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FEATURES 8 World and Regional Swimmers of the Year by Shoshanna Rutemiller and Jeff Commings World & American: and Michael Phelps 8 European: and Pacific Rim: and African: and 16 Diving, , Synchronized Swimming & Disabled Swimming Award Winners Diving: Chen Ruolin and Ilya Zakharov Water Polo: Maggie Steffens and Maro Jokovic Synchronized Swimming: Natalia Ischenko Disabled Swimming: Jacqueline Freney and Matthew Cowdrey 18 10 Best Performances of 2012 by John Lohn 20 Dryside Training: Holiday Tune-up 16 by J.R. Rosania 22 The Pool’s Edge: Freestyle Pop Quiz by Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen 28 Q&A with Coach Bryan Dedeaux by Michael J. Stott 31 Water Polo as Cross-Training by Michael J. Stott Swimming and water polo should be working together to get more kids excited about being in the pool. 33 American Relay by Judy Jacob 34 TYR Age Group Swimmer of the Month 22 by Judy Jacob 41 World & American Record Progressions by Jason Marsteller 44 A Final Tribute by John Lohn As we prepare for the calendar to flip to 2013, thus offi- cially closing the door on the last year of the Michael Phelps era, it seems appropriate to bid farewell one more time to the greatest swimmer the sport has ever known. DEPARTMENTS 6 A Voice for the Sport 39 For the Record 23 Holiday Gift Guide 43 Calendar 44 36 Lane 9/Gutter Talk 46 Parting Shot ON THE COVER: Michael Phelps and Missy Franklin were named Swimming World Magazine’s 2012 World and American Swimmers of the Year. For Franklin, it was her first time to be so honored, and in doing so, she also became the first woman to add the High School SOY award in the same year. For Phelps, it was his seventh world and ninth American titles—the most ever. (See stories, pages 8-9.) [COVER PHOTO BY PETER H. BICK]

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or the first time ever, one woman has won Swimming World Magazine’s High FSchool, American and World Swimmer of the Year awards in the same year. Who else could claim the honor but America’s aquatic sweet- heart, Missy Franklin? Tallying 15 of 19 first-place votes, she won the world title over ’s Ye Shiwen. Franklin was a unani- mous pick for American honors over , who captured the world and American awards the last two years. Franklin tied Michael Phelps for the most gold medals at this year’s Olympics, winning both backstrokes and swimming legs on the 400 med- ley and 800 free relays. She also won THE TOP 5: WORLD a bronze medal in the 400 free relay. SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR She broke the world record in the (First-place votes in parentheses) 200 back with a 2:04.06, downing the previous mark of 2:04.81 set by Kirsty FEMALE Coventry of —posted dur- 1. MISSY FRANKLIN, USA (15) ing the techsuit era. 2. Ye Shiwen, China (3) Franklin, a senior at Regis Jesuit 3. Ranomi Kromowidjojo, NED (1) High School in Aurora, Colo., owns 4. Rebecca Soni, USA the national independent school 5. , USA records in the 100 and 200 yard free MALE and the 100 back. With her state meet 1. MICHAEL PHELPS, USA (11) scheduled for February, she hopes to lower those marks—and perhaps 2. Sun Yang, China (8) set records in other events. Next 3. Ryan Lochte, USA fall, she’ll compete collegiately at the 4. Yannick Agnel, University of California. ❖ 5. Chad le Clos, South Africa

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ichael Phelps has said repeatedly that he wanted to do Mthings in swimming that no one had ever done. He did just that (again) with his seventh world and ninth American Swimmer of the Year awards. As with his overall count, Phelps has no peer in this domain. Ian Thorpe stands a distant second in the world title list with four. Phelps recaptured both the world and American titles after a two-year reign by Ryan Lochte. It was a tight battle for world honors, with Phelps (11 first-place votes) edging China’s Sun Yang (8) by four THE TOP 5: AMERICAN points. In the race for American SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR SOY, Phelps topped all 19 bal- lots, with Lochte finishing a (First-place votes in parentheses) distant second. FEMALE Phelps ended his illustri- 1. MISSY FRANKLIN, USA (19) ous career in style, collecting 2. Rebecca Soni, USA six more medals to overtake 3. Allison Schmitt, USA gymnast Larisa Latynina in the 4. , USA overall Olympic medal tally with 22. Four of those six med- 5. , USA als were gold (100 fly, 200 IM, MALE 400 medley relay, 800 free relay) 1. MICHAEL PHELPS, USA (19) and two were silver (200 fly, 400 2. Ryan Lochte, USA free relay). Latynina had owned 3. , USA the previous record with 18 4. , USA overall medals—Phelps’ career 5. , USA Olympic gold medal tally. ❖

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anomi Kromowidjojo was the sprint queen who finished fifth in her signature 200 and 400 free- at the 2012 Olympics, winning style events in London. France’s won both the 50 and 100 meter free. Four the 400 free and placed second in the 200, earning her Rwomen have now won those two events runner-up honors in the European SOY rankings. at a single Olympics since the 50 made its debut Heading into the Olympics, Kromowidjojo had seven Olympiads ago in 1988. The others are East posted textile bests in both the 50 (24.10) and 100 ’s (1988), The Netherlands’ meter free (52.75). At the Games, she clocked 24.05 Inge de Bruijin (2000) and Germany’s in the 50, winning the race by 23-hundredths of a (2008). second—the second largest margin of victory in the Her performance earned Kromowidjojo the 50, bettered only by de Bruijn (31-hundredths) in Female European Swimmer of the Year award, oust- 2004. Swimming a 53.00 in the 100, she set Olympic ing three-time winner of , records in both events. ❖

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n 46.7 seconds, Yannick Agnel erased the painful memory of 2008, when France was unable to Iback up pre-race expectations in the 400 free relay, finishing an ago- nizing second behind the Americans. In similar fashion to what did to , Agnel chased down Ryan Lochte in the final meters to give France its first Olympic relay gold medal, and launch Agnel into an Olympics many had been hoping to see since he first made waves in 2009. Two days after France’s relay tri- umph, Agnel was wearing his first individual gold medal, the result of a dominating performance in the 200 free. He had no equal in the event, leading from start to finish and clock- THE TOP 5: EUROPEAN ing the fastest time (1:43.14) ever SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR swum in a textile suit. These performances helped pro- (First-place votes in parentheses) pel Agnel to his first Male European FEMALE Swimmer of the Year title, beating 1. RANOMI KROMOWIDJOJO, NED(18) Hungary’s Daniel Gyurta by just two 2. Camille Muffat, France (1) points. 3. Ruta Meilutyte, Lithuania Agnel decided to skip the 400 free 4. Garcia, Spain at the London Games, which in hind- 5. Eva Risztov, Hungary sight may have been a good decision. MALE But given the performances he had 1. YANNICK AGNEL, France (11) in the events he did contest, one 2. Daniel Gyurta, Hungary (8) wonders whether he could have chal- 3. , France lenged Sun Yang for gold in the 400. 4. Michael Jamieson, Maybe in Rio. ❖ 5. Laszlo Cseh, Hungary

ATHLETES OF THE YEAR SECTION IS SPONSORED BY COLORADO TIME SYSTEMS December 2012 11 hina’s Ye Shiwen was once again 2012 named Swimming World’s Female Pacific Rim Swimmer of the Year. SWIMMERS CThe 16-year-old made waves at OF THE YEAR the London Olympics when she set a world record in the 400 meter IM with a blazing P A M 4:28.43, beating the 4:29.45 set by Australia’s C I F I C R I at the 2008 Games— during the techsuit era. Ye also won gold in the 200 IM (2:07.57) and set an Olympic record in the event. Her victories, however, were not without controversy. In the 400 IM, for example, doping accusations were directed at Ye, ] whose final freestyle split of 58.68 essen-

