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Find out how <strong>Ariarne Titmus<\/strong> is sneaking up on <strong>Katie Ledecky<\/strong>, and who took home &#8220;Best Team&#8221; from champs.\u00a0 Read about two female NCAA coaches, <strong>Teri McKeever<\/strong> and <strong>Carol Capitani<\/strong>, who are trailblazing the deck in a male-dominated profession. Get a little advice for your swimmer&#8217;s shoulder, recap Swimming World&#8217;s top five Diving moments of 2018, and whoa, what&#8217;s this? <strong>Missy Franklin<\/strong> announcing her retirement?! Details within!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Plus much, much more news from the wide world of Swimming!<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">008\u00a0 ARIARNE TITMUS IS SHOWING THINGS WE HAVE ONLY SEEN FROM&#8230;KATIE LEDECKY<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Andy Ross<\/strong><br \/>\nAriarne Titmus had a spectacular meet at the recent World Short Course Championships, including a world record in the 400 meter free. The Aussie distance swimmer also was competitive in the sprint events\u2014something the sport has only seen recently from American superstar Katie Ledecky.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">010\u00a0 OLIVIA SMOLIGA RETURNS TO WORLD DOMINATION WITH FRESH FOCUS<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Dan D\u2019Addona<\/strong><br \/>\nOlivia Smoliga captured eight gold medals at the 2018 FINA World Short Course Championships. What she took away from the meet was her improvement in the way she raced and the confidence she felt throughout the meet\u2014something she had been struggling with the past couple of years.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>012\u00a0 OLIVIA SMOLIGA CAPS SHORT COURSE WORLDS WITH RECORD 8 GOLDS; DAHLIA 9 TOTAL MEDALS <\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Andy Ross<\/strong><br \/>\nOlivia Smoliga\u2019s eight gold medals at the 2018 FINA World Short Course Championships was the most of any American woman all-time at a single short course championships. Kelsi Dahlia was close behind with seven gold medals plus a silver and a bronze.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>014\u00a0 TEAM USA NAMED \u201cBEST TEAM\u201d WITH 17 GOLDS AT 2018 FINA SHORT COURSE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>016 2018 FINA WORLD SHORT COURSE CHAMPIONSHIPS &#8211; FULL FINALS RECAPS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Andy Ross, James Sica, Cathleen Pruden and Diana Pimer<\/strong><br \/>\nFull event-by-event coverage of all six nights, Dec. 11-16, in Hangzhou, China.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">032\u00a0 TERI McKEEVER AND CAROL CAPITANI: TRAILBLAZERS FOR FEMALE NCAA COACHES<\/span> <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Devin Javens<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the male-dominated profession of college swimming coaches, the success of Cal\u2019s Teri McKeever and Texas\u2019 Carol Capitani has established them as significant icons for aspiring female coaches.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>034\u00a0 WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SWIMMER\u2019S SHOULDER<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Lianne McCluskey<\/strong><br \/>\nWhether we have proper stroke mechanics or not, swimmer\u2019s shoulder\u2014the unfortunate injury that plagues many swimmers across the sport\u2014can happen to anyone. Prehabilitation of the shoulder can prevent unforeseen injuries and assist in achieving optimal swimming performances.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>037 HOW THEY TRAIN KYLE ROBROCK, UNIVERSITY OF DENVER<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Michael J. 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However, the distance freestyler\/open water specialist decided to defer for a total of two years in order to follow her Olympic dreams in 2020.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>041 SWIMMING WORLD\u2019S TOP FIVE DIVING MOMENTS OF 2018<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong>by Erin Keaveny<\/strong><br \/>\nDaniel Restrepo Garcia, Rhiannan Iffland, the Chinese national team, Zhang Jiaqi and David Boudia all turned in outstanding diving performances in 2018. 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