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YMCAs—A Springboard for Olympians 16 By Kari Lydersen Most people may not associate elite swimming programs with YMCAs, but many of America’s Olympians got their start at their local Y.

Cover Story Lethal Leisel 20 By Stephen J. Thomas In Sydney, at 14, Leisel Jones became the youngest swimmer to make the Australian Olympic team in 24 years, and won a silver medal. Now she’s aiming for gold in 2004. (Cover photo by Jeff Crow, Sport•The Library)

The Ultimate Proving Ground 24 By Tito Morales Not all countries select their Olympic swimming teams the same way, but in the U.S., the rules are simple: if you succeed at Trials, you’re in; if you don’t, you stay home.

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Woodhouse; Central America: Monsi Hidalgo; including Kicker Vencill from the Amazingly, the IOC and WADA Europe: Norbert Agh, Oene Rusticus, Craig Lord; Claudia Weidlich; Japan: Hideki Mochizuki; Middle U.S.—have tested positive for 19- have never made this list of compa- East: Baruch “Buky” Chass, Ph.D.; South Africa: norandrostenedione, a precursor to nies public. Athletes are still told Jenny De Wet; South America: Jorge Aguado, Djan the powerful steroid nandrolone. only to avoid illegal substances and Madruga. But, strangely, with only miniscule admonished to “be careful.” amounts of the drug: four or six Why hasn’t the list been made parts per billion. public? Our guess is that these OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF: In every case, these athletes have august organizations do not want to insisted they were innocent, that risk costly lawsuits. 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Elbows bent, with fingers grabbing the rim of the block. Some swimmers prefer placing the thumbs on top of the block’s surface.

Head down, with eyes focused toward the back of the block

The back leg should be open more than 90 degrees to generate power from the hamstring muscle.

Your back foot should be up Body weight should be on the ball of the foot, rather placed on the front foot. than flat with the heel down.

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Doc Counsilman Passes Away

nternational swimming lost a tower- championships (1968 to 1973), 23 Big ing figure when Dr. James E. “Doc” Ten titles (including 20 straight from ICounsilman passed away in Bloom- 1961 through 1980) and 140 consecu- ington, Ind., on Jan. 4 at the age of 83. tive dual meets over 13 years. He had been in a nursing home for Of his Indiana swimmers, 48 com- the past several years suffering from peted in the Olympics, representing Parkinson’s disease. 10 nations, and they won 46 medals The most acclaimed American (26 gold). Those swimmers included swimming coach of the 20th century, Mark Spitz and John Kinsella, each a he was also the sport’s leading scien- Sullivan Award winner as America’s tific investigator, a pioneer in the use outstanding amateur athlete, and of underwater photography to study Charlie Hickcox, Chet Jastremski, stroke technique and a prolific writer, Gary Hall Sr., Mike Troy, Jim authoring the most influential book Montgomery and Frank McKinney. ever published in the sport, “The In all, his swimmers set 52 world and Science of Swimming,” which has 154 American records. been translated into 20 languages. In Though reluctant to talk about it, addition, Doc was also a champion Doc was also a war hero. During swimmer as a young man, leading Photo by Bill Collins World War II, he flew 32 missions as a Ohio State to NCAA titles in 1946 and “Doc” B-24 bomber pilot and was awarded ‘47 and winning several national the Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster. crowns in the 200 yard and meter contested. In addition, U.S. men took While making a bombing run over breaststroke. In 1979, at the age of 58, first and second place in five of the 11 Austria, his plane’s landing gear was he became the oldest person (to that individual events and all three medals shot out, and he flew the plane over time) to conquer the English Channel. in another four events. The 1964 team the Alps to crash-land near Zagreb in Doc served twice as the U.S. men’s won nine of the 11 events contested, Yugoslavia, saving the lives of his Olympic swimming coach, in 1964 with Australians coached by crew. For his courage, he was award- and 1976. The 1976 team is consid- Counsilman taking the other two. ed the Distinguished Flying Cross. ered to be the most dominant From 1957 to 1990, he was the An innovator and motivator, Doc Olympic team of all time—in any men’s coach at Indiana. His teams was a pioneer in applying scientific sport—winning 12 of the 13 events there won six consecutive NCAA research to swimming, leading the

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way in using film for analyzing and (ODAC) and will be the sixth member Oops! improving stroke technique. He also to offer women’s swimming. n the “2003 World and American introduced interval training, isotonic The team will be coached by Steve Record Progression” feature that ran exercise, Bernoulli’s Principle, the Kaczmarek, a 30-year coaching veter- Iin the December issue of Swimming pace clock and hypoxic conditioning an from Corpus Christi, Texas. World, we inadvertently left out two to the sport. He was a master at moti- Contact information may be obtained American short course meters records vating his swimmers to work harder, from Coach Kaczmarek. Any interest- set last year. Here they are: admonishing them that “it only hurts ed athlete may obtain information by once—from beginning to end—” and e-mailing a request to stevekacz- Women’s 400 Meter Freestyle teaching them to take pride in their [email protected]. Old Record: 4:00.30, Lindsay Benko, ability to train harder than others. His Berlin, 1-27-02 leadership, prestige and persuasion People New Record: 3:59.53w, Lindsay were critical factors in the emergence wo U.S. Olympic gold medalists Benko, Berlin, 1-26-03 of both the International Swimming have gotten engaged recently. Hall of Fame and the American TLenny Krayzelburg (sorry, girls!), Men’s 100 Meter Butterfly Swimming Coaches Association. 27, a triple gold medalist in Sydney, is Old Record: 52.00, Nate Dusing, Doc was married for 60 years to the engaged to a woman named Irina, Minneapolis, 3-24-00 former Marjorie Scrafford, his collab- but asks that no additional info be New Record: 51.55s, Ben Michaelson, orator in many of his writings and his published to guard their privacy. Wilton, 6-22-03 life-long companion. In addition to Megan Quann, 20, a double gold his wife, Marge, he is survived by his medalist in 2000, is engaged to long- In our December issue, we inadver- son, Brian, daughter Cathy Bonner, time boyfriend Nathan Jendrick. tently misspelled Hasty High Pointer daughter Jill Morriss and five grand- Megan is training Andre De Negra’s last name. It should children. for the Olympic read Andre DeNegri. Andre swims for Trials while the Multnomah Athletic Club in Another New College Program Nathan Oregon. ood news! Another new NCAA works as a Division III women’s swimming personal Gteam has been created. Guilford trainer and Check out SwimInfo Interactive at College (N.C.) has announced it will Nextel repair www.SwimInfo.com field a women’s swimming team technician. for a more detailed beginning in the 2004-2005 academic A Decem- appreciation of Doc’s Megan and N year. Guilford is a member of the Old ber wed- athan life. Dominion Athletic Conference ding is planned.

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Several multiple event win- The most impressive swim of the Agata Michalak from Flushing YMCA ners set the standard for fast meet was Summit YMCA’s Brian and Chris Lyons of Badger earned swimming at the Fall Wilson’s performance in the 100 fly. high-point honors for the girls’ and Festival Invitational, held in The 14-year-old broke the New Jersey boys’ 10-and-under age group. Kirsten Princeton, N.J., Nov. 8-9. Ten- age group state record with a 51.27. He Guelly and One June Chang, both rep- year-old New Jersey Wave swimmer also pulled out victories in the 200 fly resenting Flushing YMCA, picked up Danielle Romain splashed her way to (1:56.87) and 200 IM (1:58.79). the girls’ and boys’ top honors in the three wins in the 200 yard free 11-12 age group. The 13-14 girls’ and (2:12.68), 100 back (1:09.25) and 100 IM The Flushing YMCA boys’ high-point trophies went to (1:11.93), while 12-year-old Somerset Flyers hosted their Tricia Alejandro of Old Westbury Valley YMCA swimmer David Yao annual Flushing YMCA Aquatics and Timothy Nam from picked up two victories in the 100 free Big Apple Classic on Flushing YMCA. The open category (58.14) and 100 back (1:04.42). Annie Nov. 14-16. Flushing Y high-point awards went to Taryn Fittin, swimming unattached, cap- emerged victorious with 5,454 points, Ahern from Long Island Express and tured the 13-14 500 free (5:12.04) and followed by Old Westbury Aquatics Gregory Jablonski from Old Westbury 200 back (2:06.15). (2,204) and Badger Swim Club (1,585). Aquatics.

SINGAPORE The Fighting Fish in Singapore (below) held its annual Santa Claus Invitational Meet at the Singapore American School (SAS) on Nov. 29-30. Some 430 swimmers ranging in age from 4 to 18 competed in the two-day meet that included teams from China, The Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. The SAS Eagles and the ISB Dragons (Beijing), which are international high school teams, also competed. The Fighting Fish have hosted this meet for over 18 years. It’s a great opportunity for swimmers to compete with other Americans living abroad and with swimmers of many different nationalities. After a fierce battle, the final results found the Hong Kong Island Stingrays on top with 511 points. The Fighting Fish finished a close second with 480.5 points, followed by the ISB Panthers (Bangkok) with 351. Rounding out the scoring were the ISB Dragons, 279; Brent Aquallions (Manila), 164; Pirahnas Swim Club (Kuala Lumpur), 141.5; ISM Sailfish (Manila), 61; and the JIS Aquadragons (Jakarta), 37.

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NAG Record Setters

In December of 2003, 14- for North Baltimore. year-old Katie Hoff decided it Wait! There’s more. Katie was time—time to ink herself a also led off her team’s 800 permanent spot in the nation- freestyle relay with a 1:48.00 al age group (NAG) record split to help teammates books. Courtney Kalisz, Allison The North Baltimore Barnes and Jackie Gonzalez Aquatics star began her quest shatter by two seconds the 13- for records at the 2003 U.S. 14 NAG record of 7:34.58 set by Open in Federal Way, Wash. Mission Viejo in 1978—12 Katie was second in the 200 years before the girls were meter IM with a 2:16.26, break- even born! Katie Hoff ing Laura Davis’ 1999 13-14 Katie attributes her five NAG North Baltimore Aquatic Club NAG record of 2:16.55. She also record-breaking performances Baltimore, Maryland won the 400 IM in 4:49.97—a to good old-fashioned hard National Age Group Record Holder time over two seconds faster work: “I increased my leg 13-14 Girls 200 Yard Breaststroke, than the No. 1 time of the 2002- strength by doing hard kicking 200 Yard IM, 400 Yard IM, 800 Yard 03 long course season. sets and dryland leg workouts. Freestyle Relay, 200 Meter IM But Katie was just getting I trained very hard every prac- her feet wet at the U.S. Open. tice.” Birthdate: June 3, 1989 A week later, she made her next record stop at NBAC’s Hang Time: “I enjoy watch- Height: 5-7 2003 Christmas Invitational. It ing the TV show, ‘Friends,’ seems that Katie wanted to talking online to my friends, Coach: Paul Yetter save her best for the home- surfing swimming websites town crowd. She started off the and hanging out with my Short-Term Goal: meet by crushing Natalie friends.” “To continue to improve my weak- Coughlin’s 1997 13-14 NAG nesses so that I will be able to place 200 yard IM record (1:59.83) Training: Katie’s favorite high at spring nationals.” with a blazing 1:58.27. workouts include anything While she was at it, she with pulling or breaststroke, Long-Term Goal: snagged the 400 IM as well, while her favorite set is 30 x “To win the races that I need to win to breaking the old NAG mark set 100, two easy freestyle, one fast make an international team.” by Molly Houlton earlier in the breaststroke. year by about 8-tenths of a She trains at least two hours second with a 4:11.66. Katie every day with double work- added another NAG record in outs on Mondays, Thursdays the 200 breast with a 2:12.08. and Saturdays. Katie also That eclipsed the 1991 2:12.54 incorporates an hour of dry- mark of Olympic gold medalist land training four afternoons a and former world record hold- week along with yoga classes er Anita Nall—who also swam on Tuesdays.