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THE TOP 5: PACIFIC RIM SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR (First-place votes in parentheses) YE FEMALE 1. YE SHIWEN, China (19) 2. , China SHIWEN 3. , Australia 4. Satomi Suzuki, Japan 5. , Australia MALE 1. SUN YANG, China (19) 2. Tae Hwan Park, Korea 3. , Japan 4. , Australia 5. Akihiro Yamaguchi, Japan

12 December 2012 ATHLETES OF THE YEAR SECTION IS SPONSORED BY COLORADO TIME SYSTEMS his time last year, free—in a time that threatened swimming fans were ’s techsuit- wondering how aided world record—and it’s Tmuch faster Sun clear that Sun Yang deserved Yang could go in the 1500 all 19 of the first-place votes freestyle. Now that he had that he received for Male beaten ’s hal- Pacific Rim Swimmer of the lowed world record, could Year. we see him shatter the 14:30 Sun also made it known barrier? that he wants to be at the It’s possible Sun had a top of the mountain in the 14:29 in him last Aug. 4 in 200 free, and his tie for sec- ] London, but an early takeoff ond with ’s Tae SPORTS at the start that was not called Hwan Park showed that he’s TODAY as a false start probably took on the right path. At next USA some of the fire out of him. year’s World Championships, , He “only” swam a 14:31.02 in could he do what no one has

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ATHLETES OF THE YEAR SECTION IS SPONSORED BY COLORADO TIME SYSTEMS December 2012 13 imbabwe’s Kirsty Coventry has been named Female African 2012 Swimmer of the Year an incredible seven times since Swimming World Magazine first presented the award in 2004. SWIMMERS Z She beat out South Africa’s by a wide margin, OF THE YEAR with Coventry receiving all but one of the first-place votes (which went to South Africa’s Wendy Trott). A N After the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Coventry was hailed as Zimbabwe’s F R I C A “Golden Girl” when she won her second straight title in the 200 back. She had a chance for a three-peat this year in London, but finished sixth (2:08.18). She also competed in the 100 back (14th, 1:00.39sf) and 200 IM (sixth, 2:11.13), and she carried her country’s flag in the opening ceremonies. Runner-up van Biljon competed in both breaststrokes, finishing seventh in the 200 (2:23.72) and breaking a 13-year-old African record in the semifi- nals of the event with her 2:23.21. Olympic gold medalist Penny Heyns held the previous mark (2:23.64, 1999). Following London, Coventry will have an opportunity to give back to her sport by serving an eight-year term on the International Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission. ❖ ] REUTERS , RELLANDINI

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14 December 2012 ATHLETES OF THE YEAR SECTION IS SPONSORED BY COLORADO TIME SYSTEMS had le Clos was poised to make a name for himself at the 2012 Olympics, but few believed he would beat “The Greatest of All Time” in the 200 fly. C He became an international sensation after taking the gold medal, getting his hand to the wall 5-hundredths of a second ahead of Michael Phelps. The South African punched the touchpad with a finish that had previously been Phelps’ signature move. His 1:52.96 was a Commonwealth and African record. By being named Swimming World Magazine’s Male African Swimmer of the Year for the first time, le Clos continued South

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THE TOP 5: AFRICAN SWIMMERS OF THE YEAR (First-place votes in parentheses) FEMALE 1. KIRSTY COVENTRY, Zimbabwe (18) 2. Suzaan van Biljon, South Africa 3. Wendy Trott, South Africa (1) 4. Kathryn Meaklim, South Africa 5. Karin Prinsloo, South Africa MALE 1. CHAD LE CLOS, South Africa (14) 2. , South Africa (4) CHAD 3. Ous Mellouli, Tunisia (1) 4. , South Africa LE CLOS 5. ,

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JACQUELINE FRENEY, AUSTRALIA 3 Female Disabled Swimmer of the Year Captured a Phelpsian eight gold medals at the 2012 London Paralympics

MAGGIE STEFFENS, USA 4Female Water Polo Player of the Year Scored 21 goals to lead Team USA to gold medal at 2012 London Olympics

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MATTHEW COWDREY, AUSTRALIA 6Male Disabled Swimmer of the Year Topped all male swimmers with eight Paralympic medals overall (five gold, two silver, one bronze)

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[PHOTO BY JAYNE KAMIN-ONCEA, US PRESSWIRE] 17 PICTURED » Ryan Lochte jumpstarted the London Olympics with a commanding win in the men’s 400 IM, the meet’s first event. The American’s 4:05.18 performance—the fastest time ever in a textile suit—was selected No. 5 on the top 10 list. 10 Best Performances of 2012 "9*/(.,/(.s0(/4/3"90%4%2(")#+ With the Olympics being held this year in London, there were numerous outstanding swimming performances from which to select a “Top 10.” HereHHere areare SwimmingSwimming World’sWoW rlrld’d s pickspip cks as the best of the best.

YE SHIWEN, CHINA 400 Meter Individual Medley, 4:28.43 (WR) 1. A Chinese teenager with seemingly endless talent, Ye got the rolling in a grand way. On the first night of competition in London, the 16-year-old blistered the world record in the 400 IM. The effort sliced a little more than a second off the previous mark—set during the techsuit era. Trailing American heading into the freestyle leg, Ye pulled away in dominating fashion and closed with a freestyle split of 58.68, just 3-hundredths slower than what Ryan Lochte produced en route to the gold medal in the men’s 400 medley. Her finish—absolutely unprecedented in the history of swimming— generated significant controversy, with accusations that Ye had used per- formance-enhancing drugs. However, she tested negative for any banned substances. If her performance is accepted as legitimate, it is among the greatest in swimming history.

SUN YANG, CHINA 1500 Meter Freestyle, 14:31.02 (WR) 2. A year after owning the top-ranked swim of 2011, Sun checks in at No. 2 by demolishing the field in the Olympic final of the 1500 free. The 20-year-old set a world record and prevailed by more than eight seconds over the second-place finisher, Canada’s . Sun also captured the Olympic title in the 400 (3:40.14)—winning by nearly two seconds over Korea’s Tae Hwan Park—further proving that Sun inhabits a realm of his own in distance freestyle. In London, he was one of two male swimmers to win two individual titles, with the other being Michael Phelps.

