High School Swimmers of The Year – Special Edition Yorktown High School’s Emily Weiss has won the 100 yard breaststroke three straight years at the Indiana High School State Championships. As a ninth-grader, she won in 1:02.20. The next year, she broke Lilly King’s state high school record of 59.63 from 2015 with a 59.37. And this season, she became the fastest prep breaststroker ever with her 58.40 national high school record. It was those 58 seconds of breaststroke that propelled Weiss to this honor: Swimming World’s Female High School Swimmer of the Year. Also in this issue we celebrate Reece Whitley‘s second consecutive award as Swimming World’s Male High School Swimmer of the Year. Subscribers can download now to learn more! [PHOTO BY EMILY WEISS] New! 1-Year Digital Only Subscription for just $29.95 Order Now! FEATURES 016 THE WEISS WATCH by David Rieder Even when she was young, people knew that Emily Weiss had exceptional talent. With her super competitive spirit and commitment to success, her steady improvement has included a gold medal at last year’s World Junior Championships, a national high school record and now the recognition of being named Swimming World’s Female High School Swimmer of the Year. 020 ONE AND ONLY by Annie Grevers The sport of swimming has never seen a Reece Whitley before—not because of his ethnicity or because of his size, but because of his heart to lead, desire to fulfill his own greatest potential, and mind to reach well beyond his 7-foot wingspan to impact the lives of others through his sport. 024 TIGHT AT THE TOP by Annie Grevers and David Rieder The battle for Swimming World’s Female and Male High School Swimmers of the Year was extremely close, with all six of the top swimmers clocking No. 1 times during the 2017-18 season. 026 TOP HIGH SCHOOL RECRUITS by Diana Pimer Swimming World takes a look at the swimmers it considers to be the 10 best high school recruits from the Class of 2018 and where they’ll be attending college in the fall. 032 THE GREATEST… by Bruce Wigo Milton Gray Campbell may not have been the greatest high school swimmer of all time, but he was a swimmer who was among the greatest high school athletes of all time. COACHING 010 LESSONS WITH THE LEGENDS: MATT MANN II by Michael J. Stott 014 SWIMMING TECHNIQUE CONCEPTS: DEVELOPMENT OF AN OPTIMAL MODEL FOR TECHNIQUE: PART 2 —BODY ROTATION by Rod Havriluk Body size and body shape are both directly affected by body rotation. Consideration of body rotation (axis and magnitude) is vital in developing an optimal model of swimming technique. 035 DO IT RIGHT, OR DO IT OVER (PART 2) by Michael J. Stott This is the second installment in a multi-part series on swimmer motivation and how coaches approach the often-vexing issue of unsatisfactory practice performance. This month’s article examines the larger role of team culture and athlete response in the context of motivation and daily training. 038 SPECIAL SETS: WALK-ON, WALK-UP SWIM SETS by Michael J. Stott For the multitude who harbor college swimming aspirations but will not receive athletic money, there is still hope. 041 Q&A WITH COACH KELLY KREMER by Michael J. Stott 042 HOW THEY TRAIN CONNER McHUGH by Michael J. Stott TRAINING 040 DRYSIDE TRAINING: STROKE AND DISTANCE STRENGTH SERIES—SPRINT FREESTYLE by J.R. Rosania JUNIOR SWIMMER 025 GOLDMINDS: YOU PLAY LIKE YOUR PLACE! by Wayne Goldsmith Your swim club culture—how you do the things you do—will determine much of the success you hope to achieve in the sport. It’s important, then, to find a swim club that offers a culture that gives you the environment and opportunity to experience swimming the way you want to experience it. 045 UP & COMERS: KENNEDY NOBLE by Taylor Brien COLUMNS 008 A VOICE FOR THE SPORT 013 BEYOND THE YARDS 044 HASTY HIGH POINTERS 046 GUTTER TALK 048 PARTING SHOT |