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NI KESWIM.COM 026 |SMALL-TOWN SCHOOL SCORES BIG SEPTEMBER by Jeff Commings Chesterton, Ind.—a town of a little more FEATURES 2014 than 13,000—is receiving national notoriety as Swimming World Magazine 014 | FEELIN’ IT crowned Chesterton High School as the by Michael J. Stott best boys’ high school swimming team in Core strength and feel for the water are keys the United States. to fast swimming. Of growing significance— especially for more advanced swimmers—is 032 |WHO’S NO. 1? massage, a hands-on treatment first used by by Jeff Commings the Chinese more than 3,000 years ago. If you read this issue of Swimming World Magazine page by page, you’ll know that 022 | ROAD TO SUCCESS Carmel and Chesterton—both high schools by Jeff Commings from Indiana—were the respective top girls’ When it comes to winning, the Carmel (Ind.) and boys’ teams this past season. But who High School girls’ swimming team—winners turned in the top high school performances of Swimming World Magazine’s 2014 Girls’ of the year in each event? Read on... 034 High School Championships—knows the 041 |Q&A WITH COACH right path to take. 034 |Top 10 Triumphs & Tragedies ANNE GOODMAN JAMES by Chuck Warner by Michael J. Stott Beginning in its April issue and continuing monthly through January 2015, Swimming 042 |How They Train JORDAN DEGAYNER World Magazine is counting down the top by Michael J. Stott 10 triumphs and tragedies in the history of swimming. This month: #5 USA Turns Out TRAINING Olympic Lights. 038 |DRYSIDE TRAINING: COACHING GET STRONG...AT HOME! by J.R. Rosania 032 010 |LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: DON SWARTZ 039 |NUTRITION: TO CARB OR NOT TO CARB? by Michael J. Stott Republished with permission of VeloPress from “The Feed Zone Cookbook: Fast and 012 |TECHNIQUE: PULL AND KICK... Flavorful Food for Athletes” IT’S ALL IN THE TIMING by Jeff Commings 040 |Ask Dr. Shannon Many view butterfly as the toughest stroke to by Shannon McBride master in terms of getting the timing correct Here are four exercises that can be per- for the pull and kick. No matter the age, formed three times a week to strengthen 042 you’ll have no trouble finding at least a few and develop your core. ON THE COVER swimmers struggling to put the two dolphin kicks per stroke in the right place. The best JUNIOR SWIMMER Carmel (Ind.) High School girls’ swimming team way to work on this is with one-arm butterfly, dominated during the 2013-14 high school sea- progressing to regular butterfly when you 018 |Goldminds: THE 5 R’s son. It all started when the Greyhounds won their 28th consecutive state title back in February. The feel like the timing has improved. by Wayne Goldsmith times turned in there were fast enough for Carmel Focus on the top five mental skills to become to be named the overall girls’ national high school 016 |SWIMMING TECHNIQUE a more successful swimmer. champions by Swimming World Magazine for the MISCONCEPTIONS: THE GLIDE PHASE second straight year—and third in the last four by Rod Havriluk 045 |Up & Comers years. It was also its eighth national public school A common swimming technique miscon- championship. (See stories, pages 22 and 24). ception is that there is a glide phase (or a COLUMNS [PHOTO PROVIDED BY CHRIS PLUMB] longer glide phase) when it would be better to generate propulsion immediately. 008 |A Voice for the Sport SWIMMING WORLD MAGAZINE (ISSN 0039-7431). Note: permission to reprint articles or excerpts from contents is prohibited without permission from the publisher. The publisher is not responsible for errors in 027 |CHESTERTON HIGH SCHOOL’S 046 |Gutter Talk advertisements. Microfilm copies: available from University Microfilms, 313 N. First St., Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Swimming World Magazine is listed in FAVORITE SETS the Physical Education Index. Printed in the U.S.A. © Sports Publications by Jeff Commings and Kevin Kinel 048 |Parting Shot International, September 2014.
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8 September 2014 Hot off the blocks adidas performance now available in the pool LESSONS with the LEGENDS BY MICHAEL J. STOTT SWIMMING WORLD CONTINUES A SERIES IN WHICH TOP COACHES SHARE SECRETS OF THEIR SUCCESS. THIS MONTH’S FEATURED COACH: DON SWARTZ
PICTURED > FOR ALL HIS HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICANS, DON SWARTZ, MARIN AQUATIC CLUB (1970-76), WILL BE FOREVER LINKED WITH RICK DEMONT, WHOM HE COACHED TO A 1972 OLYMPIC TEAM BERTH AND SUBSEQUENT WORLD REC- ORDS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE 400 (3:58.18) AND 1500 (15:52.58) METER FREESTYLES. A DEEP AND INTROSPECTIVE THINKER, SWARTZ IS CREDITED WITH INTRODUCING CYCLE TRAINING TO THE AQUATIC WORLD. IN 1977, HE LEFT THE POOL TO START HIS CREATIVE PERFORMANCE INSTITUTE, TEACHING THE MEN- TAL SIDE OF SWIMMING TO COACHES AND ATHLETES WORLDWIDE. SWARTZ RE- SUMED ON-DECK COACHING IN 2005 AT NORTH BAY AQUATICS, REUNITING WITH FORMER SWIMMER AND HEAD COACH KEN DEMONT. IN 2013, HE WAS INDUCTED INTO THE ASCA HALL OF FAME, AN HONOR RECOGNIZING HIS ENDURING CON- TRIBUTIONS, WHICH INCLUDED TERMS AS AN ASCA BOARD MEMBER AND STAFF MEMBER ON THE 1975 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM AND 1977 NATIONAL [PHOTO BY JEAN CHRISTOFFERSON] TEAM THAT COMPETED IN DUAL MEETS IN EAST GERMANY AND RUSSIA.
Q. RICK DEMONT SAYS YOU ARE INSPI- lot of sense. At the time, we weren’t Q. AS AN ASCA HALL OF FAMER, HOW DO RATIONAL, A DEEP THINKER AND THAT swimming very fast, so I convinced YOU CONTINUE TO GROW AS A COACH? YOU WOULD BE BORED WITHOUT A the kids to try it for six months with A. Each of us grows into something, PROBLEM TO SOLVE. the promise to re-evaluate. I have someone. I can be a part of that pro- A. I’m inclined to agree. I do want to been doing it ever since, modifying cess for our swimmers. I continue to make a difference. as we go. evaluate my skill set, always working Q. HOW INFLUENTIAL WAS “CECIL COL- Q. YOU BELIEVE EXPLORING “NEW to improve my effectiveness. I judge WIN ON SWIMMING” TO YOUR INITIAL TERRITORY” IS CRUCIAL TO BUILDING that effectiveness by how well the SUCCESS? SWIMMER CONFIDENCE. swimmer handles the vagaries of our A. It was a starting point. Initially, I A. Coaches are in the business of get- game and by how fast they ultimate- tended to believe everything I read ting kids to do something they have ly swim. In my experience, speed fol- or heard. Now I listen more and talk never done—and sometimes what lows the process. less. If a coach really watches swim- no one has ever done! Confidence is Q. YOU AND KEN DEMONT STARTED A mers, he can learn a lot. The trick is crucial to taking a leap of faith. If you SWIMMING BLOG. to convert that info into meaningful are willing to fail, success will come A. Originally, we considered lever- knowledge. if you keep leaping. aging our on-deck coaching into a Q. YOU GOT GREAT RESULTS TRAINING Q. SWIMMING DEVELOPMENT TODAY... business by offering online coach- IN A 6-LANE, 25-YARD POOL. A. ...has changed immensely. Yes- ing, workouts and stroke analysis. In A. Water is water—generally, the teryear, exceptional high school the end, we didn’t possess the skill amount and quality isn’t that im- boys could compete with college- set to take the in-person coaching portant. We swam fast because the age guys. Now they cannot compete to the online level. Swimcoachdirect. kids really liked swimming fast and with 25-30-year-olds. Occasionally, a com was a way to add value by shar- loved to race. They raced for fun and teenage girl who has the total pack- ing coaching insights. The blog is fun satisfaction. Today, North Bay Aquat- age can. We don’t have facility access to write and free with no advertis- ics trains primarily in an 8-lane, in Marin to attract a true post-grad- ing. People continue to sign up for 4.5-foot-deep pool, built in the early caliber group. However, I believe that it worldwide and communicate with ’60s. It is still racing first. Technique some swimmers who come through us so we know there is value. Writing and strategy are much more impor- our program will be at the world helps me clarify my thoughts. tant than times. level before they retire. That is very Q. HOW DID YOU ADAPT RACE WALKING satisfying. Daily we teach stroke CYCLE TRAINING TO SWIMMING? technique, being race ready and A. I learned that the specificity mentally tough. These qualities can Michael J. Stott, one of Swimming of training and how the body got take someone to the top if they so World Magazine’s USA contributors, stronger during recovery made a choose. is based in Richmond, Va.
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Many view butterfly as the toughest stroke to master in terms of getting the Although Matt Grevers is the timing correct for the pull and kick. No matter the age—from beginning age reigning Olympic and world cham- groupers to Masters swimmers—you’ll have no trouble finding at least a few pion in the 100 backstroke, he often races butterfly as well. At the 2013 swimmers struggling to put the two dolphin kicks per stroke in the right place. USA Swimming nationals, he was The best way to work on this is with one-arm butterfly, progressing to regular second in the 50 meter fly. He went butterfly when you feel like the timing has improved. on to place 12th at the World Cham- pionships. 1 KICK #1 AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STROKE When the hands enter the water from the recovery, the head re-enters the water after the breath. At this point, the feet lift to start the kick. With no hesitation, the downward kick takes place to help drive the body forward and press the hips up- ward. Of the two kicks per arm stroke done in butterfly, this one is typically the stronger, and it usually is done underwa- ter.
2 KICK #2 AT THE FINISH OF THE PULL Before the hands exit the water for the recovery, the second kick takes place. This one typically has the feet exiting the wa- ter, but not too much! The goal is to kick more water than air, so don’t allow more than your feet to break the surface. The best butterflyers create very little splash with this kick. Because the torso is lifting at this point in the stroke, the hips are at their lowest point, so the kick should ac- centuate the finish of the pull.
REMEMBER The feet must stay together at all times while swimming butterfly. If they separate, you risk being disqualified, as a stroke judge might determine that you are executing a flutter kick.
12 September 2014
Core strength and feel for the water are keys to fast swimming. Of growing significance—especially for more advanced swimmers—is massage, a hands-on treatment first used by the Chinese more than 3,000 years ago.
BY MICHAEL J. STOTT SERGIO MORAES, REUTERS/BRAZIL SPORT SWIMMING] SPORT REUTERS/BRAZIL MORAES, SERGIO BY PHOTO [ Feelin’ It PICTURED > USA SWIMMING’S NATIONAL Fundamentally, massage is the vice as a matter of course for team TEAM DIRECTOR FRANK BUSCH HAS SEEN manipulation of soft body tissue that members at the Olympics, World AN INCREASE IN MASSAGE THERAPISTS functions as therapy, rehabilitation, Championships and Grand Prix OVER THE YEARS AT NUMEROUS SWIM stress reduction, an adjunct to athlet- events. MEETS: “ALL BIG-TIME COACHES AND ic training or simply an indulgence. “We would not provide the service ATHLETES UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS From a competitive standpoint, mas- during selection meets, as it would OF MASSAGE AND WHAT KIND OF IMPACT sage makes muscles more receptive be an unfair advantage,” says Busch. IT MAKES ON THEIR PERFORMANCE.” to performance and, more important- “However, athletes often have mas- ly, recovery. Therapists are in near sage therapists accompany them function,” he says. universal agreement that massage is with the teams they represent.” “Timing is everything when it not designed to replace current pre- comes to massage. An athlete would or post-meet practices, but more an NUMEROUS BENEFITS OF MASSAGE not want a relaxation or deep tis- enhancement of existing training. The University of Florida has used sue massage before a competition. USA Swimming’s National Team LMTs since the mid-’70s for clinical, Knowing when to use the proper Director Frank Busch recalls seeing maintenance and event massage. type of massage is key to enhancing massage therapists on deck at U.S. “UF swimmers and divers receive athletic performance,” says Ray. nationals in the 1970s. weekly massages during the cham- When it comes to application, “These days, I’d say that 90 per- pionship season,” says Ricky Ray, uni- athletes “like different touches,” says cent of teams that go (to nationals) versity sports massage provider, “and Busch. “All of them like to be rubbed have at least one massage therapist. as a training tool to decrease recov- out afterward for the purposes of At Tucson Ford (and the University of ery time to continue at the elite level stimulating recovery. The more cir- Arizona), we would take two (to na- UF requires,” he says. culation you get, the quicker you re- tionals) and two to NCAAs, depending Ray cites increased circulation, cover,” he says. “Prior to races, some on the size of the team. I’d be shocked range of motion, flexibility, decreased swimmers just want a shakeout—just if teams at NCAAs didn’t have a mas- recovery time, relaxation from day- a light touch—but after they’ve per- sage therapist. All big-time coaches to-day stress, injury recovery and formed, that’s when the massage is a and athletes understand the benefits prevention as massage benefits. “At little more lengthy.” of massage and what kind of impact meets, pre-event massage increases Former University of Florida it makes on their performance,” says circulation and warms up the mus- swimmer, five-time Olympian and Busch. cles, while post-event massage flush- 12-time medalist Dara Torres, made USA Swimming provides the ser- es out metabolites due to cellular sports massage an integral part of
14 September 2014 her swimming routine. The swimmers and divers really ap- soft tissue treatments has come so “When in college and training preciate the treatment, and I really far,” he says. “It used to be used only in later years, I got massage, and it believe it helps speed the recovery at championship meets. Now I know helped my muscles recover quicker process when training and racing are of some swimmers who receive mas- than anything I did. It got lactic acid most intense,” she says. sages one to three times a week. I be- out of my system so my next workout lieve each swimmer and coach have or race would be the best possible,” EVOLUTION OF MASSAGE their own methodology behind when she says. Keenan Robinson, head athletic it should be used. It is imperative A recent beneficiary of Ray’s tactile trainer for the 2012 Olympic team, that the athlete, coach and soft tissue skills is 18-time All-American and is in his second tour of duty with the practitioner work in unison in setting Olympian Elizabeth Beisel. North Baltimore Aquatic Club. Like up a systematic plan for when and “We got massages twice a week others, he has witnessed the evolu- how soft tissue massage is used. If for 20 minutes during championship tion of massage from just champion- used during training season, it should season, starting four weeks out lead- ship meet to near daily use. be to keep the swimmer training at ing to our big meet. Ricky is extremely In kinesiologic terms, he cites four a world-class level, not as an alter- personable and does an amazing job,” main benefits of massage. He notes native to training. At meets, it should she says. “I got those massages imme- that massage can desensitize free be utilized to assist in the recovery diately following afternoon practice, nerve endings for pain modulation. process—after a thorough in-water which was ideal. I don’t generally like “After a difficult training session or cool-down.” to get a massage before getting into race, the impact of increased blood At NBAC, massage is not used with the water because it makes me feel flow, repetitive muscle use and pres- any swimmer who does not have too loose.” Now a professional, Beisel sure on joint receptors through mas- a national cut. Even then, only age says she will probably use massage sage can help with the pain relief group-level athletes on the national even more, scheduling it on her own process. team—such as Becca Mann, Gillian and taking advantage of national “It can also remove metabolic rac- Ryan and Cierra Runge—have mas- team privileges. ing/training waste through the use sage available to them. There is a At the University of Texas, wom- of lymphatic work, calm the sympa- place, says Robinson, where specific en’s coach Carol Capitani reports thetic and parasympathetic nervous exercises and soft tissue modalities, the Lady Longhorns “definitely use systems and aid in injury prevention such as Graston Technique and DMT massage therapists at big meets. We and rehabilitation. Specific types of (Dynamic Motion Therapy) can assist age group swimmers who are recov- “We got massages (at the ering from certain joint injuries. University of Florida) twice a Robinson believes that an initial week for 20 minutes during foray into massage for age groupers championship season, depends upon ability level and over- starting four weeks out all tissue quality. leading to our big meet. “ “There are very few cases where —Elizabeth Beisel, the most talented 12-year-old in our 18-time All-American country would have the soft tissue and Olympian adhesions and adaptive shortening that would necessitate a massage,” he says. “I think a solid team approach— meaning coach, swimmer and quali- fied experienced provider—is the best way to approach massage.” PHOTO BY GRIFFIN SCOTT] BY PHOTO [ Michael J. Stott, one of Swimming also have access to several therapists soft tissue work aids and assists in World Magazine’s USA contributors, who work within the athletic depart- the prevention and recovery of soft is based in Richmond, Va. ment during the meat of our season. tissue adhesions and myofascial re- Our athletes are scheduled for one striction that occurs due to the adap- to learn more about massage and 30-minute massage per week start- tive shortening,” Robinson says. the fact that it is not only for ing in October through conference. “The evolution of massage and elite swimmers.
