MIXING UP YOUR TRAINING A YEAR IN REVIEW: 2013’s TOP SWIMMING STORIES A LOOK +INTO 2014 THE GLORY OF FOOD NATALIE COUGHLIN’S SUCCESS IN THE JANUARY 2014 - VOLUME 55 - NO. 01 KITCHEN $3.95 PHELPS CLEARS SURVIVE & FIRST HURDLE THRIVE: IN COMEBACK CRAIG DIETZ LEARN MORE AT SWIMMINGWORLD.COM AMERICA’S GOLDEN GIRL: CoughlinNatalie SPECIAL NEW YEAR OFFER: CHECK OUT PAGE 65 FOR SWIMMING WORLD’S NEW YEAR SPECIAL! JANUARY.indd 1 12/22/13 5:34 PM JANUARY.indd 2 12/22/13 5:34 PM JANUARY.indd 3 12/22/13 5:35 PM JANUARY.indd 4 12/22/13 5:35 PM JANUARY.indd 5 12/22/13 5:35 PM 029 Food, Glorious Food! by Natalie Coughlin Natalie Coughlin taught herself how 2014 to cook when she was in college...and JAN she absolutely loves it! 031 Take Home Points by Dr. G. John Mullen In a partnership with Swimming World 020 U Magazine, Swimming Science provides “Take Home Points” from in-depth 045 Q&A with Coach swimming research. Jason Turcotte ARY by Michael J. Stott FEATURES 032 Yoga for Swimmers by Steve Krojniewski 047 How They Train Gunnar 010 Swimming Stories of 2013 Yoga can help swimmers strengthen Bentz and Kylie Stewart 010 by Jason Marsteller their core, stretch the pectorals, open by Michael J. Stott the shoulders and add focus for peak 014 Lessons with the Legends: performance. 048 Survive and Thrive: Dick Hannula Finding A Way by Michael J. Stott 034 Goldminds: Swim to Win! by Shoshanna Rutemiller by Wayne Goldsmith Despite not having any arms or legs, 016 Strategic Pacing in Commitment—the decision to turn 39-year-old Craig Dietz is using his Distance Events (Part II) thoughts into actions—is the key to success in open water swimming to by Michael J. Stott success for every swimmer. inspire others. Last month, Swimming World examined the philosophy and 041 Dryside Training: 050 Favorite Sets: psychology behind strategic pacing in New Year, New Training Jeff Commings distance events. In Part II, we take an by J.R. Rosania in-depth look at the current strategies 016 utilized by some of the world’s top 042 Swimming Technique performers. Misconceptions: DEPARTMENTS “Catch-up” Freestyle 018 Faces of Swimming by Rod Havriluk 008 A Voice for the Sport by Shoshanna Rutemiller 051 Up & Comers Question: What are you looking 044 Ask Dr. Shannon: 052 Gutter Talk forward to in 2014? Stretches to Increase 054 Flexibility For the Record 020 Breaststroke Pullouts by Shannon McBride 063 CSCAA Swimming Rankings by Jeff Commings 066 Parting Shot In a short course pool, the underwater breaststroke pullout makes up about half of the race for elite swimmers, 023 so it’s a very important part of a ON THE COVER breaststroker’s arsenal. Even in a long course race, the pullout can make or She’s one of the most decorated break a swimmer’s potential to win American female Olympians of all a race. Here are the six phases of time, a multiple-time U.S. national the underwater pull that are keys to team captain and Swimming World success. Magazine’s 2002 Female World Swimmer of the Year. It’s the one and 023 America’s Golden Girl only Natalie Coughlin. (See stories, by Shoshanna Rutemiller pages 23 and 29.) Natalie Coughlin has been swimming since she was 6 years old, and at 31, [PHOTO BY KAITLIN B. KELLY] she’s still going strong—striving to improve both as an athlete and a SWIMMING WORLD MAGAZINE (ISSN 0039-7431). Note: permission to reprint articles or excerpts from contents is prohibited without permission from the publisher. The publisher person. is not responsible for errors in advertisements. Microfilm copies: available from University Microfilms, 313 N. First St., Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Swimming World Magazine is listed in the 048 Physical Education Index. Printed in the U.S.A. © Sports Publications International, January 2014. 6 January 2014 JANUARY.indd 6 12/22/13 5:35 PM JANUARY.indd 7 12/22/13 5:35 PM a voice for the sport AN OPEN LETTER Asking FINA to Recognize a voice for the sport ALL VICTIMS During PUBLISHING, CIRCULATION AND ACCOUNTING OFFICE THE DDR Olympic REIGN P.O. Box 20337, Sedona, AZ 86341 Toll Free in USA & Canada: 800-511-3029 Phone: 928-284-4005 • Fax: 928-284-2477 www.SwimmingWorldMagazine.com BY BRENT T. RUTEMILLER Chairman of the Board, President — Richard Deal e-mail: [email protected] Dear FINA Board Members: Publisher, CEO — Brent T. Rutemiller e-mail: [email protected] Circulation/Art Director — Karen Deal In December, Swimming World Magazine 4. That FINA reorder the medal e-mail: [email protected] Circulation Assistant — Judy Jacob made the decision to strip its World and standings and place new names e-mail: [email protected] European Swimmer of the Year titles alongside existing DDR names. Advertising Production Coordinator — Betsy Houlihan awarded to any East German (DDR) e-mail: [email protected] female swimmer dating back to 1973. 