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Successful swimmers are widely recognized for their good work habits, personal discipline and mental toughness. Swimmers who battle physical handicaps must make these habits a lifestyle. Nine-year-old Nicholas Crane of the Lake Erie Silver Dolphins has done just that. With only two short years of competitive swimming under his belt, Nicholas has accomplished a remarkable amount of success. His 2003 season was highlighted by representing Ohio in the annual Quad meet held at the IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis as well as meeting his idol, Michael Phelps, at the Eastern Classic in Atlanta. Nicholas went on to win the 200 yard free (2:14.53), 500 free (5:54.50) and 200 IM (2:30.41) at the Lake Erie Short Course District Championship meet, earning the 9-10-year- old high-point award along the way. However, Nicholas’ success did not stop there. During the 2003 summer season, he established six Lake Erie 9-10 records in the 400 meter free (5:04.77), 800 free (10:27.31), 1500 free (19:35.15), 200 back

(2:45.12), 200 breast (3:15.46) and 400 IM Age 9, Lake Erie Silver Dolphins, Cleveland, Ohio N (5:58.10). In addition to his 400 free time,

Nicholas swam two other NAG Top 16 times icholas Crane in the 200 free (2:25.62) and 200 IM (2:45.61). As Nicholas approaches his 10th birthday, his goals are to have fun in swim practice with his teammates, to continue his improvement in all four strokes with a dream of matching Although 12-year-old Megan Romano has been the versatil- swimming competitively for seven years, 2003 was ity of his the year she left her mark in the Florida state idol, record books. She began her hunt for the 11-12 Michael age group state records at the 2003 Gator Fall Phelps. Classic in Gainesville, Fla. There she successfully

egan Romano captured state marks in the 50 yard back (27.84), 100 back (58.87) and 200 back (2:06.93). All three of these swims landed Megan among the top three M Age 12, St. Petersburg Aquatics, Petersburg, Florida spots in the nation for 2003. Megan dominated her age group at the Florida Summer Junior Olympic Championships in Orlando, Fla. as well. She Candidates for “Age Group Swimmers of the Month” must compete took home a first-place finish in both the 50 meter free (28.62) within a nationally recognized age group. Please send a personality and 50 back (32.58), a second-place finish in the 100 back sketch and a color photograph or slide (a face shot, such as a school (1:09.35), a fifth-place finish in the 200 free (2:14.65) and a sixth- picture) of each nominee. Be sure to include name, address and phone place finish in the 100 free (1:02.61). number of person submitting the candidate. You can request a Based on her outstanding performances, Megan was picked RULESwimming World Age Group Swimmer of the Month Profile form, which to represent Florida at the Southern Zone meet in Fort can be used as a guide to writing the nomination.The more informa- Lauderdale. There she continued her impressive swimming by tion we receive, the more complete the story can be. placing second in the 50 meter back (32.52) and by qualifying for Send all information to Swimming World,Age Group Swimmers of the finals in five of her six events. Month, P.O. Box 20337, Sedona, AZ 86341. If you want the picture Megan’s St. Petersburg Aquatics coach, Fred Lewis, attributes returned,THE please enclose a self-addressed stamped envelope. much of her success to her ability to work hard in practice. It seems that Megan’s work has paid off, as she ended her 2003 TYR Sport sends each Age Group Swimmer of the Month a package season with six of her times ranking in USA Swimming’s containing swimsuit, goggles and a T-shirt for the swimmer’s coach. National Age Group Top 16 list. 14 SWIMMING WORLD AND JUNIOR SWIMMER FEBRUARY 2004 POOL

SWIM NATION WWW.SWIMINFO.COM YMCAs— A Springboard for Olympians Most people may not associate elite swimming programs with YMCAs, but many of America’s Olympians got their start at their local Y, while some swam with Y’s throughout their entire pre-college careers.

By Kari Lydersen YMCAWhen most people think of YMCAs, silver medal in the 100 back and Linn, diver Mary Ellen Clark and the first thing that comes to mind are bronze in the 100 free at the 1928 freestyler Joe Hudepohl. Though not the core values that YMCAs stress— Olympics in Amsterdam. all these swimmers were representing honesty, integrity, respect—and the A website compiled by Clyde Trutt- Y teams at the peak of their career, Y’s idea that everyone can participate. man (www.portcitydiving.com/ymca/ can be said to have played an impor- Elite level competition isn’t always yolympians.htm) lists 42 separate tant role in their development as ath- associated with this image. Regardless YMCA swimmers and divers who letes and individuals. of the sport, YMCAs aren’t usually made the Olympics, some of them And many Olympic stars swam with where people expect to find the coun- competing in multiple Olympic Y’s throughout their entire pre-college try’s elite competitors. Games. The list includes some of the careers. Kim Linehan and Tripp But swimmers over the decades most famous names in swimming his- Schwenk, both two-time Olympians, have proved that sportsmanship and tory—the legendary Mark Spitz, who spent basically their whole careers inclusiveness can go hand in hand won seven golds at the 1972 Olympics with the Sarasota Y Sharks. Linehan with elite performance—in fact, the in Munich; Donna De Varona, who qualified for multiple freestyle events two often complement each other. competed in the 1960 and 1964 on the 1980 team when the U.S. boy- Throughout the history of competi- Olympics and won gold in the 400 IM cotted the Games in Moscow, then tive swimming, there have been in 1964; and Debbie Meyer, who won also made the 1984 team. Backstroker numerous Olympians who started the 200, 400 and 800 free at the Mexico Schwenk swam at the 1992 and 1996 their careers at YMCAs, including City Olympics in 1968. Olympic Games, winning gold in ’96. many who were swimming for Y’s at More recently, Olympians who “Kim was one of the most unherald- the time they made the Olympics. swam for YMCAs include backstroker ed distance swimmers ever,” said More recently, the overall level of per- Betsy Mitchell, flyer Jorgensen, back- Sherwood Watts, the Sharks head formance by Y swimmers has risen stroker Steve Bigelow, IMer Eric coach and an assistant at the Sharks significantly, making the annual short Namesnik, breaststrokers SPITZ course YMCA Nationals one of the Anita Nall and Jeremy country’s fastest meets. “Y swimming has really taken off in JORGENSEN De VARONA the last 10 years,” said Jeff Allen, head coach of the Wilton Y Wahoos in Wilton, Conn., where 1988 Olympian Janel Jorgensen swam for most of her career. “More Y’s are making a real commitment to swimming, with more pool time and more full-time coaches.” Long List of Olympians Perhaps the first swimming Olympian to come out of a YMCA team was Walter Laufer, who won the

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during the 1970s and ‘80s. “Coaches Tim Hill and Tim Blood were doing ment, building of kids and character is some amazing things there. They had important,” said Bannon. “That is first I thought it was kind of hokey, but an incredible group of kids. They were something Y’s bring to the table that then I saw how much the kids like it, working with rag-tag pools, rag-tag not all swimming teams might offer. and that’s important.” schedules, all 25-yard pools, unheated The core values are a very important Allen said many of their top swim- pools—and they really made some- part of our program.” mers turn in faster times at Y thing out of it.” Recognizing the Allen spent years coaching at a Nationals than the U.S. senior nation- team’s success, the Y later built state- YMCA in Darien, Conn., before com- als—“because they’re swimming for of-the-art facilities. ing to Wilton. He said that after years more than themselves,” he said. “It’s “The Sharks are huge in the of coaching at Y’s and bringing swim- like a college dual meet—you forget Sarasota community,” said Watts. mers to Y meets, he sees a definite dif- about the time because you’re focus- “They’ve really supported us.” ference in the way Y’s stress the team ing on racing, and that’s when people YMCA coaches note that when it aspect. do their best.” comes down to it, Y teams aren’t all “We always approach things as a He added that even after winning that different from other USS teams in team—we talk about the team every medals at the NCAAs, Pan-Pacs, terms of training intensity, resources, single day,” he said. “I believe some Olympics and other major meets, facilities and the like. USS teams see swimming more as an Janel Jorgensen still refers to Y “We offer a competitive program. If individual sport.” Nationals as one of her favorite meets. you want to be a competitive swim- Nowhere is the team aspedt more “She swam Y Nationals every year,” mer, this is the place to be,” said evident than at Short Course Y he said. “And to this day, she still Jeremy Bannon, head coach of the Nationals, a high-caliber meet held refers to it as the most fun meet.” M.E. Lyons Anderson Barracudas every spring in Florida, usually at the There are several swimmers who team in Cincinnati, which has long International Swimming Hall of Fame came out of Y teams who various been one of the dominant Y teams in pool in Fort Lauderdale. coaches point to as having good shots the country. “And if you’re a kid learn- “Most teams don’t have the luxury at an Olympic berth in 2004 or 2008. ing how to swim, this is also the place of bringing a lot of swimmers to One of these is Jayme Cramer, a flyer to be.” juniors or seniors, but at Y Nationals, and freestyler from M.E. Lyons who is you can bring 20 or 30 kids, ranging now at Stanford. In keeping with the Importance of Teamwork from kids who haven’t even made team spirit of Y’s, Cramer and others While the top-level training pro- juniors to kids who have senior cuts,” like him not only have a shot at the grams at YMCAs are probably undis- noted Roanoke Central YMCA coach, Olympics themselves, but they are tinguishable from other USS teams, Y Doug Fonder, who hosts a dance for also bound to inspire other young coaches and swimmers say there is a swimmers the last night of the meet YMCA swimmers who will become noticeable emphasis on the tradition- and takes groups of swimmers on future Olympians. al Y values, including a huge emphasis water taxis in the Intercoastal “Jayme came back over Christmas on the importance of the team and Waterway in Fort Lauderdale. and swam with us,” said Bannon. “All teamwork. “The team atmosphere is really the little kids loved it.” “There are a number of reasons why amazing. They do these things like YMCAKari Lydersen is a contributing editor of Swimming people join a Y—the mission state marching in, dressing up, dancing. At World and writes for the Washington Post.

SWIMMING WORLD AND JUNIOR SWIMMER FEBRUARY 2004 17 HIGH SCHOOL WWW.SWIMINFO.COM Sudden Impact

Despite their young age, high school athletes have always played an important role in the makeup of the U.S. Olympic team. By John Lohn

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a two-part series on high Richardson took silver in the 800 free in 1984 as an eighth-grad- school athletes and their impact upon the Olympics. This month er. Beard and Quann collected multiple medals in 1996 and features the past; next month, the future. 2000, respectively. Meagher and Caulkins, eventual Olympic gold-medal winners, forged ahead after the boycott of the 1980 From Berlin to Tokyo, from Munich to Sydney—and stops in Moscow Games by President Jimmy Carter. between—they’ve been woven into the fabric of American Every Olympic year, several slots on the United States roster swimming. They’ve been the future, sometimes fulfilling the are occupied by teenage girls, youngsters having just received lofty expectations dropped on their youthful shoulders. their diplomas, or still working toward that high school sheep- In 1932, they were present. In 1968, they were deckside. Their skin. Obviously, then, there is no reason to believe that the vet- impact was felt in 2000. In 2004, they’re certain to be in the mix, erans—at least among women—have a significant advantage extending a tradition that has endured for nearly a century. The over the youthful contingent. Each has its positive and negative high school athlete, undoubtedly, has been a constant in the attributes. world of Olympic swimming. “Qualifying for an Olympic team is the most difficult thing So, who’s it going to be this time around? How will the youth anyone could do, young or old,” Quann (pictured below) said. movement unfold? Will the kids be able to handle the pressure? “As a young up-and-comer, going into the Olympics, I was Is this the stage that will produce the next great one, as has almost naïve. I was basically oblivious to the pressures that sur- been the case in the past? We’ll address these questions next rounded me. As a high school athlete, that gave me an advan- month. tage. The older athletes, even those who had been there before, For now, let’s look at the impact high school swimmers have knew what to expect, but that, in itself, isn’t always beneficial.” had on the Olympic Games in the past. The lure of the Olympic Games may be the greatest tempta- tion an athlete can know. After qualifying for the 1980 Games, Female Frenzy at her peak, Meagher’s initial Olympic opportunity was The names go on and on. Donna De Varona and Tracy delayed. Yet, in her search for Olympic glory, she pressed Caulkins. Mary T. Meagher and Michelle on, claiming gold in 1984 in the 100 and 200 butterfly Richardson. Amanda Beard and Megan Quann. events. Four years later, Madame Butterfly was on the And, of course, Janet Evans. Honestly, the medal podium again, this time earning a bronze in Olympic qualification of high school females is the 200 fly at the Games in Seoul, South Korea. commonplace. In 1996, 14-year-old Amanda Beard was the dar- De Varona was a gold medalist in the 400 ling of the Atlanta Olympics, her teddy bear a con- individual medley in 1964 after winning relay stant companion en route to silver-medal efforts in gold as a 14-year-old in 1960. the breaststroke disciplines and a gold on the American 400 medley relay. In the ensuing years, Beard fell from the pedestal of international swimming, only to return in 2000 with a bronze medal in the 200 breast. Now, Beard is the reigning world champion in the 200 breast, and co- world record holder.

