{"id":303985,"date":"2018-04-05T04:00:15","date_gmt":"2018-04-05T11:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=303985"},"modified":"2018-04-04T20:30:00","modified_gmt":"2018-04-05T03:30:00","slug":"swimming-world-presents-the-2018-ncaa-womens-water-polo-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-the-2018-ncaa-womens-water-polo-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents the 2018 NCAA Women&#8217;s Water Polo Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>The Beat Goes On: Can Stanford Repeat as National Champions?<\/h2>\n<p>After losing its captain and inspirational leader, Stanford, with a wealth of talent and desire, continues to dominate its competition and is favored to win its seventh women\u2019s NCAA water polo championship.<\/p>\n<p>The 2018 NCAA women\u2019s water polo season does not include <strong>Maggie Steffens<\/strong>\u2014the face and major force of a Stanford program that captured team titles in three of the last four years. Steffens, Swimming World\u2019s 2017 Female Water Polo Player of the Year, graduated last spring and is now tormenting opponents in Hungary, playing professionally for the UVSE Water Polo Sports Club in Budapest.<\/p>\n<p>But in this new college season, Steffen\u2019s old team hasn\u2019t missed a beat. \u201cThat\u2019s what\u2019s wonderful about college athletics\u2014you get your chance and then you turn the stage over to that next group,\u201d said Stanford head coach, <strong>John Tanner<\/strong>. \u201c(Our girls) have certainly stepped into that role with alacrity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To read more about Stanford&#8217;s chances at the upcoming NCAA Championships, check out the April issue of\u00a0<em>Swimming World Magazine<\/em>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-april-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">available now!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" 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style=\"color: #255cba;\"><strong>2017 TOP 12 WORLD MASTERS SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Annie Grevers, David Rieder, Taylor Brien and Kristy Kinzer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #255cba;\"><strong>THE BEAT GOES ON<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael Randazzo<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nAfter losing its captain and inspirational leader, Stanford, with a wealth of talent and desire, continues to dominate its competition and is favored to win its seventh women\u2019s NCAA water polo championship.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #255cba;\"><strong>COMING TO AMERICA<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael Randazzo<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nForeign nationals have been flocking to the United States for years to receive an excellent education and play women\u2019s water polo against what many believe to be the strongest competition in the world. Heading that list this year is Cal\u2019s\u2014and Hungary\u2019s\u2014D\u00f3ra Antal, considered to be the best foreign player competing in the NCAAs.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #255cba;\"><strong>WHAT A GUY!<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by David Rieder<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nOver the last three-and-a-half years, England\u2019s James Guy has transitioned from underdog to favorite, and now the Olympic silver medalist and World Championship gold medalist is hungry for more success.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #255cba;\"><strong>HISTORY OF COLLEGIATE SWIMMING: WE\u2019VE COME A LONG WAY!<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Bruce Wigo<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nCollegiate swimming has come a long way since it all began more than 120 years ago&#8230;and we look forward to an even brighter and greater future!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #255cba;\"><strong>MENTAL PREP: BEFORE THE BEEP WITH MELANIE MARGALIS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Annie Grevers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ba2525;\"><b>COACHING<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #255cba;\"><strong>LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: WALTER SCHLUETER<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #255cba;\"><strong>SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: BIOMECHANICS AND MEDICINE IN SWIMMING<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Rod Havriluk<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThe single largest global effort to promote the application of science in swimming has been the series of symposia titled, \u201cBiomechanics and Medicine in Swimming\u201d\u2014or BMS. This year\u2019s conference, the 13th since 1970, will be held in Japan, Sept. 17-21.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #255cba;\"><strong>SWIM BENCH TRAINING AND STROKE TECHNIQUE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nThis first of a multi-part series on swim benches addresses their use in perfecting technique. Subsequent articles will highlight their utilization in dedicated training and prehab and rehab.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #255cba;\"><strong>BUTTERFLY SETS: FLYING WITH THE BEST<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nWhile individual freestyle events and relays will always present the greatest opportunities for meet points, having a strong butterfly corps can absolutely leverage team scoring.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #255cba;\"><strong>050 Q&amp;A WITH COACH KIRBY BEIERLE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #255cba;\"><strong>051 HOW THEY TRAIN CLAIRE BECKER<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #ba2525;\"><b>JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #255cba;\"><strong>GOLDMINDS: MENTAL TOUGHNESS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Wayne Goldsmith<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nWhat is it? Where is it? 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