Find out what motivates Ryan Held, go on the record with Water Polo’s Kristin Rodriguez and Brenda Villa, get up to date with the latest in Swimming news, check out some great tips for swimmers or swim parents, plus- access our 2018 Aquatic Directory!<\/p>\n
010 BITTER TASTE MOTIVATING RYAN HELD INTO U.S. NATIONALS<\/strong><\/span> 012 GRANT HOUSE FINALLY FINDING ANSWERS IN HIS SWIMMING CAREER<\/strong><\/span> 014 ON THE RECORD WITH KRISTIN RODRIGUEZ OF USA WATER POLO<\/strong><\/span> 018 ON THE RECORD WITH BRENDA VILLA\u00a0 OF USA WATER POLO<\/strong><\/span> 022 HOW TO RESPECTFULLY ARGUE WITH YOUR COACH<\/strong><\/span> 024 MADISYN COX GIVEN TWO-YEAR DOPING SUSPENSION<\/strong><\/span> 026 IAN THORPE\u2019S FORMER COACH, DOUG FROST, ASSISTS RISING NEW ZEALANDER, LEWIS CLAREBURT<\/strong><\/span> 028 ALI DeLOOF EYES ANOTHER BREAKOUT AT U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/strong><\/span> 030 6 SWIM PARENT STEREOTYPES THAT CAN HINDER A SWIMMER\u2019S SUCCESS<\/strong><\/span> 032 FILM REVIEW: \u201cROWDY\u201d\u2014 DOCUMENTARY ON ROWDY GAINES<\/strong><\/span> 034 CAELEB DRESSEL OFFICIALLY SIGNS DEAL WITH SPEEDO<\/strong><\/span> 037 2018 AQUATIC DIRECTORY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 046 TOKYO 2020 LEANING TOWARD MORNING FINALS; CATE CAMPBELL SPEAKS OUT<\/strong><\/span> 047 INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME AQUATIC COMPLEX GETS $27 MILLION RENOVATION<\/strong><\/span> 048 13 THOUGHTS EVERY SWIMMER HAS DURING PRACTICE<\/strong><\/span> Find out what motivates Ryan Held, go on the record with Water Polo’s Kristin Rodriguez and Brenda Villa, get up to date with the latest in Swimming news, check out<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":320428,"template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[56108,65468],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-320424","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-swimming-world-biweekly-1","7":"product_cat-click-to-view-all-issues-in-2018-swimming-world-biweekly-1","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"downloadable","12":"virtual","13":"sold-individually","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n
\nby David Rieder<\/strong><\/span>
\nAfter winning Olympic gold in 2016, Ryan Held thought for sure he would compete at 2017 Worlds. He did not. As he approaches nationals, Held said he\u2019s hungry to regain his spot on USA\u2019s No. 1 international roster.<\/p>\n
\nby Andy Ross<\/strong><\/span>
\nAfter a breakout year in 2015, Grant House, who is training better than ever, is finally turning in some best times and appears to be putting the final pieces of his swimming puzzle into place.<\/p>\n
\nby Michael Randazzo<\/strong><\/span>
\nIn this Q&A, Kristin Rodriguez, head coach for the U.S. Women\u2019s Youth National Team, discusses the challenges her group of young players faced in the UANA Junior Pan American Water Polo Championships. She was also clear about maintaining a standard of excellence for an American women\u2019s program that has been the world\u2019s best since 2012.<\/p>\n
\nby Michael Randazzo<\/strong><\/span>
\nWhile at the UANA Junior Pan American Water Polo Championships, four-time Olympian Brenda Villa spoke with Swimming World about a variety of topics, including the growth of water polo throughout the world and what a world-class Olympic athlete does when she retires from the game that has sustained her for her entire life.<\/p>\n
\nby Jamie Kolar<\/strong><\/span>
\nA healthy swimmer-coach relationship requires an open line of communication, mutual respect and some compromise at times. When you disagree with your coach, here are three things to keep in mind to help you come to a productive resolution.<\/p>\n
\nby James Sica<\/strong><\/span>
\nMadisyn Cox, a two-time medalist at last summer\u2019s World Championships, tested positive for the prohibited substance trimetazidine during a out-of-competition test. Acknowledging that Cox \u201cdid
\nnot act with intention\u201d in ingesting the drug, FINA limited her suspension to two years instead of what would normally be a four-year suspension.<\/p>\n
\nby Dave Crampton<\/strong><\/span>
\nDoug Frost, coach of five-time Olympic gold medalist Ian Thorpe, has moved from Australia to New Zealand to work with Commonwealth Games medalist Lewis Clareburt, 19, prior to the Pan Pacific Championships.<\/p>\n
\nby Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong><\/span>
\nMichigan\u2019s Ali DeLoof, American record holder in the short course meter 50 back and University of Michigan graduate, didn\u2019t qualify for the U.S. Olympic team in 2016, but she made the U.S. national team…and things started rolling for the late bloomer ever since.<\/p>\n
\nby Bailey Duran<\/strong><\/span>
\nThere are many types of swim parents\u2014from the overzealous parent to the unsupportive parent. Bottom line: support your children and their coaches. Trust the process, and remember that what your swimmer needs most from you is love, encouragement and the opportunity to put their hard work on the line day after day.<\/p>\n
\nby Andy Ross<\/strong><\/span>
\n\u201cRowdy,\u201d an hour-long feature documentary by ESPN\u2019s Hannah Storm, highlights Rowdy Gaines\u2019 career in the 1980s, growing up in Florida, swimming at Auburn for Eddie Reese and Richard Quick, missing out on competing in the 1980 Olympics, and ultimately winning an Olympic gold medal in 1984.<\/p>\n
\nby Andy Ross<\/strong><\/span>
\nTwo-time Olympic gold medalist and competitive swimming phenom Caeleb Dressel has joined Team Speedo USA, marking his first endorsement since becoming a professional swimmer earlier this year.<\/p>\n
\nby Taylor Brien<\/strong><\/span>
\nDespite expressions of disappointment and ongoing discussions between television networks in the United States and Japan, who each wanted the 2020 Olympic swimming finals to be aired at different times, it\u2019s likely that the swimming schedule will be similar to that of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where finals took place in the morning.<\/p>\n
\nby Taylor Brien<\/strong><\/span>
\nAfter planning to modernize the swimming and diving complex in Fort Lauderdale for more than a decade, the city announced the International Swimming Hall of Fame pool\u2014which first opened in August 1965\u2014will undergo a $27 million renovation.<\/p>\n
\nby Isabelle Robuck<\/strong><\/span>
\nStaring at a black line for hours can be pretty grueling. With long sets, the \u201calone\u201d time gives a swimmer\u2019s mind the chance to wander far beyond just swimming. Here are 13 thoughts that every swimmer has during practice!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"