{"id":160108,"date":"2014-12-02T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T07:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=160108"},"modified":"2015-11-06T15:52:32","modified_gmt":"2015-11-06T22:52:32","slug":"katie-ledecky-2014-female-world-and-american-swimmer-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-2014-female-world-and-american-swimmer-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Ledecky: 2014 Female World and American Swimmer of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2014 World Swimmers of The Year: Katie Ledecky<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014SwimmerOfYear-B.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160113\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-2014-female-world-and-american-swimmer-of-the-year\/2014swimmerofyear-b\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014SwimmerOfYear-B.png\" data-orig-size=\"576,774\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2014SwimmerOfYear-B\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2014SwimmerOfYear-B&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Swimming World Magazine&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014SwimmerOfYear-B-576x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014SwimmerOfYear-B.png\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160113\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014SwimmerOfYear-B.png\" alt=\"2014SwimmerOfYear-B\" width=\"576\" height=\"774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014SwimmerOfYear-B.png 576w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014SwimmerOfYear-B-533x716.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/2014SwimmerOfYear-B-149x200.png 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.competitorswim.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160117\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-2014-female-world-and-american-swimmer-of-the-year\/competitor-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Competitor-logo.png\" data-orig-size=\"700,127\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Competitor-logo\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Competitor-logo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Competitor-logo-700x127.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Competitor-logo.png\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-160117\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Competitor-logo-700x127.png\" alt=\"Competitor-logo\" width=\"700\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Competitor-logo.png 700w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Competitor-logo-533x97.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Competitor-logo-200x36.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Swimming World Magazine&#8217;s 2014 Swimmers of the Year list is sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.competitorswim.com\" target=\"_blank\">Competitor Swim<\/a>.<\/i><br \/>\nWorld\/American Female: Katie Ledecky. World\/Pacific Rim Male: Kosuke Hagino. Pacific Rim Female: Cate Campbell. American Male: Ryan Cochrane &amp; Tyler Clary. European: Katinka Hosszu &amp; Adam Peaty. African: Karin Prinsloo &amp; Chad le Clos.<\/p>\n<p>Curious about what else you will find in the In the December 2014 World Swimmers of the Year issue of <em> Swimming World Magazine?<\/em> Check out the inside Swimming World video:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iP3ixsCjFhg\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Not a Swimming World subscriber? A <em>Swimming World Magazine <\/em>subscription gives you unlimited access to all online content on SwimmingWorld.com and access to all of the back issues of <em>Swimming World Magazine<\/em> dating back to 1960! Purchase your <a href=\"http:\/\/swimshop.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/c\/53\/swimming-world\" target=\"_blank\">Total Access Subscription<\/a> TODAY!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>DECEMBER WORLD SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR TABLE OF CONTENTS:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FEATURES<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Dec14-thumbnail-pg12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-115443\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Dec14-thumbnail-pg12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n012 <strong>Short Cut To Success?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nWhether out of necessity or by choice, there are those who train short course for long course competition. Despite the obvious differences, swimmers can still be successful at either pool length.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Dec14-thumbnail-pg20.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-115444\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Dec14-thumbnail-pg20.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n020 <strong>2014 World Swimmers of the Year<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Jason Marsteller<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nWorld\/American Female: Katie Ledecky. World\/Pacific Rim Male: Kosuke Hagino. Pacific Rim Female: Cate Campbell. American Male: Ryan Cochrane &amp; Tyler Clary. European: Katinka Hosszu &amp; Adam Peaty. 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While some swimmers are able to improve performance with a straight-arm recovery, science clearly shows that the improvement is not, in fact, related to the recovery itself. Equally important, there are significant limitations to recovering with a straight arm.<\/p>\n<p>041 <strong> Q &amp; A With Coach John Bitter<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em> by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>042 <strong>How They Train Aidan Burns<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <em>by Michael J. 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