MISSY FRANKLIN, USA 200 Meter , 2:04.06 (WR) 3. Of the five Olympic medals captured by the rising American star, it was her gold medal in her signature event that was the most impressive. Franklin was widely expected to break the world record in the 200 back, and she didn’t disappoint, shaving nearly a second off the previous global 18 December 2012 standard and winning the event by nearly two seconds. tance legend ’ 8:16.22, a time that had stood Franklin also won the 100 back (U.S. record 58.33), since the 1989 Pan Pacific Championships. but the longer backstroke event perfectly fits Franklin’s talent. Not only was she able to open the race with DANA VOLLMER, USA quality speed, but she also never tightened up down 100 Meter Butterfly, 55.98 (WR) the stretch, her lead expanding with every stroke. 7. At the 2011 World Championships, Vollmer stormed to the top of the podium and established herself as REBECCA SONI, USA the favorite for Olympic gold. In London, she commanded 200 Meter , 2:19.59 (WR) her prime event from the preliminaries through the cham- 4. When 2012 rolled around, swimming pun- pionship final, punctuating her victory by becoming the dits deemed it only a matter of time before Soni would first woman to break the 56-second barrier in the 100 fly. crack the 2:20 barrier in the 200 breast. Her pursuit Vollmer has built a reputation for being a quick ended successfully in the Olympic final, a combination starter who opens up a sizable advantage on the first of joy and relief displayed across her face. lap and then tries to hang on. The difference in her There was a time not very long ago when 2:19 seemed barrier-breaking performance was her ability to main- completely out of reach for a female breaststroker, but tain her power to the wall, leaving her competition in Soni has redefined what is possible in her specialty her wake. event. She nearly broke the 2:20 barrier in the semifinal round, going 2:20.00, signaling there was no way she YANNICK AGNEL, FRANCE was going to miss out with another close call. Making 200 Meter Freestyle, 1:43.16 the achievement even sweeter was the fact that it pro- 8. Agnel earned his nod among the top 10 after vided Soni with her second capturing what was wide- straight Olympic gold in the ly considered the deepest event. event of the Olympic Games. Racing in a field that was RYAN LOCHTE, stacked with world-class USA names and Olympic titlists, 5.400 Meter Individual he commanded the 200 free, Medley, 4:05.18 setting a textile suit-best and The first event of the winning by more than a sec- Olympic swimming compe- ond. He attacked right off tition brought much satisfac- the blocks, held the lead at PICTURED » The USA’s Rebecca Soni’s performance in the women’s 200 tion to Lochte, who entered breast ranked No. 4 among this year’s top 10. She became the first woman each checkpoint and closed the Games with much hoop- to break the 2:20 barrier with her Olympic gold medal-winning 2:19.59. with the fastest final-leg split la. The World Swimmer of (25.98) by nearly a second. the Year in 2010 and 2011, Lochte made the 400 IM a one-man race, winning easily while registering the ALLISON SCHMITT, USA fastest time ever in a textile suit. 200 Meter Freestyle, 1:53.61 For Lochte, his effort initially suggested a phenom- 9. A few days before Schmitt stepped onto the enal meet to come. And while he delivered a strong blocks for the Olympic final in the 200 free, she narrowly showing in London, the 400 IM proved to be his only missed out on the gold medal in the 400. This time, she individual gold medal. Lochte later faded to the bronze made sure it wouldn’t happen again. Like Agnel in the medal in the 200 back and was the silver medalist to men’s version of the event, Schmitt raced aggressively, Michael Phelps in the 200 IM. leaving her competition far behind. She produced a textile suit-best performance and left no doubt as to her status as KATIE LEDECKY, USA the best middle-distance female swimmer in the world. 800 Meter Freestyle, 8:14.63 6. A year before the London Olympics, Ledecky CAMERON VAN DER BURGH, wasn’t even on anyone’s radar as a medal hopeful in the SOUTH AFRICA 800 free, let alone a gold medal hopeful. Yet, as the days 10. 100 Meter Breaststroke, 58.46 (WR) passed by, Ledecky became more and more of a factor, The South African was in a class of his own in the firmly proving that she will be a force to contend with 100 breast, shredding the world record on the way to for years to come, with a brilliant effort in the champion- earning the first Olympic gold of his career. A close ship final of the distance freestyle. Ledecky left nothing friend of Norway’s , who tragi- to chance, surging to the front of the field from the start cally died earlier in the year, van der Burgh dedicated and nearly breaking the world record (8:14.10, Rebecca his victory to his pal. The only thing keeping this per- Adlington) en route to the gold medal. formance so low on the list was van der Burgh’s admis- The 15-year-old may have missed the world record, sion that he used multiple dolphin kicks off the start but her time easily cleared the textile suit-best of dis- and turns—a clear violation of the rules. ❖

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The following “pop quiz” is rolling, it’s easy to lose your bal- BEND THE WRIST AND designed to help answer some ance, causing your feet to counter- ❏ GO “OVER THE BARREL” balance and splay apart, thereby TO START THE CATCH. of your questions on how to creating a huge amount of drag. It False. While good in theory, bend- improve your freestyle technique. is also difficult to apply power to ing the wrist may create a “broken any pull when you are sideways. paddle” unless you straighten it out Try gently rocking the shoulders before beginning the pull. Secondly, True or False? instead of rolling them so you can a bent wrist can cause you to drop send your energy in the direction into the catch early, which may cause EXHALE FORCEFULLY you want to go: forward! painful internal rotation if the hand ❏ WHEN YOU BREATHE. gets in front of the forearm. By keep- False. Pushing your air out to “SPEAR” THE WATER ing your “paddle” straight with the “empty the tank” leaves you in a dan- ❏ ON ENTRY JUST OVER fingers pointed at the bottom, you gerous position if the next “breath” YOUR HEAD. are establishing a stable surface so happens to be all water. This method False. Did you know the air is you can apply maximum pressure to also causes oxygen debt and fatigue 1/800th less dense than water? get the most out of every pull. since you are using a lot of energy The earlier you enter, the sooner just to breathe. Always leave a lit- you run into resistance. Instead THE LOWER YOUR tle air in reserve, and think about of spearing, think, “SWIM BIG.” ❏ STROKE COUNT, THE humming softly from your nose and Reach out through the air and glide BETTER SWIMMER YOU ARE. mouth. Sing to the fishies! to your side, allowing for natural False. Just take a look at swimmers hip rotation to occur while laying a such as Janet Evans and Katie Ledecky PUSH YOUR HEAD DOWN foundation for a great catch. for proof that this statement is false. ❏ SO YOUR HIPS RIDE Both have a fast turnover and a high CLOSER TO THE SURFACE. THUMB ENTERS FIRST stroke count. While a short, choppy True. However, now that your ❏ ON THE ENTRY. stroke is inefficient, a pull that is too hips are up, your feet will sink! Also, False. A good pull begins with a long will slow you down, take more with the head buried chin-to-chest, solid hold on the water. If the hand energy and cause you to lose momen- you have farther to go to get your next is turned sideways, the pull may tum. Maintain a long glide in the front breath. Lastly, the added stress on the start with an outward sweep. Over and experiment with the length of the neck, back and shoulders will make it time, this can cause shoulder pain. pull in the back. You may be surprised difficult to relax. Let go of the tension Or, if there is too much stress on the to discover that the shorter the pull, in your upper body, maintain a neu- shoulder, the arm will seek the path the quicker you go! ❖ tral head position, and train your eyes of least resistance, “slicing” down- to look down. See the fishies! ward and creating a late catch and a Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen of Aquatic weak pull. Sure, you could flip the Edge (www.aquaticedge.org) teaches ROLLING FROM SIDE-TO-SIDE hand over, but that’s an extra step “Faster Freestyle” swim technique ❏ TO A 90-DEGREE ANGLE easily skipped when tired. Keep it clinics worldwide. For more informa- CREATES LESS RESISTANCE. simple: reach out with the palm flat tion about hosting one at your pool, True. However, with all that and the fingers pointed forward. e-mail [email protected].

