Maintaining Pain-Free Shoulders N The Kick—Building Block for Better Swimming FINDING SUCCESS AS A 2-WAY SWIMMER See page 15 AUGUST 2010 —VOLUME 51 NO. 8 VLADIMIR MOROZOV: A LONG ROAD TO MALE HIGH SCHOOL SWIMMER OF THE YEAR page 8 “The daily news of swimming” Check us out online at: www.SwimmingWorldMagazine.com fΰxÊ1-ÊUÊf{°xäÊ Turnmaster Pro: Optimize Pool Space for Turn Training, Practices, and Lessons Focus on Turns: Divides one lane into two adding more walls to practice on Vinyl Ester Chlorine Resistant Fiberglass: Aerospace material is built to withstand race speed turns and is resistant to chlorine damage Simple 2-Person Installation: Easy to install in minutes For more information call 888.333.4647 INSIDE THIS ISSUE of 12 15 21 27 8 FROM SIBERIA TO BEST IN THE U.S. by Jeff Commings Vladimir Morozov left the Arctic elements of Siberia three years ago for Southern California, where he has become the fastest high school swimmer in the country and Swimming World’s Male High School Swimmer of the Year. DEPARTMENTS: 12 CONTINUING GREATNESS by Jason Marsteller 6 A VOICE Dagny Knutson becomes only the fifth female for the SPORT ON THE COVER: to win back-to-back titles as Swimming World’s Female High School Swimmer of the Year. 36 FOR THE RECORD Senior Vladimir 15 A DUAL STAR by John Lohn 43 CALENDAR Morozov of Torrance She’s an international open water champion 46 PARTING SHOT High School in who also has competed in the pool at the Southern California World Championships. It stands to reason that the USA’s Chloe Sutton was named VÕ`ÊiÝViÊÊLÌ Ê`ÃV«iÃÊViÊÌ iÊ`Ê"Þ«VÃÊÊÓä£Ó° Swimming World’s 18 LOOKING FOR NEW CHALLENGES by Emily Sampl Male High School Paul Robinson, a successful triathlete and open water swimmer, hopes to Swimmer of the Year. cross the English Channel next summer. During the 2009-10 20 THE POOL’S EDGE: Kick It Up! by Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen season, Morozov set To be a really good swimmer, you must also have a really strong, fast, national prep records sustainable kick. in the 50 and 100 21 LANE LEADERS: Traci Granger by Emily Sampl yard freestyles. In the 22 WORKOUT CARD: Training with Davis Aquatic Masters by Stu Kahn 100, he became the 24 Q&A WITH COACH DAN GELDERLOOS, CALVIN COLLEGE by Michael J. Stott first high schooler to 26 HOW THEY TRAIN: Emily Roberts and Maggie Vail by Michael J. Stott break the 43-second 27 GOAL-ORIENTED by Michael J. Stott barrier with his 42.87. Goal setting is essential to team leadership, direction, tradition, hopes (See story, page 8.) and dreams. [COVER PHOTO BY JULIE THORSON; 30 THE SCIENCE OF PERFORMANCE: How to Prevent Shoulder Pain SNIPE PHOTO BY BILL COLLINS] by G. 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