September 2014 15 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE MISCONCEPTIONS
A common swimming technique misconception is that there is a glide phase (or a longer glide the GLIDE phase phase) when it would be BY ROD HAVRILUK better to generate propulsion Many people believe that the technique of the fastest swimmers is worth immediately. A glide phase is copying, which has promoted numerous misconceptions. In reality, even most detrimental when it is the fastest swimmers have technique limitations, but they offset them with strength and conditioning. The purpose of this series of articles is to address included in freestyle and butterfly scientifically the technique misconceptions that have become “conventional stroke cycles. It is also harmful wisdom,” and to present more effective options. when it is longer than optimal during starts and turns, and while swimming breaststroke. The most appropriate guideline is to glide only if the body is moving faster during the glide than when using FIG. 1 > (ABOVE/BELOW) An effective a source of propulsion. DEFINITION AND EXAMPLES streamline glide position. The most effective position for ditional energy to accelerate. Fluc- gliding is the streamline position as tuations in body velocity are less ef- shown by the model in Fig. 1. When ficient than maintaining a constant a body is moving faster than swim- velocity (e.g., Barbosa, et al., 2005). ming speed, the streamline is benefi- The breaststroke example in Fig. cial because it minimizes resistance. 3 —next page, 2nd chart from top Optimally, no body parts move out ter pull and the underwater kick. At (excerpted from Maglischo, 2003) of position while the swimmer is in completion of each stroke of breast- shows velocity fluctuations within a a streamline glide. However, while stroke, swimmers often maintain a stroke cycle. There are two major de- resistance is minimal, there is no glide for too long. creases in velocity. The first decrease propulsion. Without propulsion, the In freestyle, many swimmers glide is from a very short glide phase (.12 velocity slows rapidly. after completing the arm entry (as in sec). The second decrease is from the For example, when a swimmer catch-up stroke). Butterfly instruc- kick recovery. For this example, mere- pushes off from a wall, he or she may tions occasionally include a glide ly maintaining the glide for too long be moving faster than 3 m/sec (as after the arm entry. Gliding within a decelerates the body about one-third shown in Fig. 2–next page, top– with stroke cycle has a serious impact on as much as the kick recovery. data excerpted from Craig, Termin & sustaining velocity. Pendergast, 2006). After only 1 sec of TIPS TO OPTIMIZE GLIDING gliding, the velocity may be less than NEGATIVE IMPACT A swimmer achieves an optimal 2 m/sec. If a swimmer plans to swim Whether a glide phase (or too streamline glide position by main- at about 2 m/sec, propulsion must long of a glide phase) occurs during taining specific body part orienta- begin before the body slows below a start, turn or stroke, it provides an tions using visual and kinesthetic that point. opportunity for a swimmer to enjoy a cues (see Fig. 1). Kinesthetic cues During the underwater pull and very brief rest. Although the rest may include feeling: 1) one hand on top of kick on a breaststroke start or turn, a be appreciated at the time, there are the other, 2) fingertips pointing hori- swimmer might hold the glide phase definite consequences. zontally at the pool wall, 3) elbows too long during the initial streamline, First and most obvious is when locked, 4) upper arms squeezing the and again after both the underwa- the body decelerates, it requires ad- ears, 5) back arched, 6) legs straight,
16 September 2014 arm entry is complete (i.e., the arm is straight), the pull begins by flex- ing the elbow to move the hand backward. Focusing on the entry to pull transition can eliminate a glide phase. (See the January 2014 issue of Swimming World for more informa- tion on avoiding a glide in freestyle.)
Implications for Butterfly The strategy for dealing with a glide phase in butterfly is similar to freestyle. When the arm entry is com- plete, a swimmer must immediately flex the elbows to move the hands backward. A swimmer should not glide on the arm entry even as part of a butterfly drill because it can re- inforce a habit that can be difficult to break.
SUMMARY
A glide phase or an excessively long glide phase may significantly limit per- formance. Although it may be natural to glide because of the immediate rest FIG. 2 > (TOP) This graph shows how makes it more apparent that the it provides, it is ultimately counterpro- quickly the body velocity slows after a body is slowing rapidly. ductive. During gliding, the body slows push-off. and the energy cost of accelerating Implications for Breaststroke back to swim speed is greater than FIG. 3 > (ABOVE) Velocity fluctuations Two main factors impact a swim- maintaining a constant speed. To be in a breaststroke cycle. The two major mer’s ability to gauge an optimal most effective, a swimmer must gauge decreases in velocity are due to the glide glide on breaststroke swimming: 1) his or her speed and not slow below phase and the kick recovery. the planned swim speed and 2) the the planned swim speed. The bottom effectiveness of the swimmer’s kick. line is that gliding is advantageous 7) toes pointed and 8) feet together. For a sprint, the hands can sepa- only as long as a swimmer is gliding A visual cue is to see the bottom of rate to begin the pull when the feet faster than swimming speed. As soon the pool directly beneath the head. touch to finish the kick. For a longer as the body slows to swimming speed, Once the optimal glide position is swim (e.g., 200 meters), a very brief a propulsive action must begin. achieved, it is critical to maintain the glide phase (.1 or .2 sec) may be op- position only until the body slows to timal. If a swimmer has a relatively Dr. Rod Havriluk is a sports scientist swimming speed. weak kick, it may be more effective and consultant who specializes in To be most effective, swimmers to begin the pull just before the feet swimming technique instruction and plan their speed for the swim prior to touch. If a swimmer has an effective analysis. His strategies provide rapid a start or a push-off. They then glide kick, beginning the pull too soon can improvement while avoiding injury. until they have slowed to the planned interfere with the kick propulsion He can be reached at the website swimming speed. At that point, a pro- and limit performance. for Swimming Technology Research pulsive action must begin—typically (Tallahassee, Fla.): kicking, followed by arm motion. Implications for Freestyle www.SwimmingTechnology.com. While gliding, it can help to look Optimal arm synchronization in at the bottom of the pool. A fixed freestyle requires cycling the arms surface provides a reference for in opposition (or superposition for to learn more about the references for this article. swimmers to judge their speed and the fastest speeds). As soon as the
September 2014 17 GOLDMINDS BY WAYNE GOLDSMITH
THE 5 R’s FOCUS ON THE TOP FIVE MENTAL SKILLS TO BECOME A MORE MICHAEL ARON] MICHAEL BY PHOTO SUCCESSFUL SWIMMER. [
You’ve heard about the “3 R’s” at you need to be. Swimming fast has develop the commitment, dedica- school: Reading, ’Riting and ’Rith- nothing to do with swimming “hard” tion and drive never to give up—no metic. and with “effort.” In fact, it’s the ex- matter how difficult or how tough Well, how about the “5 R’s” of act opposite. things appear to be. mental skills for every swimmer? Fast swimming comes from re- Far too many swimmers hit a • Relaxation laxing, keeping your hands and feet hurdle—such as suffering a shoul- • Resilience “soft,” and by staying smooth and der injury or not swimming a per- • Recovery easy in the water at a high speed. sonal record for a few months—and • Rehearsal give up. • Reflection RESILIENCE On the other hand, resilient The path to swimming excel- swimmers accept these hurdles and RELAXATION lence is never smooth. All swim- “hiccups,” learn from the experience For competitive swimmers, Mas- mers—even the great ones—experi- and return to swimming with re- ters swimmers, triathletes—for any- ence times when they find training newed energy, passion and the des- one who swims, regardless of his or and racing tough, difficult and chal- peration to succeed. her age or level of ability—relax- lenging. Injuries, illness, fatigue, the Remember: you can’t win...if you ation is, perhaps, the most impor- challenge of other commitments don’t swim. tant mental skill to be learned and such as school, work, family, other mastered. sports, etc., can all make swimming RECOVERY Relaxation is particularly impor- seem like it’s all just too hard. Training consistently in the pool tant for sprinters. The faster you Resilience is an important men- is important. Doing regular gym want to swim, the more relaxed tal skill because resilient swimmers and dryland work is also critical.
18 September 2014 Being dedicated and committed to swimming fast...is going “slow”—i.e., dreams and your swimming achieve- completing consistent, regular, high- your capacity for swimming fast is ments starts with a process called, quality training is quite possibly the enhanced by your commitment to “Rehearsal.” most important factor in achieving sleeping, resting, getting massages, Also called visualisation or im- swimming success. eating the right foods at the right agery, rehearsal is using the power But just as important is your dedi- time, hydrating effectively and tak- of your imagination—the power of cation and commitment to your re- ing care of yourself between train- your dreams to help you achieve covery. ing sessions. your swimming performance goals. Tired swimmers do not train or Rehearsal is a powerful technique, race to their full potential. Fatigued REHEARSAL and all great athletes use the power athletes do not perform to the best Everyone has an imagination. Ev- of rehearsal in their training. of their ability. Swimmers who are eryone dreams or imagines things Where most swimmers think not getting quality sleep every day that they’d like to have happen in about how many laps they have to eventually fade and can’t maintain a their lives—a holiday in Paris, a new swim in the workout, what’s for din- consistent training schedule. car, getting great grades at school. ner or what’s on TV, great swimmers Place as much importance on Everyone dreams. dream about and imagine swimming your rest, recovery and regeneration But great swimmers turn their fast...in front of a screaming crowd... as you do on your training, and watch dreams into reality through their at a big meet. how your performances improve. commitment to consistent training. — continued on 20 You could say that the secret to The connection between your
Learning to combine your mental skills with your physical skills whenever you train is vital for swimming success. Here are a few examples of how to incorporate the 5 R’s into your training program:
EXAMPLE 1: EXAMPLE 2: EXAMPLE 3: MENTAL SKILL DURING HARD TRAINING SETS DURING SWIM-DOWN DURING WARM-UP
Think about breathing and keep- Think the word, “relax,” as you swim down Concentrate on your breathing—slow, deep, ing your hands “soft” as you feel to help you control your breathing and pro- relaxed. Think about keeping “soft” and smooth RELAXATION fatigued. gressively unwind after your training. Think and feeling the pressure of the water with “re” when you breathe in and “lax” as you your hands and feet. breathe out.
Challenge yourself when things Avoid the temptation to swim with poor No matter how tired you are or how busy get tough. Demand more of yourself technique and skills during swim-down. you might be, focus on right here and right than even your coach expects. Con- Maintain great technique, breathing control now. Eliminate any negative thoughts, worries RESILIENCE trol your breathing. Focus on your and excellence in turns and push-offs no or concerns about what’s ahead in the workout. turns and streamlining. The tougher matter how tired you feel. Instead, concentrate on feeling fast, strong and it gets—the more you love it! ready to train to your potential.
In between each repeat, take Focus on your breathing—deep, slow No matter how tired you are or how busy deep, slow breaths; think about and relaxed. Feel all fatigue and all muscle you might be, focus on right here and right relaxing your shoulders, hands, tension being released on each out-breath. now. Eliminate any negative thoughts, worries RECOVERY arms and legs; and stretch any tight Immediately begin the process of recovering or concerns about what’s ahead in the workout. or tense muscles before the next from this session, and start preparing for the Instead, concentrate on feeling fast, strong and push-off. next one. ready to train to your potential.
Before each push-off, imagine Go through your post-training recovery Think about the main set. Imagine how how your body will feel underwater routine in your mind. Think about what strong, how powerful and how fast you’ll feel when you streamline. Visualize stretches you will do, what you will eat, during the set. “See” yourself flying and flow- REHEARSAL pulling with strength and power. what you will drink—start to imagine what ing through the water easily and quickly with Rehearse how you will attack each you need to do to help your mind and body pace and power. turn with speed and power. recover.
After each repeat, ask yourself, Ask yourself the three important reflection Think about the last time you swam today’s “Could I have done any better on questions: main set. What did you learn about yourself? that repeat? Could I have taken 1. Did I train to the full extent of my potential What did you do well last time? What do you fewer breaths? Could I have taken today? need to do to improve? How can you make REFLECTION longer strokes? Could I have swum 2. Did how I train today make a positive sure this workout is even better and more ef- faster?” impact on my swimming goals? fective than the last one? 3. Did what I learn today make me a better swimmer for tomorrow?
