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This year, Americans Missy Franklin and Michael Phelps swept the World and American Swimmers of the Year awards, earning them top billing and the <i> Swimming World Magazine<\/i> cover.<\/p>\n<p>Every year, the awards are voted on by a panel of international Swimming World correspondents. Watch the following <i> Inside Swimming World Magazine <\/i> video to hear the regional award winners, along with winners for all the aquatic sports outside of swimming. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/blip.tv\/play\/hKkHg4qRawA.x?p=1\" width=\"470\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=http:\/\/swimshop.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/p\/1185\/swimming-world-magazine target=_blank><font color=red>Purchase This Single Issue Today<\/font><\/a> or become a <a href=http:\/\/swimshop.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/p\/1118\/swimming-world-magazine-subscriptions target=_blank><font color=red>Total Access Subscriber<\/font><\/a> and download it online!<\/p>\n<p><b>Table Of Contents<\/b><br \/>\nPage 8   World and Regional SwimmersProduct variants of the Year<br \/>\n         by Shoshanna Rutemiller and Jeff Commings<br \/>\nPage 16  Diving, Water Polo, Synchronized Swimming &#038; Disabled Swimming Award Winners<br \/>\nPage 18  10 Best Performances of 2012 by John Lohn<br \/>\nPage 20  Dryside Training: Holiday Tune-up by J.R. 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Stott<br \/>\n         Swimming and water polo should be working together<br \/>\n         to get more kids excited about being in the pool.<br \/>\nPage 33  American Relay by Judy Jacob<br \/>\nPage 34  TYR Age Group Swimmer of the Month by Judy Jacob<br \/>\nPage 41  World &#038; American Record Progressions by Jason Marsteller<br \/>\nPage 44  A Final Tribute by John Lohn<br \/>\n         As we prepare for the calendar to flip to 2013, thus officially<br \/>\n         closing the door on the last year of the Michael Phelps era,<br \/>\n         it seems appropriate to bid farewell one more time to the greatest<br \/>\n         swimmer the sport has ever known.<\/p>\n<p><b>DEPARTMENTS<\/b><br \/>\nPage  6  A Voice for the Sport<br \/>\nPage 23  Holiday Gift Guide<br \/>\nPage 36  Lane 9\/Gutter Talk<br \/>\nPage 39  For the Record<br \/>\nPage 43  Calendar<br \/>\nPage 46  Parting Shot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX, Arizona, November 30. 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