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LaurenBeard,Toronto
NikkiDryden,NewYork FasterthanEver.Phelps'Near-WorldRecordinthe100Butterfly
KatharineDunn,Boston 7 Commentary AdamSioui
RussEwatd,LosAngeles
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NickThierry MichaelPhelpshashadonswimmingduring atCommonwealths,PanAms.andwasexpected
On thepastdecade.JeffGracewasinArizonawhere towinatthe1968Olympics.Shewontwosilvers
22June,FINAapprovedalltypeof hetalkedwithsprinterLaraJacksonandher andarelaybronze,thefirstmedalseverfora
suits for use during this summer. coachRickDeMont,whohasbeencoaching Canadianfemale.Shewas17atthetime,retired
This includes 100% non-fabric all- therefor22years.DuringDeMont'sswimming fromthesport,andspiraleddownintodepression
polyurethane suits, banned in March. This careerintheearly1970s,hewasthefirstmanto thatlasted20years.SwimmingCanadabrought
ivsiiltsintheincongruoussituationthatsome betterfourminutesforthe-UK)freestyle. hertotheWinterNationalsandintroducedher
recordswimsfromAprilhavenotbeenratified, CraigLordcommentsontheinternational totheirCircleofExcellence.JoanneMalartells
butthesuitisallowedforuseinJune-July. situation following the approval of all herstory.MalargavebirthtosecondsonMateo
Vlread) seven world records have been polyurethane suits. World records tumbled attheendofJune,shortlyaftershecompleted
bettered since 1^ June, including one at almostdailysincethen. thisarticle.Congratulations.
Canadian Trials that was slower than two LaurenBeardhasproducedafirstlistof This month's obituaries are real
Russianperformancesfrom28April.Whata SummerCampsforSwimmers,andnodoubt heartbreakers.BettyEdwardsswamforCanada
Huemess. thiswillexpandinafutureissueassheuncovers intheearly1930s,livedto98,anddiedinMay.
TheQuebecCupinmid-JuneinMontreal morecamps. RichardQuick,thegreatAmericancoachwho
attractedagreatinternationalfieldincluding NikkiDrydenattendedthePlaytheGame haddoneitall,succumbedtobraincanceratage
MichaelPhelps,whoobviouslylikedthe1976 sportsgovernanceconferenceandreportson 66.AndmyformerswimmerAngelaCoughlan
Olympicpoolasheswamtoapersonalbest themanytopicscoveredbytheparticipants. diedat56,battlingmultiplemyeloma(atype
inthe100flyin50.48,fasterthanhiswinning ShealsoreflectsonhowChinawasexpectedto ofcancer).
timeinBeijing. changebyhostingtheOlympics,butwhatreally TAGtimesareupto5Julyandincludeall
VictoriaPoonfromthehostclub(CNPPO) happenedisthatChinachangedtheGames. theprovincialchampionships.
wasinCanadianrecordformwithher50sprints Duringthe1960s,noswimmingstarshined We'll be back with another issue in
inthefreeandbutterfly. brighterthanElaineTanner,knownasMighty Septembercoveringthe Canadian Nationals
\dai the the Mouse.Shehadastellarcareerwithgoldmedals andtheWorldChampionships.
