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The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine<\/em><\/span>
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The Trouble With Sprinters Part III:
\nThe Free Spirit of Gary Hall Jr.<\/span><\/h1>\n
By Bruce Wigo<\/span><\/p>\n
The theme of this series of articles has been that sprinters are different from other swimmers\u2014athletes who have historically been considered troublemakers by the establishment, but who have been great for the sport. This month\u2019s featured sprinter is Gary Hall Jr.\u2014one of the greatest in Olympic history…but, perhaps, one of the most maligned and misunderstood.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cGive me a chance. Let me step on the blocks and race. I don\u2019t care if I come in dead last. I just want to race… because the race is what I love more than anything!\u201d \u2014Gary Hall Jr.<\/em><\/p>\n
For the last two months (SW July<\/a><\/strong><\/span> and August<\/a><\/strong><\/span>), this space was devoted to iconic swimmers who were considered troublemakers by the swimming establishment. The \u201ctrouble\u201d with them was that they rebelled against authority and refused to be the ideal representative of amateur sport.<\/p>\n
The first article, \u201cCalling All Troublemakers,\u201d told the story of Eleanor Holm Jarret and Dawn Fraser, both banned from swimming for their non-conformity in and out of the pool.<\/p>\n
Last month, \u201cThe Tom & Matt Show,\u201d focused on Tom Jager and Matt Biondi, who forced a reluctant national governing body to join the modern world of sport. They paved the way for older swimmers to continue in the sport they loved without great financial sacrifice.<\/p>\n
The third part of this series was originally conceived as an article about Gary Hall Jr. and Anthony \u201cTony\u201d Ervin. While they were literally \u201ctied\u201d together in history when they both finished first for the 50 meter freestyle gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games, I have concluded theirs is not a story that can be told in a limited number of words, so you can expect some more fun reading next month about these \u201ctroublemakers\u201d of our sport!<\/p>\n
One of the first to recognize that sprinters were a different breed was Dave Marsh, when he was coaching Auburn University: \u201cSprinters are a different breed of cat. Their mental and physical wiring is light speed, and they get their stimulation from big competitions or challenges that put them in their mode.\u201d<\/p>\n
For many years, our sports\u2019 philosophy was geared around distance and building up an aerobic base in age group programs. While that\u2019s important, says Marsh, \u201cWe\u2019ve lost some of the most gifted tigers to other sports because they didn\u2019t get the stimulation they needed. The key is in identifying these tigers when you get them.\u201d<\/p>\n
While at Auburn, Marsh had a problem with some of his \u201ctigers.\u201d They weren\u2019t living up to his expectations within his traditional program. That\u2019s when his assistant, Mike Bottom, suggested giving the non-performers over to him for sprint-specific training: \u201cWhat have we got to lose?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe problem with sprinters,\u201d says Bottom, \u201cis NOT that they are lazy and undisciplined as many believe. It is that they\u2019re different. Within a one-size-fits-all program, they either rebel or they are destroyed and\/or leave the sport. The ones who are successful are the ones who rebel. It took a lot of discussions with the athletes and acceptance on my part to understand this.\u201d<\/p>\n
When Bottom moved to Cal, he says, \u201cNort Thornton was a great help. We moved the bulkhead and trained in a shortened pool\u201412.5 to 15 meters. We encouraged feedback and experimented in the weight room and training program. Among the athletes he was training were Gary Hall Jr., Milo Cavic and, later, Anthony \u201cTony\u201d Ervin.<\/p>\n
A LATE BLOOMER…AND A FREE SPIRIT<\/span>
\nAs a child, Gary Hall Jr. grew up around Olympic swimming. His dad was a three-time Olympian who is now in the International Swimming Hall of Fame. Hall Jr. initially swam recreationally because his parents didn\u2019t want him to sink under the weight of expectations. He started competitive swimming at 15 because his dad started a swim club in the hopes he could interest his son in something. He didn\u2019t seem to be able to focus on anything for long, and he would later be diagnosed with ADD.<\/p>\n
He wasn\u2019t very good at first. He was very thin with spindly arms. As a joke he would flex and kiss his non-existent biceps before stepping on the starting block. It was an inside joke he And he was a free spirit. At the Pan Pacs in 1995, he wore a black ink band around an upper arm in honor of the Grateful Dead\u2019s late Jerry Garcia.<\/p>\n
Heading into the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, Alex Popov proclaimed he was unbeatable. Showing the same confidence in himself, Hall responded by saying, \u201cRight now, he\u2019s swimming faster than me, but I don\u2019t like being blown off like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
But he is best remembered for rattling the staid sensibilities of the \u201cblue blazers\u201d with comments such as: \u201cI swim for the chicks and money\u201d; \u201cSwim like a fish, drink like a fish.\u201d He was creating a persona for the media and press.<\/p>\n