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Question: Swimming World: echnišue, science and ho o develo™ ™rogressive Describe your swimming background.... season ™lans. My ™ersonaliy and syle as a coach is a reĚecion of ho my dad could moivae our soccer Answer: Coach Bryan Dedeaux: eams. e al ays said he righ hing for each kid o As a kid, I focused on high-level soccer. My ge hem ęred u™. e made us ‹elieve ha anyhing s i––ing as conęned o ŗŗ years of su––er league as ™ossi‹le. ih he olony ed os and four years a Irvine igh chool ǻin ouhern aliforniaǼ. I s™en a season How do you make improvement fun? a addle‹ack o––uniy ollege ih li™ arr, Im™rovemen and dro™™ing imes are funǷ A a s im eaher Ĵo and Mike ano. he ş- and ŗŖ-year-old mee, he ™rocess is easy. eĴing kids o undersand kids I coach no kno –ore a‹ou s i––ing han I ha im™rovemen in ™racice ™recedes im™rovemen ever did hen I as acually co–™eing. in com™eiion is no al ays easy. e really ry o em™hasize he ™osiives. ȃ immer-of-he- eekȄ You started coaching as a 13-year-old.... honors reinforce he hard ork rešuired o develo™ I as a “unior coach ih he ed os along ih skills. Im™rovemen a ™racice can ranslae ino –y ‹es friend, ay ong, ho is no head s i– ™osiive feed‹ack from he coach and ofen ges home and aer ™olo coach for Irvine igh chool. hen o Mom and ad. e sared, e had no idea ha e ere doing. ur head coach, eah eard ǻA–andaȂs ‹ig siserǼ, ould How do you implant the idea of long-term success? “us ell us o say, ȃig ar–s, ‹ig ar–s.Ȅ e –us have I an kids o ork hard and have fun. If e canȂ had an i–™ac ‹ecause hose liĴle ones are no head, do ‹oh, hen somehing is missing. oungsers are assisan and “unior coaches. Afer ha, I aned o “us rying o im™rove and learn ne skillsȯno rying coach year-round, and I “oined ill ose and his saě a o make he lym™ic eam a age ş. e make i as he Mission ie“o adadores. much fun as ™ossi‹le hile eaching he life skills of I s™en ęve years coaching kids of all ages and levels accouna‹iliy, dedicaion and ™ersisence. I s™end ime on ‹oh ea–s unil “oining he adadores full i–e develo™ing a gro h mindse. e value hard ork and as he ŗŖ-and-under division direcor in ŘŖŖŚ. his shared fun. or me, memories are more im™oran han su––er, I se™™ed in as ineri– coach and direcor of ‹roken eam records or ™laces earned a he ‹ig mee. he ŗř-ŗŚ age grou™, coaching –y old s i––ers. hey hile moivaional, ǻrecords and imesǼ should no ‹e are –uch faser han hen hey ere ŗŖǷ he mos meaningful ™ars of age grou™ s imming. e each long-erm success ‹y focusing on he four 1ame some coaching inˊuences.... main srokes. e each and rain IMers, holding oě o. ŗ, iga ose. In –y ‹ook, she is he greaes sroke s™ecializaion unil s immers reach he senior age grou™ coach of all i–e. ro– her, I have learned level. a‹ou class, res™ec, inegriy and ho o ‹e a rue ™rofessional. he ay she reas ™eo™le, alks o he How do you teach kinesthetic awareness? kids, and her ‹ody language around he ™ool deck is ids have no idea ha muscles do ha and ho amazing. heir ‹odies o™erae. I do a lo of in- aer and dryland I have ried o mirror he leadershi™ skills of oach e¡ercises ha creae sense a areness, a sor of mind-o- ǻillǼ ose, ho is he reason I have ‹een a adador for muscle connecion. his akes ime. ou have o each ŗř years. im Monrella augh me a‹ou he echnical he movemen and hen ver‹alize he connecion o side of coaching and ™ushed me o learn more a‹ou he ‹ody ™ar, conveying ha hey are su™™osed o

28 December 2012 feel. his isnȂ easy. o ever, hen s immers ge i, i changes hings in amazing ways.

You concentrate on kick and balance before arms and pulling. Why? wimming is a‹ou creaing a sense of ‹alance in a very unnaural ™osiion. wimmers who swim faser and look more eĜcien as age grou™ers are he ones who have a s™ecial a‹iliy o say comfora‹le in he horizonal ™osiion. ome work hard a i, and some are “us naurally gifed. he ones who are ‹alanced early end o ™rogress more šuickly. I ‹elieve he kick can ‹e used o aid in ‹alancing, ‹u should ‹e considered more for ™ro™ulsion. As you develo™ ‹alanced swimmers wih srong kicks, you will see longer, more eěecive ‹ody lines. ha is he ime o ] consider working in he arms.

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How do you get 10-and-unders to accept accountability? Coach Bryan Dedeaux A swim mees, I hel™ kids ǻand ™arensǼ acce™ ha heir acions are heirs alone and no one else can ake res™onsi‹iliy for hem. ouch Division Director wih one hand insead of wo ǻin ‹uĴerĚy or ‹reassrokeǼȯhaȂs your (10-and-unders) faul. I e¡™ec swimmers o learn from such misakes. If hey can acce™ Mission Viejo Nadadores accouna‹iliy, heyȂll evenually so™ making hose misakes, gain self- saisfacion and achieve some goals along he way. A listener and learner, Bryan Describe how you cycle strokes.... I have a sayingDZ ȃe wan IMers, no I AMers.Ȅ IMers are kids who are Dedeaux found a profession ™ursuing e¡cellence in all four srokes. ȃI AMersȄ are kids who say, ȃI am early on. Quickly thereafter, a ‹reassrokerȄ and ‹elieve ha hey are only good a one or wo favorie he aligned himself with srokes. Bill and Siga Rose and Jim uch swimmers end o rain hard only in heir self-™roclaimed s™ecialy and limi hemselves. ur raining is no sroke-s™ecięcDz raher, Montrella at Mission Viejo, i involves a four-sroke develo™menal ™lan. ach day, we cycle hrough coaching all levels and kicking, drilling, ™ulling, swimming and hen some agiliy skill work ages until settling in as the such as dol™hin kicking and urns. e also change he sroke order division director for 10-and- so ha ‹y he end of he week, we have done everyhing necessary o develo™ all of he srokes. under swimmers in 2004. To his ensures ha we are no s™ending oo much ime on any ™aricular advance his understanding sroke. he kids end u™ wih a wide variey of skills and a‹iliies of childhood development, hroughou he wo years hey swim wih me. he also spent a year working Talk about practice predictability and consistency.... IRUWKH,UYLQH8QLˉHG6FKRRO I have always relied u™on hose characerisics in my own life, so i District, helping students is reĚeced in my coaching syle. I like o know wha is coming and ‹e with special needs and ™re™ared for i. ids are he same wayȯhey like o know he ne¡ se™ developing after school in ™racice. hey may no know he e¡ac se, ‹u hey know i will ‹e drilling, and hey know i will ‹e ‹reassroke. programs. Dedeaux was If I change hings u™, hey freak ou and ry o correc me and change selected as a Western Zone he ™racice o wha hey ‹elieve is su™™osed o come ne¡. IȂve moved age group coach in 2004 kids ino diěeren lanes for a day and had mini-™anic aĴacks. Many and 2005, and in 2010, was are ada™a‹le, which is wha we wan, ‹u hey seem o hrive oě of a ™redica‹le rouine. named Southern California onsisency and fairness are very im™oran o he swimmers and Age Group Coach of the Year. — continued on 30

December 2012 29 he ™arens. hile each child is How do you show swimmers your passion? Q&A diěeren, you need o se and y maching heir level of e¡ciemen. omeimes I — continued from 29 a‹ide ‹y rules ha a™™ly o am a clown when I am eaching, cracking “okes and everyone.e making a fool ou of myself ‹ecause I love seeing heir eyes wide o™en, soaking u™ wha I am eaching. If you arenȂ having fun and ha ™assion isnȂ here, hen he kids wonȂ ‹elieve in you.

How do you just enjoy a meet? I s™end a lo of ime educaing kids and ™arens ha he mees are “us a reĚecion of wha has ‹een ha™™ening a ™racice. o, a mees, I am here more for mee managemen, “us rying o kee™ kids focused on having an organized a™™roach o he day. hen hey swim, we learn from he e¡™eriencesȯgood or ‹adȯ and we move on from here. I am a very com™eiive ™erson, and I need o ‹e aĴenive o he real needs of my ahlees. hey need a coach who is no going o ‹low when hey make a misakeȯone who will su™™or heir eěors no maĴer wha. I have o ‹e ha coach so hey can learn and ge feed‹ack ha will hel™ hem grow and im™rove. Y

’Œ‘ŠŽ•ȱ ǯȱ˜Ĵǰȱ˜—Žȱ˜ȱ ’––’—ȱ˜›•ȱŠŠ£’—ŽȂœȱȱ PICTURED » One of Coach Bryan Dedeaux’s top swimmers is 13-year-old Matt Hales Œ˜—›’‹ž˜›œǰȱ’œȱ‹ŠœŽȱ’—ȱ’Œ‘–˜—ǰȱŠǯ (left), who was recently awarded the Mission Viejo Nadadores’ Excellence Award for 2012. He finished his 11-12 years ranked in the top 10 nationally in six yards events and has earned five top 20 long course NAG rankings in his new age group. He also Total Access members click here at holds 10 places on USA Swimming’s all-time top 100 rankings for 11-12 boys. Swimming www.SwimmingWorldMagazine.com for more Q&A with Coach World’s Total Access subscribers can check out “How They Train Matt Hales” at www. SwimmingWorldMagazine.com. Bryan Dedeaux as well as a “How They Train: Matt Hales.”

