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Created from durable performance polyester, Nike Performance Poly is designed for long sessions in chlorinated water and its stay-fast color and stretch-resistance means you look good day in and day out. NI KESWIM.COM JANUARY 2015 FEATURES 012 5 TOP STORIES OF 2014 031 REFLECTING ON HISTORY: AN INTERVIEW WITH JILL STERKEL 014 MIND GAMES FOREVER by Jeff Commings by Michael J. Stott 014 Personal and team traditions and rituals 033 THE GREATEST OLYMPIC STORY 041 Q&A WITH COACH TIM CONLEY are just as much a part of the sport of NEVER TOLD by Michael J. Stott swimming as the competition itself. Rang- by Casey Barrett ing from the ridiculous to the sublime, Here’s a sneak peak at the making of “The 042 HOW THEY TRAIN ZACH PIEDT swimmers and teams do whatever it takes. Last Gold,” a documentary film about the by Michael J. Stott doping darkness of East Germany, and the 020 DOING THE RIGHT THING! miraculous triumph of the USA women’s 4 TRAINING by Jason Marsteller x 100 freestyle relay in the final event of A year ago, Swimming World Magazine the Montreal Olympics in 1976. 044 DRYSIDE TRAINING: vacated its women’s World and European MEDICINE BALL MADNESS Swimmer of the Year awards from nine by J.R. Rosania East German swimmers from the 1970s and ’80s. Now, the magazine proclaims the COACHING JUNIOR SWIMMER rightful winners. 009 TURN TECHNIQUE 018 GOLDMINDS: NEVER GIVE UP! 022 2014 ATHLETES OF THE YEAR: DIVING, by Wayne Goldsmith POLO, SYNCHRO, DISABLED SWIMMING 010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: You haven’t swum a personal best time in... by Jason Marsteller RICHARD SHOULBERG HOW LONG? Well, here’s how you can over- come the dreaded P.P.P.—aka a Personal 024 2014 RECORD PROGRESSION 016 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE Performance Plateau! by Jason Marsteller MISCONCEPTIONS: FREESTYLE STRAIGHT-ARM PULL 045 UP & COMERS 028 TOP 10 TRIUMPHS & TRAGEDIES by Rod Havriluk by Chuck Warner A common swimming technique mis- COLUMNS Beginning in its April issue and running conception is that a straight-arm pull through February 2015, Swimming World produces the fastest freestyle. A related 008 A Voice for the Sport Magazine is counting down the top 10 misconception is that different pulls are triumphs and tragedies in the history of more effective for different racing courses: 046 Gutter Talk swimming. This month: #2 The Greatest a straight-arm pull for short course and a Triumph in Swimming History. bent-arm pull for long course. 048 Parting Shot 033 ON THE COVER USA Swimming is producing a documentary film that explores the dark chapter in Olympic history of systemic doping by the East German women at the 1976 Olympics. It also tells the story of the against-all-odds triumph by the American women’s 4 x 100 relay (middle photo, from left—Kim Peyton, Wendy Boglioli, Jill Sterkel and Shirley Babashoff—and photos at top) that ended the meet in Montreal. East German swimmers Kornelia Ender (far left, middle; and lower right, top), Petra Thumer (lower right, left) and Andrea Pollack (lower right, bottom) also contribute to the film. (See story, page 33, and related stories, pages 20, 28 and 31.) 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, January 2015. 6 SWIMMING WORLD MAGAZINE / January 2015 028 A VOICE for the SPORT IS RUSSIA THE MODERN-DAY GDR? PUBLISHING, CIRCULATION AND ACCOUNTING OFFICE BY BRENT T. RUTEMILLER P.O. Box 20337, Sedona, AZ 86341 Toll Free in USA & Canada: 800-511-3029 Phone: 928-284-4005 • Fax: 928-284-2477 www.SwimmingWorldMagazine.com While producing this issue of Swimming from violating the rules today when the Chairman of the Board, President - Richard Deal World Magazine, which reflects on the IOC and FINA fail to act on the realities of [email protected] state-orchestrated, systematic doping of the past? Evidently, nothing! Publisher, CEO - Brent T. Rutemiller the 1976 East German athletes, new details As you read through the January issue [email protected] began emerging about Russia implementing of Swimming World Magazine, think about Circulation/Art Director - Karen Deal its own version of a state-supported, mass- the reality of the past. As you read the [email protected] doping system. emerging news about Russia’s modern-day Circulation Manager - Maureen Rankin [email protected] At press time, information was systematic doping, think about the reality of Advertising Production Coordinator - Betsy Houlihan