September 2014 19 GOLDMINDS – continued from 19 • Did how I train today make a posi- SUMMARY tive impact on my swimming goals? 1. Just as the three R’s are fundamental If you add plenty of recovery to • Did what I learn today make me a to learning and literacy, the five R’s are some great training, it’s only a mat- better swimmer for tomorrow? fundamental to swimming success. ter of time before your dreams be- If you can answer “yes”—honestly come something even more special: and sincerely—to all three questions, 2. Practice some of your mental skills your actual performances. then you’ve done all you can do to at every workout...every session...every You need to see the swimmer you help yourself become a better swim- day. The five R’s are just as important want to be...to be the swimmer you mer. as all of the other swimming skills. want to see. If you have to answer “no” to one or more of these questions, then 3. Learn to combine your mental skills REFLECTION you know what area of your training with your physical skills whenever you Most people look in a mirror at you’ll need to focus on to improve train. For example, keep relaxed while least once a day. Combing your hair tomorrow. you practice kicking, practice resilience or brushing your teeth—the oppor- By “reflecting” on these three during training sets when you get tired, tunity to see your reflection is every- questions, you are ensuring that you practice rehearsal in training by visual- where. take a small—but important—step izing and imagining what it will feel However, successful swimmers re- toward achieving your swimming like when you race. flect inwardly and seek to challenge goals every day. themselves to learn, grow and im- 4. Developing the mental skills to prove a little bit every day. Wayne Goldsmith is one of the world’s help you swim fast is so much more Try asking yourself these three leading experts in elite-level swim- than just hearing a motivational talk or questions every day after every ming and high-performance sport. Be listening to music in the marshalling workout: sure to check out his websites at www. area before a meet. Mental skills are • Did I train to the full extent of my wgaquatics.com and www.wgcoaching. an integral aspect of your training and potential today? com. preparation every day.
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MP Combo_full ad-new-qr.indd 1 8/5/14 8:07 AM GIRLS’ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS what they created to keep climbing in the relays would have been and climbing and climbing.” enough for it to win Swimming World The pressure was off this year, ROAD TO Magazine’s 2014 Girls’ National High thanks to the arrival of sprinter Amy School Championship. Bilquist, who moved to Indiana from Add in the additional 56 points it Arizona. She immediately had an im- SUCCESS scored in individual events, and the pact on the team that went beyond BY JEFF COMMINGS national meet became a runaway, her times on the scoreboard, Plumb with Carmel outscoring Hershey High said. When it comes to winning,the Carmel School (Pa.), 176 to 119. Crean Lu- “She made it OK to be really fast, High School girls’ swimming team theran (Calif.)—the top independent made it OK to be a real competitor,” knows the right path to take. This past school—scored 116 points for third. said Plumb of Bilquist, who starts season, the Greyhounds won their 28th “It’s something we were shooting her senior year this fall. “She hates to for from the beginning (of the sea- lose, and she’s not afraid to race and consecutive state title, eighth national son),” Plumb said. “It’s a bit of delayed take on new challenges—and the public school championship and second gratification, thinking that we had a girls really took to that.” straight (third in the last four years) shot back in February and now know- But her times on the scoreboard overall national crown. ing that we won it.” were still important, and Bilquist was a key for the team in relays and in [PHOTO PROVIVDED BY CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL] her individual swims. She scored 32 points in the national team race, with her third-place times in the 50 and 100 yard freestyles (22.15, 48.93) representing significant drops in her lifetime bests.
COMPETITIVE FIRE Veronica Burchill was the relay PICTURED > CARMEL SET NATIONAL MVP for Carmel, swimming on all PUBLIC SCHOOL RECORDS IN ALL THREE three relays that set national pub- RELAYS, WITH HANNA HOUSE (LEFT) SWIMMING ON THE 200 MEDLEY AND lic school records at the state meet. 200 FREESTYLE RELAYS, AND CLAIRE First, it was the 200 medley (1:40.83), ADAMS CONTRIBUTING LEGS ON THE then the 200 free (1:31.37) and 400 200 AND 400 FREE RELAYS. ADAMS, free (3:21.20). WHO SET SIX STATE RECORDS AT Getting the public school record in THE INDIANA CHAMPIONSHIPS, ALSO the final relay (400 FR) was a surprise PLACED SIXTH NATIONALLY IN THE 100 to Plumb, who expected a fast swim, ot all roads in Carmel, Ind., lead BACK AND NINTH IN THE 200 FREE. but not a record-breaking one—espe- N to Carmel High School, but per- The overall win was Carmel’s cially since Bilquist could not swim it haps they should. third—and second straight—since its due to event limitations. Having Bur- The school has given the city just first title in 2011. chill, Katie Lemen, Kendall Smith and north of Indianapolis plenty of state Claire Adams combine for one of the and national prominence, especially A WINNING TRADITION fastest relays in history showed the the swimmers. For 28 straight years, The national title gives the Grey- competitive fire that became a part the girls have won the Indiana high hounds their eighth public school of the team last season. school state team title. This year, championship, dating back to 1995. “This was a true indication of our head coach Chris Plumb’s team put Plumb has only been the head coach potential,” Plumb said. “We knew together one of its most successful at Carmel since 2006, but he felt the right away that this was a special state meets in history, winning by 90 pressure to maintain the winning performance. We truly performed to points and setting national public tradition from his first day on deck. our utmost potential, and I am proud high school records in all three re- “Something I tell the girls every of the girls for that.” lays. year is we’re standing on the shoul- Just the 120 points alone that it ders of the ones who came before to learn more about what the future received for its nation-leading times them,” he said. “We’re using them and might hold for Carmel’s Greyhounds.
22 September 2014 RATULATIONS NATIONAL CHAMP CONG IONS
CARMEL HIGH SCHOOL
2 Consecutive National Championships
28 Consecutive Indiana State Championships
8 Time Public National Champions
7 State Records HEAT SHEET SWIMMING WORLD MAGAZINE’S GIRLS’ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS
* = NATIONAL PUBLIC BY BOB KLAPTHOR SCHOOL RECORD FOLLOWING IS A MOCK HEAT SHEET OF THE GIRLS’ ** = NATIONAL INDEPENDENT MYTHICAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, BASED ON THE TOP SCHOOL RECORD p = PRELIM TIME TIMES SWUM DURING THE 2013-14 HIGH SCHOOL SEASON. r = RELAY SPLIT TIME KEY
EVENT #1 LANE 7 M. Moroney, Jr. —Saint Aindrew’s, Fla. ...1:46.51 LANE 5 Janet Hu, Sr. — Oakton, Va...... 22.11 200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY LANE 8 Abby Jagdfeld, Sr. — Waukesha S., Wis.1:46.80 LANE 6 Kasey Schmidt, Jr. — Bolles, Fl...... 22.66 NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL CONSOLATION FINAL LANE 7 Alex Cleveland, Sr. — Zionsville, Ind...... 22.68 Holland—Holland, Mich. (11-19-11) ...... 1:41.01 LANE 1 Jessica Merritt, So. — Wm. A. Hough, N.C..1:47.37 LANE 8 SWIMOFF Courtney Bartholomew, Melissa Vandermeulen, LANE 2 C. Williams, Sr. — Lawton Chiles, Fl...... 1:47.31 Lindsey Engel, Sr. — Crean Lutheran, Ca.22.71 Taylor Garcia, Holly Morren LANE 3 Jennifer Campbell, Jr. — Gunn, Ca...... 1:47.10 Kaitlyn Albertoli, Jr. — JSerra, Ca...... 22.71 NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LANE 4 Claire Adams, So. — Carmel, Ind...... 1:46.95 CONSOLATION FINAL Carondelet—Concord, Ca. (5-21-11) ...... 1:40.73 LANE 5 Kirsten Jacobsen, So. - Barrington, Ill...1:46.98 LANE 1 Veronica Burchill, So. — Carmel, Ind...... 22.91 Madison White, Allison Gargalikis, LANE 6 Erin Falconer, Jr. - Mundelein, Ill...... 1:47.21 LANE 2 Danielle Nack, Sr. — Mankato West, Mn. .22.87 Christina Ray, Chelsea Chenault LANE 7 L. Barber, Jr. - Wilmington Area, Pa...... 1:47.32 LANE 3 Rachel Wittmer, Fr. — Edina, Mn...... 22.81 LANE 8 Alexandra Aitchison, Jr. - E. Lake, Fla....1:47.42 LANE 4 Runner-up of championship final swimoff CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL LANE 5 Lexie Lupton, Jr. — Kingwood, Tx...... 22.80 LANE 1 North Allegheny — Wexford, Pa.....1:42.10 EVENT #3 LANE 6 Alexi Smith, Sr. — Archer, Ga...... 22.83 LANE 2 Crown Point — Crown Point, Ind...... 1:42.05 200 YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY LANE 7 N. McCullagh, Jr. — Charlotte Cath., N.C. .22.88 LANE 3 Crean Lutheran — Irvine, Ca...... 1:41.79 NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL LANE 8 Emily Murphy, Sr. — Lima Shawnee, Oh..22.95 LANE 4 Carmel — Carmel, Ind. (2-15-14)...... 1:40.83* Dagny Knutson—Minot, N.D. (11-13-09) ...... 1:53.82p Hanna House Sr., Alex Clarke Jr., NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL EVENT #5 Veronica Burchill So., Amy Bilquist Jr. Ella Eastin — Crean Lutheran, Ca.(5-10-13)...... 1:55.15 100 YARD BUTTERFLY LANE 5 Sacred Heart Acad. — Louisville, K...1:41.45 NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL LANE 6 Chanhassen — Chanhassen, Mn...... 1:41.96 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Jasmine Tosky—Palo Alto, Ca. (5-21-11) ...... 51.92p LANE 7 Hershey — Hershey, Pa...... 1:42.09 LANE 1 Lisa Bratton, Sr. — Richland, Wash...... 1:59.44 NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LANE 8 Downers Grove No.—Downers Grove, Il.1:42.22 LANE 2 Clara Smiddy, Sr. — So. Fla. Heat, Fla. ..1:58.39 Kathleen Hersey—Marist, Ga. (2-9-08) ...... 52.44 CONSOLATION FINAL LANE 3 Bethany Galat, Sr. — Penn, Ind...... 1:57.52 LANE 1 Ransom Everglades — Miami, Fla....1:43.53 LANE 4 Ella Eastin, Jr. — Crean Lutheran, Ca. ...1:56.54 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL LANE 2 William A. Hough — Cornelius, N.C.1:43.41 LANE 5 Meaghan Raab, Sr. — Hershey, Pa...... 1:57.13 LANE 1 Grace Oglesby, So. — No. Oldham, Ky. ....53.45 LANE 3 New Trier — Winnetka, Ill...... 1:43.02 LANE 6 A. Howe, Sr. — Sacred Heart Prep, Ca. ..1:57.75 LANE 2 Katie Grover, Sr. — Milton, Ga...... 52.90 LANE 4 San Ramon Vly. — Danville, Ca...... 1:42.50 LANE 7 A. Seidt, So. — Sacred Heart Acad., Ky. 1:58.53 LANE 3 Jasmine Mau, Sr. — Punahou, Hi...... 52.23 LANE 5 Fenwick — Oak Park, Ill...... 1:42.89 LANE 8 A. Szekely, So. — Gwynedd Mercy, Pa. .1:59.51 LANE 4 Katie McLaughlin, Jr. — LANE 6 Sacred Heart Prep — Atherton, Ca....1:43.25 CONSOLATION FINAL St. Margarita, Ca. (5-17-14)...... 51.78** LANE 7 Ursuline Academy — Cincinnati, Oh..1:43.53 LANE 1 S. Lofquist, Jr. — Ursuline Acad., Oh. ....2:00.13 LANE 5 Beata Nelson, So. — LANE 8 Punahou School — Honolulu, Hi.....1:43.77 LANE 2 Riley Scott, Jr. — Petaluma, Ca...... 1:59.98 Verona/Mt. Hebron, Wis...... 52.06 LANE 3 Katie Drabot, So. — Cedarsburg, Wis. ..1:59.89 LANE 6 Aly Tetzloff, Jr. — Crown Point, Ind...... 52.70 EVENT #2 LANE 4 C. McCann, Sr. — Gig Harbor, Wash...... 1:59.56 LANE 7 Danielle Nack, Sr. — Mankato West, Mn...53.41 200 YARD FREESTYLE LANE 5 Leah Goldman, Sr. — Burlingame, Ca. ..1:59.82 LANE 8 Brittany Ulsinger, Jr. — Acalanes, Ca...... 53.46 NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL LANE 6 Nikol Popov, Fr. — Valencia, Ca...... 1:59.90 CONSOLATION FINAL Dagny Knutson—Minot, N.D. (11-14-08) ...... 1:42.81 LANE 7 Aly Tetzloff, Jr. — Crown Point, Ind...... 2:00.01 LANE 1 Nicole Smith, Jr. — Munster, Ind...... 53.81 NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LANE 8 Sonia Wang, Jr. — Upland, Ca...... 2:00.13 LANE 2 Breanna Robinson, Jr. — Wawasee, Ind. ...53.77 Katie Ledecky Stone Ridge, Md. (2-9-13)...... 1:42.96 LANE 3 Vanessa Krause, So. — Chesterton, Ind.....53.74 EVENT #4 LANE 4 Mimi Schneider, Sr. — Fenwick, Ill...... 53.62 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 50 YARD FREESTYLE LANE 5 Alyssa Marsh, So. — Pine Lake Prep, N.C.53.72 LANE 1 A. Marsteller, Sr.—Ursuline Acad., Oh...1:46.78 NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL LANE 6 Tamara Santoyo, Jr. —Wm. S. Hart, Ca...... 53.75 LANE 2 Katie Drabot, So. — Cedarburg, Wis .....1:46.08 Olivia Smoliga — Glenbrook So., Ill. (11-17-12)...21.99 LANE 7 Kylie Jordan, So. — Madeira School, Va. ...53.80 LANE 3 Daniela Georges, Jr. - Woodbridge, Ca. .1:45.89 NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LANE 8 M. Wright, Jr. — Waterford United, Mich. ..53.88 LANE 4 Katie Ledecky, So.— Maddy Schaefer—St. Francis, Ca. (5-22-10) ...... 22.24 Stone Ridge, Md. (2-8-14)...... 1:42.38** EVENT #6 LANE 5 K. McLaughlin, Jr. —Santa Margarita, Ca. .1:44.66 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 100 YARD FREESTYLE LANE 6 C. Harnish, Fr. — West York Area, Pa...... 1:45.91 LANE 1 C. Cooper, Sr. — Woodward Acad., Ga...... 22.69 NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL LANE 2 Mimi Schneider, Sr. — Fenwick, Ill...... 22.66 Dagny Knutson—Minot, N.D. (11-13-09) ...... 48.15p
