﻿{"id":289903,"date":"2017-12-25T04:00:28","date_gmt":"2017-12-25T11:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=289903"},"modified":"2017-12-23T07:55:23","modified_gmt":"2017-12-23T14:55:23","slug":"swimming-world-magazine-covers-in-review-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-magazine-covers-in-review-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Magazine Covers in Review &#8211; 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This past year showered the swimming community with a wealth of excitement as the swimming community celebrated boundaries being broken across several major national and international meets, including the 2017 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary.\u00a0<em>Swimming World<\/em> continued to produce iconic covers throughout the year beginning with soon-to-be world record holder\u00a0<strong>Lilly King<\/strong> in January and concluding with Sweden&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Sarah Sjostrom\u00a0<\/strong>earning <em>Swimming World&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em>Female World Swimmer of the Year title.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Relive the 2017\u00a0<em>Swimming World<\/em> covers:<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-289903-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2016\\\/12\\\/jan-2017-cover.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;235309&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;jan-2017-cover&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;jan-2017-cover&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;January 2017 cover&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/01\\\/february-2017-cover.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;239125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;february-2017-cover&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;february-2017-cover&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;February 2017 cover&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/02\\\/march-2017-cover-ryan-murphy.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;243455&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;march-2017-cover-ryan-murphy&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;march-2017-cover-ryan-murphy&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;March 2017 cover&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/03\\\/april-cover-ashleigh-johnson.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;249401&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;april-cover-ashleigh-johnson&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;april-cover-ashleigh-johnson&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;April 2017 cover&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/04\\\/may-2017-cover.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;253215&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;may-2017-cover&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;may-2017-cover&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;May 2017 cover&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/05\\\/june-2017-cover.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;258343&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;june-2017-cover&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;june-2017-cover&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;June 2017 cover&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/06\\\/sw-july-2017-cover-joseph-schooling.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;263533&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;sw-july-2017-cover-joseph-schooling&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;sw-july-2017-cover-joseph-schooling&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;July 2017 cover&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/07\\\/august-2017-cover.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;270303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;august-2017-cover&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;august-2017-cover&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;August 2017 cover&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/09\\\/october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover.png&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;278824&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;October 2017 cover&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/10\\\/november-17-cover.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;282344&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;november-17-cover&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;november-17-cover&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;November 2017 cover&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/11\\\/cover-dec-17.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;286199&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;cover-dec-17&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;cover-dec-17&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;December 2017 cover&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Swimming World Magazine Covers in Review &#8211; 2017<\/h2>\n<h3>January 2017<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-january-2017-issue-print-edition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"235309\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lilly-king-featured-on-january-2017-cover-of-swimming-world-magazine\/jan-2017-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jan-2017-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"584,784\" 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=\"jan-2017-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;jan-2017-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;January 2017 cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jan-2017-cover-584x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jan-2017-cover.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-235309\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jan-2017-cover.jpg\" alt=\"jan-2017-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jan-2017-cover.jpg 584w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jan-2017-cover-533x716.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/jan-2017-cover-149x200.jpg 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lilly King started swimming year-round in her hometown of Evansville, Ind. at age 8, but she didn\u2019t discover her niche until two years later. At 12, she started winning breaststroke events. Now 19, the Indiana University sophomore and Olympic gold medalist is keeping that streak very much alive. <strong>(See feature, page 26, plus a related story on page 43.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[PHOTO BY <strong>PETER H. BICK]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-january-2017-issue-print-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>February 2017<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-february-2017-issue-print-edition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"239125\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/margaret-guo-2016-ncaa-woman-of-the-year-featured-on-swimming-world-magazine\/february-2017-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/february-2017-cover.png\" data-orig-size=\"653,877\" 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=\"february-2017-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;february-2017-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;February 2017 cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/february-2017-cover-653x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/february-2017-cover.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-239125\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/february-2017-cover.png\" alt=\"february-2017-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/february-2017-cover.png 653w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/february-2017-cover-533x716.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/february-2017-cover-149x200.png 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Margaret Guo, a two-time swimming All-American at MIT, became the first athlete from her school to win the NCAA Woman of the Year award\u2014and just the fourth Division III athlete in the award\u2019s 26-year history. She interned with Medtronic\u2014the world\u2019s largest medical technology development company\u2014after her freshman year, and has two patents to her name in the medical technology field. At 21, Guo is now working on her doctor of medicine and philosophy at Stanford University. <strong>(See feature, page 20.