﻿{"id":231157,"date":"2016-11-30T14:59:07","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T21:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-december-2016-issue-print-edition\/"},"modified":"2016-11-30T20:12:03","modified_gmt":"2016-12-01T03:12:03","slug":"swimming-world-magazine-december-2016-issue-print-edition","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-magazine-december-2016-issue-print-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Magazine December 2016 Issue &#8211; Print Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Swimming World Magazine December 2016 Issue<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>In this issue:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #000080; text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>FEATURES:<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"231161\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=231161\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/matt-mann-ii-e1480948130622.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2329,1870\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"matt-mann-ii\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/5\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\nmatt-mann-ii&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/matt-mann-ii-e1480948130622-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/matt-mann-ii-e1480948130622-1024x822.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-231161\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/matt-mann-ii-163x200.jpg\" alt=\"matt-mann-ii\" width=\"144\" height=\"176\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">014 AMERICAN SWIMMING TEAM: PAST (Part I)<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Chuck Warner<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Beginning with the December 2016 issue of Swimming World Magazine, we will take a quick look over the next several months at the American Swimming Team past and present, and will provide some thoughts on the future.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"229661\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/golden-goggles-preview-2016\/michael-phelps-caeleb-dressel-celebrate-400-free-relay-win-2016-rio-olympics-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/michael-phelps-caeleb-dressel-celebrate-400-free-relay-win-2016-rio-olympics-e1480549216945.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"850,849\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"michael-phelps-caeleb-dressel-celebrate-400-free-relay-win-2016-rio-olympics\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;9\/15\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\n2\/4\/2017 &#038; 7\/7\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nmichael-phelps-caeleb-dressel-celebrate-400-free-relay-win-2016-rio-olympics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Michael Phelps and Caeleb Dressel celebrate Rio 2016 4&#215;100 free gold &#8211; Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/michael-phelps-caeleb-dressel-celebrate-400-free-relay-win-2016-rio-olympics-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/michael-phelps-caeleb-dressel-celebrate-400-free-relay-win-2016-rio-olympics-1024x1022.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-229661\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/michael-phelps-caeleb-dressel-celebrate-400-free-relay-win-2016-rio-olympics-e1480549216945.jpg\" alt=\"michael-phelps-caeleb-dressel-celebrate-400-free-relay-win-2016-rio-olympics\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/michael-phelps-caeleb-dressel-celebrate-400-free-relay-win-2016-rio-olympics-e1480549216945.jpg 850w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/michael-phelps-caeleb-dressel-celebrate-400-free-relay-win-2016-rio-olympics-e1480549216945-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/michael-phelps-caeleb-dressel-celebrate-400-free-relay-win-2016-rio-olympics-e1480549216945-533x532.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">016-023 2016 SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Taylor Brien, Annie Grevers and David Rieder<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"231186\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=231186\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/world-americanSOY.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"world-americanSOY\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;world-americanSOY&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/world-americanSOY-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/world-americanSOY.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-231186\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/world-americanSOY.jpg\" alt=\"world-americanSOY\" width=\"200\" height=\"110\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #993366;\">World\/American<\/span>:<\/strong>\u00a0Katie Ledecky &amp;\u00a0Michael Phelps<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"231067\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-magazine-announces-european-swimmers-of-the-year\/european-swimmers-of-the-year-2016\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/european-swimmers-of-the-year-2016.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"european-swimmers-of-the-year-2016\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;11\/30\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\neuropean-swimmers-of-the-year-2016&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/european-swimmers-of-the-year-2016-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/european-swimmers-of-the-year-2016.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-231067\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/european-swimmers-of-the-year-2016.jpg\" alt=\"european-swimmers-of-the-year-2016\" width=\"200\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/european-swimmers-of-the-year-2016.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/european-swimmers-of-the-year-2016-533x333.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/european-swimmers-of-the-year-2016-280x175.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #993366;\">European:<\/span> Katinka Hosszu &amp; Adam Peaty<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"230941\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-magazine-announces-pacific-rim-swimmers-of-the-year\/asian-swimmers-of-the-year-2016-kaneto-hagino\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/asian-swimmers-of-the-year-2016-kaneto-hagino.