for the top 10 girls’ team standings—combined, LANE 3 Amy Bilquist, Jr. — Carmel, Ind...... 22.15 NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL public schools and independent schools. LANE 4 Abbey Weitzeil, Jr.— Saugus, Ca. (5-17-14)..21.98* Missy Franklin—Regis Jesuit, Colo. (2-13-10) ...... 48.39r
24 September 2014 HEAT SHEET
CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL LANE 1 Valeria Hull, Sr. — Westview, Ca...... 49.69 LANE 1 Hershey — Hershey, Pa...... 1:33.81 LANE 1 K. Lohman, So.— Sacred Heart Acad., Ky...1:01.29 LANE 2 Emily Allen, Jr. — Wm. A. Hough, N.C...... 49.68 LANE 2 Carondelet — Concord, Ca...... 1:33.62 LANE 2 Riley Scott, Jr. — Petaluma, Ca...... 1:00.52 LANE 3 Amy Bilquist, Jr. — Carmel, Ind...... 48.93 LANE 3 Charlotte Catholic — Charlotte, N.C...... 1:33.22 LANE 3 Lilly King, Jr. — F.J. Reitz, Ind...... 59.99 LANE 4 A. Weitzeil, Jr. — Saugus, Ca. (5-17-14)....47.82r* LANE 4 Carmel — Carmel, Ind. (2-15-14) ...... 1:31.37* LANE 4 Bethany Galat, Sr. — Penn, Ind...... 59.66 LANE 5 Jasmine Mau, Sr. — Punahou, Hi...... 48.67 Amy Bilquist Jr., Claire Adams So., LANE 5 Heidi Poppe, Sr. — San Ramon Vly., Ca...... 59.85 LANE 6 Lindsey Engel, Sr. — Crean Luth., Ca...... 49.00 Hanna House Sr., Veronica Burchill So. LANE 6 Lindsey Horejsi, So. — Albert Lea, Mn....1:00.24 LANE 7 Alex Cleveland, Sr. — Zionsville, Ind...... 49.69 LANE 5 Bolles — Jacksonville, Fl...... 1:32.74 LANE 7 Nikol Popov, Fr. — Valencia, Ca...... 1:01.17 LANE 8 Hannah Stevens, Sr. — Lexington, Oh...... 49.73 LANE 6 San Ramon Valley — Danville, Ca...... 1:33.51 LANE 8 Carolyn McCann, Sr. — Gig Harbor, Wa...1:01.33 CONSOLATION FINAL LANE 7 Verona/Mt. Hebron — Berona, Wis...... 1:33.70 CONSOLATION FINAL LANE 1 Mollie Pulte, Jr. — Marian, Mich...... 49.87 LANE 8 Upper Arlington — Columbus, Oh...... 1:33.87 LANE 1 Lindsay Adamski, Jr. — Arrowhead, Wis..1:01.95 LANE 2 Abby Jagdfeld, Sr. — Waukesha So., Wis....49.86 CONSOLATION FINAL LANE 2 Marie Schillinger, Jr. — Miramonte, Ca...1:01.91 LANE 3 Kaitlyn Albertoli, Jr. — JSerra, Ca...... 49.82 LANE 1 Mundelein — Mundelein, Ill...... 1:34.58 LANE 3 Vivian Tafuto, Jr. — Hershey, Pa...... 1:01.81 LANE 4 A. Marsteller, Sr. — Ursuline Acad., Ga..... 49.75 LANE 2 Wayzata — Plymouth, Mn...... 1:34.35 LANE 4 M. Tucker, Jr. — Waterford United, Mich..1:01.36 LANE 5 C. Cooper, Sr. — Woodward Acad., Ga...... 49.78 LANE 3 Arrowhead — Hartland, Wis...... 1:34.12 LANE 5 Ella Eastin, Jr. — Crean Lutheran, Ca...... 1:01.75 LANE 6 Amy Lubawy, Sr. — Bishop Gorman, Nev...49.82 LANE 4 Ursuline Academy — Cincinnati, Oh...... 1:33.96 LANE 6 Olivia Anderson, Jr. — Edina, Mn...... 1:01.88 LANE 7 Lexie Lupton, Jr. — Kingwood, Tx...... 49.86 LANE 5 Edina — Edina, Mn...... 1:34.06 LANE 7 Emily Kopas, Sr. — University, Fl...... 1:01.92 LANE 8 Katie Grover, Sr. — Milton, Ga...... 49.90 LANE 6 Penn — Mishawaka, Ind...... 1:34.21 LANE 8 A. Donahue, Jr. — H.B. Plant, Fl...... 1:01.97 LANE 7 Waukesha South — Waukesha, Wis...... 1:34.49 EVENT #7 LANE 8 Santa Margarita — RS Margarita, Ca....1:34.64 EVENT #11 500 YARD FREESTYLE 400 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL EVENT #9 NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL Dagny Knutson—Minot, N.D. (11-14-08) ...... 4:34.78 100 YARD BACKSTROKE Hershey—Hershey, Pa. (3-19-11) ...... 3:22.85 NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL Samantha Surfus, Meaghan Raab, Katie Ledecky — Stone Ridge, Md. (2-9-13)...... 4:31.38 Olivia Smoliga — Glenbrook So., Ill. (11-17-12) ...... 51.43 Yurie Nakano, Katelyn Miller NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Missy Franklin—Regis Jesuit, Colo. (2-12-11) ...... 52.30 Carondelet— Concord, Ca. (5-18-13)...... 3:20.42 LANE 1 L. Stevens, Jr. — Sacred Heart Acad., Ky..4:45.82 Chelsea Chenault, Natalie Amberg, LANE 2 Megan Byrnes, So. — Oakton, Va...... 4:44.92 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Madelyn Murphy, Madison White LANE 3 Hannah Moore, Sr. — Green Hope, N.C...4:40.98 LANE 1 Meaghan Raab, Sr. — Hershey, Pa...... 53.08 LANE 4 Katie Ledecky, Jr. — LANE 2 Zoe Avestruz, Jr. — Chanhassen, Mn...... 52.96 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Stone Ridge, Md. (2-7-14)...... 4:28.71p** LANE 3 Clara Smiddy, Sr. — So. Fla. Heat, Fl...... 52.46 LANE 1 Waukesha South — Waukesha, Wis...... 3:22.50 LANE 5 C. Harnish, Fr. — West York Area, Pa...... 4:40.04 LANE 4 Ally Howe, Sr. — LANE 2 Crown Point — Crown Point, Ind...... 3:22.03 LANE 6 Isabella Rongione, Fr. — Langley, Va...... 4:44.06 Sacred Heart Prep, Ca. (5-17-14)...... 51.54** LANE 3 Crean Lutheran — Irvine, Calif...... 3:21.41 LANE 7 C. Williams, Sr. — Lawton Chiles, Fl...... 4:45.67 LANE 5 Janet Hu, Sr. — Oakton, Va...... 52.35 LANE 4 Carmel — Carmel, Ind. (2-15-14)...... 3:21.20* LANE 8 Daniela Georges, Jr. — Woodbridge, Ca..4:45.94 LANE 6 Taylor Garcia, Jr. — Holland, Mich...... 52.95 Veronica Burchill So., Katie Lemen Sr., CONSOLATION FINAL LANE 7 Claire Adams, So. — Carmel, Ind...... 52.97 Kendall Smith So., Claire Adams So. LANE 1 Spence Atkins, So. — Riverview, Fl...... 4:47.29 LANE 8 B. Nelson, So. — Verona/Mt. Hebron, Wis..53.19 LANE 5 Hershey — Hershey, Pa...... 3:21.34 LANE 2 Alexandra Aitchison, Jr. — East Lake, Fl..4:47.11 CONSOLATION FINAL LANE 6 Ursuline Academy — Cincinnati, Oh.....3:21.89 LANE 3 Brooke Lorentzen, Sr. — Capo Vly., Ca....4:46.85 LANE 1 Allie Szekely, So. — Gwynedd Mercy, Pa...53.80 LANE 7 Charlotte Catholic — Charlotte, N.C.....3:22.15 LANE 4 Sierra Schmidt, Fr. — Germantown, Pa..4:46.29 LANE 2 Hannah Stevens, Sr. — Lexington, Oh...... 53.73 LANE 8 Sacred Heart Academy — Louisville, Ky.3:22.79 LANE 5 S. Lofquist, Jr. — Ursuline Acad., Oh...... 4:46.63 LANE 3 Asia Seidt, So. — Sacred Heart Acad., Ky...53.40 CONSOLATION FINAL LANE 6 Kirsten Jacobsen, So. — Barrington, Ill...4:46.93 LANE 4 Elise Haan, Jr. — Gulf Coast, Fl...... 53.22 LANE 1 Downers Grove No.— Downers Grove, Ill.3:25.16 LANE 7 Moriah Simonds, So. — Granada, Ca...... 4:47.21 LANE 5 Emily Slabe, Sr. — Ursuline Acad., Oh...... 53.35 LANE 2 Zionsville — Zionsville, Ind...... 3:24.33 LANE 8 Katie Duggan, Jr. — Lake Highland, Fl....4:47.37 LANE 6 N. McCullagh, Jr. — Charlotte Cath., N.C....53.59 LANE 3 Arrowhead — Hartland, Wis...... 3:23.77 LANE 7 Sonia Wang, Jr. — Upland, Ca...... 53.77 LANE 4 William A. Hough — Cornelius, N.C...... 3:23.07 EVENT #8 LANE 8 Hannah Whitely, So. — Springboro, Oh.....53.84 LANE 5 Bolles — Jacksonville, Fl...... 3:23.70 200 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY LANE 6 Santa Margarita — RS Margarita, Ca.....3:24.32 NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL EVENT #10 LANE 7 Sacred Heart Prep — Atherton, Ca...... 3:25.03 Carmel—Carmel, Ind. (2-14-09) ...... 1:32.75 100 YARD BREASTSTROKE LANE 8 Saint Andrew’s— Boca Raton, Fl...... 3:25.17 Megan Detro, Jessie Hammes, Logan Mason, Trish Regan NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL Kasey Carlson—Las Lomas, Ca. (5-16-09) ...... 58.75p Baylor—Chattanooga, Tn. (2-11-12) ...... 1:31.18 NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL for the 2013-14 NISCA Kristen Vredeveld, Bria Deveaux, Sarah Haase—Good Counsel, Md. (2-11-12) ...... 1:00.05 High School Girls’ All-America lists. Kimberlee John-Williams, Ashley Yearwood
September 2014 25 ATHLETE JUMPS UP LATE: What’s the Penalty? Jim BY DAN McALLEN Patterson SITUATION: The deck referee blows a short series of whistles directing the swimmers to prepare to swim. All Jim Patterson offici- swimmers move behind their block except the swimmer ates and serves on for lane 3, who is missing. the Central Califor- After checking for the missing swimmer without nia LSC board as well success, the referee blows the long whistle. When the as on national USA swimmers are up, the field is then turned over to the starter, who issues the “take-your-mark” command, and Swimming commit- when all swimmers are stationary, sounds the device to tees. He has national start the race. certifications in all Immediately thereafter, an athlete jumps up on the the officiating posi- empty lane 3 block and dives into the pool. The swimmer tions, and he has at- is, indeed, the one who had been seeded into lane 3. tended meets at all What should the deck referee do, if anything? levels. Patterson is RESOLUTION: Unfortunately, this highly unsafe a mentor to officials situation occurs too often. And, yes, a penalty—albeit not and clubs, and he has given numerous briefings on of- a disqualification—is in order on these facts along with ficiating. Because he knows all of the positions, he is able an admonition not to repeat the unsafe conduct. to help people—both on deck and off. At the zone level, he The penalty is to treat the athlete as a “no show.” Clearly, proposed legislation that was passed to provide funding he was not at the blocks when the race was started. The administrative penalty for a “no show” means that for this for two officials per LSC—one for new officials; the other athlete, the swim never occurred. Thus, no time would be for their mentors. He has held all—or nearly all—board recorded for the swim, and any administrative penalties positions in the Central California LSC. Patterson, the for a “no show” would also be applicable. LSC’s current general chair, is the outgoing officials chair A variation on these facts is the swimmer who jumps and membership/registration chair. As diversity chair and up on the block late either during or immediately before webmaster, he successfully submitted a plan for reduced the “take-your-mark” command, but prior to the start signal. fees at LSC meets, and he updated the Central California That generally requires an investigation on the part website to provide privacy to diversity swimmers signing of the deck referee to determine what occasioned the up for swim meets. late response. If the excuse is a good one, the starting sequence would then be repeated and the late arriving PROUD SPONSOR OF Call for your free swimmer should not be penalized. THE MAXWELL full-color Maxwell catalog: However, if the excuse is a poor one, then a delay-of- EXCELLENCE AWARD 1.800.331.1383 meet disqualification would be appropriate, as opposed to a “no show” penalty.