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>[<\/strong>PHOTO COURTESY <strong>NCAA<\/strong>, PROVIDED BY <strong>MIT ATHLETICS]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-february-2017-issue-print-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>March 2017<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-march-2017-issue-print-edition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"243455\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=243455\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/march-2017-cover-ryan-murphy.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=\"march-2017-cover-ryan-murphy\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;march-2017-cover-ryan-murphy&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;March 2017 cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/march-2017-cover-ryan-murphy-660x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/march-2017-cover-ryan-murphy.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-243455\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/march-2017-cover-ryan-murphy.png\" alt=\"march-2017-cover-ryan-murphy\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/march-2017-cover-ryan-murphy.png 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/march-2017-cover-ryan-murphy-533x717.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/march-2017-cover-ryan-murphy-149x200.png 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cal senior Ryan Murphy, fresh off a triple Olympic gold medal performance last summer at Rio, now focuses his attention on the upcoming NCAA Division I Men\u2019s Swimming and Diving Championships to take place in Indianapolis later this month. On paper, there isn\u2019t much he can do to make his college career more illustrious. He holds the American records in both backstrokes and has been undefeated in the events since his freshman season. \u201cWhat would make me happiest at NCs this year,\u201d says Murphy, \u201cis winning the team title.\u201d (See feature, page 28, plus a related story on page 16.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>[<\/strong>PHOTO BY <strong>MATT RUBEL OF RUBEL PHOTOGRAPHY<\/strong><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-march-2017-issue-print-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>April 2017<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-april-2017-issue-print-edition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"249401\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=249401\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/april-cover-ashleigh-johnson.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=\"april-cover-ashleigh-johnson\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;april-cover-ashleigh-johnson&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;April 2017 cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/april-cover-ashleigh-johnson-660x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/april-cover-ashleigh-johnson.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-249401\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/april-cover-ashleigh-johnson.png\" alt=\"april-cover-ashleigh-johnson\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/april-cover-ashleigh-johnson.png 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/april-cover-ashleigh-johnson-533x717.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/april-cover-ashleigh-johnson-149x200.png 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Not only was Ashleigh Johnson named the top goalkeeper at last summer\u2019s Olympic Games in Rio (55 saves), but she also received the same honor the year before with 66 saves when the United States won the gold medal at the World Championships in Kazan. She also has been named Swimming World\u2019s Female World Water Polo Player of the Year three years straight. In her f inal season at Princeton, she says, \u201cI want to give as much knowledge as I can to people coming after me\u2014to be a leader on the team\u2026 especially for new girls coming into the collegiate environment.\u201d <strong>(See feature, page 26.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>[<\/strong>PHOTO PROVIDED BY <strong>Jeff Cable\/USA WATER POLO<\/strong><strong>]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-april-2017-issue-print-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>May 2017<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-may-2017-issue-print-edition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"253215\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/expanded-coverage-and-photos-highlight-swimming-worlds-may-ncaa-issue-available-now\/may-2017-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/may-2017-cover.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=\"may-2017-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;may-2017-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;May 2017 cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/may-2017-cover-660x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/may-2017-cover.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-253215\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/may-2017-cover.png\" alt=\"may-2017-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/may-2017-cover.png 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/may-2017-cover-533x717.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/may-2017-cover-149x200.png 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The University of Texas men won this year\u2019s NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships by more than 200 points. The victory was their third three-peat, having won the team titles in 1988-91 (a four-peat), 2000-02 and now 2015-17. It was also Coach Eddie Reese\u2019s record 13th men\u2019s NCAA D1 national championships since taking on the job at Texas in 1978. (See feature, page 26).<\/p>\n<p><strong>[PHOTO BY PETER H. BICK]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-may-2017-issue-print-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>June 2017<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-june-2017-issue-print-edition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"258343\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=258343\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/june-2017-cover.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=\"june-2017-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;june-2017-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;June 2017 cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/june-2017-cover-660x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/june-2017-cover.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-258343\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/june-2017-cover.png\" alt=\"june-2017-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/june-2017-cover.png 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/june-2017-cover-533x717.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/june-2017-cover-149x200.png 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our generation is spoiled to have had Michael Phelps, The Greatest Olympian of All Time, grace us with his explosive performances, Olympiad after Olympiad. But Phelps had many predecessors who parted the chlorinated waters for the phenoms of the future. Swimming World shines the spotlight on just a few of swimming\u2019s history-altering characters. <strong>(See feature, pages 26-31.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Photos (from left to right, top to bottom): <\/strong>Pieter van den Hoogenband (photo by Bill Collins), Grant Hackett (Darren England), Matt Biondi (Budd Symes), Mark Spitz (Ron Moor of The Daily Mail), Alexander Popov (Bill Collins), Michael Phelps (Griffin Scott), Rick DeMont (Keystone Press) and Johnny Weissmuller (International Swimming Hall of Fame).<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-june-2017-issue-print-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>July 2017<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-july-2017-issue-print-edition\/\"><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=\"aligncenter 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=\"500\" height=\"673\" 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: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Singapore\u2019s Joseph Schooling became his country\u2019s first-ever Olympic gold medalist last summer by winning the men\u2019s 100 butterfly. And he did so in c ommanding fashion\u2014 nearly a second ahead of the three-time defending Olympic gold medalist, Michael Phelps. Schooling was only 13 when he first met Phelps. \u201cIf it weren\u2019t for Michael, I don\u2019t think I could have gotten to this point,\u201d says Schooling. <strong>(See feature, page 18.)