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Training Sets Of the Past: How Beth Botsford Became An Olympic Champion In a five-year period in the early 1990s, North Baltimore Aquatic Club phenomenon Beth Botsford held every national age group backstroke record (SCY/LC) for ages 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14. At 15, she went on to win two Olympic gold ...

How They Train: University of Toronto's Kylie Masse By Michael J. Stott At 23, Kylie Masse continues her coming-of-age tale. “Kylie’s progress to the top of the world has not been textbook,” says her coach, Byron MacDonald. “At age 16, when most developing world-class women are making their mark, K....

How They Train: Blue Raider's Jessica MacDonald By Michael J. Stott Jessica Macdonald, a 5-8 senior biology major from Durban, South Africa is poised to continue her Blue Raider legacy. A 20-time NAIA All-American, she posted three Top 3 finishes in her individual events at the 2019 championship me....

How They Train: University of Florida's Robert Finke  By Michael J. Stott As a 19-year-old, Robert Finke has compiled a heavyweight resumé. Standing 6-1 and weighing 165 pounds, the rising sophomore at the University of Florida is already an SEC champion in the 1650 yard free (14:23.01) and 400 IM ....

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here   How They Train with Cal's Trenton Julian By Michael J. Stott [ PHOTO BY JACK SPITZER ] For a son of two U.S. national team members and a moth...

How They Train: DART Swimming's Luca Urlando By Michael J. Stott Sponsored By Luca Urlando will enter the University of Georgia in the fall with quite a résumé. Let us count the ways. As of March, he is the No. 1 male high school swimming recruit for the high school class of 2020, tied with Car...

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here How They Train with Elmbrook Swim Club's Campbell Stoll By Michael J. Stott Sixteen-year-old Campbell Stoll is a poster child for “life is ...

How They Train: Scottsdale Aquatic Club's Ashley Strouse BY MICHAEL J. STOTT A 5-11 rising junior, seven-time state champion and seven-time NISCA All-American at Chaparral High School (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Ashley Strouse is the real deal. At the 2018 high school state meet last November, she finishe....

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here How They Train: Weymouth Club Waves' Thomas Hagar By Michael J. Stott Thomas Hagar is a sophomore at the Xaverian Brothers High School in Westwood,...

In the How They Train segment of the June issue of Swimming World Magazine, the training of Piper Enge is explored. Enge is a rising breaststroke star out of Mercer Island High School in Washington. Mercer Island (Wash.) High School has an impressive aquatic heritage, boasting 23 boys’ and girls’ st...

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here How They Train with Santa Margarita's Maggie McGuire and Jack Nugent By Michael J. Stott Teammates Maggie McGuire and Jack Nugent are poised to ...

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here How They Train: St. Andrews' Megan Moroney and Aspen Gersper By Michael J. Stott While not mirror images, the traits of two of Sid Cassidy’s more ...

How They Train: Orinda Aquatics' Maddie Smith and Emilia Barck By Michael J. Stott Ron Heidary has been Orinda Aquatics national team coach since the program’s inception. Don Heidary hones swimmer skills in preparation for senior swimming.  Maddie Smith A Campolindo High School senior, Maddie Smit.....

How They Train: The Workouts of Rising Tennessee Sophomore Nick Simons Nick Simons enters the 2023-24 academic season as a rising sophomore at the University of Tennessee. Swimming for Lake Oswego Swim Club, he was Oregon’s No. 1-ranked recruit (26th nationally) in the Class of 2023. In a limited hi...

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here How They Train: Olympic Open Water Swimmer Haley Anderson By Michael J. Stott Open water competition is a take-no-prisoners endeavor. Meteorologica...

Hickory Foundation YMCA distance ace Ross Dant continues to build a whale of a resumé. Last year at age 15, he was the youngest male at U.S. Olympic Trials. Seeded 90th out of 97 swimmers, he posted a 15:41.56 to finish 44th. A little more than a year later, he is a member of USA Swimming’s national...

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here How They Train: Delta State's Emanuel Fava By Michael J. Stott At six feet tall, Emanuel Fava from Turin, Italy has bolstered Delta State swimming in...

The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here How They Train: Emily Overholt and Markus Thormeyer By Michael J. Stott EMILY OVERHOLT At age 15, Emily Overholt won three gold medals and a silver a...

How They Train: The Workouts of Age-Group Standout Mason Spurgeon As a dedicated 12-year-old and rapidly improving swimmer with several AAA times, it is fair to surmise that Mason Spurgeon’s best aquatic days are ahead of him. Spurgeon—who plays the viola, loves to compete and do anything with the w...

How They Train: The Sets Of Sierra Marlins Brady Calkins and Erica Jaffe As have so many other high schoolers, two Sierra Marlins swimmers have used their USA Swimming training to excel on the age group and scholastic stages. Brady Calkins and Erica Jaffe, high school Class of 2025, are both ranked ...