30 December 2012 Water Polo as Cross-Training BY MICHAEL J. STOTT

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LANE9/ GUTTERTALK DISGRACED RICK CURL Swimming and has since been banned from co-founder, and has since changed its name to ARRESTED ON CHILD ABUSE membership in USA Swimming for life. Nation’s Capital Aquatic Club—all this against ALLEGATIONS; SWIM CLUB The charges stem from allegations made by the backdrop of Olympic gold medalist Katie UNDERGOES TRANSFORMATION Kelley Currin (née Davies), who detailed sexual Ledecky’s remarkable performance at the 2012 Based on a tip made at the end of July by relations with her then-coach, Curl, for four London Olympics, where she won a gold USA Swimming’s Safe Sport Director Susan years, beginning in 1983 when she was 13 and medal in the 800 free. Meanwhile, Ledecky’s Woessner, Curl-Burke Swim Club co-founder he was 33. That resulted in Curl entering into a personal coach, Yuri Suguiyama, has also Rick Curl was arrested by the Montgomery non-disclosure agreement with Currin’s family, moved on from the club to take the men’s County Police Family Crimes Detectives in according to an interview with the Washington assistant coaching position at the University of late October on one count of child abuse. Curl Post. The agreement included payment of California, the defending NCAA women’s and turned himself in peacefully after learning $150,000 to Currin over 11 years to cover up men’s team champions. Y that an arrest warrant was issued Oct. 23. the allegations of sexual abuse. Wherever you see this logo, Total Access members This came after news that Curl had waived his Shortly after the newspaper article, can click on the link for more right to a National Board of Review by USA Curl-Burke Swim Club cut all ties with its information.

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40 December 20122012 2012 WORLD 200 METER BREASTSTROKE Dana Vollmer, Allison Schmitt) 2:07.31sf Christian Sprenger, AUS—...7-30-09 400 METER FREESTYLE RELAY AND AMERICAN 2:07.28 Daniel Gyurta, HUN—London.....8-1-12 3:34.33 United States—Beijing.....8-10-08 2:07.01 Akihiro Yamaguchi, JPN—Gifu.....9-15-12 (, , , ) RECORD SHORT COURSE METERS-WOMEN 3:34.24 United States—London.....7-28-12 400 METER MEDLEY RELAY (Missy Franklin, , PROGRESSION 3:47.97 United States—.....12-18-09 , Allison Schmitt) (, Jessica Hardy, Dana Vollmer, ) SHORT COURSE METERS-WOMEN COMPILED BY JASON MARSTELLER 3:45.56 United States—.....12-16-11 * = not ratified (Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, 50 METER BACKSTROKE Following is a list of the world Dana Vollmer, Missy Franklin) 27.08 Natalie Coughlin—New York.....11-22-04 and American records set this 400 METER FREESTYLE RELAY 26.98r* Natalie Coughlin—Atlanta.....12-16-11 past season for long course, 3:28.22 Netherlands—.....12-19-08 100 METER BACKSTROKE (, , 56.08 Natalie Coughlin—Dubai.....12-16-10 short course meters and Ranomi Kromowidjojo, 55.97r Natalie Coughlin—Atlanta.....12-16-11 short course yards. The record ) 100 METER BREASTSTROKE progression begins with meets World Best: 1:03.98 Rebecca Soni—Dubai.....12-18-10 swum the first of the year for 3:27.53 European All-Stars—Atlanta.....12-17-11 1:02.70* Rebecca Soni—Manchester.....12-19-09 long course and Nov. 1, 2011 ( DEN, GBR, 1:03.33 Jessica Hardy—Atlanta.....12-17-11 for short course yards and short BLR, 200 METER BUTTERFLY course meters. The list was last Ranomi Kromowidjojo NED) 2:04.26 —.....11-7-10 updated Oct. 31, 2012. The 2:03.49 —Atlanta.....12-17-11 initial time listed per event is the AMERICAN RECORDS 200 METER INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY previous record. LONG COURSE-WOMEN 2:06.09 —Dubai.....12-18-10 200 METER FREESTYLE 2:04.60* —Manchester.....12-19-09 1:54.96 Allison Schmitt—Rome.....7-29-09 2:04.91 —Atlanta.....12-17-11 WORLD RECORDS 1:54.40 Allison Schmitt—Omaha.....6-28-12 400 METER INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY LONG COURSE-WOMEN 1:53.61 Allison Schmitt—London.....7-31-12 4:25.87 Julia Smit—Etobicoke.....11-28-08 200 METER BACKSTROKE 400 METER FREESTYLE 4:21.04* Julia Smit—Manchester.....12-18-09 2:04.81 Kirsty Coventry, ZIM—Rome.....8-1-09 4:02.20 —Columbia.....2-16-08 4:24.62 Caitlin Leverenz—Atlanta.....12-16-11 2:04.06 Missy Franklin, USA—London.....8-3-12 4:01.77 Allison Schmitt—London.....7-29-12 400 METER MEDLEY RELAY 200 METER BREASTSTROKE 800 METER FREESTYLE 3:48.36 United States—Dubai.....12-17-10 2:20.12sf , CAN—Rome.....7-30-09 8:16.22 Janet Evans—.....8-20-89 — continued on 42

2:20.00sf Rebecca Soni, USA—London.....8-1-12 8:14.63 Katie Ledecky—London.....8-3-12 PICTURED » Dana Vollmer currently holds the world and 2:19.59 Rebecca Soni, USA—London.....8-2-12 100 METER BACKSTROKE American record in the 100 meter butterfly. 100 METER BUTTERFLY 58.94r Natalie Coughlin—Beijing.....8-17-08 56.06 Sarah Sjostrom, SWE—Rome.....7-27-09 58.85 Missy Franklin—Omaha.....6-27-12 55.98 Dana Vollmer, USA—London.....7-29-12 58.33 Missy Franklin—London.....7-30-12 400 METER INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 200 METER BACKSTROKE 4:29.45 Stephanie Rice, AUS—Beijing.....8-10-08 2:05.10 Missy Franklin—.....7-30-11 4:28.43 Ye Shiwen, CHN—London.....7-28-12 2:04.06 Missy Franklin—London.....8-3-12 400 METER MEDLEY RELAY 200 METER BREASTSTROKE 3:52.19 China—Rome.....8-1-09 2:20.22 Rebecca Soni—Beijing.....8-15-08 (, , 2:20.00sf Rebecca Soni—London.....8-1-12 Jiao Liuyang, Li Zhesi) 2:19.59 Rebecca Soni—London.....8-2-12 3:52.05 United States—London.....8-4-12 100 METER BUTTERFLY (Missy Franklin, Rebecca Soni, 56.47sf Dana Vollmer—Shanghai.....7-24-11 Dana Vollmer, Allison Schmitt) 56.42sf Dana Vollmer—Omaha.....6-25-12 56.25p Dana Vollmer—London.....7-28-12 LONG COURSE-MEN 55.98 Dana Vollmer—London.....7-29-12 1500 METER FREESTYLE 400 METER MEDLEY RELAY