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CALENDAR RECORDSETTERS
INTERNATIONAL WORLDRECORDS CANADIANLONGCOURSE(50M)
2009 •LOMNenG'sCO5U0RfSrEees(t5y0leM:) •22M.0e1n'Bsren5t0Hfaryedeesnty.lUeB:CD,prelims Montreal,11Jul
Jul 2-7 WorldUniversityGames,Belgrade,SRB 20,94FredericBousquet.FRA Montepellier,26Apr 21.94BrentHayden.UBCD,finals Montreal,11Jul
Jul 2-10 AsianYouthGames,Singapore,SIN Bettersoldrecordof21.28EamonSullivan,AUS,2008 Bettersownrecordof22.19from2006
Jul 19-2 FINAWorlds,Rome,ITA •Men's100freestyle: •Men's50backstroke:
Aug6-14 WorldMilitaryChamps,Montreal,CAN 46.96AlainBernard,FRA Montpellier,23Apr 25.37PascalWollach.UCSC Montreal,8Jul
Dec10-13 EuropeanSC,Istanbul,TUR (FINAdidnotratifyduetonon-authorizedsuit) Bettersoldrecordof2572CallumNg,UBCDfrom2007
TBA East-AsianGames,HongKong,HKG E•xiMsetinn'gsre1c0or0db4a7c.k0s5tEraokmeo:nSullivan,AUS,2008 •53M.e6n3'Psasc1a0l0Wobalclkascthr.oUkCeS:C Montreal,8Jul
2010 52.38AschwinWildeboer.ESP Pescara,1Jul Bettersoldrecord53,98MarkTewksbury.UCSC,1992
Apr 7-11 10FINAWorlds(25m),Dubai,UAE 51,94AaronPeirsol.USA Indianapolis,8Jul •Men's200backstroke:
Jul EuropeanChampionships Bettersoldrecord52.54AaronPeirsol.USA,2008 1:57.34MattHawes.UBCD Montreal,11Jul2009
Oct 3-14 CommonwealthGames,IND •Men's200backstroke: Bettersoldrecordof1:58.50KeithBeavers.ROW,2008
Nov12-17MianGames,Guangzhou,CHN 1:52.86RyosukeIrieJPN Canberra.10May •Men's50breaststroke:
2011 (FINAdidnotratifyduetonon-authorizedsuit) 27.81ScottDickens.UBCD Montreal,8Jul
Jul 16-31 FINAWorlds,Shanghai,CHN B1e:t5t3e.r0s8oAladrroencoPredirofso1l:.5U3S.A94RyanLochtIned,iaUnSaAp,oli2s0,0181Jul •BetMteenrs'sold10r0ecobrrdeaofst2s8t.r2o2kMe:organKnabe.UCSC,2003
Oct14-30 PanAmericanGames,Guadalajara,MEX •Men's50breaststroke: j 1:00,23ScottDickens.UBCD Montreal,9Jul
2012 27.06CameronvanderBurgh.RSA Durban,17Apr Bettersoldrecordof1:00.70MorganKnabe.UCSC,2003
Apr FINAWorlds(25m),Istanbul,TUR 26.89FelipeSilva,BRA Rio,8May •Men's50butterfly:
Jul-Aug OlympicGames,London,GBR Bettersoldrecordof27.18OlegLisogor.UKR,2002 23.66ThomasKindler.CNPPO Montreal,9Jul
•Men's100butterfly: Bettersoldrecordof23.81from2007
50.22MichaelPhelps.USA Indianapolis,8May Clubrelayrecord
Bettersoldrecord50.40IanCrocker.USA,2005 Men's4x100medley:
UNITEDSTATES 3:40.84UBCDolphins Vancouver.24May
2009 •Women's100freestyle: Bettersoldrecordof3:41.14.UCSC,2008
Jul 7-11 USANationals,Indianapolis,IN 52.85BrittaSteffen,GERprelims Berlin25Jun
Aug 4-8 USAOpen,FederalWay,WA 52.56BrittaSteffen.GERfinal Berlin27Jun •Women's50free:
Aug10-14USAJuniorNationals,FederalWay,WA Bettersoldrecordof52.88LisbethTrickett,AUS,2008 25.42VictoriaPoon.CNPPO Charlotte,16May