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"asian-swimmers-of-the-year-2016-kaneto-hagino\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;11\/29\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\nasian-swimmers-of-the-year-2016-kaneto-hagino&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/asian-swimmers-of-the-year-2016-kaneto-hagino-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/asian-swimmers-of-the-year-2016-kaneto-hagino.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-230941\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/asian-swimmers-of-the-year-2016-kaneto-hagino.jpg\" alt=\"asian-swimmers-of-the-year-2016-kaneto-hagino\" width=\"200\" height=\"125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/asian-swimmers-of-the-year-2016-kaneto-hagino.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/asian-swimmers-of-the-year-2016-kaneto-hagino-533x333.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/asian-swimmers-of-the-year-2016-kaneto-hagino-280x175.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #993366;\">Pacific Rim:<\/span> Rie Kaneto &amp; Kosuke Hagino<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"230818\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-world-magazine-announces-african-swimmers-of-the-year\/africasoy1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/africaSOY1.png\" data-orig-size=\"720,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"africaSOY1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;africaSOY1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/africaSOY1-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/africaSOY1.png\" class=\" wp-image-230818\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/africaSOY1.png\" alt=\"africaSOY1\" width=\"200\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/africaSOY1.png 720w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/africaSOY1-533x370.png 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/africaSOY1-280x194.png 280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #993366;\">African:<\/span> Kirsty Coventry &amp; Chad le Clos<\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"217151\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=217151\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rio-ledecky-hide-behind-hands-shock-200fr.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"999,663\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rio-ledecky-hide-behind-hands-shock-200fr\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8\/12\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\nrio-ledecky-hide-behind-hands-shock-200fr&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rio-ledecky-hide-behind-hands-shock-200fr-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rio-ledecky-hide-behind-hands-shock-200fr.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-217151\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rio-ledecky-hide-behind-hands-shock-200fr-280x186.jpg\" alt=\"rio-ledecky-hide-behind-hands-shock-200fr\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rio-ledecky-hide-behind-hands-shock-200fr-280x186.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rio-ledecky-hide-behind-hands-shock-200fr-533x354.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/rio-ledecky-hide-behind-hands-shock-200fr.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">024 10 BEST PERFORMANCES OF 2016<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>by David Rieder<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>During an Olympic year, there\u2019s a plethora of performances that could rank among the year\u2019s best. And that\u2019s not even taking into account the record-breaking swims around the world during the lead-up to the Games&#8230;or the stellar short course yards performances in the United States. Needless to say, we had some good options from which to choose for the top 10 races of the year.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong>COACHING<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: BILL SWEETENHAM<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">038 ART OF THE WARM-UP<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Whether it is summer league, age group, club, high school or college swimming, proper warm-up is absolutely imperative for successful meet performance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>041 Q&amp;A WITH COACH JACK BAUERLE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">042 HOW THEY TRAIN KRISTY KOWAL &amp; MARK DYLLA<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael J. Stott<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong>TRAINING<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">028 DRYSIDE TRAINING: HAPPY, HEALTHY HOLIDAYS<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>by J.R. Rosania<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong>JUNIOR SWIMMER<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">045 UP &amp; COMERS<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Taylor Brien<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong>COLUMNS &amp; SPECIAL SECTIONS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">008 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">029 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">040 DADS ON DECK<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">046 GUTTER TALK<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">048 PARTING SHOT<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #000080;\"><strong>ON THE COVER<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em>We at Swimming World always look forward to working on the December issue because it includes our World and Regional Swimmers of the Year. It\u2019s also an opportunity for us to review what we believe are the 10 Best Performances of 2016. We\u2019re certain you recognize that guy on the cover\u2014Michael Phelps. And, yes, our 15-member international panel selected him as our Male World and American Swimmer of the Year for the eighth time in his legendary career. With Phelps insisting he is retired for good, Swimming World\u2014and the \u201cswimming world\u201d\u2014will miss him, but wish the \u201cGreatest of All Time\u201d the very best.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong><em>(See features, pages 16-23 and 24-27.)<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n[PHOTO BY <strong>ROB SCHUMACHER-USA TODAY SPORTS]<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swimming World Magazine December 2016 Issue In this issue: FEATURES: 014 AMERICAN SWIMMING TEAM: PAST (Part I) by Chuck Warner Beginning with the December 2016 issue of Swimming World 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