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26 September 2014 BOYS’ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS CHESTERTON HIGH SCHOOL’S FAVORITE SETS Small-town School BY JEFF COMMINGS and KEVIN KINEL It’s no secret that hard work wins championship titles, and Chesterton High School put in endless SCORES BIGBY JEFF COMMINGS hours of work this year to earn its first boys’ national Chesterton, Ind.—a town of a little more than 13,000— high school team title. Following is a workout head is receiving national notoriety as Swimming World coach Kevin Kinel believes exemplifies the type of training that helped his athletes perform well at the Magazine crowned Chesterton High School as the best Indiana state meet in February. boys’ high school swimming team in the United States. In the following workout, Kinel uses three special rest intervals throughout the practice. [PHOTO BY TR HARLAN, SPORTS EDITOR, • CRUISE 1 indicates “aerobic overload: fast swim ] CHESTERTON TRIBUNE with moderate rest to keep pace.” • CRUISE 2 is for “threshold work: strong pace, very little rest.” • CRUISE 3 is for sets with “basic aerobic and moderate pace for a good duration with emphasis on technique.” Kinel said he uses a 6 x 100 set on a five-second rest interval to determine the three cruise paces for each swimmer. You can use all four strokes, and IM as well! Take the total time swum for the set minus the 25 seconds rest and divide by six to determine your pace per 100. The Cruise 1 interval is 15 seconds rest. For Cruise PICTURED > BESIDES WINNING THIS SEASON’S NATIONAL HIGH 2, the interval is five seconds slower than your pace, SCHOOL TEAM TITLE, CHESTERTON HIGH SCHOOL’S BOYS’ TEAM RAN and the rest interval is 10 seconds for Cruise 3. AWAY WITH THE TEAM TITLE AT THE INDIANA STATE HIGH SCHOOL As you will read, some of the cruise intervals are CHAMPIONSHIPS IN FEBRUARY. amended to allow more rest:
n one of the most exciting battles for Swimming World I SAMPLE WORKOUT for another sample workout. Magazine’s boys’ national high school team title, Chesterton Nov. 20, 2013 (SCY) High School (Chesterton, Ind.) beat Granada High School • 500 free warm-up and loosen (Livermore, Calif.) by one point, 124-123. • 10 x 75 choice on 1:20 Not only is it Chesterton’s first time at the top, but the 25 fists closed/25 normal swim/25 fists closed public school (enrollment: 1,878) unseated The Bolles School • 10 x 175 free on 25-second rest interval from its two-year reign as the nation’s top boys’ school. With holding Cruise 1 pace 114 points, Bolles finished third, retaining its status as the fast underwater kick on :45 top independent school. • 10 x 25 Chesterton head coach Kevin Kinel called the win “a little • 10 x 75 kick on 1:30 holding best average bit of vindication,” and one that was a long time coming. Led • 6 x 150 IM on 20-second rest interval by future superstar Kyle Whitaker, Chesterton fell just 2.5 Cruise 3 pace, descending points shy of a team title in 2008. • 6 x 100 stroke on 10-second rest interval National high school team champions often win one or Cruise 3 pace, working on stroke timing more relays, but that was not the case for Chesterton. De- • 400 free pull on 4:30 100 breathe right, spite setting the national public school record in the 200 100 breathe left, 200 bilateral breathing yard medley relay with a 1:29.64, the Trojans placed third be- • 2 x 150 on 6:00 free or IM hind the national high school record of 1:27.74 by The Baylor goal time is 75 percent of 200 time School and the 1:28.93 by Bolles. Granada could take some • 2x75 best stroke on 3:00 satisfaction in posting the top time in the country in the 400 goal time is 75 percent of 100 time free relay with a 2:59.00 over Chesterton’s 2:59.36. Granada’s • 3x100 on 1:50 recovery 50 back/50 free time was a national public school record. – continued on 28 TOTAL: 6,450 yards
September 2014 27 BOYS’ HS CHAMPS – continued from 27 year at Indiana University, added a ninth-place finish in the In their 2008 campaign to win a national title, Chester- 200 IM (1:46.78). ton scored in all three relays, but Whitaker was the team’s Pieroni said he wanted to make sure his final high only scorer in an individual event. This year, Chesterton had school swimming competition was memorable: “(Our sen- two swimmers who scored individually to make up for not iors) talked in practice about possible splits we could go fielding a 200 free relay that could score nationally. on (the medley and 400 free) relays. By our junior year, we knew we could break 1:30 and 3:00, and we ended up do- STRIVING TO BE THE BEST ing that.” Kinel works with most of Chesterton’s swimmers year- round at the Duneland Swim Club, and he said he saw ev- LOOKING AHEAD: ery day how much the squad wanted to be called the best CHESTERTON HAS THE NUMBERS team in the nation. Pieroni said 100 people signed up to be a part of the “With the group of kids I had (last season), we were us- team, which makes for crowded practices, but also creates ing (the 2008 national title loss) as fuel for motivation,” he immense depth for the chase for state and national titles. said. “We talked about having a shot at winning the (na- Kinel will need to dig through that massive squad next tional title), so that’s really cool that they get to celebrate season to find the next talents that can keep Chesterton on that.” the national radar. Not only did Chesterton lose Whitaker Kinel had one of the strongest senior classes he’s and Pieroni to college, but also Patrick Curley and Ethan worked with at Chesterton, including Aaron Whitaker, the Whitaker, who were part of the sub-3:00 400 free relay. second fastest 100 butterflyer in high school competition But for now, everyone in Chesterton, Ind.—a town of a last season with a 46.31. Whitaker, now a freshman at the little more than 13,000—is celebrating the fact that it has University of Michigan, was the team’s top scorer, also put- the best high school swim team in the United States. ting up a 47.06 in the 100 backstroke that ranked fourth in “It feels good, and I imagine that’s what every coach the country. strives for—to win a state championship and possibly a na- Another speedy senior was Blake Pieroni, who ranked tional championship,” Kinel said. “But I just feel good for second in the 100 free (43.37) behind Paul Powers (North the kids that they reached their goals and gave us the op- Hall, Ga.) at 43.19. Pieroni, who is starting his freshman portunity to get such notoriety nationwide.”
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HEAT SHEET SWIMMING WORLD MAGAZINE’S BOYS’ NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS
* = NATIONAL PUBLIC BY BOB KLAPTHOR SCHOOL RECORD FOLLOWING IS A MOCK HEAT SHEET OF THE BOYS’ ** = NATIONAL INDEPENDENT MYTHICAL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, BASED ON THE TOP SCHOOL RECORD p = PRELIM TIME TIMES SWUM DURING THE 2013-14 HIGH SCHOOL SEASON. r = RELAY SPLIT TIME KEY
EVENT #1 LANE 6 Grant House, Fr. — St. Xavier, Oh...... 1:35.84 LANE 3 Paul Powers, Sr. — North Hall, Ga...... 19.63 200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY LANE 7 Kyle Coan, Sr. — Los Osos, Ca...... 1:36.16 LANE 4 Caeleb Dressel, Sr. — Clay, Fl. (11-9-13)..19.29* NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL LANE 8 Cole Sogswell, Jr. — Wm. S. Hart, Ca...... 1:36.81 LANE 5 Ryan Hoffer, So. — Chaparral, Az...... 19.55 Saline — Saline, Mich. (3-9-13)...... 1:30.01 CONSOLATION FINAL LANE 6 Ryan Held, Sr. — SH Griffin, Ill...... 19.76 David Boland, Joshua Ehrman, LANE 1 Edward Kim, Sr. — Eastlake, Wa...... 1:37.42 LANE 7 Kevin Wylder, Sr. — Granite Bay, Ca...... 20.14 Michael Bundas, Adam Whitener LANE 2 William Freeman, Sr — Spain Park, Ala..1:37.31 LANE 8 Kyle Coan, Sr. — Los Osos, Ca...... 20.17 NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LANE 3 Aidan Burns, Jr. — Bellarmine Prep, Ca...1:37.15 CONSOLATION FINAL Bolles — Jacksonville, Fl. (11-10-12)...... 1:28.02 LANE 4 Jonathan Knox, Sr. — Analy, Ca...... 1:37.07 LANE 1 Gage Kohner, Sr. — Brighton, Fl...... 20.44 Ryan Murphy, Joseph Schooling, LANE 5 Parks Jones, Jr. — Avon, Ind...... 1:37.11 LANE 2 Ali Khalafalla, Sr. — Fort Union, Va...... 20.37 Josh Booth, Santo Condorelli LANE 6 Jack Boyd, Sr. — Canisius, N.Y...... 1:37.31 LANE 3 J.P. Beach, Sr. — Douglas Cty., Colo...... 20.30 LANE 7 K. Litherland, Sr.—Chattahoochee, Ga...1:37.36 LANE 4 Ryan Nicholson, Sr. — Ithaca, N.Y...... 20.25 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL LANE 8 Ryan Kao, Sr. — Kennedy, Ca...... 1:37.65 LANE 5 Tabahn Afrik, Jr. — West Ottawa, Mich...... 20.27 LANE 1 North Allegheny — Wexford, Pa...... 1:30.86 LANE 6 Connor Stirling, Jr.— Cactus Shadows, Az....20.30 LANE 2 LaSalle College Prep — Wyndmoor, Pa.1:30.26 EVENT #3 LANE 7 Luke Kaliszcak, Sr. — Baylor, Tenn...... 20.43 LANE 3 Chesterton— Chesterton, Ind. (3-1-14) .1:29.64* 200 YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY LANE 8 Jordy Groter, Sr. — University, Fl...... 20.46 Aaron Whitaker Sr., Jack Wallar Sr., NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL Blake Pieroni Sr., Gary Kostblade Fr. David Nolan — Hershey, Pa. (3-18-11)...... 1:41.39 EVENT #5 LANE 4 Baylor— Chattanooga, Tenn. (2-14-14)1:27.74** NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL 100 YARD BUTTERFLY Luke Kaliszak Sr., Dustin Tynes Sr., Curtis Ogren — St. Francis, Ca. (5-10-13)...... 1:45.01 NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL Sam McHugh Sr., Christian Selby Jr. Connor Black — Mundelein, Ill. (2-23-13)...... 46.71 LANE 5 Bolles — Jacksonville, Fl...... 1:28.93 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Caeleb Dressel — Clay, Fl. (9-28-13)...... 45.89 LANE 6 University — Irvine, Ca...... 1:30.10 LANE 1 Sam McHugh, Sr. — Baylor, Tenn...... 1:46.29 (Dressel’s 45.89 from this past season was a non- LANE 7 Granada — Livermore, Ca...... 1:30.67 LANE 2 Zachary Buerger, Sr. — No. Allegheny, Pa.1:45.64 scoring time due to limit of 2 individual events.) LANE 8 Upper St. Clair — Pittsburgh, Pa...... 1:31.02 LANE 3 Jacob Molacek, Sr. — Creighton, Neb.....1:45.50 NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL CONSOLATION FINAL LANE 4 Curtis Ogren, Sr. — Joseph Schooling — Bolles, Fl. (11-10-12)...... 46.50 LANE 1 Greenwich — Greenwich, Ct...... 1:31.99 St. Francis, Ca. (5-18-14)...... 1:44.90* LANE 2 Regis Jesuit — Aurora, Colo...... 1:31.71 LANE 5 Corey Okubo, Sr. — Irvine, Ca...... 1:45.42 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL LANE 3 Northgate — Walnut Creek, Ca...... 1:31.47 LANE 6 Gunnar Bentz, Sr. — St. Pius X, Ga...... 1:45.55 LANE 1 Corey Okubo, Sr. — University, Ca...... 47.53 LANE 4 Davis Senior — Davis, Ca...... 1:31.21 LANE 7 M. Thomas, Jr. — Hatboro-Horsham, Pa...1:46.18 LANE 2 Gunnar Bentz, Sr. — St. Pius X, Ga...... 47.26 LANE 5 Palo Alto — Palo Alto, Ca...... 1:31.28 LANE 8 Liam Karas, Sr. — Corona del Mar, Ca....1:46.54 LANE 3 Alex Valente, Jr. — Dos Peublos, Ca...... 46.68 LANE 6 Libertyville — Libertyville, Ill...... 1:31.55 CONSOLATION FINAL LANE 4 Joseph Schooling, Sr. — LANE 7 Phillips Academy — Andover, Mass...... 1:31.82 LANE 1 Jake Miller, Jr. — Normal Univ., Ill...... 1:48.08 Bolles, Fl. (11-8-13)...... 45.52** LANE 8 Chaparral — Scottsdale, Az...... 1:32.01 LANE 2 Matt Whittle, Sr. — Davis Senior, Ca...... 1:47.64 LANE 5 Aaron Whitaker, Sr. — Chesterton, Ind...... 46.31 LANE 3 Jared Butler, Sr.— Rockwall-Heath, Texas.1:47.53 LANE 6 Andrew Liang, Sr. — Palo Alto, Ca...... 47.09 EVENT #2 LANE 4 Blake Pieroni, Sr. — Chesterton, Ind...... 1:46.78 LANE 7 Ryan Dudzunski, Jr. — Upper St. Clair, Pa...47.44 200 YARD FREESTYLE LANE 5 Nick Arakelian, Sr. — Stevenson, Mich....1:47.47 LANE 8 Ryan Nicholson, Sr. — Ithaca, N.Y...... 47.76 NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL LANE 6 Abraham Devine, Jr. — Lakeside, Wa...... 1:47.60 CONSOLATION FINAL Tom Shields — Edison, Ca. (5-13-09)...... 1:33.83p LANE 7 Daniel McArthur, Jr. — Lakewood, Ca.....1:47.86 LANE 1 Steven Tan, Sr.— Illinois Math/Science, Ill...48.41 NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LANE 8 C. Vissering, Jr. — Georgetown Prep, Md..1:48.10 LANE 2 Mason Miller, Jr. — Westerville No., Oh....48.30 Joe Hudepohl — St. Xavier, Oh. (3-1-91)...... 1:34.96 LANE 3 Ian Finngerty, Jr. — Bloomington So., Ind.48.18 EVENT #4 LANE 4 RJ Hemmingsen, Sr. — Lewis Central, Ia...47.84 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 50 YARD FREESTYLE LANE 5 Michael Jensen, So. — Upper Dublin, Pa...48.01 LANE 1 Nick Silverthorn, Sr. — Granada, Ca...... 1:36.80 NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL LANE 6 Patrick Park, Sr. — Peddie, N.J...... 48.19 LANE 2 Grant Shoults, So.— Santa Margarita, Ca..1:35.99 Vladimir Morozov — Torrance, Ca. (5-15-10)...... 19.43r LANE 7 Matt Whittle, Sr. — Davis Senior, Ca...... 48.30 LANE 3 Andrew Seliskar, Jr. — Jefferson, Va...... 1:35.76 NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL LANE 8 Kevin Wylder, Sr. — Granite Bay, Ca...... 48.52 LANE 4 Caeleb Dressel, Sr. — Clay, Fl...... 1:34.69 Ryan Murphy — Bolles, Fl. (11-10-12)...... 19.54r LANE 5 Maxime Rooney, So. — Granada, Ca...... 1:35.69 EVENT #6 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 100 YARD FREESTYLE LANE 1 Andrew Liang, Sr. — Palo Alto, Ca...... 20.14 NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL for the top 10 boys’ team standings—combined, public schools and independent schools. LANE 2 Justin Plaschka, Sr. — Hauppauge, N.Y.....20.08 David Nolan — Hershey, Pa, (3-19-11)...... 42.34r
30 September 2014 HEAT SHEET
NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL Bolles — Jacksonville, Fl. (11-10-12)...... 1:19.27 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Jack Conger — Good Counsel, Md. (2-9-13)...... 42.81r Ryan Murphy, Joseph Schooling, LANE 1 Nick Silverthorn, Sr. — Granada, Ca...... 54.31 Emiro Goossen, Santo Condorelli LANE 2 Curtis Ogren, Sr. — St. Francis, Ca...... 53.81 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL LANE 3 Andrew Seliskar, Jr. — Jefferson, Va...... 53.24 LANE 1 Edward Kim, Sr. — Eastlake, Wa...... 43.90 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL LANE 4 Jacob Molacek, Sr. — LANE 2 Ryan Hoffer, So. — Chaparral, Az...... 43.87 LANE 1 Fairfield College Prep — Fairfield, Ct.. 1:23.18 Creighton, Neb. (2-28-14)...... 52.92** LANE 3 Justin Plaschka, Sr. — Hauppauge, N.Y...... 43.70 LANE 2 LaSalle College Prep — Wyndmoor, Pa.1:23.12 LANE 5 Connor Hoppe, Sr. — LANE 4 Paul Powers, Sr. — North Hall, Ga...... 43.19 LANE 3 Loyola — Los Angeles, Ca...... 1:22.57 Golden Vly., Ca. (5-17-14)...... 53.06* LANE 5 Blake Pieroni, Sr. — Chesterton, Ind...... 43.37 LANE 4 Creighton Prep — Omaha, Neb...... 1:22.09 LANE 6 Carsten Vissering, Jr. — Georgetown, Md..53.49 LANE 6 Ryan Held, Sr. — SH Griffin, Ill...... 43.73 LANE 5 Bolles — Jacksonville, Fl...... 1:22.32 LANE 7 Cody Taylor, Sr. — Columbus No., Ind...... 54.24 LANE 7 Tabahn Afrik, Jr. — West Ottawa, Mich.....43.90 LANE 6 St. Francis — Toledo, Oh...... 1:22.85 LANE 8 Carson Sand, Jr. — Castro Vly., Ca...... 54.54 LANE 8 Cole Cogswell, Jr. — Wm. S. Hart, Ca...... 43.97 LANE 7 William S. Hart — Newhall, Ca...... 1:23.15 CONSOLATION FINAL CONSOLATION FINAL LANE 8 Baylor — Chattanooga, Tenn...... 1:23.23 LANE 1 Derek Kao, Sr. — Walnut, Ca...... 54.91 LANE 1 Kyle White, Sr. — Cheyenne Central, Wyo.44.53 CONSOLATION FINAL LANE 2 Zack Warner, Sr. — Montgomery, N.J...... 54.89 LANE 2 Nicholas Magana, Sr. — Desert Mtn., Az...44.26 LANE 1 Hinsdale Central — Hinsdale, Ill...... 1:23.66 LANE 3 Hank Poppe, So. — San Ramon Vly., Ca...54.87 LANE 3 Alexander Lewis, Sr. — Greenwich, Ct.....44.16 LANE 2 Peddie— Hightstown, N.J...... 1:23.61 LANE 4 Ben Cono, Sr. — Smithtown Central, N.Y..54.72 LANE 4 Kyle Gornay, Sr. — Redlands, Ca...... 44.03 LANE 3 Greenwich — Greenwich, Ct...... 1:23.53 LANE 5 Jordy Groters, Sr. — University, Fl...... 54.76 LANE 5 Hennessey Stuart, Sr.— Regis Jesuit, Colo...44.10 LANE 4 Davis Senior — Davis, Ca...... 1:23.24 LANE 6 Christian Lorenz, Sr. — Avon, Ind...... 54.88 LANE 6 Grant House, Fr. — St. Xavier, Oh...... 44.26 LANE 5 Upper St. Clair — Pittsburgh, Pa...... 1:23.35 LANE 7 Ian Finnerty, Jr. — Bloomington So., Ind..54.91 LANE 7 Michael Jensen, So. — Upper Dublin, Pa...44.39 LANE 6 St. Ignatius College — San Francisco, Ca.1:23.53 LANE 8 Thomas McCormick, Sr. — Henderson, Pa.54.92 LANE 8 Greg Kohner, Sr. — Brighton, Fl...... 44.62 LANE 7 St. Xavier — Cincinnati, Oh...... 1:23.65 LANE 8 J.H. Rose — Greenville, N.C...... 1:23.66 EVENT #11 EVENT #7 400 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY 500 YARD FREESTYLE EVENT #9 NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL 100 YARD BACKSTROKE New Trier — Winnetka, Ill. (2-24-12)...... 2:59.76p Jeff Kostoff — Upland, Ca. (5-14-83)...... 4:16.39 NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL Sam Skinner, Reed Malone, Jack Mangan, Max Grodecki NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL David Nolan — Hershey, Pa. (3-19-11)...... 45.49 NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL Jack Conger — Good Counsel, Md. (2-9-13)...... 4:13.87 NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL Bolles — Jacksonville, Fl. (11-10-12)...... 2:54.43 Ryan Murphy — Bolles, Fl. (11-10-12)...... 45.34p Ryan Murphy, Santo Condorelli, CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Josh Booth, Joseph Schooling LANE 1 Jack Boyd, Sr. — Canisius, N.Y...... 4:22.72 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL LANE 2 Grant Schenk, Sr. — Mt. Carmel, Ca...... 4:22.09 LANE 1 EthanYoung, So. — Dalton, Ga...... 47.54 CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL LANE 3 Maxime Rooney, So. — Granada, Ca...... 4:20.16 LANE 2 Kyle Gornay, Sr. — Redlands, Ca...... 47.15 LANE 1 Brother Rice — Bloomfield Hills, Mich..3:02.06 LANE 4 Sam McHugh, Sr. — Baylor, Tenn...... 4:16.76 LANE 3 Hennessey Stuart, Sr. — Regis Jesuit, Colo.46.91 LANE 2 Fairfield College Prep — Fairfield, Ct.. 3:01.08 LANE 5 Jonathan Roberts, Sr. —Carroll, Texas..4:16.90 LANE 4 Michael Thomas, Jr. — LANE 3 Greenwich — Greenwich, Ct...... 3:00.59 LANE 6 Patrick Ransford, Sr. — Hatsboro-Horsham, Pa...... 46.65 LANE 4 Granada — Livermore, Ca. (5-17-14)...2:59.00* Pittsford Central, N.Y...... 4:21.06 LANE 5 Ryan Dudzinski, Jr. — Upper St. Clair, Pa..46.88 Nick Silverthorn Sr., Bryce McLaggan Sr., LANE 7 Jason O’Brien, Sr. — Point Loma, Ca...... 4:22.70 LANE 6 Aaron Whitaker, Sr. — Chesterton, Ind...... 47.06 Trent Trump Sr., Maxime Rooney So. LANE 8 Zachary Buerger, Sr.— No. Allegheny, Pa...4:22.75 LANE 7 Luke Kaliszak, Sr. — Baylor, Tenn...... 47.36 LANE 5 Chesterton — Chesterton, Ind...... 2:59.36 CONSOLATION FINAL LANE 8 Tristan Sanders, Sr. — Palm Harbor, Fl..... 47.79 LANE 6 Regis Jesuit — Auroro, Colo...... 3:00.87 LANE 1 Brock Turner, Sr. —Oakwood, Oh...... 4:24.31 CONSOLATION FINAL LANE 7 Bolles — Jacksonville, Fl...... 3:01.86 LANE 2 Calvin Bryant, Sr. — Osceola, Fl...... 4:23.47 LANE 1 David Puczkowski, Jr. — Westlake, Ca...... 48.56 LANE 8 Creighton Prep — Omaha, Neb...... 3:02.23 LANE 3 Nicholas Norman, Jr. — Capo Valley, Ca.4:23.02 LANE 2 Patrick Conaton, Sr. — Fordham, N.Y...... 48.53 CONSOLATION FINAL LANE 4 Logan Samuelson, Sr. — Fort Myers, Fl..4:22.77 LANE 3 Jessie Kim, Sr. — Valencia, Ca...... 48.39 LANE 1 North Allegheny — Wexford, Pa...... 3:03.49 LANE 5 Kevin Litherland, Sr. — LANE 4 Henrik Pohlmann, Sr. — Beavercreek, Oh.48.13 LANE 2 Phillips Academy — Andover, Mass...... 3:03.27 Chattahoochee, Ga...... 4:22.91 LANE 5 Jay Litherland, Sr. — Chattahoochee, Ga..48.38 LANE 3 Redlands — Redlands, Ca...... 3:02.60 LANE 6 Aidan Burns, Jr. — Bellarmine, Ca...... 4:23.36 LANE 6 Daniel McArthur, Jr. — Lakewood, Ca...... 48.48 LANE 4 Bellarmine Prep — San Jose. Ca...... 3:02.36 LANE 7 Stephen Marcin, Jr. — Servite, Ca...... 4:24.30 LANE 7 Patrick Mulcare, Jr. — Southridge, Ore...... 48.53 LANE 5 William S. Hart — Newhall, Ca...... 3:02.41 LANE 8 Cody Bekemeyer, Jr. — Collins Hill, Ga...4:24.37 LANE 8 Jonathan Roberts, Sr. — Carroll, Texas.....48.58 LANE 6 Upper St. Clair — Pittsburgh, Pa...... 3:03.04 LANE 7 LaSalle College Prep — Wyndmoor, Pa.3:03.32 EVENT #8 EVENT #10 LANE 8 Deerfield Academy — Deerfield, Mass.3:03.54 200 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY 100 YARD BREASTSTROKE NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL NATIONAL RECORD: PUBLIC SCHOOL Hershey — Hershey, Pa. (3-18-11)...... 1:21.01 Steven Stumph — Campolindo, Ca. (5-18-13)...... 53.39 for the 2013-14 NISCA David Nolan, Ben Bauchwitz, Shota Nakano, Jeff Young NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL High School Boys’ All-America lists. NATIONAL RECORD: INDEPENDENT SCHOOL Patrick Fowler — Seattle Prep, Wash. (2-20-98)....53.66
September 2014 31 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS: TOP PERFORMANCES With Dressel sitting out the 100 free in high school competition, the door was open for Michigan-bound Paul Powers of North Hall High (Ga.) to take top honors in 43.19—only Who’s No. 1? 85-hundredths off the public school BY JEFF COMMINGS and overall national high school rec- If you’ve been reading this issue of Swimming World Magazine ord of 42.34. Another swimmer with great po- page by page, you already know that Carmel and Chesterton— tential is Hatboro-Horsham’s (Pa.) Mi- chael Thomas, who posted the fastest both high schools from Indiana—were the respective top girls’ 100 back with a 46.65. He was more and boys’ teams this past season. But who turned in the top high than a second off Ryan Murphy’s na- tional high school record of 45.34 school performances of the year in each event? Read on...
arity reigned on the boys’ side P of Swimming World’s national high school championships, as eight schools featured swimmers with the top time in the country. Baylor (Tenn.), Clay (Fla.) and Creighton (Neb.) each scored two No. 1 times out of the 11 swimming events: • Baylor’s winning times came in the 200 yard medley relay (national high school record 1:27.74) and from Sam McHugh in the 500 free (4:16.76), who also swam butterfly on the win- ning relay with Luke Kaliszak (back- stroke), Dustin Tynes (breaststroke) and Christian Selby (freestyle). • Caeleb Dressel, Swimming World’s Male High School Swimmer of the Year, carried Clay High School in his nation-leading times in the 50 and [PHOTO BY PETER H. BICK] 200 free (19.29, 1:34.69). His 50 time broke the national record of 19.36 Vissering (53.49) signaled the dawn PICTURED > CREIGHTON PREP’S (NEB.) that Dressel had swum earlier in the of a new era of breaststroke. JACOB MOLACEK SET A NATIONAL HIGH season. That swim eclipsed the 19.43 Placing fifth on that list of 100 SCHOOL RECORD IN THE 100 YARD BREAST swum by Vlad Morozov in 2010. Moro- breaststrokers with a very fast 53.81 zov went on to win an Olympic medal was Mountain View St. Francis’ IN 52.92 TO BECOME THE FIRST PREP SWIM- as well as multiple NCAA titles. In fact, (Calif.) Curtis Ogren, who chased after MER TO CRACK 53 SECONDS IN THE EVENT. the past two national high school re- his own national independent school cord holders in the 50 free—Morozov record of 1:45.01 in the 200 IM. The but Thomas did break Murphy’s USA and Jimmy Feigen—have found much Stanford-bound star got that record Swimming national age group record success internationally in their post- with a 1:44.90 to lead the high school for 15-16 boys. Thomas, who also high school careers. rankings over four swimmers who ranked sixth in the 200 IM (1:46.11) • Creighton Prep also had a ban- clocked 1:45s. behind five seniors, is set for an- ex ner year, celebrating the season’s fast- The Bolles School (Fla.) is perenni- plosive final year of high school. est high school swim in the 200 free ally a class above the rest throughout Granada High School (Calif.), which relay (1:22.09) and a national high the boys’ rankings. In this rebuilding finished second in the team race by school record in the 100 breast by Ja- year, the defending national team only one point to Chesterton High cob Molacek (52.92). His time was just champion still sent shockwaves School (Ind.), set a national public one of many swims in that event that through the ranks with a national school record in May in the 400 free took the race to a new level. Runner- high school record in the 100 fly relay (2:59.00). That time beat Ches- up Connor Hoppe (53.06) and juniors (45.52) from Joseph Schooling, bound terton’s record of 2:59.36 swum in Andrew Seliskar (53.24) and Carsten for the University of Texas in the fall. February.
32 September 2014 KATIE LEDECKY LEADS Hershey, on the strength of Ella Eas- STANDING THE TEST OF TIME STRONG SEASON FOR GIRLS tin. Katie Ledecky, Swimming World’s Eastin won the 200 IM with a BY JASON MARSTELLER Female High School Swimmer of the 1:56.54 and swam fast enough to U.S. national high school records Year, set national high school records place in a tie for 11th in the 100 free were broken in nine events during the this past season in the 200 and 500 (49.82). However, because she swam 2013-14 prep season. In an additional free (1:42.38, 4:28.71—also an Ameri- on all three point-scoring relays, high six events, public and/or independent can record). But the junior from Stone school championship rules meant school records were set. Ridge School of the Sacred Heart she could only score in one individual Yet, as outstanding as these perfor- (Md.) wasn’t the only double record event. mances were, there have been some breaker. Besides Ledecky, Weitzeil and East- blazing fast times swum in years past Saugus High School’s (Calif.) Ab- in, only three other swimmers topped that would still hold their own today. bey Weitzeil broke the national high the nation in individual events: Perhaps the most impressive event school marks in the 50 and 100 free • Katie McLaughlin, a junior for from yesteryear was the 500 yard freestyle—for both genders. Jeff Kostoff’s remarkable 4:16.39 in 1983 withstood 30 years of attempts to break the record before Jack Con- ger smashed it in 2013 with a 4:13.87. Still, Kostoff’s time would have led the nation this past high school sea- son! Meanwhile, Janet Evans’ blister- ing 4:37.30 from 1988 held firm as the high school record for 18 years until Kate Ziegler came along with a 4:33.35 in 2006. This year, Katie Ledecky took it to an entirely differ- ent level with her 4:28.71. Surpris- ingly, Evans’ time from 1988 would have placed second this year behind only Ledecky’s performance, which was also an American record. And back in 2005, Jessica Hardy became the first high school girl [PHOTO BY PETER H. BICK] to break a minute in the 100 yard breast when she clocked 59.20. Sure PICTURED > ALLY HOWE OF SACRED HEART PREP (CALIF.) BETTERED MISSY FRANKLIN’S enough, that time is still fast enough INDEPENDENT SCHOOL RECORD IN THE 100 YARD BACK, LEAVING AMERICA’S SUPER- to lead all high school swimmers this past season. STAR WITH ONLY ONE RECORD REMAINING (100 FREE) FROM HER HIGH SCHOOL DAYS. In fact, only one swim has been HOWE’S 51.54 WAS ALSO ONLY 11-HUNDREDTHS OFF THE OVERALL NATIONAL MARK OF faster in high school than Hardy’s— OLIVIA SMOLIGA. and that is Kasey Carlson’s techsuit- aided 58.75 from 2009. (21.98, 47.82), capping off a season Santa Margarita Catholic High School ] in which the top two scoring teams— (Calif.), scored a national high school PICTURED > JEFF Carmel (Ind.) and Hershey (Pa.)—did record in the 100 fly (51.78). KOSTOFF, WHOSE 4:16.39 HIGH SCHOOL
not field a winning individual swim. • Ally Howe of Sacred Heart Prep MORSE TIM Carmel’s runaway win (176 points) (Calif.) took down the national inde- RECORD FROM 1983 WAS was decided by their dominance in pendent school record with a 51.54 in NEVER BROKEN FOR 30 PHOTO BY PHOTO the three relays (1:40.83 200 MR, the 100 back that was 11-hundredths [ YEARS, ALSO WON USA 1:31.37 200 FR, 3:21.20 400 FR—all of a second off the overall national SWIMMING’S ROBERT national public school records), while mark of Olivia Smoliga. J.H. KIPHUTH AWARD Hershey (119) showed depth across • Penn High School’s (Ind.) Bethany AT SPRING NATIONALS the board in several events to make Galat dipped under a minute for the THAT SAME YEAR AS up for a superstar swimmer. Crean first time to score a nation-leading Lutheran (Calif.) finished third in the 59.66 in the 100 breast. THE MALE HIGH-POINT team standings, three points behind CHAMPION.