TDeXc 3-5 SCChampsandWorldTrials,Austin, 1B•e:t5Wt4eo.r4ms7eoFnwe'ndesrrei2cc0oar0dPeflorflee1ger:si5tn4yi.,l8eI2:TAfrom2008Riccione,8Mar 222555...130256VVViiiccctttooorrriiiaaaPPPoooooonnn...CCCNNNPPPPPPOOOfpirneallims MoMMnootnnrtterraeelaa,ll,,211011JJJuuunll
Dec 6 LCTrials,Austin,TX •Women's400freestyle: Bettersownrecordof25.47from2008
Dec10-12 JuniorNationals(SCY) 4:00.66JoanneJackson.GBR Sheffield,16Mar •Women's200free:
4:00.41FedericaPellegrini,ITA Pescara,27Jun 1:57.20HeatherMacLean.ESWIM Montreal,8Jul
Bettersoldrecordof4:01.53FedericaPelIgrini,2008 Bettersoldrecordof1:58.30StephanieHorner.BBF,2008
•Women's50backstroke: •Women's50breaststroke:
27.67JingZhao.CHN Shaoxing,9Apr 30.23AmandaReason.ESWIM Montreal,8Jul
27.48AnastasiaZueva.RUSsemi Moscow,28Apr Bettersoldrecordof31.57AnnamayPierse.UBCD,2007
CANADA 27.47AnastasiaZueva.RUSfinal Moscow,28Apr •Women's100breaststroke:
2009 (27F,I6N1AdDiadnineoltarSataimfyuldsukei.toGEnRon-authorizedsuBietr)lin,26Jun 11::0077..3312AAnnnnaammaayyPPiieerrssee..UUBBCCDD VaMnocnoturveearl,,2221MJauyn
Jul 8-11 SummerNationals,Montreal Bettersoldrecordof27.67SophieEdington.AUS.2008 1:06.77AnnamayPierse.UBCDprelims Montreal,9Jul
Jul16-18 AgeGroupNaticnals •Women's50breaststroke: 1:05.74AnnamayPierse.UBCDfinal Montreal,9Jul
Aug 6-8 NorthAmericanChallengeCup 3300..2035YYuulliiaaEEffiimmoovvaa,.RRUUSSsfienmali MMoossccooww,,2288AApprr •BetWtoermseonw'nsre2c0o0rdborfe1a:s0t7s,t7r8ofkreo:m2007
Aug24-28 CanadaSummerGames,PEI (FINAdidnotratifyduetonon-authorizedsuit) 2:20.77AnnamayPierse.UBCD Montreal.10Jul
Nov26-28 BellGrandPrix/WorldSCTrials 30.23AmandaReason.CAN Montreal,8Jul Bettersownrecordol2:23.77from2008
Betteroldrecordof30.31JadeEdrnistone.AUS,2008 •Women's50butterfly:
26.71VictoriaPoon.CNPPO MontreaU9Jun
Bettersoldrecord58.88MackenzieDowning.UVPCS2007
Women's100butterfly:
58.70KendraChernoff.GOLD Montreal,10Jul
Bettersoldrecordof58.54AudreyLacroix.CAMO,2004
SWIMNEWS/MAY-JUNE2009
2009QUEBECCUP
2009 QUEBEC CUP IN MONTREAL FASTERTHAN EVER
Phelps'near-worldrecordinthe100fly,1Australian,and3Canadianrecordsset
JustinFinney Themeetcanbebestdescribedbytheswimmers "Thepoolmaybe30yearsoldbutitisdefinitely
themselves.Here'swhatafewofthetopswimmers stilloneofthefastestpoolsintheworld,"said
MONTREAL.Quebec—Itwasaweekendoffast Phelps.
.swimmingattheQuebecCupthispastJune18- "Themeetwasafastandmemorableonefor
21atthehistoric1976OlympicPoolinMontreal. me.WeweretreatedgreatandIlookforwardtonext ;
Thehost,ClubdeNatationdesPiscinesduPare year,"saidTargett.
oKmpique(CNPPO),hadbroughtinsomeofthe "ItwasgoodtobebackinMontrealandgreatto
topnamesinswimming,includingthelikesof beabletobreak22.0inthe50free."saidBovell.
world-recordholdersMichael Phelps(USA)and "Itwasgreattoswimabesttimeandseta
Annama\Pierse.aswellassprintspecialistsMatt CanadianrecordintheprocessthisclosetoWorlds.