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Yes, the Olympic itch is powerful, an addiction of sorts. In formances in 1972 and 1976. Spitz, meanwhile, parlayed a four- many cases, the bug has bitten the teenage athlete, prompting medal haul in 1968 into a seven-gold, seven-world record take that individual to continue with her rigorous schedule, for the in 1972, a feat considered in many circles to be the greatest hope that further Olympic glory is attainable. accomplishment in Olympic lore. After Quann won a pair of gold medals in Sydney, she hit a More than three decades later, the high schoolers were still at plateau in her swimming. Although she qualified for the World it. Championships in 2001, an individual medal was not in the As a 17-year-old during the summer of 2000, Peirsol battled mix. Then, last summer, a World Championship invitation to through his veteran counterparts to claim an Olympic team Barcelona proved elusive. But, through focus and the motiva- berth and, eventually, a silver medal in Sydney in the tion to be a two-time Olympian, Quann has re-established 200 backstroke. Peirsol, too, was a member of a herself as a force to be reckoned with in Long Beach. team that can be considered an anomaly, in that it featured a number of high school males. Flip Turn While Peirsol flourished in the backstroke, he Remember Ralph Flanagan? Probably not, consid- was joined as a “Young Gun” by the trio of Ian ering the fact that Flanagan’s tale is a 72-year-old Crocker, Klete Keller and Michael Phelps. story that hasn’t been notably etched in the annals of Really, the emergence of these youthful stars the sport. He was the 13-year-old who qualified for was an oddity, perhaps a once-in-a-genera- the 1932 Olympics. tion occurrence. Their arrival, though, was a The youngest male swimmer ever to represent breakthrough in American swim- the United States at the Olympics, Flanagan ming. opened a door in Los Angeles through which only These days, Crocker is the a handful of young men have reigning world record holder walked. While the and world champion in the female teenager is a 100 butterfly. Keller, who staple in Olympic picked up a bronze medal competition, physiol- in the 400 free in Sydney, ogy has made the task has been a short- more difficult to attain course world champi- for the opposite sex. on. And Phelps, There is no argu- well, we’ll have ment that girls— more on the including swim- world’s finest mers—mature earlier swimmer in than boys. Compared to his female next month’s counterpart, the male swimmer takes article. longer to reach physical maturity. “I think a cycle “The age factor for men plays a role,” like that will pop said Aaron Peirsol (pictured at right), the up every once in a reigning world champion in the 100 and while, but 2000 was 200 backstroke events. “It’s difficult for a a special year,” high school swimmer to compete with Peirsol said. “I think stronger and older guys. I matured early the next team will be and was fortunate that everything veteran-oriented. This worked out. Males get stronger later than could be a dangerous females. There’s no debate about that. ” team. In 2000, there was Three decades after Flanagan com- a mix of athletes. pleted his Olympic experience, a pair of Anything can happen at high school standouts set the stage for Trials, but (the 2004) glamorous careers in the 1968 Olympic team will probably be Games in Mexico City. Earning the more established. I honor to wear the Red, White and Blue, think it’s more pre- Gary Hall Sr. and Mark Spitz grabbed the dictable.” spotlight. John Lohn is a sports- In securing a silver medal in the 400 writer for the Delaware County Daily Times and individual medley, Hall set the table for a regular contributor to silver- and bronze-medal winning per- Swimming World. PERSONALITY PROFILE WWW.SWIMINFO.COM

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Lethal Leisel In Sydney, at 14, Leisel Jones became the youngest swimmer to make the Australian Olympic team in 24 years. She already has Olympic and World Championship silver medals to her credit, but she’s aiming for gold come Athens. By Stephen J. Thomas

Photo by Matt King, Sport•The Library

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ted. The result was a new Aussie record 2:14.21 and another race to add to her program in Barcelona. However, she assured me that Athens will be a different story. She will be fully focused on the two breaststroke events. Recently, Jones stroked world short course records in the 100 and 200 meter breaststroke on consecutive nights at the World Cup in Melbourne. Her 1:05.09 in the four-lap race was just 3- hundredths of a second under Swede Emma Igelstrom’s world record, but it was her brilliant 2:17.75 the following night that slashed more than one second off Chinese Qi Hui’s global mark— and a PR by over three seconds—in the longer distance that really had the breaststroke aficionados nodding their collective heads in appreciation. But as good as 2003 was for Leisel, there was one significant glitch to her year—the 100 meter breaststroke final at the World Championships in Barcelona. Jones was the favorite, having swum a brilliant semifinal of 1:06.37 to break the world record held by South African leg- end Penny Heyns by 15-hundredths of a second. However, Leisel could only manage third in finals. The reigning title-holder, Photo by Marcelo del Pozo, Reuters Liesel Jones had an outstanding year in 2003, capturing a silver (above) and two bronze medals at China’s Luo Xuejuan, took the race out the World Championships in Barcelona. incredibly fast. Her daring plan to lead all the way paid off, and she held on to win in a PR 1:06.80. Jones touched in One month before the Australian at her home pool at Redcliffe, a northern 1:07.42. Olympic Trials in May 2000, an suburb of Brisbane, then flew down Leisel was understandably bitterly unknown Queensland teenager lined up with her mother, Rosemary. disappointed after the race, admitting for the final of the 200 breaststroke for What is certain on my arrival is that she had been “spooked” by the Chinese 14-year-olds at her first National Age her young niece and nephew are more swimmer’s aggressive tactic, thereby Group Championships. Her name was anxious about the immediacy of Santa’s losing focus on her own stroke rate. But Leisel Jones, and she was about to begin impending visit than our interview. she now accepts it was an important her journey toward—quite probably— learning experience. becoming the greatest Aussie breast- A Very Good Year “It’s something that I have learned stroker of all-time. By her own admission, this past year from—to expect the unexpected. I went Jones easily took the 100-200 double has been a very good one for the now through it with my coach and the psy- at that meet in the eye-catching times of 18-year-old. “Lethal Leisel,” as the chologist afterward. We’ve done a lot of 1:08.30 and 2:28.38—results that vaulted media Down Under have nicknamed work since then. I did not expect her her to second and third, respectively, in her, lowered three world records and (Luo) to be there. I got some valuable the Aussie all-time record books. seven Aussie marks as well as collecting race experience. I learned to focus on Fast-forward to Christmas Eve 2003. one silver and two bronze medals at the my own swim and not to watch every- Jones has kindly given me an hour of World Championships in Barcelona. body else,” she explained. her very brief Christmas break to discuss She also captured her third straight 100- her progress in what has been a very 200 double at the long course nationals. Tender Teen eventful year for her. It’s late afternoon She even delved into the 200 individ- The young Miss Jones has packed at her aunt’s home in Sydney, and she ual medley at Trials—”so I would have a quite a bit into her swimming career to started the day at 4.30 a.m. with training swim early on in the meet,” she admit- date. Her first major meet was the 2000

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Olympic Trials a little more than three- years, 74-year-old Ken Wood, describes and-a-half years ago. She clocked a very Jones as the best trainer he has ever THE JONES FILE satisfactory 1:08.71 to qualify fastest for coached. Name: Leisel Jones the 100-meter event and, at 14, became “Leisel is so dedicated to her sport. the youngest swimmer to make the You have to admire the way she con- Nicknames: “Lethal Leisel” and Olympic team in 24 years. ducts herself, and she has the natural “Weazel” “Going into the Olympic Trials, there talent to be the best. People forget she’s Date of Birth: Aug. 30, 1985 was no real pressure on me,” she only just-turned 18. Age: 18 recalled. “I didn’t have to make the “I remember in Fukuoka, she was cry- team. I was prepared just go back to ing when she came up to me after fin- Born: Katherine, Northern Territory school the next week. I didn’t think it ishing second in the 100 breast. I Height: 5-9 (176 cm) would change my life, but it certainly reminded her she now had silver medals Weight: 132 pounds (60 kg) did. Once I made the team, it was pretty from both the Olympics and World Club: Redcliffe Lawnton, Queensland daunting. I hadn’t made a national Championships. She started to laugh at development squad or even been on herself—she was only 15,” Wood Coach: Ken Wood any junior camps, then suddenly I was recalled. Family Members: Rosemary on the Australian Olympic team. Jones trains about 65-70,000 meters (Mother) “There was so much hype in the lead- per week, with ten sessions in the pool School: Southern Cross, Redcliffe up to the Olympics, so much media and three trips to the gym. Interestingly, attention, and I hardly knew anyone on her coach says she does up to 60 percent Pets: King Charles Spaniel (Cloe), the team, which made it very difficult. I of a session swimming breaststroke. The Rat (Minx) pretty much stuck with my roommate big change to her program has come Favorite Band: Grinspoon (Sybilla Goode), who was also new to after her disappointing 100 breast final Relaxation: Reading the national team,” she recalled. in Barcelona. Wood felt that they need- The record book shows that Jones ed to work on building her confidence Favorite Car: Ford dealt pretty well with the expectations of in pressure situations. Favorite Food: Cold Rock ice cream a nation, finishing her first “internation- “I want her to move away from walk- Sponsorships: Uncle Toby’s, al meet” with two Olympic silver ing out behind the blocks with an air of Speedo, Innoxa and Ford medals. anticipation to one of total confidence,” “At the time, I took it a little bit for he explained. He has been doing this by After Swimming: Perhaps to granted since it was a ‘home’ Olympics. giving her more work at race pace with design her own clothing label Now I look back and realize how special shorter rest. The hard work is already an experience it was,” she said. starting to show fruit—two short course world records and a pair of wins over Stronger and Wiser rival Amanda Beard, who beat her in In 2001, at her first World Champion- both the 100 and 200 in Barcelona. ships in Fukuoka, Jones took silver in “Leisel is a wonderful competitor,” the 100-meter race, again behind admits the 200 breast co-world record China’s Luo, and placed fourth in the holder Beard. “I know when I have her deuce when she clocked a new PR in a lane next to me, it’s gonna be a real 2:25.46. Earlier, she collected her first good race. She never backs down. I like gold medal in a major championship, as racing people who will push me to be part of the Aussie team that set a new outside my comfort zone. It will only Championship record in the 400 medley bring out the best in both of us.” relay. The determined Queenslander says At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in she intends to be around in swimming Manchester, Jones took the 100-200 “for as long as I continue to love it, per- double and a third gold in the medley haps until I’m 28,” which computes to relay. Three weeks later in Yokohama at three more Olympics. There is no ques- the Pan Pacific Championships, she tion this is one determined young added silver in the 200 breaststroke and Aussie who will surely stand up to the another relay gold. challenge in Athens next August, where In the case of “Lethal Leisel,” there a silver medal just won’t be good

Photo by Tom Brownold has been no stopping her momentum at enough. Liesel’s coach of the past five years, 74-year- an age when many female swimmers Stephen J. Thomas, one of Swimming World’s old Ken Wood (left), describes Jones as the best blossom early, then lose motivation and Australian correspondents, is a former editorial consultant trainer he has ever coached. direction. Her coach of the past five to Australian Swimming and Fitness Magazine.

