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The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine<\/em><\/span>
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The Trouble With Sprinters Part 4: Revisiting the Career of Gary Hall Jr.<\/span><\/h1>\n
By Bruce Wigo<\/span><\/p>\n
This is the fourth part of a series called \u201cThe Trouble with Sprinters.\u201d As Dave Marsh and Mike Bottom explained in the previous issue, if there is a problem with sprinters, it is because, mentally, they are wired differently from other athletes. Potential trouble then seems to start when coaches and administrators are unable to understand their behavior and their needs. But while causing trouble for some, the aquatic sports world would not be where it is today without the rebellious personalities of sprinters.<\/strong><\/p>\n
Last month\u2019s article on Gary Hall Jr. (SW September<\/a><\/span>) ended with FINA suspending him in May 1998 from all competitions for three months after testing positive for marijuana.<\/p>\n
Gary\u2019s suspension was costly and not just in terms of legal fees. It also caused him to lose his sponsors and stipends from USA Swimming and the USOC. It forced him to miss the 1998 U.S. Nationals\u2014which was the qualification event for the 1999 World Championships\u2014and to withdraw from the Goodwill Games.<\/p>\n
And that denied him the opportunity to do something he had always wanted to do more than anything in the world: race against Russia\u2019s Alexander Popov, at the time a double Olympic gold medalist in the 50 and 100 free (1992, 1996) and the world record holder in the men\u2019s 100 meter freestyle.<\/p>\n
In March of 1999\u2014just when his suspension was ending\u2014another blow smacked him down even harder. For several months, he had felt fatigued, was constantly thirsty and experienced blurred vision. Then he collapsed at a party. When examined by a doctor, he was diagnosed with Type-1 diabetes, the rarer and most serious form of a disease that afflicts 18 million Americans and kills more people than breast cancer and AIDS combined.<\/p>\n
That was one week before spring nationals.<\/p>\n
Besides his love of racing, a major reason he returned to swimming was because of Coach Mike Bottom. Unlike many coaches, Mike\u2019s training methods were unorthodox, and his philosophy was cooperative rather than dictatorial. Training became a learning experience for coach and athlete alike.<\/p>\n
They experimented with unorthodox training methods both in an out of the pool, using: weightlifting, punching bags, football drills, beer nights and overeating high-protein, omega-rich foods. He also had a great cast of characters to train with, including Anthony \u201cTony\u201d Ervin, a 19-year phenom from Cal. But more important was the desire to show the world a person living with diabetes is capable of achieving anything they set out to do. He had the reputation in some circles for being a slacker, but slackers were supposed to quit when things get tough\u2014and there certainly was no quit in Gary Hall Jr.<\/p>\n
When Gary stepped behind the blocks for the 50 freestyle at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials, he was wearing a black robe and, underneath it, red-white-and-blue Apollo Creed shorts. He started shadow-boxing when he disrobed\u2014just like he did at the Olympic Games in Atlanta four years earlier.<\/p>\n
The crowd roared with delight, and after the gun went off, he proceeded to break the American record with a 21.76. Touching fractions behind was his training partner at Phoenix Swim Club, Tony Ervin (21.80), and both would be going to Sydney. Hall also qualified in the 100, finishing second to Neil Walker.<\/p>\n
But the joy of qualifying was tempered by a registered letter from FINA. His appeal of his suspension had made its way to the Court of Arbitration of Sport, and FINA gave him two days to pay a $10,000 fine or face further penalties.<\/p>\n
In Sydney, Gary\u2019s famous \u201cWe-will-smash-them-like-guitars\u201d prediction about the USA-Aussie rivalry made him a villain to the hometown fans. He was referring to the overall medal count\u2014which the USA won, 33-18\u2014but the Aussie press took his comment out of context and made it appear he was talking about the men\u2019s 400 free relay. In that now legendary race, both teams smashed the world record, but Ian Thorpe outtouched Hall for the gold medal. Hall said afterward it was the best race in which he had ever swum, and he was the first American to congratulate Thorpe and his mates for their victory.<\/p>\n