Targett(AUS),GeorgeBovell(TrinidadandTobago), Themeetwasgreat."saidPierse.
andtheClubWoherine(C\Y)swimteambasedout "Wehadafantastictimeandourteamswam
ofAnnArbor,Michigantocompeteattheannual fast.WeweretreatedgreatbyCNPPOandare
event.Themeetservedastheirfinaltune-upbefore lookingforwardtonextyear."saidCWHeadCoach
tin-WorldChampionshipstobeheldinRome,Italy MikeBottom.
attheendofJuly. "ItwasagreatfeelingtosettwoCanadian
TheQuebecCupcompetitionhasarichhistory recordsinfrontofmyhometowncrowd.Itisalways
offastswimminginthepn>\ince<ifQuebec;however, greattoswimthisfastataninternational-calibre
thiseditionofthemeetwasalittledifferent."Our competition,"saidPoon.
organizingcommitteewasfantastic,"saidCNPPO
GeneralManagerandHeadCoachSebastienMessier. World-widemediainterest
"Ourentireclub,fromourPresidentAntonVogler ItwasobviousthatthepresenceofsuperstarMichael
toMrs.LiseGoulet,whohasbeenorganizingthe Phelpsandfriendswasfeltnotonlyondeckbut
QuebecCupfornearly30years,wereinstrumental aroundtheworld."Wehadmediafromaround
mmakingtheeventtheinternationalsuccessthat theworldcoveringthemeet,whichwasafirstfor
itwas." theQuebecCupsincethedaysofVictorDavisand
AlexBaumann,"saidMessier."Notonlywasthe
Phelpsswamhisfastest100fly mediacoverageimpressive,sowastheattendance
Andasuccessitwas.Someofthefastestswimming inthestands.Wehadover3,000fansattendeach
intheworldthisseas<mwasswumbysomeofthetop finalssessionaswellasover1,200fansforthe
namesinthesport."Weknewthemeetwasgoingto preliminarymorningsessions.Theatmospherewas
befast,butwedidn'tthinkthatitwasgoingtobe electriceven'night,whichgaveourup-and-coming
thatfast,"saidMessier."Obviouslythehighlightof QUICKFACTS POONVictoria Canadianswimmerssomegreatexperienceinan
themeetwasMichaelPhelps'100mbutterflynear- Birthdate/Place 12OCT1984/HongKong internationalracingatmosphereagainstsomeof
whaiolssroldgs-owrleadcm-omrehdidsaslfwa-iswtmiesnt(n5it0.ni4mg<e8)tt,ihimwsehsiecianhsowBneaisijnifntagsh.teePr1h0te0hlapmns HHRCeeooipamgrcheehtse/nWteight CNPiscineduP1aB8re5enLoOaciSlmatylm/lLpe7e,ib3qrQuukCneg ytehearbTeahsstetshwwehiemQemuleesbresacrienCutahpleriwes-aodorfylfdi.ic"inalmlyotoinonthefowrornledx'ts
freestyle(48.65),whichwasgreataswell.However, LongCourseCanadianRecords internationalmeetlistfornextseason."Everyone
wealsogottowitnessanAustralian-recordswim 50freestyle wasverypleasedwithourmeetandthewaythev
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ofCNPPO(50fly,26.71,50free,25.35)andone 25.35Montreal,20Jun2009 season,inaddition,wehavealreadybeencontacted
fromAnnamayPierseoftheUniversityofBritish 50butterfly forinformationonnextyear'smeetbysomeofthe
C(1o:l0u7m.3b1i)a.DAodldphitnhoss(eUBtoC)thientfhaest10p0ermfobrrmeaasntcsetsrokoef 2S56h0.o7rf1treMCeosontutyrrleseael,C1a9nJaudni2a0n09Record Wotehearrteopalsrweiamdymelrosokiinntghefowrowralrddwitoshainbgitgogeartteanndd.
MikeBottom'sClubWoherineSwimTeamaswell 24.56Toronto,11Mar2009 fastercompetitionin2010."
