﻿{"id":343735,"date":"2018-12-25T04:00:13","date_gmt":"2018-12-25T11:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=343735"},"modified":"2018-12-23T11:07:44","modified_gmt":"2018-12-23T18:07:44","slug":"swimming-world-magazine-covers-in-review-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-magazine-covers-in-review-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Magazine Covers in Review &#8211; 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This past year showered the swimming community with a wealth of excitement as the swimming community celebrated boundaries being broken across several major national and international meets, including the 2018 Pan Pacific and European Championships.\u00a0<em>Swimming World<\/em> continued to produce iconic covers throughout the year beginning with Canada&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Kylie Masse<\/strong> and concluding with Great Britain&#8217;s\u00a0<strong>Adam Peaty\u00a0<\/strong>earning\u00a0<em>Swimming World&#8217;s<\/em> Male World Swimmer of the Year title.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Relive the 2018\u00a0<em>Swimming World<\/em> covers:<\/p>\n<p class=\"jetpack-slideshow-noscript robots-nocontent\">This slideshow requires JavaScript.<\/p><div id=\"gallery-343735-1-slideshow\" class=\"jetpack-slideshow-window jetpack-slideshow jetpack-slideshow-black\" data-trans=\"fade\" data-autostart=\"1\" data-gallery=\"[{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/jan-18-cover.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;290318&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;jan-18-cover&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;jan-18-cover&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;January 2018 issue&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/01\\\/feb-2018-cover.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;293911&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;feb-2018-cover&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;feb-2018-cover&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;February 2018 issue&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/02\\\/march-2018-cover.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;298372&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;march-2018-cover&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;march-2018-cover&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;March 2018 issue&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/03\\\/april-2018-cover.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;302899&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;april-2018-cover&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;april-2018-cover&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;April 2018 issue&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/04\\\/may-2018-cover.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;307538&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;may-2018-cover&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;may-2018-cover&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;May 2018 issue&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/06\\\/june-18-cover-katie-ledecky.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;315924&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;june-18-cover-katie-ledecky&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;june-18-cover-katie-ledecky&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;June 2018 issue&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/06\\\/july-18-cover.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;316101&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;july-18-cover&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;july-18-cover&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;July 2018 issue&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/07\\\/august-18-cover.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;322718&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;august-18-cover&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;august-18-cover&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/08\\\/sep-18-cover.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;327143&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;sep-18-cover&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;sep-18-cover&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;September 2018 issue&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/09\\\/octover-18-cover.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;331089&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;october-18-cover&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;october-18-cover&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;October 2018 issue&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/10\\\/nov-18-cover.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;335580&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;nov-18-cover&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;nov-18-cover&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;November 2018 issue&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;},{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\\\/news\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2018\\\/11\\\/Dec-2018-Cover.jpg&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;339978&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Dec 2018 Cover&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;Dec 2018 Cover&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;December 2018 issue&quot;,&quot;itemprop&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}]\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\"><\/div>\n<h2>Swimming World Magazine Covers in Review \u2013 2018<\/h2>\n<h3>January 2018<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-january-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"290318\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/canadas-kylie-masse-lights-up-swimming-worlds-january-2018-cover\/jan-18-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/jan-18-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,888\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jan-18-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;jan-18-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;January 2018 issue&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/jan-18-cover-660x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/jan-18-cover.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-290318\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/jan-18-cover.jpg\" alt=\"jan-18-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/jan-18-cover.jpg 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/jan-18-cover-533x717.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/jan-18-cover-149x200.jpg 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Canada\u2019s Kylie Masse admits that the outstanding performances at the Rio Olympics by their women\u2019s team gave them the confidence to do even greater things. After blowing away the Canadian record in the women\u2019s 100 meter backstroke in 2016 (58.76 to tie for an Olympic bronze medal), Masse, who will turn 22 later this month (Jan. 18), clocked 58.10 at the World Championships last summer to knock off Gemma Spofforth\u2019s 58.12, the last remaining women\u2019s WR from 2009, set during the year of the \u201csuper suit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>[PHOTO BY SIPA USA]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-january-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>February 2018<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-february-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"293911\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=293911\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/feb-2018-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,888\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"feb-2018-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;feb-2018-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;February 2018 issue&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/feb-2018-cover-660x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/feb-2018-cover.