SWIMMING WORLD AND JUNIOR SWIMMER FEBRUARY 2004 23 WORLD SWIMMING WWW.SWIMINFO.COM The Ultimate Proving Ground Not all countries select their Olympic swimming teams the same way, but in the United States, the rules are simple: if you succeed at Trials, you’re in; if you don’t, you stay home. By Tito Morales

It’s called “Do or Die Time.” relays. In the case of a team member’s When it comes to the U.S. Olympic illness or misfortune, alternates in Swimming Trials, there are no do individual events are appointed in the overs. There is no best two out of three. order of their place at the Trials. End It’s now or never—put up or shut up. of discussion. The numbers alone show that not The process holds no randomness. only are the quadrennial Trials the There are no ifs, ands or buts. It mat- most prestigious competition in the ters not who you know or even what United States, but they’re also the you know. It’s all about what you do— country’s ultimate proving ground. coupled, of course, with when you do Start with roughly 250,000 registered it. senior and age group swimmers, then Such purity is at once refreshing and toss thousands more who compete on beautiful in its straightforward simplici- the collegiate and post collegiate levels ty. into the mix. Pare this group down to the fastest 650 athletes. Match them Steeped in Tradition head-to-head at a one-time meet— While it is difficult to re-create how this time around, from July 7-14 in the very first U.S. Olympic Swim Long Beach, Calif. teams were formulated, it appears The rules are simple. If you succeed, that there has long been a one time you’re in; if you don’t, you stay home. meet to distinguish our Olympians. Period. MICHAEL PHELPS Eleanor Holm, an International Hall Fewer than 50 of these supremely of Fame inductee and member of the gifted swimmers will advance to the XXVIII Olympiad in 1928, 1932 and 1936 teams, recalls that our swimmers have Athens. always had to compete for spots, and the historical data seem This year, because of the amazing versatility of Natalie to bear her out. Coughlin and Michael Phelps, the number may actually be In 1920, for example, swimmers such as Duke Kahanamoku closer to 40 than 50. and his teammates from Hawaii were first compelled to com- Yes, the stakes are high. The rewards, though, are even high- pete at the Western Olympic Swimming Tryouts in Alameda, er—because becoming a member of the most storied Olympic Calif. Two weeks later, the top men from that meet traveled to team in history is, without a doubt, one of the most cherished Chicago to compete against champions in other regions. The prizes in all of sport. top women, meanwhile, trekked to Manhattan Beach, N.Y. to race against other regional women champions. Both of these Refreshing Purity competitions were jointly referred to as the Final Olympic Few Olympic events are as transparent in the selection of Tryouts. their teams. Sports such as gymnastics, figure skating, softball, No one, Holm maintains, was exempt from the process. Not bobsled, rowing and equestrian, for example, are all inherently even the great Johnny Weissmuller. biased in nature. With a little manipulation of the system and The rigidity of the system has led to some notable elimina- enough politicking, even a Prince Albert of Monaco or a tions over the years. In 1988, Pablo Morales, the 100 butterfly Princess Anne of England can become an Olympian. Most world record holder, faltered at the Trials and failed to make other sports are also open to varying degrees of subjectivity— the team in his best event. even water polo and diving. And in 1996, Kristine Quance, who went into the Trials as Competitive swimming, however, holds no such built-in America’s top 400 IM swimmer, was disqualified in the prelimi- prejudices—especially as it is structured in the United States. naries in a controversial decision and, consequently, lost her The fastest two from the finals in each event make the team. best opportunity to earn an Olympic gold medal. In sprint distances, the next fastest few earn their way onto Debbie Meyer, Mark Spitz, Janet Evans—they all had to get it

24 SWIMMING WORLD AND JUNIOR SWIMMER FEBUARY 2004 WWW.SWIMINFO.COM WORLD SWIMMING done first at the Trials. at the Canadian Olympic Trials, she The athletes heading to Long Beach was subsequently added to the team this summer have already proven anyway. The move was very contro- their mettle by reaching challenging versial, but Ottenbrite went on to win time standards. gold in the 200 breaststroke, silver in Curiously, the women’s qualifying the 100 breast, and she helped lead times for 2004 have proved to be Canada’s medley relay team to much more accessible than the men’s. bronze. While the biggest number of competi- Some would claim that Ottenbrite’s tors in any one event on the men’s success proved that her selection was side so far is 53 (200 IM), the most on the correct move to make. But was it the women’s side is 67 (in both the 100 the most just? Probably not in the fly and the 200 IM). mind of the athlete she displaced from The single most difficult standard to the team. reach has turned out to be the men’s 100 breaststroke. To date, only 33 Continuing A Dynasty swimmers have dipped beneath the It’s often been speculated that

1:04.29 standard. Photo by Sean Gransworthy, Allsport because of the unprecedented quality No matter how many or how few and depth of talent the U.S. enjoys in swimmers ultimately will mount the ERIC MOUSSAMBANI almost every event, the U.S. Olympic blocks in each event, though, one Trials is the most competitive swim thing is a given: every one of them can swim his or her way meet in the world. onto the team. While other countries have produced periodic splashes of brilliance throughout swimming history, none has come close Different Strokes for Different Folks to matching the long-term success enjoyed by the United Each country has established its own criteria for assembling States. its Olympic teams. Many stage a trials meet similar to the one Whenever there’s discussion of dynasties in sport, in fact, the held in the United States.. Other countries with less developed U.S. Olympic swim team is invariably overlooked. It hasn’t just swimming programs conduct no such competition—and for been a matter of years or even decades, as is the case with the good reason. New York Yankees, San Francisco 49ers or Brazilian World Cup It would be nonsensical and counterproductive for swim- soccer teams. mers such as Slovakia’s Martina Moravcova, Malaysia’s Alex This is a dynasty that has been going strong for over a century. Lim or Tunisia’s Ous Mellouli, for example, to be forced to par- Team USA has captured 433 total medals in Olympic Games ticipate in a national trials process when their swimming skills competition—more than three times the number won by are so vastly superior to those of their countrymen. Australia, the next closest nation. The 191 gold medals won by Their focus over the last few years has instead been directed the Americans is nearly four times more than runner-up on attaining FINA’s challenging “A” and “B” time standards. Germany. The U.S. women’s team, by itself, has won 29 more These qualifying times, which straddle the U.S. Olympic Trial golds than the Germans. standards, were implemented after the likes of Eric Perhaps the biggest testament to the United States’ utter Moussambani and Paula Barila Bolopa from Equatorial Guinea dominance in the sport, however, is the fact that a rule enacted made a mockery of the 2000 swimming competition by in the 1980s, blatantly aimed at handicapping the Americans, appearing in the meet without ever having seen a starting block limited a country’s entrants per event to two. Not even the before. Romanian gymnastics team, the Austrian ski team or the The new FINA rules state that any country wishing to place vaunted U.S. basketball team has ever received such a back- two athletes in an event must show proof that both swimmers handed compliment. have achieved the “A” standard. Countries choosing to enter It can be argued, though, that the biggest reason why our only one swimmer per event must demonstrate that the athlete athletes have performed so well on the world’s biggest swim- has attained the still quite difficult “B” standard. ming stage is because they have been hardened by having to It’s estimated that this restructured system will leave about tap into their very best during the Trials. There is simply no 800 swimmers from around the world competing in Athens— margin of error when there are only two available slots. substantially less than the number who swam in Sydney. Whatever the case may be, athletes wanting to become part Interestingly, though, even some of the countries that do of such an illustrious Olympic tradition will first need to pro- elect to stage a national trials meet do not always adhere to the duce some stellar swimming at the U.S. Olympic Trials. strict standards followed by the United States. But, then again, that’s the way it’s always been—and the way In 1984, for example, Anne Ottenbrite was Canada’s top it should always remain. breaststroker and one of its best hopes for medaling in the Tito Morales, a novelist and free-lance writer, is a Masters swimmer who competed colle- Olympics. Though a knee injury prevented her from competing giately for the University of California at Berkeley.

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Last month, in the January 2004 breaststroke kick and timing phases lower legs and the heels up toward the issue of Swimming World, Kevin of the stroke. buttocks. While recovering the lower Clements demonstrated the timing legs, bring the heels up, with toes and position of the arms during the The Kick pointing backward, keeping the feet no breaststroke pull. This month, we The recovery of the feet is done by wider than the hips (Photo #1). conclude the demonstration with the bending the knees, while bringing the The feet are rotated outward at

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the ankle during the outsweep of the much during this phase (Photo #3). etc.). One of the simplest and most kick, so that the soles of the feet are Swimmers with the best breaststroke effective ways to teach breaststroke pitched out and back. Catch the kick complete the second part of the timing involves using what some water with the soles and the instep of insweep with the soles of the feet fac- coaches call “self-talk.” the foot (the part that you kick a soc- ing in, squeezing the thighs and calves In self-talk, you speak your swim- cer ball with), and begin to drive the together, streamlining the lower body. ming cues to yourself, consciously water back with the toes still rotated Clap the bottoms of your feet together affecting what your body is doing. out (Photo #2). while rotating your foot with the toes You cannot do the stroke efficiently The insweep of the kick is the pointing down (Photo #4). Look at the by doing any of the four movements propulsive phase of the kick. In this difference in the angle of the foot faster than you can say them. The motion, your legs “grab” the water between Photos #3 and #4. self-talk that you use with breast- and push it backward. In the first stroke is “Pull-Breathe-Kick- part of the insweep, the feet are Timing Stretch” (Photos #5-8). By speaking pitched outward and the legs One of the common characteristics to yourself, you can positively impact straighten. Think of your feet being of most great breaststrokers is their technique flaws, especially in timing. stuck in one piece of water and use timing. Timing includes both the Kevin Milak is the newsmaster of SwimInfo.com them to push yourself off this spot. order and the spacing in between the and the technical editor of Swimming Technique Your feet and ankles will not move parts of your stroke (pulling, kicking, magazine.

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Four of the greatest sprinters of all-time and two of their coaches offer 25 tips on how to swim fast. By Phillip Whitten

There’s nothing more fun than World asked four of the greatest swimming fast. And whether you’re a sprinters of all-time and two of their 10-and-under racing 25 yards, a high coaches for their advice. The swim- school or college swimmer competing mers are: in a 50, or a potential Olympian bear- • Natalie Coughlin, Swimming ing down in the final 25 meters of your World’s female World Swimmer of the 200 meter event, you need to know Year in 2002, world record holder in how to sprint. the 100 meter back (59.58), and To find out how to improve your American record holder in the 100 ability to swim a fast 25, Swimming meter free (53.99) and 200 back (2:08.53). Natalie • Inge De Bruijn (Inky), triple Olympic gold medalist in Sydney in 2000 and world record holder in the 50 meter free (24.13), 100 free (53.77) and 100 fly (56.61). • Gary Hall Jr., four-time Olympic gold medalist and American record holder in the 50 meter free (21.76). • Dara Torres, four-time Olympian Inky and American record holder in the 50 meter free (24.63) and 100 fly (57.58). The coaches are: When You Race... • Mike Bottom, associate head men’s coach of the University of The easiest way to improve your California and coach of numerous 125 times is to work on the start. It is world-class sprinters, including Gary one of the most crucial parts of a Hall Jr. and Anthony Ervin. sprint event. It’s rare that age group • Teri McKeever, head women’s coaches work on starts, but improving coach of the University of California your start will improve your time, and coach of Natalie Coughlin. something in which all coaches Here’s what they had to say. should be interested! (All)

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The fastest swimmers in the world race. While you’re in practice, think have the fastest kicks. Some swim- about the race. Train your brain, not mers can kick under a minute for 100 just your body. (Gary) meters flutter kick! (Gary) Practice holding your breath— Keep up a steady 6-beat kick. 14always under the supervision 9(Dara) of your coach and with a partner. (Dara) Know where the end of the 10pool is in relation to the “T” on the bottom. Time your finish using Dara the “T” instead of the wall. You can see the “T” several strokes out, which will give you time to adjust your stroke length for a perfect finish. (Coach Mike)

When reaching for the wall, 11don’t finish by reaching when Gary Jr. on your stomach. To get the best extension, turn on your side as you reach for the wall. (Dara) When you start, focus intently on 2listening for the horn and reacting Finish hard. It all comes down as fast as you can. (Inky) 12to the end of the race. (Inky)

Enter the water cleanly, with When You Practice... 3almost no splash. Think of your entire body entering through one Use your head while you’re small hole in the water. (All) 13training, not right before the

Don’t breathe. You shouldn’t have 4to breathe at all in a 25 yard or meter race, and in a 50 you should not have to take more than two or three breaths. (Dara)

Keep your head position steady 5and look down at the bottom of the pool. (Dara)

Do not look around during your 6race. (Coach Mike)

Keep up a fast turnover, but make 7sure you maintain your feel for the water and a good grip on the water. (Inky)

Work on your kick. The engine on 8every motor boat is positioned at the back. It pushes everything in front of it forward. Think of your kick as your engine. Increase the horsepower, and you’re going to have a faster boat!

