The latest issue of Swimming World is now available for download in the Swimming World Vault! [ PHOTO BY PETER H. BICK ] Swimming World March 2020 features Swedish Olympian swimmer Louise Hansson– the second year captain of University of Southern California will be on the short list for headliners at this month’s women’s NCAAs in Athens, Ga. Also featured are the Cal Golden Bears, after upsetting the Longhorns’ four year streak last year, they’re expected to be extremely difficult to catch at this year’s men’s Division I NCAA’s; Stanford’s Cardinals appear to have what it takes to win their fourth straight women’s NCAA championship; College previews of this year’s NCAA Division II and Division III swimming and diving titles might not be such a foregone conclusion as in previous years when Queens dominated D-II, Emory controlled women’s D-III and Denison was the talk of men’s D-III; Takeoff To Tokyo series looks back 20 years ago to the infamous “Air-Guitar Race” that ended the U.S. streak of seven straight Olympic gold medals in the 400 freestyle relay event; Lessons with the Legend the Cecil Colwin; Rod Havriluk discusses the similarities between the four competitive swim strokes; Q&A with coach Billy Doughty; Train with Luca Urlando; Dryside training for backstroke strength; Swimming World’s 2020 Swim Camp Directory; and much more! New! 1-Year Digital Only Subscription for just $39.95 Order Now! FEATURES 016 CATCH CAL IF YOU CAN! by Dan D’Addona With all their firepower and depth, Cal’s Golden Bears will be extremely difficult to catch at this year’s men’s Division I NCAAs. 020 MAY THE FOURTH BE WITH YOU by Dan D’Addona That’s what Stanford’s swimmers could be saying to each other, as the Cardinal appear to have what it takes to win their fourth straight women’s NCAA championship! 023 THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS by David Rieder Swedish swimmer Louise Hansson never envisioned herself swimming in college in the United States. But as she prepares for this month’s women’s NCAAs, the University of Southern California senior says that moving to the U.S. was the best thing she’s ever done. 026 TAKEOFF TO TOKYO: “WE WILL SMASH THEM LIKE GUITARS” by John Lohn Before the men’s 400 freestyle relay at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, American Gary Hall Jr. proclaimed the United States would “smash (the Australians) like guitars.” However, the Aussies won the race by 19-hundredths of a second, ending the U.S. streak of seven straight Olympic gold medals in the event—and 15 straight victories, counting the World Championships! In the latest installment of our “Takeoff to Tokyo” series, we venture back 20 years to what has become known as the Air-Guitar Race. 030 UPON FURTHER REVIEW… by Andy Ross The battle for supremacy for this year’s NCAA Division II and Division III swimming and diving titles might not be such a foregone conclusion as in previous years when Queens dominated D-II, Emory controlled women’s D-III and Denison was the talk of men’s D-III. COACHING 010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: CECIL COLWIN by Michael J. Stott 014 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: TECHNIQUE SIMILARITIES ACROSS THE FOUR COMPETITIVE STROKES by Rod Havriluk Although there are obvious differences in technique elements across all four competitive strokes, there are many similarities. Knowing about the similarities can help swimmers better understand specific movements and, consequently, make technique improvements more quickly. 040 Q&A WITH COACH BILLY DOUGHTY by Michael J. Stott 043 HOW THEY TRAIN LUCA URLANDO by Michael J. Stott TRAINING 013 DRYSIDE TRAINING: STROKE STRENGTH SERIES—BACKSTROKE by J.R. Rosania JUNIOR SWIMMER 045 UP & COMERS: JACE LLOYD by Shoshanna Rutemiller COLUMNS & SPECIAL SECTIONS 008 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT 009 BEYOND THE YARDS 019 THE OFFICIAL WORD 032 2020 SWIM CAMP DIRECTORY 044 HASTY HIGH POINTERS 046 GUTTERTALK |