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-293911\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/feb-2018-cover.jpg\" alt=\"feb-2018-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/feb-2018-cover.jpg 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/feb-2018-cover-533x717.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/feb-2018-cover-149x200.jpg 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Shi Tingmao has quietly become the top female diver in the world, claiming Swimming World\u2019s Female Diver of the Year award three straight years\u2014winning nearly half of the annual honors since the award\u2019s inception in 2011. Similarly, since 2010 when FINA first recognized the best female diver in the world, Shi won in 2015, 2016 and 2017 to become the first diver to capture three consecutive titles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[PHOTO BY GIORGIO PEROTTINO\/DEEPBLUEMEDIA\/INSIDEFOTO ]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-february-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>March 2018<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-march-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"298372\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=298372\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/march-2018-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,888\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"march-2018-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;march-2018-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;March 2018 issue&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/march-2018-cover-660x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/march-2018-cover.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-298372\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/march-2018-cover.jpg\" alt=\"march-2018-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/march-2018-cover.jpg 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/march-2018-cover-533x717.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/march-2018-cover-149x200.jpg 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To many swimming fans, Louisville\u2019s Mallory Comerford is, perhaps, remembered as the swimmer who tied Katie Ledecky for first in the 200 yard free at last year\u2019s women\u2019s NCAAs. To her teammates and coaches, she\u2019s probably known more as the ultimate team player\u2014quick to credit everyone but herself after a triumph and one who thinks of her teammates as family. In just the last two years, Comerford has won eight World Championship medals\u2014seven gold and one silver\u2014all on relays!<\/p>\n<p><strong>[PHOTO BY<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>PETER H. BICK ]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-march-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>April 2018<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-april-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"302899\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/stanfords-makenzie-fischer-stuns-on-swimming-worlds-april-water-polo-cover\/april-2018-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/april-2018-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,888\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"april-2018-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;april-2018-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;April 2018 issue&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/april-2018-cover-660x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/april-2018-cover.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-302899\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/april-2018-cover.jpg\" alt=\"april-2018-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/april-2018-cover.jpg 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/april-2018-cover-533x717.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/april-2018-cover-149x200.jpg 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stanford will be shooting for back-to-back titles\u2013and its sixth in the last eight years\u2013 at the women\u2019s NCAA Water Polo Championships, May 11-13, at USC. Leading the way are Aria and Makenzie Fischer and Jordna Raney, who helped Team USA claim gold at last summer\u2019s World Championships. Makenzie Fischer (cover), who also won gold at the 2016 Olympics and 2015 Worlds and Pan Ams, was second on Coach John Tanner\u2019s team last year with 54 goals, the highest total for a Stanford freshman since 2013.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[PHOTO BY HECTOR GARCIA-MOLINA\/STANFORD ATHLETICS]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-april-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>May 2018<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-may-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"307538\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=307538\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/may-2018-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,888\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"may-2018-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;may-2018-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;May 2018 issue&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/may-2018-cover-660x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/may-2018-cover.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-307538\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/may-2018-cover.jpg\" alt=\"may-2018-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/may-2018-cover.jpg 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/may-2018-cover-533x717.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/may-2018-cover-149x200.jpg 149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stanford won its second straight national title at the women\u2019s NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships in Columbus, Ohio. This year\u2019s victory was even more dominant, as the Cardinal scored 593 points to win by more than 200. Coach Gregg Meehan\u2019s squad won eight of the 13 individual swimming events and all five relays, and set five NCAA\/American\/U.S Open records and an additional three meet marks. Of all the Stanford swimmers who swam at this year\u2019s NCAAs, only two freshmen did not score.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[PHOTO BY PETER H. BICK]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-may-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>June 2018<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-june-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"315924\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=315924\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/june-18-cover-katie-ledecky.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"662,889\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"june-18-cover-katie-ledecky\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;june-18-cover-katie-ledecky&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;June 2018 issue&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/june-18-cover-katie-ledecky-662x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/june-18-cover-katie-ledecky.