September 2014 33 TOP 10: TRIUMPHS & TRAGEDIES
Beginning in its April issue and running through January 2015, Swimming World Magazine is counting down the top 10 triumphs and tragedies in the history of swimming. This month: USA TURNS OUT OLYMPIC LIGHTS BY CHUCK WARNER 05The line of 45 U.S. Olympic swim- to trumpet the merits of Soviet life to The President then set out to mers stretched down the hallowed a worldwide audience. strengthen the merit of his action by foyer filled with paintings and busts of Given the invasion, it seems that trying to persuade other countries to renowned American presidents. It was, the Olympic ideal—Building a peaceful join the U.S. boycott. He sent repre- perhaps, the most honored venue in and better world in the Olympic Spirit sentatives around the world in an ef- American life: the White House, home which requires mutual understanding, fort to convince American allies and of the President of the United States. with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and neutral nations to join the boycott, The 1980 U.S. Olympic swim team fair play—was exactly what the world and in so doing, rip the Olympic ex- was being honored with a visit to see needed. But this President, with mis- perience out from under its athletes. President Jimmy Carter. Yet many of erable approval ratings for his per- Among the countries that joined these American athletes had mixed formance in office as it was, decided in the boycott were Japan, West Ger- emotions about being invited to the to withhold U.S. participation in the many, China and Canada. There were home of the man who had kept them quadrennial celebration of athletic also some countries that supported from competing at the 1980 Games. excellence as his primary strategy to the boycott, but allowed their athletes But not their coach... apply leverage on the Soviets. to participate if they wished, includ- George Haines was the head coach On Jan. 20, 1980, the President ing, most notably, Australia, Sweden, of the 1980 U.S. Olympic team and spoke to the country via an interview France and Great Britain. There was considered by many as one of the with Bill Monroe on the television also talk of allowing American ath- greatest swimming coaches ever. He show, “Meet The Press,” stating, “Nei- letes to do the same, but that never had been the international leader of ther I nor the American people would came to fruition. American teams for the previous 20 support the sending of an American Eventually, 65 countries did not years, during which time his swim- team to Moscow with Soviet invasion participate in the Olympics despite mers—especially his female swim- troops in Afghanistan.... If the Sovi- being invited, although not all was mers—had dominated not only in ets do not withdraw their troops im- because of the boycott—some did not the U.S., but also at the Games them- mediately from Afghanistan within a participate for economic reasons. selves. Coach Haines waited at the month, I would not support the send- end of the reception line for his turn ing of an American team to the Olym- ATHLETES PUNISHED to meet the President. pics. It’s very important for the world Coach Haines inched his way to- to realize how serious a threat the So- ward the President in the receiving BOYCOTT RATIONALE viets’ invasion of Afghanistan is.” line at the White House. When his The stated impetus for a boycott of the 1980 Olympic Games was that PICTURED > IN 1980, U.S. the host country, the Soviet Union, PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER had invaded neighboring nation, Af- ANNOUNCED THAT THE ghanistan. Carter and his cabinet UNITED STATES WOULD had considered various strategies to LEAD A BOYCOTT OF THE communicate their displeasure, and SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES finally weighed the impact of a grain IN MOSCOW TO PROTEST embargo versus an Olympic boycott. THE SOVIET INVASION They selected the latter, in part be- OF AFGHANISTAN. WITH cause of the harm it might do to the THE BOYCOTT, HE HAD propaganda plan that the Soviet gov- CRUELLY PLUCKED THE ernment had put in place to showcase OPPORTUNITY FOR Soviet sports success to its struggling HUNDREDS OF citizens. In fact, the government had ATHLETES TO COMPETE installed 90 million television sets so FOR OLYMPIC GLORY that Soviet citizens could watch the ON THE OLYMPIC STAGE. Games. By holding the Olympics in Moscow, the government also hoped
34 September 2014 turn came to shake hands with Carter, stroke on the winning medley relay George shook his hand, but wouldn’t and freestyle on the winning 4 x let go. The self-assured leader of the 100 free relay, and she added a silver American swimming team looked the medal in the 100 breast. Had there leader of the free world in the eye been a 4 x 200 free relay, Tracy likely and firmly asked, “Do you know what would have been on it and been a six- you did to these kids?” time world champion. President Carter had cruelly Woodhead won the 200 free in a plucked the opportunity to experi- world record time, and her range of ence the pinnacle of one’s athletic ca- freestyle events was as wide as her reer on the grandest stage from hun- smile. She swam on the 400 free relay, dreds of athletes in all sports around anchored the 400 medley relay and the world. was runners-up in both the 400 and The sacrifice of a swimmer missing 800 freestyles. Sippy’s training pro- an Olympics 34 years ago was even gram in some years included 20,000 greater than it might be now because yards or more per day. She and Tracy swimmers’ careers were so much had earned the opportunity to be- shorter then. At that time, swimmers come two of the great swimmers in rarely continued past college. Profes- history—if only they could put their sional athletes were not allowed to Olympic stamp on their careers. ] compete in the Olympics until 1992, thus a college scholarship in the TIMING IS EVERYTHING American NCAA system was one of The reality of whether or not the
TONY DUFFY TONY the best ways to continue to train and potential for Olympic glory fits into compete beyond high school. the time line of any swimmer is somewhat coincidental. But to per- PHOTO BY PHOTO
[ A STUNNING TURNAROUND form at your best in that particular After Title IX became law in 1972, year is the difference between a fine U.S. colleges slowly infused funding swimming career and an experience into women’s sports programs; there- nearly as enduring as the Olympic fore, many of the top female swim- flame. By the Moscow Games, Tracy mers were just beginning to have and Sippy would logically be much support to swim beyond high school. closer to their peak than they had Nonetheless, after the East Ger- been two years earlier. In fact, head- man women annihilated their com- ing into 1980, Sippy was ranked first petition in the 1976 Olympics, the in the world in the 100 and 200 free- American women generated a stun- styles, second in the 400 and third in PICTURED (TOP) > FIFTEEN-YEAR- ning turnaround in a mere two years. the 800. Those two athletes would OLD TRACY CAULKINS LED THE A “kiddy corps” burst onto the scene be joined by American phenom Mary NEW U.S. “KIDDY CORPS” THAT at the 1978 World Swimming Cham- T. Meagher—about 8-1/2 months BURST ONTO THE SCENE AT THE pionships. Led by 15-year-old Tracy younger than Sippy—who was rewrit- 1978 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS. HER Caulkins and 14-year-old Cynthia ing all the world records in butterfly VERSATILITY WAS UNRIVALED, “Sippy” Woodhead, the American from 1979 through 1981, to form the SETTING AMERICAN RECORDS contingent competed in Berlin, the nucleus of a powerhouse Olympic OVER THE COURSE OF HER CAREER homeland of the reigning champions, women’s team. IN EVERY STROKE AS WELL AS and brought the Germans to their The American men were enjoy- THE INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY. NO knees. ing a thriving NCAA program during OTHER AMERICAN SWIMMER HAS Caulkins, alone, won five gold those years, but just like the women, DUPLICATED THAT ACHIEVEMENT. medals, one silver medal and set two many saw their Olympic dreams world records. Tracy’s versatility has snuffed out. Three of the most nota- PICTURED (ABOVE) > HEADING INTO no rival in the history of the sport, ble were Bill Barrett, Craig Beardsley 1980, CYNTHIA “SIPPY” WOODHEAD not even in Michael Phelps. Over the and Rowdy Gaines, all of whom were WAS RANKED FIRST IN THE WORLD course of her career, she set American in the middle or nearing the end of IN THE 100 AND 200 METER records in every stroke—and, yes, you their collegiate careers. FREESTYLES, AND WAS A STRONG can bet she had a pretty good indi- Barrett (200 IM) and Beardsley CONTENDER IN THE 400 AND 800 AS vidual medley, too! (200 fly) were both world record WELL. YET, THE OPPORTUNITY TO In Berlin, she won both IMs and holders by the end of the Olympic EXCEL AT THE 1980 MOSCOW GAMES the 200 meter butterfly, swam breast- WAS DENIED BECAUSE OF THE U.S.- – continued on 36 LED BOYCOTT. September 2014 35 OLYMPIC LIGHTS – continued from 35 political pressures brought to bear— young children and gaining respect the Soviet troops stayed in Afghani- from the general public. An estimat- summer, but with no opportunity to stan until 1989. ed half-billion people watched the showcase their lifelong development The effect of the boycott, howev- 1976 Games in Montreal, and by the of excellence. In April of 1980, Rowdy er, stopped the momentum that the 2012 London Olympics, that number set the world record in the 50 free— sport of swimming had been build- blew up to 4.8 billion. But NBC can- not yet an Olympic event—but his ing in attracting media and public celed their contract to broadcast the best events were the 100 1980 Olympics in the and 200 free, in both of USA since the Americans which he would soon set wouldn’t attend. world rec-ords. Backed by Consequently, the the prowess of American sport’s popularity was relays, Rowdy might well hindered. have become a world- Performance suffered wide swimming star for as well. his Olympic medal haul, The gains in swim- had he been given the ming speed since opportunity. Charles Daniels won the Even the athletes who 100 free (in a 100-me- competed in Moscow suf- ter pool) at the 1908 fered because the Games London Olympics with a were not the same with- time of 1:05.8 is nothing out the boycotting coun- short of amazing. Each tries. A good example step forward happens was Soviet superstar when an athlete finds a Vladimir Salnikov, who way to get a bit faster had worked his way into or win a race against a becoming the best dis- worthy adversary. These tance freestyle swimmer small steps spiral into in the world. However, the sport’s large mile- the boycott prevented a stones, but they were much-anticipated show- slowed with the boycott. down between Salnikov And because of the and the reigning Olympic 1980 boycott, the So- champion Brian Goodell, viets retaliated with a who was only finishing boycott of their own, as his junior year of college the Soviet Union and in 1980. 14 other Communist- The punishing treat- friendly countries boy- ment of the athletes by cotted the 1984 Los An- the President, in what PICTURED > THE 1980 OLYMPIC BOYCOTT PREVENTED A MUCH geles Olympics. rower Anita DeFrantz— ANTICIPATED SHOWDOWN IN THE MEN’S 1500 BETWEEN All of this is why we later a member of the SOVIET SUPERSTAR VLADIMIR SALNIKOV AND THE REIGNING see the U.S.-led boycott International and U.S. OLYMPIC CHAMPION, THE USA’S BRIAN GOODELL. INSTEAD, of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Committees— SALNIKOV (SHOWN HERE ON THE COVER OF SWIMMING Olympics as one of the called, “...a pointless WORLD’S 1980 OLYMPIC ISSUE) DOMINATED, BECOMING THE greatest tragedies in the exercise and a shame- FIRST PERSON TO BREAK 15 MINUTES WITH A 14:58.27. history of the sport of ful part of U.S. history,” swimming. caused widespread pain. Athletes who were positioned not attention with the development of only to win personal glory, but also worldwide television broadcasts in Chuck Warner is a part of Swimming to become glowing ambassadors for the 1960s. World Magazine’s editorial board and a peaceful world, were summarily ex- Swimming became a centerpiece author of “Four Champions: One Gold tracted from their experience by the of the 1972 Munich Games as the Medal” and “And Then They Won Gold.” decision of one political leader. world witnessed Mark Spitz’s seven- Both books are available for purchase gold-medal performance. The sport online at www.SwimmingWorld.com. SETTING BACK THE SPORT OF SWIMMING was seizing on the television expo- Next month: “Swimming’s Top 10 Tri- Despite the boycott—and other sure, building an interest in talented umphs and Tragedies: #4.”
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DRYSIDE//TRAINING
GET STRONG...AT HOME! 1 PUSH-UPS BY J.R. ROSANIA PHOTOS BY EMMI BRYTOWSKI Use the standard form of push-up, DEMONSTRATED BY MAUREEN RANKIN with your feet and hands positioned about shoulder-width. Lower We lose five percent of our strength yourself to 2 inches above the floor every several years over the age of 35. and return to your starting position. As we age and lose strength, this can Do not lock out your elbows. Push- affect our stroke efficiency, stamina and ups can also be done from the knees speed. It can also lead to injuries. for less resistance. OK...the simple solution: build strength! But what if we don’t have ac- cess to a gym? Well, this article is just for you: no gym necessary, no equip- ment necessary! Body weight training is the new craze in strength and conditioning circles. 2 STEP-UPS It’s certainly not a new method, but it’s Use a box/step/platform that is about making a comeback in mainstream fit- 8 to 12 inches high. With either foot, ness. step up fully onto the top of the box/ So, here are some bodyweight exer- step/platform. Lift your upper leg to a cises that you can do...at home! position that is horizontal with the floor, Although you only use your body and extend your arms vertically. Lower weight, technique is extremely impor- and alternate to the other leg. tant. Bad technique can lead to injury. Also, for some, your bodyweight may be too heavy for your current strength level. Therefore, I will suggest a few modifications. Complete each exercise three days a week, every other day. Start with 2 sets of 10, then progress as follows each week: 3 x 10, 3 x 12, 3 x 15 and remain at 3 x 15. You will feel stronger just doing the exercises in three weeks, and you 3 CRUNCHES should feel stronger in the water in four Lying flat on your back with your to five weeks. knees slightly bent and hands behind your head, slowly raise your head and MEET THE TRAINER shoulders off the floor 4 to 6 inches. J.R. Rosania, B.S., exercise Keep your lower back pressed against science, is one of the na- the floor. Return to your starting tion’s top performance en- position and repeat. hancement coaches. He is the owner and CEO of Healthplex, LLC, in 4 SQUATS Phoenix. Check out Rosania’s website at Stand with your legs and feet slightly www.jrhealthplex.net. wider than your hips, and extend your arms straight above your head. Begin MEET THE ATHLETE slowly by bending your knees and lower- Maureen Rankin is a nine- ing your body to a half-squat position. time All-American swimmer Push back up by using your quads and from the University of Ari- glutes. You can reduce the difficulty of zona and former coach who this exercise by leaning your back on a now swims Masters. She also is an Ath- physio ball with the ball against a wall. letic & Lifestyle model for Sports & Life- style Unlimited as well as the circulation to learn more about another manager for Swimming World Magazine. exercise: Lunges.
