The latest issue of Swimming World Magazine is now available for download in theSwimming World Vault! Non-Subscribers Can Download This Issue Here [PHOTO CREDIT: BECCA WYANT/FINIS, INC. PHOTOGRAPHY] In this issue of Swimming World, read about two-time Olympian Lia Neal, a pioneer for African American swimming at the elite level who, along with fellow Olympian Jacob Pebley, has created Swimmers For Change, an organization to promote diversity and inclusion in a predominately white sport. Also featured is The Trouble With Sprinters Part 4, revisiting the career of Gary Hall Jr.; The story of the 2004 summer Olympics 400-meter free relay, which remains a defining moment in South African swimming history; Plan B for coaches: how to bolster your swimmers when your best-laid plans go awry; Dr. Anders Ericsson’s Concept of Deliberate Practice; Special Sets taken from the 2001-02 season of Bob Bowman’s training of Olympian Michael Phelps; Q&A with Delta State coach Dan’l Murray and how he trains swimmer Emanuel Fava; Dryside Training addresses what to do with no swim season, and no racing; Up & Comer York YMCA’s Emily Way; and Swimming World’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide and 2020 Prep School Directory!
Swimming World Magazine October 2020 Issue FEATURES 012 WORKING FOR CHANGE by David Rieder In 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. 020 THE TROUBLE WITH SPRINTERS (Part 4): REVISITING THE CAREER OF GARY HALL JR. by Bruce Wigo 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. 026 DEFYING ALL ODDS by John Lohn There is no doubt that the Summer of 2004 remains the defining moment in South African swimming history. That’s 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’s 400 meter freestyle relay in Athens. COACHING 010 PLAN B: WHEN BEST-LAID PLANS GO AWRY by Michael J. Stott Bolstering swimmers—in sickness and health—is part and parcel of a coach’s job. When done right, everybody wins. 038 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: DR. ANDERS ERICSSON’S CONCEPT OF DELIBERATE PRACTICE by Rod Havriluk Dr. 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. 040 SPECIAL SETS: MICHAEL PHELPS—FROM GOOD TO GREAT by Michael J. Stott The 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’s early program in developing Michael Phelps as the greatest Olympic swimmer of all time. 043 Q&A WITH COACH DAN’L MURRAY by Michael J. Stott 044 HOW THEY TRAIN EMANUEL FAVA by Michael J. Stott TRAINING 030 DRYSIDE TRAINING: NO SEASON, NO RACING…NOW WHAT? by J.R. Rosania This pandemic has shut down our competition calendar. Whether it’s a high school, college, professional or Olympic season, we need to perform exercises that will help us stay strong, fast and explosive. JUNIOR SWIMMER 046 UP & COMERS: EMILY WAY by Shoshanna Rutemiller COLUMNS & SPECIAL SECTIONS 008 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT 015 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 023 DID YOU KNOW? MARY HOERGER 031 PREP SCHOOL DIRECTORY 042 HASTY HIGH POINTERS 047 GUTTERTALK 049 PARTING SHOT Swimming World is now partnered with the International Swimming Hall of Fame. To find out more, visit us at ishof.org |