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-315924\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/june-18-cover-katie-ledecky.jpg\" alt=\"june-18-cover-katie-ledecky\" width=\"500\" height=\"671\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/june-18-cover-katie-ledecky.jpg 662w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/june-18-cover-katie-ledecky-533x716.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/june-18-cover-katie-ledecky-149x200.jpg 149w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/june-18-cover-katie-ledecky-150x201.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/june-18-cover-katie-ledecky-372x500.jpg 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\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<p><strong>[PHOTO COURTESY: THE LEDECKY FAMILY]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-june-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>July 2018<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-july-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"316101\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/gregg-troy-caeleb-dressel-look-towards-tokyo-on-swimming-world-july-2018-cover\/july-18-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/july-18-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,888\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"july-18-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;july-18-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;July 2018 issue&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/july-18-cover-660x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/july-18-cover.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-316101\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/july-18-cover.jpg\" alt=\"july-18-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/july-18-cover.jpg 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/july-18-cover-533x717.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/july-18-cover-149x200.jpg 149w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/july-18-cover-150x202.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/july-18-cover-372x500.jpg 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gregg Troy<\/strong> has been the coach of the University of Florida Gators for 20 years and has been one of the pillars of college swimming. So it came as somewhat of a surprise when he announced his retirement from Florida in April. But Troy only retired from the university. He will still lead Gator Aquatics and turn his focus to a group of eight swimmers, including <strong>Caeleb Dressel<\/strong>, aiming for the Olympics. With an Olympic-driven focus and time to develop some of the sport\u2019s biggest stars, Troy could help lead Dressel and USA Swimming to a record performance at Tokyo in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[PHOTO BY JD LASICA]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-july-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>August 2018<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-august-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"322718\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/emily-weiss-reece-whitley-crowned-2018-high-school-swimmers-of-the-year\/august-18-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/august-18-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,888\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"august-18-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;august-18-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/august-18-cover-660x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/august-18-cover.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-322718\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/august-18-cover.jpg\" alt=\"august-18-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/august-18-cover.jpg 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/august-18-cover-533x717.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/august-18-cover-149x200.jpg 149w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/august-18-cover-150x202.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/august-18-cover-372x500.jpg 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Yorktown High School\u2019s Emily Weiss has won the 100 yard breaststroke three straight years at the Indiana High School State Championships. As a ninth-grader, she won in 1:02.20. The next year, she broke Lilly King\u2019s state high school record of 59.63 from 2015 with a 59.37. And this season, she became the fastest prep breaststroker ever with her 58.40 national high school record. It was those 58 seconds of breaststroke that propelled Weiss to this honor: Swimming World\u2019s Female High School Swimmer of the Year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[PHOTO BY EMILY WEISS]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-august-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>September 2018<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-september-2018-issue-pdf\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"327143\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/haharpeth-hall-north-allegheny-crowned-swimming-worlds-2018-high-school-national-team-champions\/sep-18-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sep-18-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,888\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sep-18-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;sep-18-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;September 2018 issue&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sep-18-cover-660x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sep-18-cover.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-327143\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sep-18-cover.jpg\" alt=\"sep-18-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sep-18-cover.jpg 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sep-18-cover-533x717.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sep-18-cover-149x200.jpg 149w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sep-18-cover-150x202.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/sep-18-cover-372x500.jpg 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex Walsh, Gretchen Walsh, Alex Massey <\/strong>and <strong>Ella Nelson<\/strong> (From left to right) of Harpeth Hall School of Nashville, Tenn. clocked 1:38.77 in the girls\u2019 200 yard medley relay to break the overall national high school record previously set by Carmel (1:39.25) in 2015. A day later they lost the record to Fossil Ridge High School in Colorado. But at the end of the season, the Harpeth Hall girls and their teammates earned a bigger prize: they were named Swimming World\u2019s girls\u2019 national high school team champions!<\/p>\n<p><strong>[PHOTO COURTESY: POLLY LINDEN]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-september-2018-issue-pdf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>October 2018<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-october-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"331089\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=331089\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/octover-18-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,888\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"october-18-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;october-18-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;October 2018 issue&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/octover-18-cover-660x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/octover-18-cover.