{"id":312035,"date":"2018-06-01T15:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T22:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=312035"},"modified":"2018-06-01T15:10:04","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T22:10:04","slug":"katie-ledecky-glows-on-swimming-worlds-june-2018-cover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-glows-on-swimming-worlds-june-2018-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"Katie Ledecky Glows on Swimming World&#8217;s June 2018 Cover"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>ON THE COVER<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Katie Ledecky<\/strong> signed with Wasserman Media Group last March and is represented by agent <strong>Dan Levy<\/strong>. For nearly a year, she and Stanford women\u2019s head coach <strong>Greg Meehan<\/strong> had carefully discussed her decision to forfeit her remaining two years of NCAA in order to turn pro. With two-plus years between now and the 2020 Olympics, they both felt the timing would give Katie enough time to transition into her new lifestyle.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ab1a1a;\">\u201cThe biggest thing I\u2019m trying to do is protect my training time,\u201d says Ledecky. \u201cI want to maintain focus on what\u2019s helped me over the years\u2014putting in the work.\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To learn more about Ledecky&#8217;s decision to turn pro, check out the June 2018 issue of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/issues\/2018\"><em>Swimming World Magazine<\/em>, available now!<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"311922\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-glows-on-swimming-worlds-june-2018-cover\/june-2018-katie-ledecky-cover\/\" 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look inside Swimming World&#8217;s June 2018 issue:<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qw5VIKtsOMU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>FEATURES\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b51818;\"><strong>016 PLENTY AT STAKE\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by David Rieder\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Although the Americans will not be facing all of the world\u2019s best swimmers this year as they do during an Olympic or World Championship year, so much is on the line at this summer\u2019s Pan Pacific Championships\u2014 including U.S. team selection for the 2019 international meets.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b51818;\"><strong>020 BOOM TIMES<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael Randazzo\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>USA Water Polo is expanding&#8230;but it is not without its share of growing pains.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b51818;\"><strong>023 LONG SWIM THE QUEEN\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Bruce Wigo\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Queen Elizabeth II, now 92, used to be quite the swimmer. Those who saw her swim described her as a \u201cvery strong and graceful swimmer,\u201d and she inspired many other children in the British Empire to follow her good example.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b51818;\"><strong>024 MENTAL PREP: BEFORE THE BEEP WITH MARGO GEER\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Annie Grevers\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b51818;\"><strong>026 THE NEXT CHAPTER\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Annie Grevers\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>After two years of college at Stanford University and two NCAA team championships\u2014and with two years remaining before the 2020 Olympics\u2014 Katie Ledecky, the world\u2019s greatest women\u2019s swimmer, is transitioning into life as a professional swimmer.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b51818;\"><strong>030 NUTRITION: AROUND THE TABLE WITH LIA NEAL\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Annie Grevers and Dawn Weatherwax\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>COACHING<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b51818;\"><strong>010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: JACK SIMON\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b51818;\"><strong>014 STAYING FOCUSED\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Rod Havriluk\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Swimmers who want to swim faster must continually focus on technique. However, even those with the best intentions face many obstacles to maintaining focus throughout a team training session. This article suggests strategies that can help.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #b51818;\">032 SWIM BENCHES: THE COACHES\u2019 FRIEND\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><em>This installment is the second in a multi-part series in which Swimming World explores the role of swim benches in dedicated training.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b51818;\"><strong>039 SPECIAL SETS: REACH FOR THE (BIG) SKY!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><em>Great things are happening in Big Sky Country. In December, Montana\u2019s Ethan Harder and Katharine Berkoff became the state\u2019s first-ever junior national swimming champions.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b51818;\"><strong>042 Q&amp;A WITH COACH TOM HIMES\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b51818;\"><strong>043 HOW THEY TRAIN BETH BOTSFORD\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>TRAINING<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #b51818;\"><strong>038 DRYSIDE TRAINING: FIT AND FAST FOR SUMMER\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by J.R. 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