<\/p>\nPHOENIX, Arizona, December 24. WITH 2013 soon upon us, we leave you with a tribute to the Parting Shots of Swimming World Magazine's<\/i> issues of the past year. <\/p>\n
We have created a slideshow for each Parting Shot of 2012, as credited below:<\/p>\n
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JANUARY 2012<\/b>
\nCourtesy of: SERGIO MOREAS, REUTERS
\nPictured: COMPETITORS SWIM DURING THE WOMEN'S TRIATHLON AT THE PAN AMERICAN GAMES IN PUERTO VALLARTA<\/p>\n
FEBRUARY 2012 <\/b>
\nCourtesy of: REUTERS
\nPictured: A SWIMMER FLOATS IN ICY WATER AT A PARK IN CHINA<\/p>\n
MARCH 2012<\/b>
\nCourtesy of: ALLY BARTH
\nPictured: LIBBY WEAVER (WEARING A SIGNED KATIE HOFF CAP) FILMS HER TEAMMATE WITH AN IPAD AT THE 2012 CERAVE INVITATIONAL, STREAMED LIVE BY SWIMMINGWORLD.TV (http:\/\/tv.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/events\/2012-cerave-invitational)<\/p>\n
APRIL 2012<\/b>
\nCourtesy of: DAVID GRAY, REUTERS
\nPictured: RYAN LOCHTE REACTS AFTER WINNING THE MEN'S 400 IM AT LAST SUMMER'S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/p>\n
MAY 2012<\/b>
\nCourtesy of: DANIEL JOHNSON
\nPictured: WAHOOS SWIMMER<\/p>\n
JUNE 2012 <\/b>
\nCourtesy of: JERRY LAMPEN, REUTERS
\nPictured: WORLD CHAMPION AND OLYMPIC SILVER MEDALIST ALEXANDER DALE OEN PASSED AWAY APRIL 30 AT THE AGE OF 26<\/p>\n
JULY 2012<\/b>
\nCourtesy of: TIM WIMBORNE, REUTERS
\nPictured: GREAT BRITAIN'S 400 MEDLEY RELAY TEAM OF (FROM LEFT) LIAM TANCOCK, DANIEL SLIWINSKI, ANTONY JAMES AND SIMON ANDREW BURNETT (IN POOL) REACT AFTER FINISHING IN THIRD PLACE AT THE 2010 COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN NEW DELHI.<\/p>\n
AUGUST 2012<\/b>
\nCourtesy of: PETER H. BICK
\nPictured: MICHAEL PHELPS LOOSENS UP WITH HIS TRADEMARK ARM SWING BEFORE SWIMMING THE 400 IM AT THE U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS IN OMAHA, NEB.<\/p>\n
SEPTEMBER 2012<\/b>
\nCourtesy of: ROB SCHUMACHER , USA TODAY SPORTS VIA US PRESSWIRE
\nPictured: SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMERS FROM GREAT BRITAIN WORK ON THEIR ROUTINE DURING A PRACTICE SESSION BEFORE THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPIC GAMES.<\/p>\n
OCTOBER 2012<\/b>
\nCourtesy of: MICHAEL MADRID, USA TODAY SPORTS VIA US PRESSWIRE
\nPictured: USA MEN'S 400 MEDLEY RELAY: (FROM LEFT) MATT GREVERS, MICHAEL PHELPS, NATHAN ADRIAN AND BRENDAN HANSEN.<\/p>\n
NOVEMBER 2012<\/b>
\nCourtesy of: PETER H. BICK
\nPictured: ALLIE SZEKELY, 14, OF CENTRAL BUCKS SWIM TEAM, DOYLESTOWN, PA., FINISHED RUNNER-UP FOR THE WOMEN'S HIGH-POINT AWARD AT THE U.S. JUNIOR NATIONALS, AUG. 13-17, IN INDIANAPOLIS.<\/p>\n
DECEMBER 2012<\/b>
\nCourtesy of: TYRONE SIU, REUTERS
\nPictured: MICHAEL PHELPS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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