At Swimming World Magazine, we are proud and excited to present a new January 2013 version of our magazine to our long-time subscribers. The magazine will continue to focus on the two fundamentals of sport: improving athlete and coaching skills and highlighting memorable performers and performances. Additionally, we will continue to maintain our standards of presenting subscribers with the best swimming coverage in the world. Swim on!
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ON THE JANUARY COVER: After disappearing from the swimming spotlight for nearly a decade after retiring from the sport in 2003, Anthony Ervin returned and qualified for the U.S. Olympic team that competed in London. This time around, he approaches swimming with a newfound maturity he considered absent before. “Now, I am a swimmer, an educator and learner, but I’m also a rock-and-roller. We’ll see where life takes me,” he says.
32 Page Print Table Of Contents
FEATURES
8 Top 10 Moments from 2012
10 Back in Full Force by Shoshanna Rutemiller
After retiring from swimming in 2003, Anthony Ervin, now 31, has developed into a mature student of the sport, culminating with a return appearance at the Olympics 12 years after winning a gold medal in Sydney.
14 Trusting in Hope by Shoshanna Rutemiller
Fifteen-year-old swimmer Thomas Smith, who is diagnosed with bone cancer, believes that, with hope, his dreams can become a reality.
16 Let’s Live a Healthier Life by Garrett Weber-Gale
What you put into your body is what you get out of it. With the beginning of a new year, now is the perfect time to eat healthier and perform better.
18 Dryside Training: New Year’s Overhaul by J.R. Rosania
21 Q&A with Coach Sean Tedesco by Michael J. Stott
DEPARTMENTS
6 A Voice for the Sport 28 Gutter Talk
27 Up-and-Comers 30 Parting Shot
ON THE COVER: After disappearing from the swimming spotlight for nearly a decade after retiring from the sport in 2003, Anthony Ervin returned and qualified for the U.S. Olympic team that competed in London. This time around, he approaches swimming with a newfound maturity he considered absent before. “Now, I am a swimmer, an educator and learner, but I’m also a rock-and-roller. We’ll see where life takes me,” he says. (See story, page 10.) [COVER PHOTO BY MIKE LEWIS, OLAVISTAPHOTOGRAPHY.COM]
Table Of Contents For 52 Page Downloadable Issue
FEATURES
010 Top 10 Moments from 2012
012 Back in Full Force by Shoshanna Rutemiller
After retiring from swimming in 2003, Anthony Ervin, now 31, has developed into a mature student of the sport, culminating with a return appearance at the Olympics 12 years after winning a gold medal in Sydney.
016 Better Things to Come? by Jeff Commings
Although she finished out of the medal picture at the London Olympics, Katinka Hosszu is definitely setting herself up for a bright future after winning 39 gold medals during the eight-meet World Cup Series.
017 Plenty of Promise by Jeff Commings
With more than $120,000 in hand from the World Cup Series, Kenneth To now looks to the promise of 2013 and a spot on the Australian team that will compete in the Long Course World Championships.
018 Brenda Villa: Leaving Her Legacy by Shoshanna Rutemiller
Even though Brenda Villa will be absent from national team competition in 2013, her impact on U.S. women’s water polo will be felt for years to come.
020 Trusting in Hope by Shoshanna Rutemiller
Fifteen-year-old swimmer Thomas Smith, who is diagnosed with bone cancer, believes that, with hope, his dreams can become a reality.
022 Let’s Live a Healthier Life by Garrett Weber-Gale
What you put into your body is what you get out of it. With the beginning of a new year, now is the perfect time to eat healthier and perform better.
024 Dryside Training: New Year’s Overhaul by J.R. Rosania
027 5 Ways to Improve Your Body Alignment by Hermine Terhorst
029 Q&A with Coach Sean Tedesco by Michael J. Stott
031 How They Train Frank Vita by Michael J. Stott
033 Party Hearty...or Not by Michael J. Stott
Martin Luther King’s epic “Free at Last” civil rights speech was not aimed at graduating high school seniors. Yet for student-athletes with swimming in their four-year plans, such newfound freedom carries with it significant social responsibility.
DEPARTMENTS
008 A Voice for the Sport 042 For the Record
039 Up-and-Comers 051 Calendar
40 Gutter Talk 052 Parting Shot
ON THE COVER: After disappearing from the swimming spotlight for nearly a decade after retiring from the sport in 2003, Anthony Ervin returned and qualified for the U.S. Olympic team that competed in London. This time around, he approaches swimming with a newfound maturity he considered absent before. “Now, I am a swimmer, an educator and learner, but I’m also a rock-and-roller. We’ll see where life takes me,” he says. (See story, page 12.) [COVER PHOTO BY MIKE LEWIS, OLAVISTAPHOTOGRAPHY.COM]
