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OLYMPIC PREVIEW: OPEN WATER SWIMMING N TAKE YOUR “MEDICINE” MAY 2012 —VOLUME 53 NO. 5 CAL BEARS WIN IT ALL ...AGAIN! “The daily news of swimming” Check us out online at: www.SwimmingWorldMagazine.com $3.95 USA • $4.50 CAN Women’s NCAAs Men’s NCAAs NCAA Division II Championships NCAA Division III Championships NAIA Championships NJCAA Championships NCSA Junior Nationals How They Train Katie Ledecky For the Record WOMEN'S NCAA DIVISION I SWIMMING AND DIVINGCHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN'S NCAA DIVISION II SWIMMING AND DIVINGCHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN'S NCAA DIVISION III SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS) WOMEN'S NAIA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS WOMEN'S NJCAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN'S NCAA DIVISION I SWIMMING AND DIVINGCHAMPIONSHIPS MEN'S NCAA DIVISION II SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN'S NCAA DIVISION III SWIMMING AND DIVINGCHAMPIONSHIPS MEN'S NAIA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS MEN'S NJCAA SWIMMING AND DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS USA SWIMMING GRAND PRIX NCSA JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS HAWAII HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS NEW HAMPSHIRE DIVISION I HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS NEW HAMPSHIRE DIVISION II HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS NEW HAMPSHIRE HIGH SCHOOL MEET OF CHAMPIONS NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION 1A-2A HIGH SCHOOLCHAMPIONSHIPS NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION 3A HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION 4A HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS OREGON 1A-4A HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS OREGON 5A HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS OREGON 6A HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS TENNESSEE HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS TEXAS 4A HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS TEXAS 5A HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS UTAH 3A HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS UTAH 4A HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS UTAH 5A HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS VIRGINIA A-AA HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS VIRGINIA AAA HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS VIRGINIA INDEPENDENT HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS INSIDE THE MAY ISSUE of FEATURES 8 Women’s NCAAs: This Bears Repeating by Jason Marsteller The University of California Golden Bears won their 8 second straight women’s NCAA Division I title—and third in the last four years. 14 Men’s NCAAs: No Time Like the Present by John Lohn The University of California, expected to be in a rebuilding mode after last year’s men’s title, enjoyed a wire-to-wire victory at the men’s NCAA Division I Championships. 19 College Roundup: Rising to the Occasion by Jason Marsteller and Judy Jacob From down-to-the-wire, one-point team victories to record-breaking streaks, there’s nothing like the college national championships for excitement! 14 22 Lane Lines to London sponsored by Competitor by Jason Marsteller This month’s Olympic regional spotlight features Oceania. 25 2012 Olympic Preview: Open Water by Steven Munatones The women’s and men’s 2012 Olympic 10K Marathon Swim will be held in the Serpentine, a 28-acre recre- ational lake in London’s Hyde Park. 26 Olympic Flashback: 1976-84 by Jeff Commings with special contributions by Steve Johnson 27 Defining Moments: Consistently at the Top by Jason Marsteller Curl-Burke captured its second straight combined team 25 championship at the NCSA Junior Nationals—its fifth title in the last 10 years. 28 Dryside Training: Six Great Medicine Ball Exercises by J.R. Rosania 30 Q&A with Coach Yuri Suguiyama by Michael J. Stott 32 How They Train: Katie Ledecky by Michael J. Stott 34 American Relay by Judy Jacob 35 TYR Age Group Swimmer of the Month DEPARTMENTS 6 A Voice for the Sport 46 Parting Shot 27 36 For the Record ON THE COVER: The University of California-Berkeley women’s and men’s teams each captured their second straight NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships, and what’s more...the future looks bright for a double three-peat! The only Division I program that has won three straight titles for both women and men is Stanford (1992-94). (See stories, pages 8 and 14.) [COVER PHOTO BY PETER H. BICK] SWIMMING WORLD MAGAZINE (ISSN 0039-7431). Note: permission to reprint articles or excerpts from contents is prohibited without permission from the publisher. The publisher is not responsible for errors in advertisements. Microfilm copies: available from University Microfilms, 313 N. First St., Ann Arbor, MI 48103. Swimming World Magazine is listed in the Physical Education Index. Printed in the U.S.A. © Sports Publications International, May 2012. 