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Guttertalk:
\nHow Special Was It To Be Back On Deck At A Championship Meet Again?<\/span><\/h1>\n

By Andy Ross<\/span><\/p>\n

\nSponsored By<\/p>\n

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\"The<\/p>\n

LARS JORGENSEN<\/strong><\/span>
\nHead Coach, Kentucky<\/em>
\n[PHOTO BY NOAH J. RICHTER, UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY]<\/p>\n

Normally we are together in the summer, and we weren\u2019t together at all. That was really unique, but I think the challenges of keeping the team engaged whether they were training at their clubs or on Zoom meetings, we did the best we could.<\/p>\n

When we came back in August with our team, we were like, \u201cOK, well, we have to get back in shape,\u201d and our main goal was to stay healthy. There were challenges all year. Our freshmen never had the normal experience of going to football games and having class with people and meeting new people. It was all different.<\/p>\n

But in some ways, all the stuff we had to go through\u2014our athletic director told the team this\u2014that winning during the COVID year may be even more special because of all the stuff we had to do. Everyone had to do it! But we are lucky we overcame that.<\/p>\n

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\"ImagesJAKE MAGAHEY<\/span><\/strong>
\nFreshman, University of Georgia<\/em>
\n[PHOTO BY CHRISTINA LONG, GEORGIA ATHLETICS]<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been really lucky at Georgia this season. We had four or five dual meets and a pretty normal season\u2014not a lot of hiccups with COVID. We had SECs, and besides spectators not being there, it felt like a normal meet. I don\u2019t want to say we took it for granted, but it went so smoothly that we were all treating it like a regular meet. It was probably the most exciting and draining meet I have been to, but it was a good time.<\/p>\n

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\"arthur-albiero-\"ARTHUR ALBIERO<\/strong><\/span>
\nHead Coach, University of Louisville<\/em>
\n[PHOTO BY PETER H. BICK]<\/p>\n

I think as the season progressed, our mindset changed. I preached all year to have an attitude of gratitude. I\u2019ve done this before, but I think every practice from even the summer, I always called warm-down a \u201c400 gratitude swim\u201d because I wanted people to leave the practice and think, \u201cI don\u2019t know what tomorrow is going to bring\u2014and I am not going to worry about tomorrow\u2014but today was awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n

I wanted them to have an appreciation for the fact that a lot of people were doing a lot of work behind the scenes to allow us to be there and have practice. We have always been humble, and I think that fit in well with our program, this attitude of gratitude.<\/p>\n

As we were leaving for ACCs, it was like, \u201cGuys, we get to go! How awesome is that?\u201d The night before, we are having a team meeting, and like, \u201cIt is so awesome we get to do this!\u201d It was almost like a Christmas morning feeling. There is no complaint for us to go three times during the meet to get COVID-tested. It was inconvenient, but it was so awesome we got to do it.<\/p>\n

\"04PHOEBE BACON<\/strong><\/span>
\nFreshman, University of Wisconsin<\/em>
\n[PHOTO BY WISCONSIN ATHLETICS]<\/p>\n

It was pretty awesome. It was extremely loud with just having the teams in the stands. You had a few people down on deck cheering. I gave my dad a call midway through the meet, and he mentioned to me that it looked so much fun on TV, and he couldn\u2019t even imagine the atmosphere with spectators in the stands. It was like, \u201cWow! It\u2019s going to be super loud when we get everyone in here next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

But just this year with all the different changes and precautions we had to take, it was so much fun to be able to bring the entire women\u2019s team together and cheer everybody on, and watch two of the seniors have their last swims. I know I\u2019ve only known them for a year, but it was special.<\/p>\n

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Swimming World April 2021 Issue<\/span><\/h1>\n

FEATURES<\/p>\n

012 A PANDEMIC PERSPECTIVE FROM MASTERS SWIMMIN<\/span>G<\/strong>
\nby Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong>
\nMasters swimmers maintain a connection to the sport they love as well as to their team and community. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, that connection has been missing the past year, but they are ready to face the challenges that lie ahead.<\/p>\n

