{"id":31151,"date":"2012-07-07T09:17:43","date_gmt":"2012-07-07T14:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/uncategorized\/2012\/07\/july-issue-features-final-olympic-flashback-look-back-at-2000-2004-2008-games\/"},"modified":"2014-07-29T01:48:38","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T08:48:38","slug":"july-issue-features-final-olympic-flashback-look-back-at-2000-2004-2008-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/july-issue-features-final-olympic-flashback-look-back-at-2000-2004-2008-games\/","title":{"rendered":"July Issue Features Final Olympic Flashback, Look Back at 2000, 2004, 2008 Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX, Arizona, July 7. THE July issue of Swimming World Magazine features the final edition of this year&#039;s Olympic flashback series.  Jeff Commings looks back at the 2000, 2004 and 2008 iterations of the Olympics, with special contributions by Steve Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>This is the Michael Phelps era of swimming, as he made his first appearance in the 2000 Olympics before beginning to set medal records in 2004 and 2008, including his epic eight old medal sweep in Beijing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=http:\/\/swimshop.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/p\/1157\/swimming-world-magazine target=_blank>Order your copy today!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Video Preview of July Issue<\/b><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/play\/hKkHgvu0HgI.html?p=1\" width=\"480\" height=\"326\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><b>TABLE OF CONTENTS<\/b><\/p>\n<p>8 Fast Track to Success by John Lohn<br \/>\nHailing from a country that has produced greatness with the likes of Inge de Bruijn and Pieter van den Hoogenband, sprinter Ranomi Kromowidjojo has rapidly developed into a global force behind a lethal combination of raw talent, hard work and desire.<\/p>\n<p>10 Lane Lines to London sponsored by Competitor by Shoshanna Rutemiller<br \/>\nThis month&#039;s Olympic feature spotlights the London Aquatic Centre.<\/p>\n<p>12 2012 Olympic Preview: Synchronized Swimming by Emily Sampl<br \/>\nRussia has dominated synchronized swimming in recent years and is expected to do the same this summer at the London Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>14 Olympic Flashback: 2000-08 by Jeff Commings with special contributions by Steve Johnson<\/p>\n<p>16 Olympic Analysis: Timing Is Everything&#8230; by Jeff Commings<br \/>\n&#8230;Or is it? Does the timing of Olympic Trials have an effect on swimmers&#039; performances at the Olympics?<\/p>\n<p>19 Curl Burke: The Gold Standard by Michael J. Stott<br \/>\nWhere does a team go after having been proclaimed the gold standard&#8211;and then repeatedly backing it up at local, regional, national and international levels? Well, they keep going forward!<\/p>\n<p>23 Pool&#039;s Edge: The Secret by Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen<br \/>\nThere is a smarter way to swim fast times without &#8220;swimming&#8221; faster at all!<\/p>\n<p>24 Lane Leaders: Noriko Inada by Emily Sampl<\/p>\n<p>26 Q&#038;A with Coach Bruce Patmos by Michael J. Stott<\/p>\n<p>28 How They Train: Margo Geer by Michael J. Stott<\/p>\n<p>29 Sleep for Success by Michael J. Stott<br \/>\nWinning requires sleep management, which has to be planned and not left to chance.<\/p>\n<p>31 USSSA: &#8220;New Swimmer&#8221; Evaluations the Nitro Way by Mike Koleber<\/p>\n<p>33 National Age Group Record Setter by Judy Jacob<\/p>\n<p>34 American Relay by Judy Jacob<\/p>\n<p>35 TYR Age Group Swimmer of the Month<\/p>\n<p>DEPARTMENTS<br \/>\n6 A Voice for the Sport<br \/>\n36 Lane 9\/Gutter Talk<br \/>\n37 For the Record<br \/>\n43 Calendar<br \/>\n46 Parting Shot<\/p>\n<p><a href=http:\/\/swimshop.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/p\/1118\/swimming-world-magazine-subscriptions>Subscribe Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p><font color=red>Free Shipping in the USA<\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX, Arizona, July 7. THE July issue of Swimming World Magazine features the final edition of this year&#039;s Olympic flashback series. 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