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December 2012 41 RECORD PROGRESSIONS — continued from 41 (Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, 7:39.90 —Atlanta.....12-17-11 1:34.24 California—Auburn.....3-16-12 Dana Vollmer, Jessica Hardy) 200 METER BUTTERFLY (Cindy Tran, Caitlin Leverenz, 3:47.97* United States—Manchester.....12-18-09 1:52.26 Michael Phelps—.....11-14-09 Colleen Fotsch, Liv Jensen) (Margaret Hoelzer, Jessica Hardy, 1:51.90 —Atlanta.....12-17-11 400 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Dana Vollmer, Amanda Weir) 3:11.03 Georgia—Austin.....3-19-11 3:45.56 United States—Atlanta.....12-16-11 * = USA Swimming decided that American records set in techsuits (, , (Natalie Coughlin, Rebecca Soni, after Oct. 1, 2009—when USAS implemented the techsuit ban , Allison Schmitt) Dana Vollmer, Missy Franklin) domestically—would not be ratified. This is the case even for 3:10.77 Stanford—Auburn.....3-17-12 400 METER FREESTYLE RELAY times swum legally in international events where the ban was not (Samantha Woodward, Madeline 3:29.34 United States—Dubai.....12-18-10 yet in effect. Schaefer, Andrea Murez, Elizabeth (Natalie Coughlin, Katie Hoff, Webb) Jessica Hardy, Dana Vollmer) SHORT COURSE YARDS-WOMEN 3:28.89* United States—Manchester.....12-19-09 200 YARD FREESTYLE SHORT COURSE YARDS-MEN (Missy Franklin, , 1:41.53r Dana Vollmer—Federal Way.....2-25-09 1650 YARD FREESTYLE Amanda Weir, Dana Vollmer) 1:41.21 Megan Romano—Auburn.....3-16-12 14:26.62 Chris Thompson—College Station.....3-24-01 3:28.46 United States—Atlanta.....12-17-11 100 YARD BREASTSTROKE 14:24.35 —Federal Way.....3-24-12 (Natalie Coughlin, Jessica Hardy, 57.77 —Austin.....3-4-06 100 YARD BREASTSTROKE Dana Vollmer, Missy Franklin) 57.71 —Auburn.....3-16-12 51.35 Mike Alexandrov—Columbus.....12-3-10 200 YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 51.32p —Federal Way.....3-23-12 SHORT COURSE METERS-MEN 1:52.31 Julia Smit—Long Beach.....2-25-10 200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY * = not ratified 1:51.77 Caitlin Leverenz—Auburn.....3-15-12 1:23.97 Texas—College Station.....3-27-09 50 METER FREESTYLE 400 YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY (Scott Jostes, Agustin Magruder, 20.88 Josh Schneider—Dubai.....12-17-10 3:58.23 Julia Smit—Long Beach.....2-26-10 Hill Taylor, ) 20.71* Nathan Adrian—Manchester.....12-19-09 3:57.89 Caitlin Leverenz—Auburn.....3-16-12 1:23.53 Arizona—Federal Way.....3-24-12 20.85 —Berlin.....10-21-12 200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY (Mitchell Friedemann, Kevin Cordes, 800 METER FREESTYLE 1:35.03 California—Austin.....3-17-11 , Adam Small) Y 7:43.06 —Bonn.....2-13-83 (Cindy Tran, Caitlin Leverenz, 7:33.94* Chad La Tourette—Manchester.....12-19-09 Colleen Fotsch, Liv Jensen)

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BY A FinalBY JOHN LOHN Tribute PHOTO [ œȱ Žȱ™›Ž™Š›Žȱ˜›ȱ‘ŽȱŒŠ•Ž—Š›ȱ˜ȱ̒™ȱ˜ȱŘŖŗřǰȱ‘žœȱ˜ĜŒ’Š••¢ȱŒ•˜œ’—ȱ‘Žȱ˜˜›ȱ ˜—ȱ‘Žȱ•Šœȱ¢ŽŠ›ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ’Œ‘ŠŽ•ȱ‘Ž•™œȱŽ›Šǰȱ’ȱœŽŽ–œȱŠ™™›˜™›’ŠŽȱ˜ȱ‹’ȱŠ›Ž Ž••ȱ ˜—Žȱ–˜›Žȱ’–Žȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ›ŽŠŽœȱœ ’––Ž›ȱ‘Žȱœ™˜›ȱ‘ŠœȱŽŸŽ›ȱ”—˜ —ǯ The curtain rose in Indianapolis in 2000, unveiling Š‹Žȱž‘ȱ˜›ȱ’••’ŽȱŠ¢œǵȱ’•ȱ‘Š–‹Ž›•Š’—ȱ˜›ȱ’Œ‘ŠŽ•ȱ a 15-year-old prodigy. It would take years for his ˜›Š—ǵȱ ’–ȱ›˜ —ȱ˜›ȱ Ž››¢ȱ’ŒŽǵȱ —ȱ‘Žȱ™˜˜•ǰȱ‘Ž›Žȱ’œȱ—˜ȱ masterpiece to be complete, but on that stage in the œžŒ‘ȱŠ›ž–Ž—ǯȱ ȱŠȱ–ž•’™•ŽȬŒ‘˜’ŒŽȱšž’£ȱ Ž›Žȱ˜ěŽ›Žǰȱ Midwestern part of the United States, there were signs of Michael Phelps would be options A through D. ›ŽŠ—Žœœȱ˜ȱŒ˜–Žǯȱ ˜ ȱ–Š—’ęŒŽ—ǵȱ—•¢ȱ˜‹ȱ˜ –Š—ǰȱ the man who would conduct the developing symphony, The Portfolio really knew for sure. As much as we became accustomed to excellence In the years ahead, performance by performance, we Š—ȱ‘’œ˜›¢ȬœŽĴ’—ȱŠŒ‘’ŽŸŽ–Ž—œȱ‹¢ȱ‘Ž•™œǰȱ‘Žȱ were treated to something never before seen, and perhaps ˜Š•’¢ȱ˜ȱ ‘Šȱ‘ŽȱŠŒŒ˜–™•’œ‘Žȱ›Ž–Š’—œȱ’ĜŒž•ȱ˜ȱ unmatchable. Simply put, Michael Phelps was Mozart ’ŽœDZȱ‘Žȱ•¢–™’Œȱ–ŽŠ•œǯǯǯ‘ŽȱŽ¡™•˜’œȱŠȱ‘Žȱ˜›•ȱ in water, capable of doing things previously deemed ‘Š–™’˜—œ‘’™œǯǯǯ‘Žȱ ˜›•ȱ›ŽŒ˜›œȯŠ••ȱ˜ȱ’ȱ Šœȱ improbable. Now, more than a decade after his debut, extraordinary. ‘Žȱ’Œ‘ŠŽ•ȱ‘Ž•™œȱ‘˜ ȱ‘Šœȱ˜—Žȱ˜ěȱ‘ŽȱŠ’›ǯȱŽȱ ’‘ȱ ȱŒ˜ž›œŽǰȱ‘Ž•™œȱ ’••ȱ˜›ŽŸŽ›ȱ‹Žȱ•’—”Žȱ˜ȱ ‘Šȱ Ž—ȱ —˜‘’—ȱŽ•œŽȱ˜ȱŠŒŒ˜–™•’œ‘ǰȱ‘Žȱ–Š—ȱ ‘˜ȱ›ŽŽę—Žȱ‘Žȱ ˜ —ȱŠȱ‘ŽȱŘŖŖŞȱ•¢–™’Œȱ Š–Žœȱ’—ȱŽ’“’—ǯȱ —ȱ‘’œȱ‘’›ȱ sport is gone and enjoying retirement. •¢–™’Šǰȱ‘Žȱ˜›‘ȱŠ•’–˜›ŽȱšžŠ’Œȱ•ž‹ȱ•ŽŽ—ȱ In most sports, debates rage over the best of the best. delivered the virtuoso performance of his career. Under

PICTURED » Phelps’ world record total sits at 29 of the individual variety, spread throughout five events. He set eight world records each in the 200 individual medley, 400 individual medley and 200 butterfly, established three world marks in the 100 butterfly and set two global standards in the 200 freestyle.