5. That FINA not ask for DDR swimmers EDITORIAL, PRODUCTION, MERCHANDISING, The magazine is revisiting how it might to return their medals. MARKETING AND ADVERTISING reallocate those awards. OFFICE 2744 East Glenrosa Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85016 The decision to strip those titles 6. That FINA award duplicate medals Toll Free: 800-352-7946 generated many comments and to those athletes who have a new Phone: 602-522-0778 • Fax: 602-522-0744 www.SwimmingWorldMagazine.com standing. discussions within the swimming Editorial AND ProduCTION community worldwide. 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The fact that there were victims forgiveness, sportsmanship and above all Staff Writer — Michael Stott on both sides of the podium goes to the the spirit of humanity. It is in that ideal SwimmingWorldMagazine.com WebMaster e-mail: [email protected] core of the IOC’s dilemma in rectifying that we ask the following: MARKETING AND Advertising history. [email protected] On behalf of the swimming community 7. That FINA stage an event where Marketing Coordinator — Tiffany Elias worldwide, we are calling on FINA to those who are affected by the e-mail: [email protected] recognize all victims during this dark reordering of the medals meet MULTI-MEDIA Writer/Producer — Jeff Commings period in Olympic history and to lobby the with the DDR women in a spirit of e-mail: [email protected] International Olympic Committee to take sportsmanship, consolation and INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS similar action. forgiveness. v Africa: Chaker Belhadj (TUN); We ask the following: Australia: Wayne Goldsmith, Ian Hanson; Europe: Norbert Agh (HUN), Camilo Cametti (ITA), Respectfully Signed, Federico Ferraro (ITA), Oene Rusticus (NED), Steven Selthoffer (GER), Rokur Jakupsstovu (FAR), Tom 1. That FINA acknowledge that the Willdridge (GBR); aquatic records were tainted during Japan: Hideki Mochizuki; Middle East: Baruch “Buky” the DDR era. Chass, Ph.D. (ISR); South Africa: Neville Smith (RSA); South America: Jorge Aguado (ARG), Alex Pussieldi 2. That FINA acknowledge that there (BRA) were victims on both sides of the PHOTOGRAPHERS/SWTV Peter H. Bick, USA Today Sports Images, podium. Reuters, Getty Images 3. That FINA place an asterisk next to Brent T. Rutemiller OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF: ENDORSED BY: PUBLISHER: all DDR-era swimmers, explaining Publisher of Swimming P.O. Box 20337 Sedona, AZ 86341 Phone: 928.284.4005 that they were unknowingly doped. World Magazine Fax: 928.284.2477 www.SwimmingWorldMagazine.com 8 January 2014 JANUARY.indd 8 12/22/13 5:35 PM JANUARY.indd 9 12/22/13 5:35 PM SWIMMING STORIES OF 2013 BY JASON MARSTELLER MICHAEL PHELPS COMEBACK? News first broke in the summer of 2013 that Michael Phelps was considering a comeback—something that both Phelps and his coach, Bob Bowman, vociferously denied. Lo and behold, just a few months later, Phelps re-entered the drug testing pool just to keep his options open. If he returns, look for him to begin competing in March or April. [PHOTO BY PETER H. BICK] 10 January 2014 JANUARY.indd 10 12/22/13 5:35 PM KATIE LEDECKY: THE WORLD RECORD RAVAGER No one put up more jaw-dropping performances in 2013 than Katie Ledecky, Swimming World’s Female World Swimmer of the Year. First, she cut six seconds off Kate Ziegler’s 1500 meter freestyle world record at Worlds with a 15:36.53. Then, she closed the year with a stunning 15:15.17 in the 1650 yard freestyle to knock nearly 10 seconds off Katie Hoff’s U.S. Open and American record. Now there’s talk of her breaking 15 minutes in the 1650! [PHOTO BY TRACY D. ENDO] DIANA NYAD The 2013 swimming year in review would not be complete without mentioning 64-year-old Diana Nyad. After several unsuccessful attempts that began in the 1970s, Nyad finally slayed the dragon by becoming the first person to complete the swim from Cuba to Florida—a distance of approximately 110 miles— without a shark cage.