4 May 2012 A VOICE for the SPORT PUBLISHING, CIRCULATION AND ACCOUNTING OFFICE P.O. Box 20337, Sedona, AZ 86341 Toll Free in USA & Canada: 800-511-3029 NCAANCAA ParticipationParticipation 0HONE s&AX www.SwimmingWorldMagazine.com Chairman of the Board, President — Richard Deal e-mail: [email protected] CapCap FormulaFormula NeedsNeeds Publisher, CEO — Brent Rutemiller e-mail: [email protected] Circulation/Art Director — Karen Deal e-mail: [email protected] ToTo BeBe ThrownThrown Out!Out! Circulation Assistant — Judy Jacob e-mail: [email protected] BY BRENT RUTEMILLER Advertising Production Coordinator — Betsy Houlihan e-mail: [email protected] It was on the balance their institu- EDITORIAL, PRODUCTION, MERCHANDISING, final night of this tions with an equal MARKETING AND ADVERTISING OFFICE year’s men’s NCAA number of male and 2744 East Glenrosa Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85016 Division I Swimming female participants. Toll Free: 800-352-7946 0HONE s&AX and Diving Champi- As we all know, www.SwimmingWorldMagazine.com onships in Federal more and more ADs EDITORIAL AND PRODUCTION Way, Wash., when are cutting male e-mail: [email protected] Senior Editor — Bob Ingram I looked up into programs or are e-mail: [email protected] the stands and saw requiring male swim Managing Editor — Jason Marsteller PHONE sFAX empty seats on both programs to field e-mail: [email protected] sides of the venue. smaller teams while Senior Writer — John Lohn The natatorium seats 2,500. My best asking the female programs to increase e-mail: [email protected] Photo Coordinator— Judy Jacob guess is that 1,500 spectators were pres- their rosters. They rationalize by saying e-mail: [email protected] ent to watch the crowning moment of that the number imbalance between the Graphics Arts Designer — Casaundra Crofoot what many believe is the most exciting male and female swim teams is needed in e-mail: [email protected] annual competition in our sport. order to put the entire athletic depart- Fitness Trainer — J.R. Rosania I could not help but think that I was ment for all sports in balance. Chief Photographer — Peter H. Bick Masters Editor — Emily Sampl witnessing the tipping point in what It is wrong when individual institu- SwimmingWorldMagazine.com WebMaster appears to be the devolution of men’s tions make decisions to balance their e-mail: [email protected] NCAA DI swimming. To put it bluntly, own departments, and the results of MARKETING AND ADVERTISING it is like watching a bathtub drain. The their action affect the entire sport and [email protected] Marketing Coordinator — Tiffany Elias water level drops inch by inch as more the quality of the NCAA championship E MAILTIFFANYE SWIMMINGWORLDCOM water goes out. It is barely noticeable at meets on a national level. MULTI-MEDIA/PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION first, but when it gets to those last few As a result, there is no gender Assistant Producer/Product Manager — Jeff Commings inches, it begins to swirl faster and fast- equity on the NCAA DI champion- Printer — Schumann Printers, Inc. Published by Sports Publications International er, pulling other things down with it. ship level when 24 fewer men’s teams Only 42 men’s teams were allowed than women’s are allowed to participate. USA CONTRIBUTORS Dana Abbott (NISCA) ,G. John Mullen, Karlyn Pipes-Neilsen, to compete in the DI championship meet The NCAA is a national association of J.R. Rosania, Michael J. Stott this year versus 64 women’s teams. That institutions. Shouldn’t the same balance INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS is a huge disparity. I say “allowed” to apply on a national level? Africa: Chaker Belhadj (TUN), Glen Byrom (ZIM); compete because participation for the The NCAA’s mission, by definition, Australia: Wayne Goldsmith, Ian Hanson, Graham Senders; Europe: Norbert Agh (HUN), Camilo Cametti (ITA), men’s meet is capped at 270 athletes is to be “an inclusive culture that fosters Federico Ferraro (ITA), Oene Rusticus (NED), 3TEVEN3ELTHOFFER'%2 !NDY7ILSON'"2 versus 322 for the women. The par- equitable (fair) participation for student- Japan: Hideki Mochizuki; Middle East: Baruch “Buky” Chass, Ph.D. (ISR); South Africa: Neville Smith (RSA); ticipation cap number is determined by athletes....” By limiting the number of South America:*ORGE!GUADO!2' !LEX0USSIELDI"2! an NCAA formula that is based on the male participants on the championship overall number of NCAA athletes in the level, is it going against its own mission PHOTOGRAPHERS/SWTV -ICHAEL!RON 0ETER"ICK "ILL#OLLINS 4ONY$UFFY 4IM-ORSE sport nationally, per gender. of being “fair”? More significantly, the Andrea Nigh, George Olsen, Reuters, Getty Images When the NCAA championship NCAA is party to the draining of the committee adds up all the participating male sport by giving ADs more reasons OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF: PUBLISHER athletes, per school, by gender, the over- to cut teams—at least 24 teams—that all total determines the number of male do not succeed in making it to the cham- and female athletes that will be allowed pionship level. to participate in the championship meet. This current NCAA DI participation P.O. Box 20337 Sedona, AZ 86341 The resulting number is called the par- cap formula for championship meets ENDORSED ticipation cap. needs to be thrown out before everyone BY: Phone: 928-284-4005 Fax: 928-284-2477 ❖ Once again, it all comes back to gets caught in the swirl! www.SwimmingWorldMagazine.com the unintended ripple effect of Title IX. 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