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When practicing, use a front- swim alternate strokes. (Coach Mike) 15end snorkel to perfect your no- breath technique. (Coach Mike) Work on your dive and finish 17every day. Make sure you When you swim long dis- always practice your dives into deep 16tances, either drill or swim per- water. (Coach Mike) fect freestyle stroke technique or Practice timing your finish 18using the “T” instead of the Coach Mike wall. The more you practice adjusting your stroke length as you come into the wall for a turn or the finish, the more confidence you’ll have that you can do it when it counts most. (Coach Mike)

Try using cord assists in prac- 19tice, making sure you hold the water, especially when the cord loosens. (Natalie) Coach Teri

Here’s a fun thing to do in easy focusing on form; and the last 20practice: running dives. one is 25 blast. (Natalie) Remember to keep your momentum as you break the surface. (Natalie) Hold your breath for five to 15 22seconds in the middle of the Try one of my favorite sprint pool, floating in a balanced position. 21sets: 4 x 25. The first is 12-1/2 When the coach blows the whistle, blast, 12-1/2 easy; the second is 12- explode into a finish or a turn. (Coach 1/2 easy, 12-1/2 blast; the third is 25 Teri)

Given the importance of a 23strong, consistent, fast kick, train appropriately, with lots of emphasis on fast kicking. (Coach Teri) The Swim Dude Says Out of the Water...

Play other sports. Playing ten- 24nis or hitting a baseball may not help your stroke technique, but it Fastskins & will train your body to be a better, more well-rounded athlete, improving your body coordination. When Aquablades you swing a baseball bat, think “trunk rotation.” Figure out ways to apply 15% Off these other activities to swimming. (Gary)

Have Fun! It’s no coincidence 25that every winning athlete in a post game/race interview says, “Oh, I was just out there having fun!” It shows. (Gary)

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word By Don Hart, Chairman, MAXWELL USA Swimming Rules and Regulations Excellence Award

The Referee and the Rules ohn Mendell began in 1981 as a YMCA official. Since then, he has been an integral part of the JYMCA officials’ organization in New Jersey and The following is the first of a two-part competition factors, which includes its leader for the past decade. He has trained hundreds article defining how the USA Swimming specific competition factors, administra- of officials over the years and Rules and Regulations came into exis- tive processes, facility requirement and has always identified educa- tence and how referees must constantly specific safety issues relevant to USA tion and consistency as the upgrade their skills to administer them Swimming athletes; properly. • Interpretations by the Rules and No. 1 priority for the future of Regulations Committee on specific rule swim officiating. After work- The Rules and Regulations for USA issues. ing at YMCA Nationals for the Swimming provide a basis for under- Each of these areas requires compli- past 15 years, John will standing the referee’s duties and ance for fair and equitable competition, serve as this year’s assistant responsibilities. First, in the preamble and the referee is expected to ensure meet director. Recently, John for the technical rules, the following that they are all applied. statement is made: “All competitive In rule 102.13, it states that the referee has also been a member of the national YMCA swimming events held under USA “...shall have full authority over all offi- Competitive Swimming and Diving Advisory Swimming sanction shall be conducted cials and shall assign and instruct them; Committees. He has also been a USA Swimming offi- in accordance with the following rules shall enforce all applicable rules and cial since the early ‘80s, including working at Junior that are designed to provide fair and shall decide all questions relating to the Nationals, and has been a member of the New Jersey equitable conditions of competition and conduct of the meet, the final settlement Swimming Officials Committee since 1996. His promote uniformity in the sport so that of which is not otherwise assigned by no swimmer shall obtain unfair advan- said rules; can overrule any meet official involvement at the senior level in both groups has tage over another.” on a point of rule interpretation, or on a helped provide for the establishment of an excellent The referee, while primarily being judgment decision pertaining to an working relationship between the YMCA and USA concerned about the Technical Rules in action the referee has personally Swimming in New Jersey. John’s efforts are a fine Part 1 and the administrative conduct observed.” example of how the “Our Kids Initiative” can work at requirements in Part 2, must also be The additional subsections go on to the LSC and local levels. knowledgeable of the requirements elaborate specific applications. The rule throughout the balance of the book in specifically grants the referee the right to the event there are deck decisions which modify any rule for a competitive swim- must be made on athlete and coach mer who has a disability in accordance memberships, the right to participate, with Article 105 of the rule book. The ref- how to handle protests and a variety of eree is also charged with the overall safe other topics. condition of the course of competition. The following four elements form the The referee’s authority is very broad basis for the rules and regulations as we and must be guided by the principle of Sponsor of the Maxwell Excellence Award know them today. providing fair conditions of competi- • The FINA technical requirements, tion. This is done through applying the which USA Swimming adopts as they rules and not by ignoring some because Call for change; it’s convenient. your • The Amateur Sports Act and other The second part of this article, which FREE relevant federal legislation, which pro- will appear in the April issue, will discuss Full-Color tects the athlete’s right to compete; the defined procedures and help avail- • USA Swimming Rules as adopted by able to referees to guide them in their Catalog: the House of Delegates to define the fair pursuit of equitable competition. 800-331-1383

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General Competitive Swim Weekly Swim Camps (Enrollment 125) under the direction of Jeff Poppell, Head Swimming Camps—Eight one-week sessions with mixed May 24-28, June 1-5, June 15-19 Coach of The Bolles School. All training and instruction workouts covering all strokes, turns, and dives. June 6- will take place on the Bolles School Campus, located July 31. Cost: $475 per week. Swimmers participate in Athletes In Action on the St. John’s River. All campers will reside in the videotape stroke analysis and the use of many June 7-11 Bolles School’s air conditioned dormitory rooms, with innovative computer-assisted training devices (found 24-hour supervision and meals will be provided three only at ASR) that identify the specific changes that are 2nd Year Speciality Camps (Limited times a day. The One Week Camps are intended for needed for faster swimming! A video stroke Enrollment) swimmers ages 9 and older representing all ability instructional session is held each day. Every swimmer Starts and Turns Camp, May 28-30 levels. The typical daily schedule will include 50-meter receives a videotape of their stroke, with a technical NEW Individual Medley Camp, June 5-7 and 25-yard training, a stroke technique session, video “multimedia” presentation using under- and over-water Starts and Turns Camp, June 19-21 taping and analysis, starts & turns, Aquanex Hand video with overlay instructional graphics by the Force Analysis, and a fun daytime activity. One Week coaches. ASR is operated by its owners, swim coaches David Marsh, Head Swim Coach Camps will be limited to 40 swimmers per week.The Bob and Kathy Gillett. ASR is a 10-acre sports facility P.O. Box 351 Elite Camp is designed for experienced swimmers, 13 with a 25-yard x 50-meter swimming pool and another Auburn, AL 36831-0351 years of age or older. Elite Campers will train and 25-yard pool, in addition to many other sports facilities. 334-844-9746 compete with members of the Bolles School Sharks Ranch house/Western-style environment with great new E-mail: [email protected] swimming program including Florida High School air-conditioned two-room suites! See ad on page 5 in www.auburnswimming.com State Champions, High School All-Americans and this issue of Swimming World. Olympians. For those swimmers who qualify for U.S. 2003 NCAA Coach of the Year, David Marsh, was very Nationals, the camp will end after U.S. Nationals. The ASU SPARKYASU SPARKY SWIM CAMPSWIM CAMP pleased with the overwhelming response to the 2003 Elite Camp will be limited to 45 swimmers. Specialty Camps (had to add a 2nd Start & Turns Session I: June 6-10 Camp) as well as the weekly swim camps. The 2004 2004 BULLDOG2004 BULLDOG SWIM SWIM CAMP CAMP Session II: June 13-17 Specialty Camps include two Starts and Turn Camp and Session III: June 20-24 an IM Camp (new). The Specialty Camps will feature May 24-28, Session I, Monday-Friday the “world’s fastest start”, Auburn’s waterpower program May 29-June 2, Session II, Sat.-Wed. Aimee Schmitt, Camp Director and Auburn’s techniques for a successful IM. The June 4-8, Session III, Fri.-Tues Sparky Swim Camp weekly swim camps feature Coach Marsh and a variety 957 E. Guadalupe Rd. #B11 of world class swimmers. Campers enjoy 1-on-1 with Jerry Champer Tempe, AZ 85283 national caliber swimmers, in-water stroke Bulldog Swim Camp E-mail: [email protected] demonstrations, stroke analysis, and educational PO Box 1472 Website: TheSunDevils.ocsn.com\camps seminars covering goal-setting, nutrition and Athens, GA 30603-1472 motivation; experience a nationally recognized 706-542-SWIM This Arizona State University swim camp is co-ed, and collegiate atmosphere on the beautiful AU campus Fax: 706-542-2566 for all ability levels, ages 8 to 18. The coaching staff is convenient to the Atlanta Airport; and, enjoy field trips E-mail: [email protected] led by Adam Schmitt—Associate Head Coach for and fun activities while under 24-hour adult Men’s and Women’s Swimming at ASU; with ASU supervision. Sessions include Elite, Senior, and Age Jack Bauerle, Head Coach of the three-time National