Thanks in part to Hall\u2019s quirky personality, the Popov-Hall match-ups in the 50 and 100 meter freestyle were, perhaps, the most anticipated swimming events at the Games. Popov won both, by the blink of an eye, leaving Hall with two silvers and two relay gold medals\u2014not bad for a \u201cslacker.\u201d<\/p>\n
To more about the wild history of sprinter Gary Hall Jr.,<\/strong><\/span><\/a>
\nCheck out the full article in September’s issue, available now!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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Swimming World Magazine September 2020 Issue<\/span><\/h2>\n
FEATURES<\/p>\n
010 IN A CLASS OF ITS OWN<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong>
\nIndiana\u2019s Carmel High School has won the girls\u2019 state swimming and diving championships for 34 straight years, a feat unequaled by any other high school\u2014not only in swimming, but in any other sport.<\/p>\n
012 BEST OF THE DECADE (2010-19)<\/strong><\/span>
\nIn Swimming World\u2019s first mythical national high school championships to determine the best teams of the last decade, Carmel High School of Indiana won both the girls\u2019 and boys\u2019 competitions.<\/p>\n
013 GIRLS\u2019 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS MOCK HEAT SHEET: BEST OF THE DECADE (2010-19)<\/strong><\/span>
\nTimes compiled by Bob Klapthor<\/strong><\/p>\n
015 BOYS\u2019 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS MOCK HEAT SHEET: BEST OF THE DECADE (2010-19)<\/strong><\/span>
\nTimes compiled by Bob Klapthor<\/strong><\/p>\n
017 PREP POWER<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Andy Ross<\/strong>
\nSince Swimming World first began recognizing the top high school teams in the country in 1971, The Bolles School of Jacksonville, Fla., has won 18 national prep school titles\u201410 boys\u2019, eight girls\u2019. The Bulldogs have also captured 12 combined championships (public and independent schools), with both teams finishing No. 1 six times.<\/p>\n
020 THE GOLDEN YEARS OF HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMING<\/strong><\/span>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nPublic schools Santa Clara and Mission Viejo built high school swimming dynasties from the 1960s through the early 1980s. Not only did they dominate high school swimming, but unlike today, they also produced many of the swimmers from that era who competed in the Olympics.<\/p>\n
026 STILL CHASING EXCELLENCE<\/strong><\/span>
\nby John Lohn<\/strong>
\nMatt Grevers does not need to achieve anything more to stamp himself as an all-time great. But even at 35, there is a desire to accomplish more, and there is no reason to doubt Grevers can come through.<\/p>\n
029 SUMMER OF SPEED<\/strong><\/span>
\nby John Lohn<\/strong>
\nPolitics interfered at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, preventing South Africa\u2019s Jonty Skinner from competing head-to-head against the USA\u2019s Jim Montgomery in the men\u2019s 100 freestyle. But that summer, they became the first two swimmers to break the 50-second barrier in the event, with Montgomery clocking 49.99 at Montreal, followed by Skinner with a 49.44 at the AAU National Championships three weeks later.<\/p>\n
032 THE TROUBLE WITH SPRINTERS (Part 3): GARY HALL JR.<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Bruce Wigo<\/strong>
\nThe theme of this series of articles has been that sprinters are different from other swimmers\u2014athletes who have historically been considered troublemakers by the establishment, but who have been great for the sport. This month\u2019s featured sprinter is Gary Hall Jr.\u2014one of the greatest in Olympic history…but, perhaps, one of the most maligned and misunderstood.<\/p>\n
COACHING<\/p>\n
038 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: TRUST IN SCIENCE<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Rod Havriluk<\/strong>
\nBased on the many counterproductive technique elements that are conventional wisdom, it seems logical to ask why there is not a greater acceptance of science in swimming. The purpose of this article is to give swimmers and coaches some very real reasons to trust in science and scientists.<\/p>\n
040 SPECIAL SETS: BACK TO BASICS<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nWhile college swimming as we know it faces a roadmap unlike any in recent memory, Coach Eric Skelly of the University of the Cumberlands, Ky. is treating the return to campus and formal practice as business as usual.<\/p>\n
043 Q&A WITH COACH SION BRINN<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n
044 HOW THEY TRAIN TAYLA LOVEMORE <\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n
TRAINING<\/p>\n
036 DRYSIDE TRAINING: MORE CORE<\/strong><\/span>
\nby J.R. Rosania<\/strong><\/p>\n
JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/p>\n
046 UP & COMERS: GABI BRITO<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/p>\n
COLUMNS<\/p>\n
008 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
023 DID YOU KNOW? JIM CROW<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
037 THE OFFICIAL WORD<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
042 MOMS AT MEETS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
047 GUTTERTALK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
048 PARTING SHOT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
Swimming World is now partnered with the International Swimming Hall of Fame. To find out more, visit us at ishof.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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