44 December 2012 a microscope and amid the loftiest expectations ever to ‘’•Žȱ‘Ž›Žȱ ŠœȱŠȱ™Ž›’˜ȱ’—ȱ ‘’Œ‘ȱ‘Ž•™œȱ Šœȱ ˜••˜ ȱŠ—ȱŠ‘•ŽŽȱ’—˜ȱ‘Žȱ•¢–™’Œœǰȱ‘Ž•™œȱ™›˜žŒŽȱ‘Žȱ ž—˜žŒ‘Š‹•Žǰȱ’—ȱœ˜–Žȱ Š¢œȱ‘Žȱ Šœȱ‘’œȱ›ŽŠŽœȱ˜Žǯȱ¢ȱ ›ŽŠŽœȱ Š–Žœȱ’—ȱ‘’œ˜›¢ǰȱŒŠ™ž›’—ȱ˜•ȱ–ŽŠ•œȱ’—ȱŽŠŒ‘ȱ ž™™’—ȱ‘ŽȱŠ—Žǰȱ‘Ž•™œȱ’œȱ‘Žȱ–Š—ȱ ‘˜ȱ˜›ŒŽȱ¢Š—ȱ of his eight events, along with registering seven world ˜Œ‘Žȱ˜ȱ›ŽŽœ’—ȱ‘’œȱ›Š’—’—ȱ™›˜›Š–ǰȱŠȱ–˜ŸŽȱ‘Šȱ records. ŽŸŽ—žŠ••¢ȱŠ••˜ Žȱ˜Œ‘Žȱ˜ȱœž›™Šœœȱ‘Ž•™œȱ˜—ȱ˜ŒŒŠœ’˜—ǯȱ ‘ŽȱŽě˜›ȱ ŠœȱŠȱŒ˜–‹’—Š’˜—ȱ˜ȱ˜–’—Š’—ȱ›’ž–™‘œȱ Phelps, too, had an impact on individuals outside of the and down-to-the-wire victories, spread between United States. individual and relay success. The sporting world will be ȱ‘ŽȱŘŖŗŘȱ•¢–™’Œœǰȱ‘Ž•™œȱ˜ž—ȱ‘’–œŽ•ȱ˜›ŒŽȱ˜ȱ ‘Š›Ȭ™›ŽœœŽȱ˜ȱ˜›Žȱ ‘Šȱ˜˜”ȱ™•ŠŒŽȱ’—œ’Žȱ‘ŽȱŠŽ›ȱ œŽĴ•Žȱ˜›ȱ‘Žȱœ’•ŸŽ›ȱ–ŽŠ•ȱ’—ȱ‘ŽȱŘŖŖȱ‹žĴŽ›Ě¢ǰȱ—Š››˜ •¢ȱ ž‹Žǰȱ ’‘ȱ‘ŽȱŽ’‘ȱŠ¢œȱ‘Ž•™œȱœ™Ž—ȱ‘Ž›Žȱ˜’—ȱ˜ —ȱ ‹ŽŠŽ—ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ Š••ȱ‹¢ȱ˜ž‘ȱ›’ŒŠȂœȱ‘Šȱ•Žȱ•˜œǯȱ˜›ȱ•Žȱ in aquatic and athletic lore. •˜œǰȱ’ȱ ŠœȱŠȱ–˜—ž–Ž—Š•ȱŠ¢ǰȱŠœȱ‘Žȱ–Š—ŠŽȱ˜ȱ”—˜Œ”ȱ “I’m kind of at a loss for words,” Phelps said, looking ˜ěȱ‘’œȱ•˜—’–Žȱ‘Ž›˜ǯȱŽœǰȱ•Žȱ•˜œȂȱŒŠ›ŽŽ›ȱ ŠœȱŽę—Žȱ‹¢ȱ ‹ŠŒ”ǯȱȃ ›˜ ’—ȱž™ǰȱ ȱŠ• Š¢œȱ Š—Žȱ˜ȱ‹ŽȱŠ—ȱ•¢–™’Š—ǰȱ Phelps. Š—ȱ—˜ ȱ˜ȱ‹Žȱ‘Žȱ–˜œȬŽŒ˜›ŠŽȱ•¢–™’Š—ȱ˜ȱŠ••Ȭ’–Žǰȱ’ȱ ȃŠŒ‘’—ȱ‘ŽȱŘŖŖŚȱ•¢–™’Œœǰȱ ȱœŠ ȱŠȱ–Š—ȱ ‘˜ȱ‘Šȱœ’¡ȱ just sounds weird saying it. I have absolutely nothing else ˜•œǰȄȱ•Žȱ•˜œȱœŠ’ǯȱȃ ȱ‘˜ž‘ǰȱȁ ˜ ȱŒ˜˜•ȱ’œȱ‘ŠǵȂȱ˜›ȱ to say. I’m speechless.” œ˜–Ž˜—Žȱ˜ȱ‘ŠŸŽȱœŠŒ›’ęŒŽȱŠ—ȱ’œŒ’™•’—Žȱ˜ȱ ’—ȱŠȱ˜•ȱ Fortunately, Phelps doesn’t need to explain his career medal every day was the most unbelievable thing ever. It accomplishments. The achievements and numbers speak motivated me. I’ve idolized him ever since.” •˜žȱŽ—˜ž‘ǯȱ˜—œ’Ž›DZ žœ’Žȱ˜ȱ™›˜–˜’—ȱŽ—‘Š—ŒŽȱŽě˜›œȱ›˜–ȱ‘’œȱ›’ŸŠ•œǰȱ Ȋȱ‘ŽȱŘŘȱ–ŽŠ•œȱ‘Ž•™œȱŒ˜••ŽŒŽȱž›’—ȱ‘’œȱ•¢–™’Œȱ ‘Ž•™œȂȱ™›ŽœŽ—ŒŽȱ‘Ž•™Žȱ›˜ ȱ‘Žȱœ™˜›ǯȱŽ˜›Žȱ‘ŽȱŒŠ–Žȱ ŒŠ›ŽŽ›ȱœŠ—ȱŠœȱŠȱ›ŽŒ˜›ȯ˜ž›ȱ–˜›Žȱ‘Š—ȱ‘ŽȱŗŞȱ ˜—ȱ‹¢ȱ along, swimming was an every-fourth-year phenomenon. ˜Ÿ’Žȱ¢–—ŠœȱŠ›’œŠȱŠ¢—’—Šȱ›˜–ȱŗşśŜȬŜŚǯȱ˜›Žǰȱ‘’œȱ Š—œȱ ˜ž•ȱž—Žȱ’—˜ȱ‘Žȱ•¢–™’ŒœǰȱŽȱ’—˜ȱ‘Žȱœ˜›¢•’—Žœȱ 18 gold medals are double his next closest pursuers, a ˜›ȱŠȱ ŽŽ”ǰȱ‘Ž—ȱ˜›ŽȱŠ‹˜žȱ‘Žȱœ™˜›ȱ˜›ȱŗǰŚŖŖȬ™•žœȱŠ¢œǯȱ œŠ’œ’Œȱ’ĜŒž•ȱ˜ȱŒ˜–™›Ž‘Ž—ǯ Phelps changed that. No, swimming is not a mainstream ȊȱŽ›ȱꗒœ‘’—ȱꏝ‘ȱ’—ȱ‘ŽȱŘŖŖȱ‹žĴŽ›Ě¢ȱŠœȱŠȱŗśȬ¢ŽŠ›Ȭ œ™˜›ǯȱŽǰȱ’ȱ’œȱ–žŒ‘ȱ–˜›Žȱ›ŽŒ˜—’£Š‹•Žǯȱȱ—˜ ȱ ˜•ȱŠȱ‘ŽȱŘŖŖŖȱ•¢–™’Œœǰȱ‘Ž•™œȱ Šœȱ‘Žȱ˜–’—Š—ȱ˜›ŒŽȱ Ž•ŽŸ’œŽœȱ‘Žȱ˜›•ȱ‘Š–™’˜—œ‘’™œǯȱ ȱœ‘˜ œȱ‘Žȱǯǯȱ ’—ȱ‘’œȱ—Ž¡ȱ‘›ŽŽȱ•¢–™’Šœǯȱ Žȱ ˜—ȱŽ’‘ȱ–ŽŠ•œȱ’—ȱ —Š’˜—Š•œǯȱŸŽ›ŠŽȱ ˜Žœȱ—˜ ȱ”—˜ ȱ‘Žȱ—Š–Žœȱ˜ȱ˜Œ‘Žȱ ŘŖŖŚȯœ’¡ȱ˜•ȱŠ—ȱ ˜ȱ‹›˜—£ŽȯŠ—ȱ˜••˜ Žȱ ’‘ȱ‘’œȱ and Missy Franklin. It’s all the result of elevating the 8-for-8 showing in 2008. For an encore, he left the 2012 ™›˜ę•Žȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱœ™˜›ǯ Š–Žœȱ’—ȱ˜—˜—ȱ ’‘ȱœ’¡ȱ–ŽŠ•œȯ˜ž›ȱ˜•ȱŠ—ȱ ˜ȱ ŸŽ—ȱ‹ŽĴŽ›ǰȱ‘Žȱ‘Ž•™œȱ’—ĚžŽ—ŒŽȱ ’••ȱŒ˜—’—žŽȱ˜— Š›ǰȱ silver. ŽŸŽ—ȱ’ȱ‘Žȱ ’••ȱ—˜ȱŒ•’–‹ȱ˜—ȱ‘Žȱ‹•˜Œ”œǯȱŽŒŠžœŽȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ Ȋȱž›’—ȱ‘ŽȱŒ˜ž›œŽȱ˜ȱœ’¡ȱŠ™™ŽŠ›Š—ŒŽœȱŠȱ‘Žȱ˜›•ȱ Maryland native, USA Swimming has seen considerable ‘Š–™’˜—œ‘’™œǰȱ‘Ž•™œȱ ˜—ȱřřȱ–ŽŠ•œǯȱ Žȱ ŠœȱŠȱ ˜›•ȱ growth in its membership, especially among young males. Œ‘Š–™’˜—ȱ˜—ȱŘŜȱ˜ŒŒŠœ’˜—œǰȱŠŽȱœ’¡ȱœ’•ŸŽ›ȱ–ŽŠ•œȱŠ—ȱ As a result, the talent pool (pardon the pun) has grown, earned one bronze medal. His best showing was the 2007 leaving the United States in a good position for the future. ˜›•ȱ‘Š–™’˜—œ‘’™œǰȱ ‘Ž›Žȱ‘Ž•™œȱ ˜—ȱœŽŸŽ—ȱ˜•ȱ ȃ’Œ‘ŠŽ•ȱ‘Šœȱ˜—Žȱ ‘Šȱ‘Žȱ Š—Žȱ˜ȱ˜ǰȄȱ˜ –Š—ȱ medals as a prelude to 2008. œŠ’ȱ’—ȱ˜—˜—ǯȱȃ ŽȂœȱŠěŽŒŽȱ‘Žȱœ™˜›ȱ˜ȱœ ’––’—ǯȄ Ȋȱ‘Ž•™œȂȱ ˜›•ȱ›ŽŒ˜›ȱ˜Š•ȱœ’œȱŠȱŘşȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱ’—’Ÿ’žŠ•ȱ ŸŠ›’Ž¢ǰȱœ™›ŽŠȱ‘›˜ž‘˜žȱ꟎ȱŽŸŽ—œǯȱ ŽȱœŽȱŽ’‘ȱ ˜›•ȱ A Fond Farewell ›ŽŒ˜›œȱŽŠŒ‘ȱ’—ȱ‘ŽȱŘŖŖȱ’—’Ÿ’žŠ•ȱ–Ž•Ž¢ǰȱŚŖŖȱ’—’Ÿ’žŠ•ȱ Some fans of the sport are holding out hope that as the –Ž•Ž¢ȱŠ—ȱŘŖŖȱ‹žĴŽ›Ě¢ǰȱŽœŠ‹•’œ‘Žȱ‘›ŽŽȱ ˜›•ȱ–Š›”œȱ ŘŖŗŜȱ•¢–™’ŒœȱŒ›ŽŽ™ȱŒ•˜œŽ›ǰȱ‘Ž•™œȱ ’••ȱ›ŽŠ’—ȱ‘ŽȱŠšžŠ’Œȱ ’—ȱ‘ŽȱŗŖŖȱ‹žĴŽ›Ě¢ȱŠ—ȱœŽȱ ˜ȱ•˜‹Š•ȱœŠ—Š›œȱ’—ȱ‘ŽȱŘŖŖȱ itch and embark on a comeback. He swears it will never freestyle. ‘Š™™Ž—ȯŠ—ȱ ‘˜ȱŒŠ—ȱ‹•Š–Žȱ‘’–ǵȱŸŽ›¢ȱ‹˜¡ȱ‘Šœȱ‹ŽŽ—ȱ ȱŽȱŒ˜ž•ȱ˜ȱ˜—ȱŠ—ȱ˜—ȱ ’‘ȱŠȱ•’œȱ˜ȱŠŒŒ˜•ŠŽœǰȱ‹žȱ Œ‘ŽŒ”Žȱ˜ěǯ the aforementioned items provide a strong overview of “I’ve been able to do all I wanted,” he said. “I put my Phelps’ unmatched talent. Still, they account for only a –’—ȱ˜ȱ’쎛Ž—ȱ˜Š•œȱŠ—ȱ ŠœȱŠ‹•Žȱ˜ȱŠŒ‘’ŽŸŽȱ‘Ž–ǯȱ portion of what he has meant to the sport. See, the reach ˜Ž‘Ž›ǰȱ˜‹ȱŠ—ȱ ȱ–Š—ŠŽȱŽŸŽ›¢‘’—ǯȱ ȱ¢˜žȱŒŠ—ȱœŠ¢ȱ of Phelps expands well beyond the podium and the clock. that, there’s no need to keep going.” The beautiful thing about Phelps is that he won’t be Overwhelming Inf luence ˜›˜ĴŽ—ǯȱ‘’•Žȱ‘’œȱŒ˜–™Ž’’ŸŽȱŠ¢œȱŠ›Žȱ™Š›ȱ˜ȱ‘’œ˜›¢ǰȱ Phelps might be gone from the competitive ranks, ŽȱŒŠ—ȱŠ• Š¢œȱ›ŽŸȱž™ȱ‘Žȱȱ™•Š¢Ž›ȱŠ—ȱ›ŽŸ’œ’ȱ‘Žȱ ‹žȱ‘’œȱ’–™ŠŒȱ˜—ȱ‘Žȱœ™˜›ȱꐞ›Žœȱ˜ȱŽ—ž›Žȱ˜›ȱ¢ŽŠ›œȱ ›ŽŠȱ–˜–Ž—œȱ˜ȱ‘’œȱŒŠ›ŽŽ›ǯȱŽȱŒŠ—ȱŠ•œ˜ȱŠ™™›ŽŒ’ŠŽȱ‘Žȱ to come. During his career, he proved that anything œ›Ž—‘ȱ˜ȱ‘Žȱœ™˜›ȱ˜Š¢ǰȱŠĴ›’‹žŠ‹•Žȱ˜ȱ ‘Šȱ‘Ž•™œȱ was possible. As the cliché goes, he raised the bar, brought to the table. demonstrating that times previously unimagined were In some ways, yes, he is gone. In other ways, he’ll ŠĴŠ’—Š‹•Žǯȱ’’˜—Š••¢ǰȱ‘Žȱ˜›ŒŽȱ‘Žȱ˜™™˜œ’’˜—ȱ˜ȱ›’œŽȱ˜ȱ always be present. That’s the mark of a legend, and there another level if there was any hope of even hanging with is no other way to identify the King of the Pool. Y ‘Žȱ ›ŽŠȱ—Žǯ

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