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Championship Georgia Women’s Swimming Team, was ColgateCOLGATE University UNIVERSITY Swimming SWIMMIING Camp CAMP USD’s camp staff caring and competent. Each and every a 2000 U.S. Olympic Team coach, has been a three-time 2004 2004 member of the camp staff takes to heart the NCAA and ten-time SEC Coach of the year, and is now responsibility entrusted to them of helping campers in his twenty-fourth year of coaching the Bulldogs. He June 20-24, Session I become better swimmers and people, both in the pool will join the entire Georgia coaching staff, along with June 26-30, Session II and out. The commitment to providing and delivering a several US national team members and Olympians, to comprehensive, quality, and unique athletic experience offer three great sessions of skills, conditioning, and Stephen Jungbluth, Director is what makes the University of San Diego one of the fun! Daily camp schedule includes: one session devoted Colgate Swimming top choices for a summer camp experience. Coach Mike to starts, turns and stroke mechanics; two conditioning 13 Oak Drive Keeler, who runs the program, is entering his sixth year sessions; video taping and analysis; and a lecture series Hamilton, NY 13346 as USD’s head coach and won back-to-back conference highlighting nutrition, goal setting and motivation. 315-228-7614 championships in 2000 and 2001. Keeler continues to Georgia’s Gabrielsen Natatorium is one of the premier [email protected] establish the Toreros as an elite program within the swimming facilities in the country. Swimmers will stay Pacific Collegiate Swimming Conference. In 2003, USD in fully supervised air-conditioned dormitories, and The purpose of the Colgate University Swimming Camp made its first appearance in the NCAA championships, participate in planned extracurricular activities nightly. is to provide the most positive and educational camp placing 38th nationally. Adult Programs also available Cost is $500/week resident campers; $400/week day experience possible to each person. Swimmers of all and include Masters Swim, Masters Swim Weekend, campers. Deposit $100. Competitive swimmers ages 8- abilities, ages 9-18 are welcome. Future Olympians will and Triathlon. Space is limited so sign up today! Call 15 are welcome. Camp numbers are limited and train in Lineberry Natatorium; one of only two East and we will be happy to send you a free catalogue. USD sessions do sell out—so please apply early! Coach facilities with a retractable roof. The swimming is accredited by the American Camping Association and camp is directed by head Men’s and Women’s Coach, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. CAMP CHIKOPICAMP CHIKOPI Stephen Jungbluth. The content of this camp is The World’sThe World’s First First Swim Swim Camp Camp (1920) presented in a progressive manner with the expectation FALCONFALCON SWIMMING/DIVING SWIMMING/DIVING CAMPS CAMPS Sports andSports Wilderness and Wilderness Too Too that you will not only improve during the one week but upon returning to your home swimming environment. June 14-18 (All Levels) June 30-Aug. 18 (7 week session) Three daily pool sessions are complemented by June 21-25 (High Altitude) June 30-July 28 (4 week session) information sessions on sports psychology, the July 21-Aug. 18 (4 week session) collegiate recruiting process, total preparation for United States Air Force Academy Aug. 20-Sept. 4 (2 week session) practice and competition, nutrition and successful life Falcon Sports Camps skills. Colgate student/athletes will be available to 2169 Field House Drive Bob Duenkel provide insight into the collegiate search/recruiting USAFA, CO 80840 Chikopi (For Boys 7-17) process. Costs: resident: $450, commuter $350. Please 719-333-2116 or 719-333-9532 Ontario, Canada call or email for a brochure. (Winter Address) The Falcon Swimming and Diving Camps are offered as 2132 NE 17 Terrace COMPETITIVECOMPETITIVE SWIM SWIMCAMP CAMP part of the 2004 Falcon Sports Camps held every year Ft. Lauderdale, Fl 33305 AT USDAT UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO at the US Air Force Academy. The swimming camp is 954-566-8235 directed by Casey Converse, the men’s head coach and Fax: 954-525-4031 June 20-25, Competitive Swimming Rob Clayton, the women’s head coach. They bring in E-mail: [email protected] June 19-20, Masters Swim Weekend top coaches from around the country to round out their www.campchikopi.com June 27-July 2, Masters Swim Camp staff. The camp format includes stroke technique and analysis, as well as workout programs appropriate to the A Unique competitive swimming and camping Mary Johnson level of each athlete. The second week of camp will be a experience. Do you want a first-class competitive University of San Diego High Altitude Camp designed for those swimmers who swimming camp or a first-class sports and wilderness 5998 Alcala Park compete at the high school or national level. The diving residential camp? At Chikopi you get both. An American San Diego, CA 92110 camp will be directed by Stan Curnow, head diving camp located on scenic Ahmic Lake, Ontario, Canada. 619-260-4623 or 1-800-991-1873 ext 2 coach at the Academy. The camp is aimed at young Olympic and National Coaches, Stan Tinkham, Dick E-mail: [email protected] talented divers reaching for new levels of performance. Bower and others work to perfect all aspects of http://camps.sandiego.edu Overnight boarders will stay in the cadet dorms, eat in swimming fast. 50-meter and 25-yard pools built into the cadet dining hall and participate in supervised night our drink-pure lake. Open water swimming, too. Spend your vacation this summer in beautiful Southern recreation. Transportation from the Colorado Springs Refreshing change from chlorinated pools. When not in California at the University of San Diego improving your airport (not Denver) is provided to campers flying in. the water, participate in over 20 different sports to swimming skill, technique and speed. Boys and Girls, Facilities include a 50 meter indoor pool, 1 and 3 meter supplement your swimming. “Charge your battery.” ages 9-17, as well as adults, will have an awesome time Durafirm springboards, and a 5 meter and 10 meter Return home refreshed and ready to go. Get back to having a hands-on experience of campus life while platform. For general information or to request a camp basics at our camp that burns up the energy without working on stroke drills, starts and turns, and having brochure please call the camp office. Costs: boarder, burning out the swimmer. 3:1 camper to staff ratio. Fun, their performance videotaped and analyzed. Also $500; commuter, $300. Registration will start February safe, productive. Be one of over 40 Olympians and 300 included are discussions on performance and related 1, 2004. You can register online at airforcesports.com. All-Americans who got their start with us. See our topics. USD is the ideal place for young people to sister Camp Ak-O-Mak. develop new friendships, and learn life lessons in leadership, responsibility, and teamwork. Aside from Camps, Swimming Education workouts and technique sessions, campers will have the and more, go to swiminfo.com evenings free to see some of the fine recreation venues swiminfo.com that make San Diego famous. Swimmers will also find

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20042004 FIGHTING FIGHTING ILLINI ILLINI SWIM SWIM CAMPS CAMPS and 1991 World Champion), Martyn Wilby (2000 & older. Residents : 5, 7 or 11 day formats. Day camps Olympic Head Coach for Barbados), and Rich DeSelm in 2 and 4 day formats. Campers receive a personalized June 5-6, Start and Turn Camp (Former Head Coach at Davidson College and 2000 videotape, t-shirt, cap and goody bag. 5-day package: June 13-18, Instructional Technique USA Olympic Team Manager), Hollie Bonewit (Former $699. Please call or check our website for additional Camp Interim Head Coach & Assistant Coach for Georgia rates, location and times of all camps. June 20-25, Instructional Training Camp Southern University, 2000-2002), and Donnie Craine (Head UF Diving Coach).The 2004 Gator Swim Camp GEORGIAGEORGIA TECH SWIMTECH SWIM CAMP CAMP Sue Novitsky, Head Coach includes comprehensive training in all aspects of HomeHome of of the the 1996 1996 Summer Summer Olympic Games Games Steve Franau, Director competitive swimming including dryland workouts used 1700 S. Fourth Street by Olympic, World and National Champions. The Session #1: May 23-28 Champaign, IL 61820 campers will swim twice daily and devote time to stroke Session #2: May 30-June 4 217-333-7670 or 217-244-7278 mechanics, starts, turns and conditioning. Videotape Session #3: June 6-11 Fax: 217-333-4853 analysis and guest speakers on nutrition, strength Session #4: June 13-18 E-mail: [email protected] training, goal setting and mental preparation are all www.fightingillini.com included in the weekly camps. Resident campers reside Maria Thrash, Camp Director in air-conditioned dorm rooms and fun activities are Georgia Tech Swim Camp At the start and turn camp, swimmers will receive held each night. Coach to swimmer ratio is 1:7. Team 150 Bobby Dodd Way, NW intensive work on the forward and backstroke starts. and family discounts are available. See ad on page 42 Atlanta, GA 30332-0455 The camp consists of all four competitive strokes, IM in this issue of Swimming World. 404-894-9736 transition turns, and video tape analysis and discussion Fax: 404-894-8863 sessions. Cost for the camp is $150 for residents and FLUID MECHANICSFLUID MECHANICS SWIM SWIM CAMPS CAMP E-mail: [email protected] $130 for commuters. The instructional technique camp www.ramblinwreck.com is designed for the competitive swimmer wanting Fine Tuning Day Camps, Feb 21 & 22, intensive stroke instruction. Each day will focus on a March 5 & 6 Train in the Olympic Pool! Live in the Olympic Village! competitive stroke. The instructional training camp is The Georgia Tech Swim Camp is focused on improving designed for the competitive swimmer looking for a Spring Day Camp, April 23 & 24 all aspects of competitive swimmers from the ages of challenging training environment. The camp consists of 10-18. Our objectives are to create a positive and two water sessions and one dry land session each day. Summer Kick-Off Day Camp, June 12, enjoyable learning environment for the swimmers while Campers will receive a video tape of their strokes and 13, 19 & 20 increasing their awareness of the sport. The camp will an evaluation of their camp performance. Cost for the focus on many areas of competitive swimming, instructional camps is $475 for residents and $375 for Summer Resident Camps including stroke technique improvements and optional commuters. All camps have an 8:1 camper to coach June 27—July 7 (11 day) videotape sessions. The Georgia Tech Swim Camp, ratio. Campers live and dine in an air-conditioned June 27-July 3 (7day) under the direction of Head Coach Seth Baron and his residence hall with 24-hour supervision. June 27-July 1 (5 day) staff, will work with each swimmer in providing fun July 3-7 (Advanced 5 day) ideas to improve their swimming enjoyment. Our camp FLORIDAFLORIDA GATOR GATOR SWIM SWIM CAMP CAMP includes guest appearances from former Olympic Summer Day Camps Athletes and a half-day trip to either an Atlanta Braves June 2-5, Fly & Breast July 21 & 22 Baseball game or Six Flags Over Georgia. Join the June 16-19, Free & Back Georgia Tech Swim Camp and experience a wonderful John Waldman opportunity of living in the Olympic VIllage Dorms and June 5-10, Session I P.O. Box 343 swimming at the Georgia Tech Aquatic Center, home of June 19-24, Session II Middletown, NJ 07748-0343 the 1996 Summer Olympic Games. Fees for camp June 26-July 1, Session III 800-266-5179 sessions are $575 for resident campers and $425 for July 17-24, Session IV (Team Camp I)* E-Mail: [email protected] day campers. See ad on page 43 in this issue of July 24-31, Session V (Team Camp II)* www.fluidmechanics.net Swimming World. * Individuals may also register. This camp is NOT limited to teams. The focus of FMSC is the development of each HAMILTON COLLEGEHAMILTON COLLEGE swimmer’s mind, body, and spirit. The setting of COMPETITIVECOMPETITIVE SWIM SWIMCAMP CAMP June 5-July 1, Session I, Elite I personal goals and how to achieve them is encouraged. June 5-July 31, Session II, Elite I Through Cataloging, our revolutionary method of Swim Camp July 17-July 31, Elite II teaching, our consultants break down each stroke, start June 27-July 2, July 4-9, July 11-16 and turn into its finest components and show swimmers Three one-week sessions. One session Anthony Nesty, Director the best way to execute them. Also, swimmers learn the per camper. P.O. Box 14485 traits of all strokes such as, Hydro Dynamics, Core of Gainesville, FL 32604 the Stroke, Acceleration and Sprinting through our TJ Davis 352-375-4683, ext. 4532 Vision Works Technology program. Campers’ Individual Hamilton College Swimming http://www.uaa.ufl.edu strokes are analyzed and personal recommendations Clinton, NY 13323 made. Practices combine sprint and endurance training 315-859-4794 The University of Florida’s swim camp is for swimmers and are tailored to each swimmer’s specific needs. E-mail: [email protected] of all abilities, ages 7-18. The coaching staff includes Underwater videotape instruction is offered each Ages 10-17. The philosophy of the Hamilton College Gator Head Coach Gregg Troy (three-time Olympic swimmer. Swimmers leave camp with the confidence to Swim Camp is to improve the fundamental skills of Coach), Anthony Nesty (1988 Olympic Gold Medalist set new goals and work toward achieving them. Ages 8 competitive swimmers. The teaching includes three