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-331089\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/octover-18-cover.jpg\" alt=\"october-18-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/octover-18-cover.jpg 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/octover-18-cover-533x717.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/octover-18-cover-149x200.jpg 149w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/octover-18-cover-150x202.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/octover-18-cover-372x500.jpg 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is the look of someone who just set her first world record\u2014pure happiness and joy! When Team Elite\u2019s Kathleen Baker touched the wall at the finish of the women\u2019s 100 meter backstroke at this summer\u2019s U.S. nationals, she looked at the scoreboard, thrust her left arm into the air and spun around 360 degrees. She was in shock at the time she saw: 58.00! \u201cIt\u2019s so crazy to be able to look at that time and say that I\u2019m the fastest woman ever in the 100 backstroke,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s a been a goal of mine pretty much my whole life to have a world record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>[PHOTO BY: PETER H. BICK]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-october-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>November 2018<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-november-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"335580\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sharon-van-rouwendaal-beams-with-joy-on-swimming-worlds-november-2018-open-water-cover\/nov-18-cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nov-18-cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"660,888\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nov-18-cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;nov-18-cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;November 2018 issue&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nov-18-cover-660x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nov-18-cover.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-335580\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nov-18-cover.jpg\" alt=\"nov-18-cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nov-18-cover.jpg 660w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nov-18-cover-533x717.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nov-18-cover-149x200.jpg 149w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nov-18-cover-150x202.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nov-18-cover-372x500.jpg 372w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands\u2019 <strong>Sharon van Rouwendaal<\/strong> dominated this year\u2019s European Championships, winning three of the four women\u2019s open water races\u20145K, 10K and 5K relay event\u2014and grabbing a silver medal in the 25K. She also competed in six of FINA\u2019s Open Water World Series meets, winning one and turning in three top 4 finishes. With her unmatched success in 2018, the 25-year-old Dutch dynamo was named Swimming World\u2019s Female Open Water Swimmer of the Year for the third time, having also won the award in 2014 and 2016.<\/p>\n<p><strong>[PHOTO COURTESY: ANDREA STACCIOLI\/DEEPBLUEMEDIA]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-november-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>December 2018<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-december-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"339978\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=339978\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dec-2018-Cover.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"692,933\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Dec 2018 Cover\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dec 2018 Cover&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;December 2018 issue&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dec-2018-Cover-692x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dec-2018-Cover.jpg\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-339978\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dec-2018-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"Dec 2018 Cover\" width=\"500\" height=\"674\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dec-2018-Cover.jpg 692w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dec-2018-Cover-533x719.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dec-2018-Cover-148x200.jpg 148w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dec-2018-Cover-150x202.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Dec-2018-Cover-371x500.jpg 371w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>ON THE COVER:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam Peaty<\/strong>, 23, was named Swimming World\u2019s Male World Swimmer of the Year for the second time in his career (2015, 2018). 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(This year\u2019s World and Regional Swimmers of the Year are featured on pages 16-23, with the Top 10 Performances of 2018 highlighted on pages 24-27.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>[PHOTO BY LAPRESSE\/ PROVIDED BY ARENA]<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-december-2018-issue-pdf-only\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>BUY THIS ISSUE HERE!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past year showered the swimming community with a wealth of excitement as the swimming community celebrated boundaries being broken across several major national and international meets, including the 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56,"featured_media":343736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,16],"tags":[73052,59888,17800,736,54417],"class_list":["post-343735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-swimming-world-magazine","tag-covers","tag-covers-in-review","tag-ishof","tag-swimming-world","tag-swimming-world-magazine"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Swimming World Magazine Covers in Review - 2018 - Swimming World<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Splash through the Swimming World Magazine covers from 2018.\u00a0\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-magazine-covers-in-review-2018\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Swimming World Magazine Covers in Review - 2018\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Splash through the Swimming World Magazine covers from 2018.\u00a0\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-magazine-covers-in-review-2018\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Swimming World\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-12-25T11:00:13+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-12-23T18:07:44+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/covers-in-review-18.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"720\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"500\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Taylor Brien\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Taylor Brien\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-magazine-covers-in-review-2018\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-magazine-covers-in-review-2018\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Taylor Brien\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/24da59f6501b584c8ca51570b81b296d\"},\"headline\":\"Swimming World Magazine Covers in Review &#8211; 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