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From Near Miss To Can’t Miss<\/h2>\n

Olivia<\/strong> Smoliga<\/strong> just missed qualifying for a trip to London four years ago with a fourth-place finish at Trials in the women\u2019s 100 back. Now 21, the Chicago native, who will be a senior this fall at the University of Georgia, emerged from the shadows of American backstroke legends Missy<\/strong> Franklin<\/strong> and Natalie<\/strong> Coughlin<\/strong> to win the event and qualify for her first U.S. Olympic team.<\/p>\n

Check out the August issue of\u00a0Swimming World Magazine\u00a0<\/em>to learn more about Smoliga!<\/p>\n

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FEATURES<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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012 2016 U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS PHOTO GALLERY: A NEW GENERATION OF CHAMPIONS<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Peter H. Bick<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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020 FROM NEAR MISS TO CAN\u2019T MISS<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Annie Grevers<\/em><\/strong>
\nOlivia Smoliga just missed qualifying for a trip to London four years ago with a fourth-place finish at Trials in the women\u2019s 100 back. Now 21, the Chicago native who will be a senior this fall at the University of Georgia, emerged from the shadows of American backstroke legends Missy Franklin and Natalie Coughlin to win the event and qualify for her first U.S. Olympic team.<\/em><\/p>\n

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022 2016 OLYMPIC PREDICTIONS: LET THE GAMES BEGIN!<\/span><\/strong>
\nby David Rieder with assistance from Taylor Brien, Annie Grevers, Brent Rutemiller and Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong>
\nWe\u2019ve waited four years for this. And beginning Saturday, Aug. 6, in Rio de Janeiro\u2014a day after opening ceremonies of the XXXI Olympiad\u2014the world will be treated to eight days of exciting swimming action. Now that athletes from all over the world have qualified, who will win medals in the 32 swimming events? Here is how Swimming World sees the action unfolding.<\/em><\/p>\n

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030 ON HIS WAY UP – MALE HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMER OF THE YEAR<\/span><\/strong>
\nby David Rieder<\/em><\/strong>
\nAfter being a runner-up last year, Rancho Margarita (Calif.) High School\u2019s Grant Shoults was named Swimming World\u2019s Male High School Swimmer of the Year for the 2015-16 season. He set two national high school records, competed in the U.S. Olympic Trials and will be swimming for Stanford next fall.<\/em><\/p>\n

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032 SUPER-DRIVEN AND READY TO RACE – FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMER OF THE YEAR<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Annie Grevers<\/em><\/strong>
\nBeata Nelson, Swimming World\u2019s Female High School Swimmer of the Year, finished her storied high school career at Verona Area\/Mount Hebron High School in Wisconsin with a public high school record in the 100 yard fly (51.62) as well as 12 state titles. This fall, she\u2019ll be swimming for the University of Wisconsin.<\/em><\/p>\n

COACHING<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: DENIS COTTERELL<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

038 RHYTHM AND CRUISE<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong>
\nSuccessful swimming coaches and athletes share their thoughts on how to swim the 100 and 200 breaststroke<\/em><\/p>\n

041 Q&A WITH COACH HOLLIE BONEWIT-CRON<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

042 HOW THEY TRAIN THIAGO SICKERT<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/strong><\/span>
\n035 GOLDMINDS: RACE REVIEW<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Wayne Goldsmith<\/em><\/strong>
\nRace days are the best opportunities for swimmers and coaches to gain real insight and understanding about \u201cwhere they are\u201d in terms of preparation, training and overall performance. And that\u2019s why having a clear race-review process is essential.<\/em><\/p>\n

045 UP & COMERS<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Taylor Brien<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

COLUMNS<\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\n008 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/span><\/strong>
\n040 IN REVIEW: \u201cMUNICH TO MONTREAL\u201d by Casey Converse<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Annie Grevers<\/em><\/strong>
\n046 GUTTER TALK<\/span><\/strong>
\n 048 PARTING SHOT<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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