{"id":294745,"date":"2018-02-07T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=294745"},"modified":"2018-02-06T21:55:23","modified_gmt":"2018-02-07T04:55:23","slug":"swimming-world-presents-lessons-with-the-legends-jay-fitzgerald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-lessons-with-the-legends-jay-fitzgerald\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents &#8220;Lessons with the Legends: Jay Fitzgerald&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Lessons with the Legends: Jay Fitzgerald<\/h2>\n<h3>Sponsored by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dolfinswimwear.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dolfin Swimwear<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><em>Swimming World<\/em>\u00a0continues a series in which top coaches share some of the secrets of their success. The February\u00a0issue of\u00a0<em>Swimming World Magazine<\/em>\u00a0highlights the many accomplishments of Coach\u00a0<b>Jay Fitzgerald<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Fitzgerald has worked with some of the very best swimming minds: <strong>Don Gambril<\/strong> at Alabama, <strong>Skip Kenney<\/strong> at Cincinnati Marlins, <strong>Paul Bergen<\/strong> at Nashville Aquatic Club and current compatriot, two-time Olympian <strong>Mariusz Podkoscielny<\/strong>, just to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>Some of Fitzgerald&#8217;s best known swimmers include 1984 Olympic medalists\u00a0<strong>Betsy Mitchell, Kim Rhodenbaugh,<\/strong> and\u00a0<strong>Dave Wilson<\/strong>. Additionally, he has served with many of USA Swimming&#8217;s top coaching staffs, including stints at the World Championships (1982, 1997\u2014head coach), Pan American (1995), World University, World Cup, national and national junior teams as well as numerous Olympic Development camps.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about some of Coach Fitzgerald&#8217;s accomplishments,\u00a0check out the February 2018 issue of\u00a0<em>Swimming World Magazine<\/em>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/issues\/2018\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/issues\/2018&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1515036115580000&amp;usg=AFQjCNErVxDriM4F0j-KlI5m8QQIyPRZWw\">available now!<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"293911\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=293911\" 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Swimming World asked five U.S. Olympians for their perspective on the subject\u2014swimmers who are but a few in a long line of high achievers who might never have reached the pinnacle of the sport without high school swimming.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>021 UNDERSTANDING AND DISPROVING RACIAL STEREOTYPES<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Bruce Wigo<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nIf there ever was a baseless stereotype that went against historical facts, it is that \u201cblack people can\u2019t swim.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>024 SHI&#8217;S THE ONE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Dan D&#8217;Addona<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nChina\u2019s Shi Tingmao has dominated women\u2019s diving for the past three years, having won six gold medals and one silver medal at the last two World Championships and the Olympics.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">026 NCAA DIVISION I DIVING PLAYBOOK<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Annie Grevers and Erin Keaveny<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThe 2018 NCAA Division I Championships will be chock-full of diving talent. Here are a few names of some of the outstanding divers who will be competing this year in Colum\u00adbus, Ohio (women\u2019s meet, March 14-17) and Minneapolis (men\u2019s, March 21-24).<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>029 DIVERS MATTER<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by David Rieder<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nSwimmers and divers almost never compete in each other\u2019s championship meets, yet the two sports are contested together at the NCAA level\u2014with points from each disci\u00adpline counting toward the eventual team champion. If a top swim team can get some quality diving points, that can make the dif\u00adference in a tight battle for the team title.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>COACHING<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: JAY FITZGERALD<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>013 COLLEGE RECRUITING: UNDER PRESSURE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nIn the fourth and final article of a multi-part series, Swimming World looks at early com\u00admitments, offers and obligations of coaches and college recruits.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>016 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: CAN KATIE LEDECKY SWIM FASTER? (Part I)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Rod Havriluk<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThere are substantial changes that Katie Ledecky can make in her head position and breathing motion\u2014as well as in her arm coordination\u2014to swim considerably faster. Next month\u2019s article will explain how to ad\u00address these technique limitations.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>040 HIGH SCHOOL TAPER SETS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. 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