{"id":235654,"date":"2017-01-03T00:05:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T07:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=235654"},"modified":"2017-01-02T21:42:39","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T04:42:39","slug":"swimming-world-magazine-presents-top-5-stories-of-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-magazine-presents-top-5-stories-of-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Magazine Presents &#8220;Top 5 Stories of 2016&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Top 5 Stories of 2016:<\/h2>\n<p>With 2016 now located in the rear-view mirror,\u00a0<em>Swimming World Magazine&#8217;s<\/em>\u00a0<strong>David Rieder<\/strong> took a closer look at what some of the top stories of 2016 were.<\/p>\n<p>Olympians\u00a0<strong>Katie Ledecky\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Michael Phelps<\/strong> made the charts for their awe-inspiring performances in Rio, while Texas&#8217;\u00a0<strong>Eddie Reese<\/strong> earned a spot for another successful NCAA Championship.<\/p>\n<p>To read more about the &#8220;Top 5 Stories of 2016&#8221; check out the January 2017 issue, available now!<\/p>\n<p>Not a subscriber?\u00a0<em>Swimming World Magazine<\/em>\u00a0gives you unlimited access to all online content on SwimmingWorldMagazine.com and access to all of the back issues of\u00a0<em>Swimming World Magazine<\/em>\u00a0dating back to 1960! 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And her coach at Indiana University, Ray Looze, will also tell you she\u2019s extremely coachable. Put that confidence and desire to improve\u2014 not to mention her blazing speed\u2014and it\u2019s easy to see why she\u2019s currently the world\u2019s best women\u2019s 100 meter breaststroker.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>032 2016 WORLD &amp; AMERICAN RECORD PROGRESSION<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Taylor Brien<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>034 NUTRITION: AROUND THE TABLE WITH JORDAN WILIMOVSKY<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Annie Grevers and Tasija Korosas<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>How can a guy who trains for a six-mile race possibly stay replenished? Pull up a chair at Jordan Wilimovsky\u2019s training table to see how a world champion chows down.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #d4c204;\"><strong>COACHING<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: PENNY TAYLOR<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>012 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE MISCONCEPTIONS: REAL LIFE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Rod Havriluk<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>The swimming culture is often quick to adopt the real-life technique elements used by the fastest swimmers. There are, however, many technique elements supported by mechanical principles and research that have not been adopted or are completely ignored. 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