeded USC was looking to capture its first NCAA crown in water polo, but crosstown rival UCLA had other plans.

A New German Star Is Born By Craig Lord – 26
With two European records and five gold medals, Germany's Sandra Volker captured the spotlight at the European SC Champs.

Olympian On The "Rhodes" To Success By Phillip Whitten – 28
In 1996, Annette Salmeen achieved the ultimate success: an Olympic gold medal and a Rhodes scholarship.

Never Say "Never" By Phillip Whitten – 30
After a near-miraculous recovery from a serious illness, distance star Chad Carvin is once more patrolling the lanes of the 50-meter jungle.

Oberstar Shines At U.S. Open By Matt Farrell – 32
Lia Oberstar vaulted over 51 swimmers in the short course meters world rankings of the 200 back to the top of the world.

JUNIOR SWIMMER
TYR Age Group – 12
Swimmers of the Month

U.S. Swimming News – 14
Speedo American Relay – 16
AquaZoids – 18

DEPARTMENTS
Editor's Note – 6
Lane 9 – 8
24th Annual Camp Listings – 35
1996 Top 25 World & U.S. Best Times – 51
FYI: Product World – 60
For The Record – 61
Calendar – 64
SwimMart – 65
Classified Ads – 68
Ad Index – 69
Parting Shots – 70

COVER:
What a year Annette Salmeen had in 1996! In March, she made the U.S. Olympic team in two events. Two weeks later, she became the first UCLA woman ever to win an individual NCAA swim title. In July, she took home Olympic gold as a member of the U.S. 800 meter freestyle relay. Back in school, she first learned that she received a coveted NCAA Top 8 award, and on Dec. 7, her birthday, she was awarded a Rhodes scholarship! Read her story on page 28. (Cover photo by Annette Buhl; contents photo by Jon Urbanchek)

Here is an excerpt of the Olympian On The "Rhodes" To Success piece written by Phillip Whitten:

By any accounting, 1996 was a banner year for Annette Salmeen. In fact, the unassuming 22-year-old UCLA senior is going to have a tough time topping it.

Consider this synopsis of her achievements in '96:
• In March, she made the U.S. Olympic team in two events.

• Two weeks later, she won the 200 fly at the NCAA championships–the first UCLA woman ever to win an individual NCAA swim title.

• In July, she struck Olympic gold as a member of the U.S. 800 meter freestyle relay.

• Back in school, she learned that she had garnered a coveted NCAA Top 8 award—given annually to eight of the nation's top collegiate scholar-athletes.

• On Dec. 7, her birthday, she topped it all off by winning a Rhodes fellowship— the first UCLA student to win a Rhodes in 23 years; the first UCLA woman ever to win the award; and, needless to say, the first UCLA Olympic gold medalist to be named a Rhodes Scholar.

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Swimming World Magazine Cover, February 1997 Back

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