still being dissected from a bombshell the present. [email protected] 60-minute documentary called, “Secret Your first impression might be EDITORIAL, PRODUCTION, Doping Dossier: How Russia Produces its hopelessness for our sport. Your emotion MERCHANDISING, MARKETING AND Winners.” The documentary, produced by might be anger and frustration. Your ADVERTISING OFFICE German broadcaster ARD, is a revealing motivation should be to voice your opinion 2744 East Glenrosa Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85016 and hard-hitting exposé on the Russian to FINA and the IOC that this cannot Toll Free: 800-352-7946 Phone: 602-522-0778 • Fax: 602-522-0744 doping system and how Russian sport happen again: www.SwimmingWorldMagazine.com executives, anti-doping labs, officials and • IOC contact info: pressoffice@ EDITORIAL AND PRODUCTION athletes are involved in the doping process olympic.org [email protected] today. • FINA contact info: [email protected] Senior Editor - Bob Ingram English transcripts of the documentary The only meaningful action that can be [email protected] paint a vivid picture. taken by the IOC is to right the wrong of Managing Editor - Jason Marsteller [email protected] It has been nearly 40 years since the 1976 and admit that the GDR women were entire swimming world first saw the effects victims of a state-sponsored doping system Graphic Designers - Emmi Brytowski, Joe Johnson of a state-sponsored doping system at the and that their competitors were also victims Staff Writers - Michael J. Stott 1976 Montreal Olympics. The results were who were cheated out of Olympic medals. Fitness Trainer - J.R. Rosania devastating and are still with us today. The second meaningful action would be Chief Photographer - Peter H. Bick The fact that we are in the early stages of for FINA to move the 2015 FINA World SwimmingWorldMagazine.com WebMaster: witnessing a “second coming” is nothing Championship away from Kazan, Russia [email protected] more than repulsive and insulting to all and relocate it to another country. MARKETING AND ADVERTISING institutions that govern the sport. Why should Russia be rewarded, and [email protected] What have we learned decades after why should every nation compete on Marketing Coordinator - Tiffany Elias the East Germans (GDR) benefited from Russian soil after current revelations? [email protected] systematic doping? Obviously, nothing! The first action is more symbolic; the MULTI-MEDIA Writer/Producer - Jeff Commings What stands out in my mind is that second action is more demonstrative. Both [email protected] the International Olympic Committee actions send a signal that the sport will (IOC) and the Fédération Internationale not tolerate doping of any kind within the INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENTS de Natation (FINA) have never actively sporting community. Africa: Chaker Belhadj (TUN) Australia: Wayne Goldsmith, Ian Hanson addressed the fact that the GDR used In any case, enjoy learning more about Europe: Norbert Agh (HUN), Camilo Cametti (ITA), drugs despite overwhelming evidence, one of the darkest periods in our sport by Oene Rusticus (NED), Steven Selthoffer (GER), Rokur Jakupsstovu (FAR) admissions and athlete restitutions from reading Swimming World’s first issue of Japan: Hideki Mochizuki modern-day Germany. 2015. We must remember the past in order Middle East: Baruch “Buky” Chass, Ph.D. (ISR) South Africa: Neville Smith (RSA) The IOC and FINA cannot demand to learn how to deal with the future. South America: Jorge Aguado (ARG), respect of the rules today unless they first Alex Pussieldi (BRA) demonstrate that they are willing to make PHOTOGRAPHERS/SWTV judgment of the past. The IOC and FINA Peter H. Bick, USA Today Sports Images, continue to refuse to right the wrongs from Reuters, Getty Images 1976. They refuse to admit that the system was OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF: ENDORSED BY: PUBLISHER: flawed back then and that it is flawed today. Brent T. Rutemiller P.O. Box 20337 Sedona, AZ 86341 What is to stop a country such as Russia Publisher of Swimming World Magazine Phone: 928.284.4005 Fax: 928.284.2477 www.SwimmingWorldMagazine.com 8 SWIMMING WORLD MAGAZINE / January 2015 COACHING TURN TECHNIQUE Chest Slap After both hands simultaneously touch the wall, one arm is immediately brought back into the body with the elbow pressed against the ribs and the hand slapping the upper part of the chest, close to the shoul- der.