{"id":439453,"date":"2020-07-10T04:00:15","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T11:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=439453"},"modified":"2020-07-10T06:30:48","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T13:30:48","slug":"swimming-world-presents-up-comers-team-santa-monicas-zach-tower-sponsored-by-spectrum-aquatics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-presents-up-comers-team-santa-monicas-zach-tower-sponsored-by-spectrum-aquatics\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Presents “Up & Comers – Team Santa Monica’s Zach Tower” – Sponsored By Spectrum Aquatics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Up & Comers
\nTeam Santa Monica’s Zach Tower<\/span><\/h1>\n

By Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Spectrum<\/a><\/p>\n

Zach Tower, 12, of Team Santa Monica (Calif.) has done something many swimmers find difficult: he has found success in all strokes…at all distances!<\/p>\n

At the Mission Viejo ISCA Elite Showcase in February, Zach swam 10 individual events and placed first in the 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1000 yard freestyle, 200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly, 200 and 400 IM, and second in the 100 backstroke.<\/p>\n

Zach\u2019s time in the 1000 free (10:02.28) makes him the fastest 12-year-old in the nation by more than seven seconds. He is also ranked among the top 10 nationally in the 100, 200 and 500 free, 200 fly and the 200 and 400 IM.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor us, the biggest achievement at that meet was not the time drops or the national rankings,\u201d says Coach Iman Khadembashi. \u201cIt was the range of events in which Zach was dominant.\u201d<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Zach didn\u2019t get to finish out his amazing short course season because his end-of-season meet, the Spring Junior Olympics, was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, with his 13th birthday just around the corner, Zach has many upcoming opportunities for new competition\u2014which is a plus, because, according to Coach Iman, Zach hates to lose!<\/p>\n

Swimming World:<\/span><\/strong> What is the best thing you do in swimming?
\nZach Tower:<\/strong><\/span> My focus before a race is what I do best.<\/p>\n

SW:<\/span><\/strong> What is your favorite thing about swimming?
\nZT<\/span><\/strong>: I love to make friends\u2014both with people on my team and from opposing teams.<\/p>\n

To read more about Up & Comer Zach Tower,
\n<\/strong>Check out the full issue of Swimming World July 2020, available now!
\n<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"SW<\/a>[PHOTO CREDIT: IAN MACNICOL]<\/p>\n

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Swimming World Magazine July 2020 Issue<\/span><\/h2>\n

FEATURES<\/p>\n

017<\/span> A NEW HOPE<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong>
\nThe COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the globe and changed the lives of everyone in the world. Now, there is some light at the end of the tunnel as the world struggles to find normalcy again.<\/p>\n

020<\/span> ISHOF: \u201cCALLING ALL TROUBLEMAKERS\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Bruce Wigo<\/strong>
\nSprinters are a different breed of swimmer. They\u2019re not just free spirits, but they seem to be rule breakers and troublemakers who also are catalysts for positive change. In the first of a two-part feature, Swimming World takes a look at the stories of two of the most well-known female sprinters who fit this image: Dawn Fraser and Eleanor Holm.<\/p>\n

023<\/span> GREAT SCOT(T)<\/strong><\/span>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nScotland\u2019s Duncan Scott should be an Olympic medal threat next year in the 100 and 200 free and maybe even the 200 IM, and he will be a key cog for British 800 free and 400 medley relays with gold medal aspirations.<\/p>\n

026<\/span> TAKEOFF TO TOKYO: A STAR OF SWIMMING…AND HOLLYWOOD<\/strong><\/span>
\nby John Lohn<\/strong>
\nThe latest installment of our Takeoff to Tokyo series looks at the career of the legendary Johnny Weissmuller, one of the first stars in the sport, and then a Hollywood hero.<\/p>\n

COACHING<\/p>\n

012<\/span> SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: THE VALUE OF HAND FORCE ANALYSIS: PART IV\u2014FREESTYLE<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Rod Havriluk<\/strong>
\nThe first three articles in this series (Part I\u2014Butterfly, Part II\u2014Backstroke and Part III\u2014Breaststroke) presented information about the value of using hand force analysis to reinforce positive technique elements and identify limitations. The current article includes more general information about force analysis with a freestyle example.<\/p>\n

014<\/span> AEROBIC OVERLOAD: VOLUME REVISITED (Part 2)<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nLast month, Swimming World examined the role of volume in aquatic training. This month, some of America\u2019s most successful swimmers share how volume shaped their development.<\/p>\n

042<\/span> Q&A WITH COACH TOM JOHNSON<\/span> <\/strong>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

044<\/span> HOW THEY TRAIN EMILY OVERHOLT AND MARKUS THORMEYER<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

TRAINING<\/p>\n

011<\/span> DRYSIDE TRAINING: THE NEED FOR STRENGTH<\/strong><\/span>
\nby J.R. Rosania<\/strong><\/p>\n

JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/p>\n

046<\/span> UP & COMERS: ZACH TOWER<\/span> <\/strong>
\nby Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/p>\n

COLUMNS & SPECIAL SECTIONS<\/p>\n

008<\/span> A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

010<\/span> THE OFFICIAL WORD<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

019<\/span> DID YOU KNOW? NO TO TOPLESS BATHING; HIGH DIVING; AND FIRST FULLY AUTOMATIC ELECTRONIC TIMING SYSTEM<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

029<\/span> 2020 AQUATIC DIRECTORY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n