{"id":343558,"date":"2018-12-23T19:30:43","date_gmt":"2018-12-24T02:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=343558"},"modified":"2018-12-23T19:35:49","modified_gmt":"2018-12-24T02:35:49","slug":"sw-biweekly-the-best-of-2018-see-our-favorite-stories-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sw-biweekly-the-best-of-2018-see-our-favorite-stories-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"SW Biweekly: The Best of 2018 &#8211; See Our Favorite Stories of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest issue of\u00a0<em>Swimming World Biweekly<\/em>\u00a0is now available for download in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/issues\/2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0<strong>Swimming World Vault<\/strong><\/a><strong>!<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0Non-Subscribers can\u00a0click here to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/issues\/2018\/swimming-world-biweekly-the-best-of-2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download For FREE<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 (Limited Time Offer)<\/p>\n<p>This issue of SW Biweekly features a review of our most favorite swimming news stories from all of 2018, some of which include taking a look back in history to understand its importance today. Read about <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Dr. Martin Luther King<\/strong><\/span> <strong>Jr.<\/strong> and the right to swim, and<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> Chris Silva<\/strong><\/span>, who was the first African American to qualify for a U.S. Olympic swimming team (1984), the first to hold a U.S. record, and the first to represent the U.S. in international competition. Catch up with <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Katie Ledecky<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Caeleb Dressel<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Allison Schmitt<\/strong><\/span>, <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Kathleen Baker<\/span><\/strong>,<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> Ella Eastin<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Margo Geer<\/strong><\/span>, and<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong> Abby Van Harn<\/strong><\/span>! Plus much, much more. 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AND THE RIGHT TO SWIM<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Bruce Wigo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">012 STRENGTH TO SPEED: CALVIN\u2019S ABBY VAN HARN AIMS FOR NCAA TITLES <\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>014 AN AMERICAN ROSE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>Commentary by Chuck Warner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\"> 016 MARGO GEER\u2019S JOURNEY BACK TO SWIMMING<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by David Rieder<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>018 CELEBRATING COLLEGIATE SWIMMING AND THE FIRST INTERCOLLEGIATE SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP OF 1898<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Bruce Wigo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">020 CALM STRIKES UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SWIM TEAM DURING FALSE BALLISTIC THREAT<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Commentary by Kasey Schmidt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span 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SUGUIYAMA GETS HIS CHANCE AT WISCONSIN<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by David Rieder<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">055 KATIE LEDECKY\u2019S ERA OF DOMINANCE<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Kevin Donnelly<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">056 HOW A 17-YEAR-OLD SWIMMER FIGHTS CANCER<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Payton Titus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>058 PROS AND CONS OF POTENTIAL USA SWIMMING BAN ON AGE GROUP TECH SUITS <\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Eamonn Keenan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">060 THE FANTASTIC FOUR SWIMMERS WHO MADE HISTORY AT NCAA DI MEN\u2019S CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Grant Anger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">062 FIRST-TIMERS EARN THEIR SPOTS, STEAL THE SHOW AT USA SWIMMING NATIONALS<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by David Rieder<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span 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