October Swimming World Magazine Is Now Available! Total Access Members Can Visit the Swimming World Vault and Download Now! Not a subscriber? Subscribe With This Special 3-Year Offer! Team USA won 16 Olympic gold medals in Rio—and 33 total medals, including at least one in 29 of 32 events! No fewer than 38 of its 45 swimmers won at least one medal, while 18 Americans went home with multiple medals. MAGAZINE FEATURES 014 RIO RETROSPECT: HOLY SMOKES! by Annie Grevers Frank Busch, USA Swimming’s national team director, offers his take on the Rio Games—the good, the bad and the ugly. 016 RIO REPORT CARD by David Rieder Nearly 900 swimmers from 173 countries competed in this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. How did some of the different nations of the world perform? How did Rio 2016 measure up to expectations? What does the future hold for competitive swimming? Swimming World gives you the answers. 021 “IT’S TIME!” by Annie Grevers It’s been 20 years since the Summer Games have been on U.S. soil, and threetime Olympian Janet Evans is on a mission to end that Olympic drought. 022 SHOW ME THE MONEY by Annie Grevers There’s plenty of room for financial growth among professional swimmers in the United States. 030 NUTRITION: AROUND THE TABLE WITH CODY MILLER by Annie Grevers and Tasija Korosas After Olympic gold and bronze medalist Cody Miller spoke with a nutritionist and developed a healthier diet, he has seen stark improvement in recovery time after practices, and he’s detected more energy toward the end of the week after logging many miles of hard breaststroke. COACHING 009 EARLY-SEASON SETS: SETTING THE STAGE by Michael J. Stott Long before the first day of high school practice—whether it be fall, winter or spring—coaches are hard at work mapping out team organization, season plans and daily sets. Here’s a sample workout that Miramonte (Orinda, Calif.) High School’s Coach Don Heidary uses to help roll his swimmers back into the rigors of the high school season. 010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: GEORGE BREEN by Michael J. Stott 012 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE MISCONCEPTIONS: LEVERAGE by Rod Havriluk While it is true a swimmer must exert considerable effort to begin the pull, it is not true that the effort produces considerable propulsion. In actuality, the perceived muscular effort (force) does not directly equate to the force applied to the water. The difference between muscular force and applied force is due to leverage—technically, the “mechanical advantage” of a lever. 042 Q&A WITH COACH RANDY ERLENBACH by Michael J. Stott 043 HOW THEY TRAIN STEPHEN HOLMQUIST & HUGO SYKES by Michael J. Stott TRAINING 025 DRYSIDE TRAINING: STRONGER FLIP TURNS by J.R. Rosania JUNIOR SWIMMER 039 GOLDMINDS: CAN YOU REALLY CHANGE? by Wayne Goldsmith YES, you can! Follow these 10 tips, and you’ll be on your way to becoming an even better swimmer. START TODAY! 045 UP & COMERS by Taylor Brien COLUMNS & SPECIAL SECTIONS 008 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT 026 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 032 PREP SCHOOL DIRECTORY 046 GUTTER TALK 048 PARTING SHOT |