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Japan ruled the Olympic pool in the 1930s during a period known as the Golden Age of Japanese Swimming. From their very first Olympic appearance at the Belgium Games in 1920, until the late-1940’s, Japan was the global leader in the sport of swimming.<\/p>\n

Read all about it by downloading the current issue of Swimming World Magazine from the Swimming World Vault<\/a>.<\/p>\n

JAPAN\u2019S BREAKOUT OLYMPICS<\/h3>\n

At the L.A. Olympic Games in 1932, Japanese male swimmers placed first and second in four of the five individual events\u2014and in that fifth event (the 400 free), they placed third, fourth and fifth! With five gold medals, four silver and two bronze, Japan scored 86 points compared to 33 for the Americans, and won 11 of the 18 medals offered in the six swimming events.<\/p>\n

This result was not because the American team was weaker than in previous years. Rather, the Japanese men broke every Olympic record except the 100 backstroke\u2014an event in which they won all three medals! They also smashed Hungary\u2019s year-old world record in the 800 freestyle relay by 35.6 seconds with an 8:58.4\u201412 seconds ahead of the runner-up Americans and the first team ever to break nine minutes!<\/p>\n

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Hironoshin Furuhashi Photo Courtesy: ISHOF<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

JAPAN\u2019S LAST HURRAH<\/h3>\n

In 1949, the Swimming Committee of the Amateur Athletic Union invited Japan to send a club team to participate in the AAU Nationals in Los Angeles. Swimming in the L.A. Olympic pool and led by Hironoshin Furuhashi<\/strong>\u2014\u201cthe Flying Fish of Fujiyama\u201d\u2014the Japanese men bettered 15 American and world records in what the Los Angeles Times<\/em> called \u201cthe greatest meet in the history of the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more about how Japan ruled the Olympic pool and how the country has evolved by downloading the current issue of Swimming World Magazine from the Swimming World Vault<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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014\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 2019 TOP 12 WORLD MASTERS SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR<\/strong>
\nby Dan D\u2019Addona, David Rieder and Taylor Brien<\/em><\/p>\n

022\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 FOR LOVE OF THE SPORT<\/strong>
\nby Andy Ross<\/em><\/strong>
\nThere is no denying that Federica Pellegrini is the greatest 200 freestyler in history. What makes her illustrious career so special is her approach to swimming\u2014she\u2019s simply doing what she loves.<\/p>\n

024\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 <\/strong>TAKEOFF TO TOKYO: SWIMMING\u2019S FIRST FEMALE SUPERSTAR<\/strong>
\nby John Lohn<\/strong><\/em>
\nWhen the Olympic Games return to Tokyo this summer, one of the highlights will be a swimming schedule that is identical for men and women, the 1500 freestyle added for the ladies and the 800 freestyle added to the program for the gentlemen. But the first four editions of swimming at the Modern Olympics did not feature equality, with women not involved until 1912\u2014at which point Fanny Durack made a major splash.<\/p>\n

026\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 ISHOF: WHEN JAPAN RULED THE POOL<\/strong>
\nby Bruce Wigo<\/strong><\/em>
\nJapan\u2019s men dominated world swimming in the 1930s, a period known as the Golden Age of Japanese Swimming.<\/p>\n

030\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 THE OLYMPIC EFFECT<\/strong>
\nby Michael Randazzo<\/strong><\/em>
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008\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: GLEN HUMMER<\/strong>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

012<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: THE VALUE OF HAND FORCE ANALYSIS: PART I\u2014BUTTERFLY<\/strong>
\nby Rod Havriluk<\/em><\/strong>
\nWhile information provided by underwater video alone can be useful, it doesn\u2019t provide a quantitative measure of specific movements. A force analysis gives swimmers and coaches accurate and precise information so they can be absolutely certain of the impact of specific technique elements on performance.<\/p>\n

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\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/em>
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042\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 Q&A WITH COACH MIKE LEONARD<\/strong>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

043\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 HOW THEY TRAIN LUKE PAXTON AND OWEN TAYLOR<\/strong>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

TRAINING<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

011\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 DRYSIDE TRAINING: STROKE STRENGTH SERIES\u2014BREASTSTROKE<\/strong>
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039<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 GOLDMINDS: BELIEVING IN YOURSELF<\/strong>
\nby Wayne Goldsmith<\/em><\/strong>
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045\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0 UP & COMERS: KATIE CROM<\/strong>
\nby Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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006<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/strong>
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\n038<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MOMS AT MEETS<\/strong>
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