38 September 2014 NUTRITION
ANGEL HAIR WITH TO CARB OR BACON & SWEET CORN NOT TO CARB? INGREDIENTS: There is an overwhelming • 8 ounces angel hair pasta amount of scientific and real-world • 8 ounces bacon, chopped evidence that demonstrates that a diet rich in carbohydrates is critical • 2 ears of uncooked sweet corn to success in endurance sports. • 1 tomato, diced Carbohydrates are stored in the • 1/4 cup fresh basil leaves, cut into body as liver and muscle glycogen. strips Without it, an athlete’s ability to • 1-1/2 tablespoons olive oil perform at high intensity is severely diminished. (For more detailed information, DIRECTIONS: pick up a copy of “The Feed Zone Cookbook” by Biju Thomas and • Bring a large pot of water to a Allen Lim. This book and others boil. Add the pasta and cook for 6-8 about nutrition for athletes is minutes, or until al dente. available online from VeloPress. • While the pasta is boiling, fry com—see ads, pages 41 and 45.) the bacon in a medium sauté pan. • • • When bacon gets crispy, drain off fat In this month’s nutrition column, and wrap in paper towels to remove Swimming World continues to any excess fat. provide flavorful, easy recipes for • Use a knife to carefully cut the athletes. This month’s recipe comes kernels off the ears of corn. from “The Feed Zone Cookbook,” a no-fuss guide to preparing good • Drain the pasta. Transfer pasta, food that will satisfy an athlete’s bacon and corn to a large bowl. Add cravings and prepare the body for tomato, basil, olive oil and salt and top performance. pepper to taste. Fold everything Try out this sample recipe (at together. left). It is a light-bodied, flavorful • Top with grated parmesan and a pasta that carries a bright burst of squeeze of lemon juice. fresh uncooked corn. The dish is typically prepared prior to a day of PER SERVING: training or racing and is put in the cooler to eat at the end of the day. 679 calories, 20 g fat, 969 mg Hot or cold, it’s an excellent way to sodium, 108 g carbs, 7 g fiber, recover. (TIP: use roasted chicken 23 g protein or eggs in place of the bacon to get more protein in this dish.) .
Republished with permission 15 2 of VeloPress from “The Feed MINUTES SERVINGS Zone Cookbook: Fast and Flavorful Food for Athletes.”
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September 2014 39 1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor, shoulder- width apart.
ASKDR. SHANNON 2. Bring your hands behind your neck with your elbows wide and pressing into the floor.
TEXT AND PHOTOS BY SHANNON McBRIDE CURL-UPS (FOR RECTUS ABDOMINUS) 3. Gently draw your belly button toward DEMONSTRATED BY COLBY MILLEN your spine to engage your abdominals.
4. Keeping your elbows wide, curl your upper body off the floor. Keep the tips of your shoul- der blades on the floor. Use your abdominals to lift your body, not your neck! Here are four exercises that can be performed three 5. Keep your gaze on your belly button to minimize neck strain, and do not use your hands to pull on your neck. times a week to strengthen and develop your core. Return to your starting position. Do three sets of 10 reps.
1. Lie on your back with your legs in a In addition to stretches or foam tabletop position. rolling in order to enhance swim- ming performance and minimize 2. Place your hands behind your head with your elbows wide. injury, one way to accomplish these goals is to incorporate strengthen- 3. Draw your belly button toward your ing exercises into your routine. The spine. BICYCLE (FOR ABDOMINAL OBLIQUES) most efficient way to do this is by strengthening your core. 4. Bend your left knee into your chest and extend your right leg out. Make sure you keep your right leg high so that your low back The core is defined as those mus- stays on the ground. If you feel your low back lift off the floor, raise your right leg. cles that run from the upper torso to the gluteal muscles that compro- 5. Keeping your elbows wide, reach your right elbow to your left knee. mise the front and the back of the body. These muscles are responsible 6. Gaze back over your left shoulder. Switch sides and repeat eight times on each side. for strength and posture. 1. Lie face down with your legs hip-width apart and your hands under your forehead. MEET YOUR TRAINER 2. Pull your belly button off the floor by Dr. Shannon McBride, a licensed chiro- engaging your abdominal muscles. practor based in Atlanta, Ga., has been 3. Keeping your hands on your forehead practicing since 2001. She also is cer- and your toes pressing down into the floor, SWAN (FOR BACK EXTENSOR MUSCLES) tified in Pilates through Power Pilates gently raise your head and hands off the floor a few inches. and the Pilates Method Alliance. 4. Hold for five seconds and slowly lower. Repeat 10 times.
1. Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Feet should be hip-width apart.
2. Press your arms and hands into the floor and gaze up at the ceiling.
3. Draw your belly button toward your spine. BRIDGE (FOR GLUTEAL MUSCLES)
4. Lift your hips to the ceiling and hold for a count of 10. Repeat five times.
40 September 2014 Q&A ANNE GOODMAN JAMES BY MICHAEL J. STOTT • PHOTO PROVIDED BY COLORADO COLLEGE
Anne Goodman James has spent 38 years as a head coach in all three NCAA divisions. These days, she is dispensing aquatic wisdom and producing national champions at Colorado College.
Q. SWIMMING WORLD: You served as NCAA divisions has been invaluable, a head coach at the Counsilman Stroke and I am fortunate to have found Analysis Clinics. Besides Doc, what oth- such a great fit at Colorado College. er swim influences did you have? A. COACH ANNE GOODMAN JAMES: SW: Do you still stress training by bal- Coach Anne Goodman James Doc (Counsilman) taught me to ques- ancing different energy systems? Head Swimming Coach tion everything and to try new things. AGJ: Successful coaching is both a My high school/club coach, Neil Mat- science and an art. Planning for train- Colorado College zen, was a strong influence at the ing the different systems and balanc- Colorado Springs, Colorado time I decided I wanted to be a col- ing those for the different training Anne Goodman James (Texas Tech lege swimming coach. My college groups is the science of coaching. De- coach, Laura Kitzmiller, taught me so signing individual tapers and getting University, B.S., physical education, much about how to treat people and the team to share the vision of what ’75; Indiana University, M.S., kine- how to motivate those you lead. Jean is possible during taper is the art of siology/biomechanics, ’76) is a suc- Freeman was a wonderful example coaching.The art of coaching is also cessful and respected swimming and mentor as a pioneer woman in about relationships, leading people coaching. I learn from everyone I to believe in themselves and building lifer. In her 38 years on deck, she has coach with and against, from coaches a team culture in which everyone is coached at Texas Tech, Cal State Hay- in other sports and from people in the invested in one another’s success. It ward, Northern Michigan University, business world. I am part of a group of is about developing a place where it University of Arkansas and Colorado women’s coaches called The Summit, is safe enough to try new things and and I continue to be profoundly influ- even risk failure because those things College. In the process, she has men- enced by everyone in the group. lead to personal growth and to swim- tored three Olympians, 29 national ming success. champions and 93 All-Americans. SW: With all your success, why did you She also has won eight conference leave Northern Michigan University? SW: What is a normal weekly training AGJ: In 1996, the University of Arkan- schedule? coach-of-the-year honors and twice sas asked me to apply for the head AGJ: We practice two-and-a half hours been named NCAA Division II Coach coach position. Arkansas was an op- on Monday through Friday afternoons of the Year (1988, 1991). In addi- portunity to get back into Division I and on Saturday mornings. Occasion- tion, she is a current CSCAA board and the SEC, the premier swimming ally, we will swim a morning instead conference in the country. of an afternoon. We do not swim member, having been president from doubles except during our semester 1993-95, and she was the 2005 re- SW: In 2006, you made the decision to break/training trip. I am very pleased cipient of the Richard E. Steadman go to D-III Colorado College. with the swimming results over the Award. She also served on the NCAA AGJ: One draw was the division’s last eight years on this schedule. The academic/athletic balance. Being a additional sleep our students get is Swimming Committee from 1987-94 non-scholarship division was very a plus for their athletic performance, and 2007-13 and was a commit- attractive. Athletes in D-III are there allows for better academic achieve- tee chair in both Divisions II and III. only because they want to swim—not ment and gives them a better oppor- She was inducted into the Northern influenced by any money involved, tunity to be more involved on campus which creates a very positive team and in the community. I don’t like to Michigan University Sports Hall of environment. Coaching in all three – continued on 43 Fame in 2007.
September 2014 41 HOW THEY TRAIN: JORDAN DEGAYNER BY MICHAEL J. STOTT PHOTOS PROVIDED BY COLORADO COLLEGE Jordan DeGayner left Colorado College in 2012 as a 200 yard freestyle national champion, six-time All-American, CSCAA and CoSIDA Academic All-American and twice the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Swimmer of the Year. Two years later, he is still the school record holder in four individual events—50-100-200 yard free (20.55, 44.81, 1:37.51), 100 fly (49.14)—and the 200-400-800 free relays (1:23.26, 3:04.02, 6:45.85). His coach, Anne Goodman James, remembers him as “intelligent, serious, focused and analytical, with a great kinesthetic sense. Jordan was a backhalf swimmer, who PICTURED > JORDAN DEGAYNER was famous for his come-from-behind victories. His 200 free his senior year at the 2012 NCAA Division III Na- tional Championships was arguably the most dramatic race of the meet,” she says. “No matter what, he would find a way to get his hand on the wall first.” In that race, DeGayner was seventh at the 150, fifth at the 175 and touched in 1:37.51 to tie University of Redlands Tyler Harp for his national championship. “Jordan had a very impressive work ethic,” says James, noting that most of DeGayner’s improvements came from big gains in strength training and technique im- PROGRESSION OF TIMES provement. “He was open and willing to make any sug- SCY HS FR SO JR SR gested changes and was very focused on implementing 100 Free 49.30 46.98* 46.21 45.08 44.81 (43.52r) those changes even when he was tired in practice.” 200 Free 1:46.49 1:41.67* 1:40.44 1:38.64 1:37.51 DeGayner is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in chemistry at * = Times attained in technical suit Northwestern University. NOTE: DeGayner dropped his 52.63 100 fly time in high school to Below are some of his sample training sets: 49.14 in college.
MID-SEASON AND LATE SEASON LATE SEASON 12 x 100 on 2:30 Swim 3x (6 x 50) on :40 to :45 (Each 100 done as 75 at 80-85 percent of best time, (4:00 between rounds. All 50s at 2nd 50 of 200 goal based on 75 split of race 100—DeGayner held :40 to :41, pace—24.5 to foot touch.) as calculated. After a 20-second rest, sprint 25 at least as fast as 100 race pace. Take time and stroke rate on the MID- AND LATE SEASON 25—DeGayner’s 25s were 11.6 to 11.8, with stroke rates 2 rounds of: at 1.15 to 1.27.) 1 x 300 free, negative split on 4:00 4 x 75 fly, descend on 1:15 MID-SEASON 1 x 300 free, negative split faster on 4:00 2 rounds of: 1 x 50 easy on 2:00 1 x 100 on 1:05 3 x 50 on :40 4 x 50 fly, fast descend to best time +3 or better on 1:00 5 x 50 on :50 4 x 100 on 1:11 4 x 25 no breath (free or fly) on :45 Rest 1:00 2 x 100 on 1:07 2 x 50 on :35 1 x 100 FAST fly on 5:00 4 x 50 on :45 5 x 100 on 1:13 (Goal time is best +5 or better—Jordan typically was 3 x 100 on 1:09 1 x 50 on :30 :52 to :53 on the fly.) • • • The power rack was an integral part of DeGayner’s (Rest 5 minutes between rounds. Second round in re- training. It was done three times per week throughout the verse order. Time the 50 at the end of round 1—Jordan season. Sets varied from 16 on :40 in the early season to 4 was :24—and the 100 at the end of round 2—Jordan was on 2:00 in late season, with increasing weight as the sea- :50.) son progressed. All power rack sessions were timed and power ratios calculated.
42 September 2014 Q & A – continued from 41 be too predictable, so our daily schedule regarding type of work varies throughout the season and by training group.
SW: How about kicking and pulling? AGJ: We kick more and more each year, mostly without a board. When done with a board, we emphasize engaging the core and keeping the back flat. I like to mix kick and swim within the set to transfer good kicking into the stroke. We don’t pull much.
SW: What is a typical weekly dryland schedule? AGJ: Most of our team spends an hour in the weight room two days a week; sprinters go three times per week. We have a full-time strength coach and a new and expanded weight room. Lifts emphasize full body movement and pro- mote in-water connectivity. A yoga instructor comes in weekly. The breath control and the mind-body connection may be more important than the core strength and flexibility that yoga develops. We also spend the first 20 to 30 minutes of each practice doing muscle activation techniques—instead of stretch- ing—as well as a variety of core strength exercises.
SW: You spoke at a CHSAA seminar on the topic of “Getting into College Swimming.” Any advice for parents? AGJ: Swimming in college is an amazing experience and yields invaluable lifetime friendships. There is a wide range of teams within each division. These teams vary in talent, accomplishments, expectations and atmosphere. Be open to the fact that all three divisions offer outstanding oppor- tunities, and choose the school that best fits you academi- MASTER cally and athletically. Be realistic about athletic scholarship expectations. Ath- letic scholarships are available in Divisions I and II, while SWIMMER Division III offers academic and need-based packages Swim Speed Strokes will show you how to swim your that can be very generous. Be aware that only about three best in all four swimming strokes—butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle. Coach Sheila Taormina breaks percent of high school swimmers receive a college swim- down each stroke into simple steps that you can master to ming scholarship—with almost all being partial awards. become the strongest swimmer you can be. The amount of the scholarship will depend on team needs, where you would score in a conference meet or on the na- tional level, number of scholarships they have available.... So, research the teams you are interested in—as well as the conference and division in which they compete. Swimmers shouldn’t wait for the coaches to contact them. You should initiate contact with the colleges you are interested in. Don’t be afraid that you can’t handle swim- ming and academics on the college level. Yes, you will be busy, but nationally, busy college swimmers typically have some of the highest grades on campus.
Michael J. Stott, one of Swimming World Magazine’s USA contributors, is based in Richmond, Va.
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PICTURED > AT THE RECENT U.S. NATIONALS IN IRVINE, SWIMMER TYLER CLARY ACCEPTED THE ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE THAT HAS BEEN ALL THE RAGE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. STARTED BY A MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENT WHO HAS LIVED WITH ALS SINCE 2012, NUMEROUS CELEBRITIES AND OTHERS HAVE DUMPED ICE WATER ON THEMSELVES AND POSTED VIDEOS OF IT WITHIN 24 HOURS—ALL TO RAISE MONEY FOR RESEARCH INTO ALS, BETTER KNOWN AS LOU GEHRIG’S DISEASE.
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