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water and one dryland sessions per day. Each session INDIANAINDIANA UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY SWIM CAMP SWIM CAMP LONGHORNLONGHORN SWIM CAMPSWIM CAMP includes individual analysis, videotaping, nutritional review, introduction to dryland and Nautilus training, June 6-11, June 13-18, June 20-25 and May 30-July 2, (five one-week stretching, evening activities and special events. Swim June 27-July 2 sessions) camp sessions will be limited to a maximum of 55 participants in order to provide the maximum benefit to Kandis Looze, Director Jon Alter, Director each swimmer. The ratio of staff to participants is better 2344 Linden Hill Rd. Longhorn Swim Camp than 1.5 for all camps. Cost is $460 per week includes Bloomington, IN 47401 University of Texas room/board, videotaping and T-shirt. 812-333-5684 Intercollegiate Athletics E-mail: [email protected] P.O. Box 7399 HARTWICKHARTWICK COLLEGE COLLEGE COMPETITIVE COMPETITIVE http://iuhoosiers.com/camps Austin, TX 78713-7399 SWIMMINGSWIMMING & DIVING AND DIVINGCAMPS CAMPS 512-475-8652 The IU SwimCamp offers unique experiences not Fax: 512-475-8739 July 4-10, Stroke Technique Camp provided by any other camp in the nation. The ultimate E-mail: longhornswimcamp@athletics. July 11-17, Stroke Technique, Sprint, goal is to educate campers on the fundamentals of utexas.edu Distance Camps technique, racing and training in the sport of swimming, www.TexasSports.com July 18-24, Stroke Technique Camp while providing an opportunity for camaraderie with www.Longhornswimcamp.com July 18-24, Springboard Diving Camps swimmers from all over the nation! Each swimmer will participate in 2 water workouts, one dry land workout, Catch the Olympic spirit! The 27th annual Longhorn CELEBRATING ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY and an educational lecture each day. During the camp Swim Camp is headed by 2004 Head Olympic and U.T. Dale Rothenberger, Director each swimmer will undergo a technical analysis and Men’s Swim Coach Eddie Reese, four-time Olympian Hartwick College strength test in which the results will be sent home on a and U.T. Women’s Co-Head Swim Coach Jill Sterkel, Oneonta, NY 13820 DVD and in a notebook. Our experienced coaching staff two-time Assistant Olympic and Co-Head Women’s 607-431-4714 includes Head Coaches Dorsey Tierney and Ray Looze . Coach Mike Walker and five-time Olympic medallist . E-mail: [email protected] Tuition is $525/week which includes room and board Josh Davis. Held at the Jamail Swim Center on the www.hartwick.edu/athl/athletic.html for the duration of the camp. See ad on page 43 in this University of Texas at Austin campus for male and issue of Swimming World. female competitive swimmers, ages 8 and up.The swim An extensive program for ages 8-18 (coeducational) center includes a 50-meter by 25-yard pool, and a 25- emphasizing improvement in the fundamental skills of LEHIGHLEHIGH UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY SWIM SWIM CAMP CAMP yard by 25-meter pool. Four training groups based on competitive swimmers and divers. Excellent facilities age and ability, with a 1:7coach /swimmer ratio in and round-the-clock supervision. Morning, afternoon June 12-17, June 19-24, June 26-July 1, stroke technique sessions offered. Training includes and evening sessions will balance time spent with July 5-10 long course sessions Monday-Friday mornings, stroke “water” and “dry-land” training. Above-and under-water sessions Sunday evening, and Monday-Thursday filming and analysis. Lectures on nutrition, mental John Morrison afternoon and evenings. Classroom sessions on preparation, strength training, etc. Sprint/distance camp 641 Taylor Street technique and race strategies also held. Underwater emphasizes conditioning and proper training of the Bethlehem, PA 18015-3186 videotaping of each camper analyzed by a coach. Daily major energy systems. Diving camp concentrates on 610-758-4309 social activities and field trips offered. Multiple week technical improvement on 1- and 3-meter springboard E-mail: [email protected] stays include weekend planned activities with diving. Stroke camp enables competitive swimmers to www.lehighsports.com supervision. Experienced, mature adults provide 24- develop skills and techniques in starts, turns, IM, and hour supervision. All campers receive camp T-shirt. competitive strokes. Special two-and three-week Experience new levels of swimming success at the Cost: $445 per session for day campers —includes sessions are available. Director Dale Rothenberger, Lehigh University Camp. The camp focuses on coaching, facility use, supervision, lunch and dinner. Hartwick swimming and diving coach, will be joined by improving stroke techniques, race strategies, nutrition, $545 per session for resident campers which includes a staff of highly experienced coaches, counselors and goal setting, advanced training skills and team building. coaching, facility use, supervision, room and board. guest clinicians (1:6 staff/camper ratio). Enrollment The LU camp is for swimmers ages 9-17. Participants See ad on page 44 in this issue of Swimming World. limit guarantees individual attention and frequent must know how to swim all four competitive strokes. feedback. Resident camp fee: $480 per week; commuter Typical daily schedule includes morning workouts, two NAVY NAVY SWIMMING CAMP 2004 fee: $380 per week. Special two-and three week daily technique sessions emphasizing the latest stroke sessions are available. Write or call for brochure/ drills and techniques efficiencies and force application June 11-15, Session I application. governing swimming. The day continues with June 16-20, Session II videotaping analysis, lectures and motivational activities. Special evening sessions dedicated to starts Bill Roberts, Camp Director and turns will cover all four strokes. Campers will be Navy Swimming Camp 2004 supervised 24-hours per day by coaches and Lejeune Hall 4A counselors. Highlights: team building activities, movies, Annapolis, MD 21402 talent show. The Lehigh University Swim Camp is 410-293-3012, 410-293-5834 designed to teach advanced competitive swimming Fax: 410-293-5827 techniques. Costs; $480/residential camper (includes all E-mail: [email protected] meals), $440/commuter I camper, $430 Commuter II www.navyswimmingcamp.com camper 9 a.m.-9 p.m. (includes lunch and dinner only). www.navysports.com Discounts given to all campers enrolling by April 15, 2004. 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expect even greater results upon joining us this NORTH CAROLINANORTH CAROLINA NOTRENOTRE DAME DAME SWIM SWIM CAMP CAMP—2004 summer! Our primary goal is to offer you the very best SWIMMINGSWIMMING CAMP CAMP 2004 in individual instruction, camper experience, take-home June 8-12, Camp I, Traditional Camp material and safety and supervision.The purpose of our June 4-6, June 12-17, June 18-20 and June 11-15, Camp II, Training Camp camp is to provide you with an educational environment June 21-26 (Ages 13 & above) to learn about and develop the four competitive strokes June 14-18, Camp III, Traditional Camp including all related starts, turns and finishes. Navy Randy Erlenbach, Camp Director (Grades 8 & above) Swimming Camp is a stroke-intensive camp. The 3514 Hawk Ridge Rd. June 20-24, Camp IV, Stroke Camp volume of training will be minimal with total emphasis Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (Grades 4-7) on stroke improvement. Swimmers will receive 919-933-4905 individual attention. Additional pool sessions are Fax: 919-933-4546 Bailey Weathers offered to all who need to maintain their conditioning E-mail: [email protected] University of Notre Dame while at camp. Each camper will receive a video that will 124 Joyce Center have each of their four strokes. The video will include Receive technical instruction and training motivation at Notre Dame, IN 46556 all strokes taped at the beginning and end of camp. the North Carolina Swimming Camp on the beautiful 574-631-8359 Campers will receive daily instruction in dry land University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill campus. Fax: 574-631-3650 activities designed to improve individual fitness levels. Choose one of our full week, day or overnight options, E-mail: [email protected] Guest lecturers with experience in performance, or one of our weekend overnight sessions. Our www.nd.edu training, goalsetting and leadership will highlight the experienced coaches include the national power UNC evening programs. Campers will take in plenty of Tar Heel college swim coaches, plus some fantastic Notre Dame Swim Camps for the summer will be held pertinent information throughout each day and should visiting coaches. Campers will also enjoy learning from in four sessions. Two of the sessions, Camps I and IV bring a folder, notepad, and pen. Campers will learn our elite swimmers who will serve as counselors. will be our Traditional Camps, which emphasize skill and train in an amazing environment on the Naval Swimmers have two practices grouped by age and development and how to incorporate skill work into Academy beginning with Lejeune Hall; a 25-meter by ability. Elite training is available. Camp focuses: training and racing, in preparation for meets. Age limits 50-meter facility with separate diving tank. Camp is technical instruction with filming: positive motivation; will apply. Cost: $490 each. Training Camp is a open to all competitive swimmers ages 9-18. New in mental preparation techniques; dry land with core serious training camp for swimmers 13 and above. 2004 will be a boat cruise of the Severn River and a strength and balance drills; nutrition, sports medicine Campers registering for this camp must be ready to time trial meet. and academic awareness issues. Sessions limited to 90. train long course, in a training camp environment. Cost: Overnight: $550/week; $315/weekend; $420 day Maximum: 12 campers. Cost $550. All campers live, NIKE CAMPS—swimming,NIKE —CAMPS diving, camp per week. Discounts available for multiple family learn, eat and train on Notre Dame’s beautiful campus. waterpoloSWIMMING, DIVING, WATER POLO members or sessions. For a brochure, contact Randy See ad on page 45in this issue of Swimming World. Erlenbach at the above number or e-mail address.. June through August 20022004 PENN PENN STATESTATE COMPETITIVE COMPETITIVE SWIMMING NORTHWESTERNNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY SWIMMING ANDAND DIVING DIVING CAMPS CAMPS College Coaches from across the U.S. WILDCAT SWIMWILDCAT CAMP SWIM CAMP Swimming: June 13-17, June 20-24, Nike Sports Camps June 20-25, Commuter Camp June 27-July 1 4470 Redwood Highway, #101 June 27-July 2, Resident Camp Diving: June 29-July 3, July 11-15 San Rafael, CA 94903 1-800-645-3226 Jimmy Tierney Dick Bartolomea Fax: 415-479-6061 Wildcat Swim Camp Penn State Sport Camps E-mail: [email protected] 2311 Campus Drive 204 Multi-Sport Facility www.USSportsCamps.com Evanston, IL 60208 University Park, PA 16802 847-491-4829 or 467-2396 800-PSU-TODAY (778-8632) The NIKE Swimming, Diving and Water Polo Camps, E-mail: [email protected] or www.psusportcamps.org presented by US Sports Camps, are directed by some of [email protected] the most respected collegiate coaches in the country, www.nusports.com Penn State swimming camp is directed by Bill who take every step possible to accelerate your love for Dorenkott, Penn State men’s and women’s swimming the sport in a way that’s both enjoyable and educational. FUN•TECHNIQUE•BEACHES•RACING•GAMES coach, and the diving camp is directed by Craig Brown, At each camp location, the goal is to have each camper You don’t want to miss this wonderful camp experience at Penn State men’s and women’s diving coach. Past or come home with experiences that enrich both the NU! We provide a unique mix of swimming (training and current membership on a swimming team is required. quality of their performance and their life through a technique) and fun and games along our beachfront Each student receives personalized instruction, weight better understanding and greater appreciation for the facility. Each practice is conducted by the entire NU training, excellent student-to-instructor ratios, and 24- sport, more refined and developed techniques and a coaching staff and several of our elite swimmers. We plan hour supervision. Outstanding facilities include three heightened level of self-confidence as an individual. daily drills to work on strokes, starts and turns. Along indoor pools, an Olympic size 50-meter, heated, Camps are located in CA, AZ, NM, VT, HI, IN, WA, OR, with the hard work, we plan daily activities away from the outdoor pool, and a separate diving well and diving UT, CO, OH, PA, NH, MA, MN, CT, MI, IL, NJ, FL and pool that make this a truly enjoyable experience. Our goal pit. For a free brochure, call 1-800-PSU-TODAY. See ad MD. See website or call for dates and prices. See ad on is to provide each swimmer with new insights into our on page 45 in this issue of Swimming World. page 15 in this issue of Swimming World. fabulous sport of swimming that help them to improve and enjoy their swimming experience.. Contact us now! Camps, Swimming Education and swiminfo.com Don’t delay because camps fill up annually. See ad on more, go to swiminfo.com page 44 in this issue of Swimming World.

