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American Swimming Team (Part VI): Future – The Top of the Team<\/h2>\n

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Beginning with the December 2016 issue and running through May 2017, Swimming World takes a look at the American Swimming Team past and present, and will provide some thoughts on the future. This month: Part VI\u2014the series finale.<\/p>\n

The American Swimming Team\u2019s consistent superior results at the Olympic Games are primarily because of the mass of Ameri- can swimmers that fiercely and progressively compete through a system of age group, high school and collegiate swimming. But as we noted in our third article in this series (SW Feb), being the best swimming country on the planet is often by a much slimmer margin than it might appear. The steady progress of many training programs around the world challenges the AST to continue to lead and domi- nate at the Games.<\/p>\n

If the American Swimming Team is going to maintain its superior position in the future, it must continue to look for ways to improve.<\/p>\n

To read more about American swimming team future, check out the May 2017 issue of\u00a0Swimming World<\/em>, available now!<\/p>\n

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[PHOTO BY PETER H. BICK]<\/p>\n

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