017 DEATH, TAXES…AND INDIAN RIVER!<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Andy Ross<\/strong>
\nIndian River State College will be shooting for its 47th straight men\u2019s and 39th consecutive women\u2019s NJCAA team titles.<\/p>\n

018 TAKEOFF TO TOKYO: SPRINT TSAR<\/strong><\/span>
\nby John Lohn<\/strong>
\nAs Swimming World continues its \u201cTakeoff to Tokyo\u201d series, the opportunity to examine the career of Russia\u2019s Alexander Popov\u2014accomplishments and approach\u2014is the chance to pay tribute to a man who might be the greatest sprinter the sport has ever seen.<\/p>\n

021 COUNT ON CHINA<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong>
\nBased on the results of the last eight Olympics\u2014and the most recent World Championships held two years ago\u2014China would be a good bet to once again dominate the diving competition, July 23-Aug. 8, at the 2021 Games in Tokyo.<\/p>\n

022 EVER THE COMPETITOR<\/strong><\/span>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nFive years after her public introduction to the world at the Rio Olympics, little has changed about Lilly King. She will still speak her mind, tell you how she really feels, and she\u2019s still a winner, a dominant force in sprint breaststroke.<\/p>\n

025 THE GREATEST OF THEIR GENERATION<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Bruce Wigo<\/strong>
\nThe General Slocum steamship disaster\u00a0 in 1904, the tragedy that changed swimming history, had an impact on two of the greatest swimming heroes of all time, Johnny Weissmuller and Charles Robert Drew.<\/p>\n

028 NUTRITION: FUELING FOR COMPETITION\u2014THE \u201cCHERRY ON TOP!\u201d<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Dawn Weatherwax<\/strong>
\nAthletes spend hours upon hours training. It is now time to put the sports nutrition piece all together when it matters most. A big part of the plan is to know what, when and how much to eat and drink before, during and after the event.<\/p>\n

COACHING<\/p>\n

014 FAST AND FURIOUS<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong>
\nCollege coaches Braden Holloway (NC State), Todd DeSorbo (Virginia), Matt Kredich (Tennessee) and Jessen Book (Kenyon) share their ideas on how they help their swimmers maximize turn speed.<\/p>\n

038 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: APPLYING MECHANICAL PRINCIPLES TO IMPROVE SWIMMING TECHNIQUE<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Rod Havriluk<\/strong>
\nMany swimmers attempt to swim faster by modeling the technique of the fastest swimmers. Using champions as models is an archaic approach of painstakingly slow, trial-and-error that risks adopting technique limitations. A far superior approach is to apply mechanical principles that eliminate uncertainty and accelerate the skill-learning process.<\/p>\n

043 Q&A WITH COACH MEGAN OESTING<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

044 HOW THEY TRAIN DIGGORY DILLINGHAM<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

TRAINING<\/p>\n

037 DRYSIDE TRAINING: PUSHING POWER<\/strong><\/span>
\nby J.R. Rosania<\/strong><\/p>\n

JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/p>\n

040 GOLDMINDS:\u00a0 LEARN HOW TO BE A RACER<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Wayne Goldsmith<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s important to learn how to swim your event in such a way that you can perform to your potential in every possible racing situation, including different strategies for heats, semifinals and finals.<\/p>\n

047 UP & COMERS: DANIEL DIEHL<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Shoshanna Rutemiller<\/strong><\/p>\n

COLUMNS & SPECIAL SECTIONS<\/p>\n

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

011 DID YOU KNOW: ABOUT THE STORY OF THE AUMAKUA?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

030 2021 SWIM CAMP DIRECTORY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

046 DADS ON DECK: BRENT BILQUIST<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

048 GUTTERTALK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

049 PARTING SHOT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n