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PURDUEPURDUE UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY SWIMMING AND IM turns, and individual and relay finishes. Both camps SPARTAN SPARTANSWIM CAMP SWIM CAMP SWIMMING ANDDIVING DIVING CAMPS CAMPS feature motivational speakers, 24-hour supervision by our mature coaching staff and the beautiful Northern June 13-17, June 20-24, July 5-9, June 21-25 California Stanford campus. Campers are encouraged to July 11-15 stay for both sessions, with room, board and Cathy Wright-Eger, Director and Head supervision offered free-of-charge between sessions. Matt Gianiodis, Head Swimming Coach Swimming Coach Cost: Camp 1, Residents: $825, Day: $725. Camp 2: Michigan State University Purdue University Resident: $425, Day: $325. 236 IM West West Lafayette, Indiana 47907 East Lansing, MI 48824 765-494-2756 (contact Nona Schaler or STANFORDSKIP KENNEY’S NATIONAL STANFORD SWIM INTERNATIONAL CAMP 517-432-2054 Lynn Stocksick) 2000 SWIM CAMP Fax: 517-432-2053 E-mail: [email protected] or E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Session 1: June 26-July 1 www.sportscamps.msu.edu www.conf.purdue.edu Session 2: July 2-4 (Accelerated Mini Camp The Spartan Swim Camp is held on the beautiful, park- Do you want to become a faster swimmer? Would you Combo Session: June 26-July 4 like campus of Michigan State University. Overnight and like to be a better diver? Then you need to come to Session 3: July 19-23 (Day camp only) day sessions for boys and girls ages 10-18 are Purdue’s new Swimming and Diving Camp. At available. Campers live in University residence halls Purdue’s camps, we will help you attain excellence Skip Kenney’s Stanford International and eat meals at University dining halls. The camp is through both technique and attitude. You will be Swim Camp designed to enhance the technical aspects of stroke, instructed by the same trainer, nutritionist, and sports 4470 Redwood Highway #101 training, and the strategies needed for each camper to psychologist used by Purdue varsity athletes. Camps San Rafael, CA 94903 compete at the top level of competitive swimming. The are held in the new $17 million Boilermaker Aquatic 1-800-645-3226 camp is run in our 50-meter outdoor and 25-yard Center. The competitive pool’s automatic water leveling Fax: 415-479-6061 indoor aquatic facility. Each camper’s daily schedule system will bring out your best times, and the Sparger E-mail: [email protected] includes a long course training workout; videotaping of “bubble” unit gives you “softer” landings for your dives. www.USSportsCamps.com/swim stroke work, starts and turns; critique of swimming In Purdue Swimming Camp, you will work on all technique; in water stroke drill session; presentation of the skills you need—strokes, starts, and turns—to One of the greatest coaches in the history of collegiate various swimming topics and much more. Sessions improve your times. Purdue Diving Camp teaches a swimming and one of the most respected leaders in limited to 60 swimmers. Costs: Resident camper— wide range of different dives using springboards and United States swimming today, Skip Kenney has set the $400; Commuter camper—$325. For a Spartan diving platforms. Camps are open to boys and girls, standard for providing quality swim instruction for Swimming Camp brochure, write or call Matt Gianiodis. grades 4-12 for commuters, and grades 6-12 for swimmers around the world. For over a decade, his residential campers. Registration is limited so register swim camps have helped mold thousands of young SWIM WITH SCHUBERT SWIM CAMP early. SWIM WITH SCHUBERT SWIM CAMP men and women athletes into championship caliber swimmers. Regardless of the week, Skip Kenney and June 6-11, June 13-18, June 20-25, RICHARDRICHARD QUICK’S QUICK’S STANFORD SANFORD NATIONAL Ted Knapp will motivate you through state of the art June 27-July 2 NATIONAL SWIMSWIM CAMP CAMP technique and stroke drills that are fresh and proven to be successful. Each day, expect to be fully emerged into Joke Schubert June 18-23, 4-Stroke Camp Skip Kenney’s teaching methods and passion for the SChubert Swim Camp June 24-26, Starts, Turns and Finishes sport of swimming. Campers receive concentrated P.O. Box 479 training on one stroke per day, plus starts and turns. Surfside, CA 90743-0479 Judy Heller Also included are daily videotaping and feedback, 562-592-3424 Richard Quick’s Stanford National dryland training and motivational talks. Session 1: Fax: 562-592-9704 Swim Camp Overnight $825, Extended Day $725. Session 2: E-mail: [email protected] 1526 Chestnut Street Overnight $425, Extended Day $325. Combo Session: www.schubertswimcamp.com San Carlos, CA 94070 Overnight: $1250, Extended Day $1050. Session 3: 650-593-7845 $495 (Day camp only). See ad on page 46 in this issue Train and learn with seven-time USA Olympic Coach, E-mail: [email protected] of Swimming World. Mark Schubert, and a Championship Team of USC www.rqstanfordswimcamp.com

Learn from one of the world’s top swim coaches, Stanford University Women’s Coach Richard Quick. Richard is a five time U.S. Olympic Swim coach, known for his excellence in swimming technique and motivational speaking. The June 18-23 camp focuses on one stroke each day, with two pool sessions per day, dryland training, and 1/2 day on starts and turns. Camp 2 focuses exclusively on starts, turns, and finishes, including all individual and relay starts, turns including

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assistant coaches, all of whom are on deck, directly Immersion is the only camp that will teach you Fishlike Charlie Schober involved with all training aspects of the camp. Olympic Swimming. 1. Learn effortless balance to stop wasting UC Irvine Crawford Hall Gold Medalist and World Record Holder Lindsay Benko energy on fighting the water. 2. Learn the most slippery Irvine, CA 92697-4500 and Olympic Silver Medalist Erik Vendt, are among our body positions for each stroke. 3. Learn how to generate 949-824-7946 (UCI-SWIM) guest speakers. The camp’s daily routine includes: effortless power with core-body rotation. At Total E-mail: [email protected] dryland training, 3 swim session (one conditioning Immersion, teaching people to move faster through the www.athletic.uci.edu session, and two swim sessions devoted to stroke water is all we do. Total Immersion coaches are the best technique work, drills, starts and turns mechanics.) All teachers of technique in the world, and they specialize Aquatics Director, Charlie Schober, has been running campers’ strokes videotaped underwater and video in teaching it to thousands of swimmers each year. A camps at UCI for 24 years at the UCI campus. The goal analysis. Located at the University of Southern swimmer:coach ratio of 6:1 and an experienced resident of the camp is to work on the often neglected areas of California, site of the 1984 Los Angeles Games. staff ensures personal attention and close supervision starts, turns, and stroke technique in a fun and Swimmers stay in on-campus dormitories, 24-hour for each camper. We welcome both novice and informative atmosphere in small teaching groups of about 10. Each camper is videotaped from underwater supervision, planned extracurricular activities along experienced swimmers, ages 9-17. with verbal critique on the tape. Camp features include with coaches who care about details that can make a over four hours of in-water instruction per day; planned difference for all ability levels, ages 9-18. Elite training UNITED UNITEDSWIMMING SWIMMING CLINICS CLINICS recreational activities; 24-hour adult supervision; is available for those who qualify. Cost $645 resident convenient dorms, cafeteria, and recreation facilities; campers and $475 day camper. Limited registration, May 31-July 9 group and early registration discounts. Costs: Clinics apply early. See ad on page 46 in this issue of before 3/15 any; 1-$80, 2-$130, 3-$180, 4-$230. After Swimming World. John Trembley, Director 3/15 any: 1-$95, 2-$145, 3-$195, 4-$245. $25 United Swimming Clinics discount per person for groups of 5 or more. Summer TOTALTOTAL IMMERSION IMMERSION SWIM CAMP 2106 Andy Holt Avenue camps before May 15th, residents: $465, day $295. Knoxville, TN 37996-2905 After May 15, residents $495, day $315. Terry Laughlin, Director 865-974-1258 117 Main St. Fax: 865-974-1287 WOLVERINEWOLVERINE SWIM CAMP SWIM CAMP New Paltz, NY 12561 E-mail: [email protected] 1-800-609-7946 June 6-11, June 13-18, June 20-25, E-mail: [email protected] With the head coaching staff of John Trembley June 27-July 2 www.totalimmersion.net (Tennessee), Pete Williams (Mercersburg), Bonnie Dix Jim Richardson (Wellesley), Rob Orr (Princeton), Dan Colella Would you love to swim MUCH better...immediately? 8160 Valley View Drive (Tennessee), Jamie Bloom (Tennessee) and Shaun Would you love to swim like a fish, while your Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Crow (Australia). We emphasize supervision, technique competitors are fighting the water? A Total Immersion 734-647-0500 734-484-4125 and fun. A 9:1 swimmer-to-coach ratio. The finest Swim Camp is the surest way to learn the secrets of Fax: 734-763-6543 coaching minds in the country insure the best coaching elite swimmers. We have helped thousands of E-mail: [email protected] technique available. Our 5-day program includes daily swimmers at all levels to swim faster and with less effort www.wolverineswimcamp.com videotaping, mental training, strict supervision, lectures than they ever dreamed possible. And we teach www.mgoblue.com by coaches and Olympic guests, and a residential staff swimming better than anyone else because Total that stresses learning while having fun. One or multi- Four sessions limited to 165 campers per session. A staff week sessions. Girls and boys, ages 9-18. We accept of 50 and three instructional sessions per day, ensure the applications on a first-come, first-serve basis. Limited individual attention necessary for significant enrollment. Sites at Mercersburg Academy improvements. Coaches Jon Urbanchek, Jim (Pennsylvania), Blair Academy (New Jersey), and Richardson, Eric Namesnik, Stefanie Kerska, Peter Linn University of Tennessee (Tennessee). Cost is $505 per Sam Jalet and Brad Shively are on deck directly week for residents, $395 for day campers, and $195 for involved in the coaching and training of all campers. All campers filmed with a mobile underwater camera. Each coaches or family members who wish to observe. See camper receives a custom 30-minute video with training ad on page 47 in this issue of Swimming World. and technique information from the coaches and Olympic medallists. Intensive training option for older swimmers UC IRVINE COMPETITIVE SWIM CLINICS UC IRVINE COMPETITIVE SWIM CLINICS who qualify. Technique development tract available for AND CAMPS AND CAMPS swimmers in need of skill acquisition. World-class staff provides leadership and companionship that encourages each swimmer to strive for excellence in life. Cost: Saturday and Sunday Clinics $560/week includes instruction, swim cap, T-shirt, color May 1, free; May 2, breast; photo, custom videotape, instructional printed materials, May 8, back; May 9, butterfly “goody bag” and room and board; $460/week day camper fee includes all of the above (less room and Summer Camps board) and between-session supervision. See ad on Day camp only, June 21-25 page 47 in this issue of Swimming World. Resident and day camps: June 28-July 2, swiminfo.com July 26-30, and Aug. 2-6

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MEL NASH STEVE BULTMAN Texas A&M’s Head Men’s Coach Texas A&M’s Head Women’s Coach 1999 Pan-American Games Coach 2001 Women’s World University Games Head Coach

Four One-Week Sessions ATM Detailed stroke work May 30-June 4 with EVERY camper, The Aggie Swim Camp offers super stroke June 6-11 EVERY day. technique, great counselors and lots of fun! June 13-18 ATM Great Coaching and June 20-25 Individual Attention ATM Extensive Videotaping TUITION: $535/week including underwater. Take home your tape. Aggie Swim Camp One of our campers described the Aggie Texas A&M Athletics ATM 24-hour supervision. Swim Camp this way... P.O. Box A3 ATM Fun and Challenging “I like the Aggie Swim Camp. It has great College Station, TX 77844 Summer Camp 979-845-9534 counselors, super stroke technique and it’s lots Fax: 979-862-1036 Experience E-mail: [email protected] of fun!” www.aggieathletics.com/camps