Hall went on to win bronze in the 100 free…and then came the 50\u2014the \u201csprint of sprints\u201d\u2014and it would be one for the ages. Gary qualified first for the final, followed by Ervin and pre-race favorite Popov.<\/p>\n
\u201cWouldn\u2019t it be great if they tied?\u201d someone actually asked Mike Bottom before the race.<\/p>\n
To read the complete story of the infamous 2000 Sydney men’s 50 freestyle race,<\/a><\/strong><\/span>
\n Check out the full article in Swimming World’s October 2020 issue, available now!<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n
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\nSwimming World Magazine October 2020 Issue<\/span><\/h2>\n
FEATURES<\/p>\n
012<\/span> WORKING FOR CHANGE<\/strong><\/span>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nIn response to the Black Lives Matter movement, elite swimmers Lia Neal and Jacob Pebley created Swimmers for Change to promote diversity and to make swimming a more inclusive sport and a more inclusive community.<\/p>\n
020<\/span> THE TROUBLE WITH SPRINTERS (Part 4): REVISITING THE CAREER OF GARY HALL JR.<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Bruce Wigo<\/strong>
\nAs Dave Marsh and Mike Bottom explained in the previous issue, if there is a problem with sprinters, it is because, mentally, they are wired differently from other athletes. Potential trouble then seems to start when coaches and administrators are unable to understand their behavior and their needs. But while causing trouble for some, the aquatic sports world would not be where it is today without the rebellious personalities of sprinters.<\/p>\n
026<\/span> DEFYING ALL ODDS<\/strong><\/span>
\nby John Lohn<\/strong>
\nThere is no doubt that the Summer of 2004 remains the defining moment in South African swimming history. That\u2019s when Roland Schoeman, Lyndon Ferns, Darian Townsend and Ryk Neethling shocked the world with their Olympic gold medal and world record-setting performance in the men\u2019s 400 meter freestyle relay in Athens.<\/p>\n
COACHING<\/p>\n
010<\/span> PLAN B: WHEN BEST-LAID PLANS GO AWRY<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nBolstering swimmers\u2014in sickness and health\u2014is part and parcel of a coach\u2019s job. When done right, everybody wins.<\/p>\n
038<\/span> SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: DR. ANDERS ERICSSON\u2019S CONCEPT OF DELIBERATE PRACTICE<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Rod Havriluk<\/strong>
\nDr. Anders Ericsson left a vital legacy for athletes striving to become experts. His deliberate practice concept specifies the key components that help athletes progress to an expert level. The success of deliberate practice suggests that a coach prioritize deliberate practice strategies in team training and relegate conditioning to secondary importance.<\/p>\n
040<\/span> SPECIAL SETS: MICHAEL PHELPS\u2014FROM GOOD TO GREAT<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nThe sets included in this article are taken from the 2001-02 short course and early long course season. They are a representative sample of Coach Bob Bowman\u2019s early program in developing Michael Phelps as the greatest Olympic swimmer of all time.<\/p>\n
043<\/span> Q&A WITH COACH DAN\u2019L MURRAY<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n
044<\/span> HOW THEY TRAIN EMANUEL FAVA<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n
TRAINING<\/p>\n
030<\/span> DRYSIDE TRAINING: NO SEASON, NO RACING…NOW WHAT?<\/strong><\/span>
\nby J.R. Rosania<\/strong>
\nThis pandemic has shut down our competition calendar. Whether it\u2019s a high school, college, professional or Olympic season, we need to perform exercises that will help us stay strong, fast and explosive.<\/p>\n
JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/p>\n
046<\/span> UP & COMERS: EMILY WAY<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/p>\n
COLUMNS & SPECIAL SECTIONS<\/p>\n
008<\/span> A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
015<\/span> HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
023<\/span> DID YOU KNOW? MARY HOERGER<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
031<\/span> PREP SCHOOL DIRECTORY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
042<\/span> HASTY HIGH POINTERS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
047<\/span> GUTTERTALK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
049<\/span> PARTING SHOT<\/strong><\/span>
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