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[Photo by Peter H. Bick]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-july-2017-issue-print-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>August 2017<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-augsut-2017-issue-print-edition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"269568\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/reece-whitley-morgan-tankersley-crowned-2017-high-school-swimmers-of-the-year\/august-2017-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/august-2017-cover.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=\"august-2017-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;august-2017-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/august-2017-cover-660x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/august-2017-cover.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-269568\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/august-2017-cover.png\" alt=\"august-2017-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/august-2017-cover.png 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/august-2017-cover-533x717.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/august-2017-cover-149x200.png 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Juniors <strong>Reece Whitley<\/strong> (William Penn Charter High School, Pa.) and <strong>Morgan Tankersley<\/strong> (Plant High School, Fla.) were named Swimming World\u2019s Male and Female High School Swimmers of the Year for the 2016-17 high school season. Both swimmers ranked No. 1 in two events\u2014Whitley in the boys 100 breast (51.84, a national high school record) and 200 IM (1:44.91) and Tankersley in the girls 200 and 500 yard free (1:44.31, 4:37.60).<\/p>\n<p>[Photo By Peter H. Bick]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-augsut-2017-issue-print-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>September 2017<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-september-2017-issue-print-edition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-275961\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/september-17-cover.png\" alt=\"september-17-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With an awe-inspiring performance this season, St. Xavier High School of Cincinnati, Ohio\u2014coached by Tim Beerman\u2014was crowned Swimming World\u2019s 2016-17 boys\u2019 national high school champions. The school\u2019s winning tradition spans over the decades: not only have the Aqua\u00adbombers captured four national titles since their first in 1973, but the team has also won 38 of the last 47 Division I Ohio State High School Championships and has never lost a district meet since 1959.\u00a0<strong>(See feature, page 32, and a related story, page 28.)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>[<\/strong>PHOTO PROVIDED BY\u00a0<strong>ST. XAVIER HIGH SCHOOL]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-september-2017-issue-print-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>October 2017<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-october-2017-issue-print-edition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"278824\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=278824\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover.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=\"october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;October 2017 cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover-660x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover.png\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-278824\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover.png\" alt=\"october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover.png 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover-533x717.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/october-2017-caeleb-dressel-cover-149x200.png 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Caeleb Dressel<\/strong> lit it up at the World Championships in Budapest. He ripped through two world records (mixed 4\u00d7100 meter medley and freestyle relays) and five American records (two in the 50 free, 21.29sf and 21.15; two in the 100 free, 47.26r and 47.17; and one in the 50 fly, 22.76sf)\u2026and just missed <strong>Michael Phelps\u2019<\/strong> world record in the 100 fly by 4-hundredths of a second! He won seven gold medals, tying Phelps for the most golds captured in one World Championship meet. And three of those titles came on the same night\u2014something no swimmer had ever done at either the World Championships or Olympics. (See feature, page 28.)<\/p>\n<p>[PHOTO BY SIPA USA]<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-october-2017-issue-print-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>November 2017<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-november-2017-issue-print-edition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"282344\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=282344\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/november-17-cover.jpg\" 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=\"november-17-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;november-17-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;November 2017 cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/november-17-cover-660x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/november-17-cover.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-282344\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/november-17-cover.jpg\" alt=\"november-17-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/november-17-cover.jpg 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/november-17-cover-533x717.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/november-17-cover-149x200.jpg 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This month is our annual open water issue. In addition to naming this year\u2019s World Open Water Swimmers of the Year\u2014France\u2019s Aurelie Muller and the Netherlands\u2019 Ferry Weertman\u00a0<strong>(pages 18-20)<\/strong>, Swimming World discusses some of the controversial issues facing open water swimming\u00a0<strong>(pages 22-23)<\/strong>. We also take a look at the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma and how they have affected open water races in the southeastern United States, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean\u00a0<strong>(pages 24-25)<\/strong>; the English Channel\u2014its history\u00a0<strong>(pages 28-29)\u00a0<\/strong>and a recent crossing by an Arizona swim coach\u00a0<strong>(pages 26-27<\/strong>); and the idea of adding open water relays at the 2020 Olympics\u00a0<strong>(page 21)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[<\/strong>PHOTO BY\u00a0<strong>KYLE TERADA-USA TODAY SPORTS]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-november-2017-issue-print-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>December 2017<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-december-2017-issue-print-edition\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"286199\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=286199\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cover-dec-17.jpg\" 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=\"cover-dec-17\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;cover-dec-17&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;December 2017 cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cover-dec-17-660x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cover-dec-17.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-286199\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cover-dec-17.jpg\" alt=\"cover-dec-17\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cover-dec-17.jpg 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cover-dec-17-533x717.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/cover-dec-17-149x200.jpg 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sarah Sjostrom<\/strong> has ended <strong>Katie Ledecky\u2019s<\/strong> four-year reign as the best female swimmer in the world, being named Swimming World\u2019s Female World Swimmer of the Year for the first time. Both Sjostrom and Ledecky won three individual gold medals and a silver at this summer\u2019s World Championships in Budapest, but the 23-year-old from Sweden eclipsed six world records in 2017. 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