{"id":264786,"date":"2017-07-05T04:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T11:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=264786"},"modified":"2017-07-04T22:29:17","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T05:29:17","slug":"swimming-world-presents-let-the-fast-twitchers-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-let-the-fast-twitchers-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents &#8220;Let The Fast Twitchers Race!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Let The Fast Twitchers Race!&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h3>Visit the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/issues\/2017\" target=\"_blank\">Swimming World Magazine Vault<\/a>\u00a0to Read More.<\/h3>\n<p>Prior to the IOC announcement of the Olympic distance races and mixed gender relays,\u00a0<em>Swimming World&#8217;s<\/em>\u00a0<strong>Annie Grevers<\/strong> penned a commentary on why adding the 50s of stroke to the Olympic Games could favorably change the sport.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 20\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>2012 Olympian Jessica Hardy was the first woman to break 30 seconds in the 50 meter breaststroke. Hardy trained her body to swim 100 meters fast, but her natural sweet spot was always in the 50-meter distance.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">\u201cI know from experience that training causes a lot of damage to our bodies over the years, and 50s put literally half the wear and tear on your body that 100s do,\u201d Hardy said. For this anatomical reason, Hardy foresees a greater number of older swimmers able to stay in the sport if 50s of stroke enter the Olympic lineup.&#8221; &#8211; Jessica Hardy, 2012 Olympian\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>To read the full story &#8220;Let the Fast Twitchers Race!&#8221;, check out the July 2017 issue of\u00a0<em>Swimming World<\/em>, available now!<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-july-2017-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"263533\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=263533\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sw-july-2017-cover-joseph-schooling.png\" data-orig-size=\"660,888\" 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=\"sw-july-2017-cover-joseph-schooling\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;sw-july-2017-cover-joseph-schooling&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;July 2017 cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sw-july-2017-cover-joseph-schooling-660x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sw-july-2017-cover-joseph-schooling.png\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-263533\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sw-july-2017-cover-joseph-schooling.png\" alt=\"sw-july-2017-cover-joseph-schooling\" width=\"449\" height=\"604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sw-july-2017-cover-joseph-schooling.png 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sw-july-2017-cover-joseph-schooling-533x717.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/sw-july-2017-cover-joseph-schooling-149x200.png 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Not a subscriber?\u00a0<em>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/3-year-swimming-world-magazine-total-access-subscription\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Subscribe With This Special 3-Year Offer<\/strong>!<\/a>\u00a0Swimming 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! \u00a0Visit the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/issues\/2017\" target=\"_blank\">Swimming World Magazine Vault<\/a>. \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Order a single \u201cCollectors\u201d issue\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-july-2017-issue-print-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\">print copy here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or download a\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-july-2017-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\">single .pdf copy here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>FEATURES<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #bd2222;\">018 BE LIKE MIKE<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>by David Rieder<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Joseph Schooling wanted to be like Michael Phelps as a kid. Last summer, he beat his childhood hero in the men\u2019s 100 butterfly on the world\u2019s grandest stage, the Olympics. Now he wants to break Phelps\u2019 world record. Can this swimmer from Singapore become the next greatest butterflyer of all time?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #bd2222;\"><strong>020 \u201cLET THE FAST-TWITCHERS RACE!\u201d<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>Commentary by Annie Grevers<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Adding the 50s of stroke to the Olympic Games could favorably change the sport.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #bd2222;\">022 ISHOF EXHIBITS: THE SWIMMING PRESIDENTS WALL<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Chuck Warner<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>So&#8230;some USA presidents have been swimmers and even follow competitive swimming? Absolutely!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #bd2222;\"><strong>024 NUTRITION: AROUND THE TABLE WITH MICHAEL ANDREW<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Annie Grevers and Tasija Korosas<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Michael Andrew became the youngest swimmer in history to go pro\u2014at just 14 years of age. Now 18, he has set a total of 78 national age group records. Here\u2019s a sample of what he eats in a day to stay fueled for top-speed training and racing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #bd2222;\">026 DEPTH OF FIELD<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>by David Rieder, Annie Grevers and Andy Ross<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Eighteen countries won Olympic medals in the pool last year in Rio, and the battle for the podium this summer appears just as deep, as the world\u2019s best swimmers focus on FINA\u2019s World Championships in Budapest.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #bd2222;\"><strong>033 CURTAIN CALL<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael Randazzo, Dax Lowery, Erin Keaveny and Taylor Brien<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Many of the athletes from last summer\u2019s Olympic water polo, synchronized swimming, diving and open water competitions in Rio will be returning later this month, July 14-30, for encore performances at the World Championships in Budapest.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>COACHING<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #bd2222;\">010 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE MISCONCEPTIONS: BACKSTROKE START ARM MOTION<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Rod Havriluk<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>This month\u2019s article addresses the misconception that at the beginning of the backstroke start, the arms should move upward as they move away from the starting block. While an upward arm motion is conventional, a downward motion is more effective.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #bd2222;\"><strong>012 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: DAVE SALO<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #bd2222;\"><strong>015 TAKING A BREATH<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>This is the third of a multi-part series on \u201ctrained behaviors\u201d in swimming\u2014 actions that can be executed under pressure and in unusual circumstances. This month\u2019s article focuses on breathing.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #bd2222;\"><strong>038 SPECIAL SETS: SPLASH-AND-DASH PREPARATION<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>While the world places a premium on long course swimming, the truth is that much of the training takes place in short course configurations.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #bd2222;\"><strong>051 Q&amp;A WITH COACH JOHN MORSE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #bd2222;\">052 HOW THEY TRAIN ALLIE RAAB<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">TRAINING<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #bd2222;\">037 DRYSIDE TRAINING: THE IM STROKE SERIES\u2014BUTTERFLY<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>by J.R. Rosania<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #bd2222;\"><strong>054 UP &amp; COMERS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Taylor Brien<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>COLUMNS &amp; SPECIAL SECTIONS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #bd2222;\">008 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #bd2222;\">039 2017 AQUATIC DIRECTORY<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #bd2222;\">050 DADS ON DECK<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #bd2222;\">055 GUTTER TALK<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #bd2222;\">056 PARTING SHOT<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Let The Fast Twitchers Race!&#8221; Visit the\u00a0Swimming World Magazine Vault\u00a0to Read More. 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