TaisasreGgaeestoytrgtaoendsBaoBvyoevltelhl'alstt2tr1ha.ei9nmiuennedttheerwa5Us0nivmaerffsarisetteysotonyfel.eA"uabnBuodrtniht 222I000nt000e876rnWOPaolatrynilmoPdpnasiacc2lss9t73ht0ht5h5005f0rferfee,re,ee262tnhd110000frferee,e,21n0dth4x41x01000frfereee QuebTehcosCeuplocoaknincgonftoarctinSfeobnasntaiteinonMeosnsienrexotrJwuasrt'isn
HeadCoachand\ustralianBrettHawke. 2006Commonwealths4th50free,3rd4x100free FinneythroughtheCNPPOwebsiteatwwv.cnppo.net
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BushappearedatfinalsalongwiththeFirstLady.
AdamSioui Growing up, Phelps idolized Australian Ian Overthecourseofthecompetition,manyathletes
Thorpe,anotherteenphenomwhohadalsoseen fromothersportsshowedupatthepoolaswell,
It'lsastacgarleeantdatrimyeeart,owbeeahasvpeorstesenfanR.ogDeurriFnegderteher hanudgeinstuoccietstsheatAaunsteraarlliyanagfeansI'hoeflptshesaspworhtowwerexeciatnedd mBaossktetnboatlalblayndKoNbBeABfraymaen.tAannddwoitthherasllfdroumertehsepeUcSt
recentlymatch Pete Sampras' majortennis statedthathisultimateendgamewastocreatethe totheKosukeKitajimasandStephanieRicesofthe
record,andTigerWoodsinchclosertoJackNicklaus' sametypeoffollowingonthissideoftheworld.Not world,theyweretheretoonlywatchoneman.
hallowedgolfmark.InBeijingwewitnessedagold aneasytaskforafootball,baseball,hockey-loving Perhapstosomehowincreasehisimmeasurable
maesdpaecliatlritpliemebyinI"sspaoirntsBohlits,toarny.dnowfindourselvesat shoacviee,tyb,uatntdhefriamnpkalcytitthwaitllanseivnegrlebepewrhsaonthtahsehAuasdsioens thailsente,vePnhtelprsepehratsoitrae.kenHeituhpaosnh(aitmselleafsttofeoxrpatnhde
Yetasgreatasallottheseindividualperformances theathleticcommunity-isextraordinaryregardless. meantime)droppedthe400IMtofocusmoreon
were,noneholdacandletowhatMichaelPhelps Moreandmorekidsnowarechoosingswimming thebackstrokedisciplinesandtheshorterfreestyle
hasdoneandcontinuestodo.Ofcourse,biasruns overtraditionalpowersports,andstandsarepacked sprints.AttheSantaClaraGrandPrix.Canada's
dseweipmmiinntgh,isysettattheemernets,ultassc1aannmotableovaerrgoufede;vewrhyetrheiansg GatreavnedryPreivxenitnhCaeltiafkoersnipaaratndin.QTuehbeercecCeunptSinanMtoantCrleaarla BPrheenltpsHianydtehen1w0a0smrecfreenetsltyyleq,uo"tIte'dsgarfetaetrtboeshtaivneg
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titlestotheWorldChampionshipsandPanPacific Remove Phelps from the equation and seven evenineventsthatarenothisspecialty.
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WorldSwimmeroftheYearin2003,2004,2006, medalist,andtheFrencharecelebratingrelayvictory, thenowinfamous"hongincident"afterthe2oo8
201f.and2008.undS/mr/sIllustratedSportsmanof insteadofcommiseratingoveracrushingdefeat. Games.AndIdon'tmeanatalltodownplaythe
theYearfor2008. Hehasshowncountlesstimesthathecanwinin severityoftheseacts,butthefactthataswimmer
athleLteet'lsikebeMihcohnaeeslt,Phehlapss!'thPeerrehaepvserMibceheanelaJnoortdhane,r Oalnyymfpaischi4on0.0WIhMetohretrheit2b0e0infreaesltayndles,loirdebylitkehethfeai2nt0e0s8t imsabdoethtuhencneowmsmfoonraannydthrienmgaroktahbelre.thTahnisspwaistmmJuinneg,
butnotevenHisAirnesscouldtopKareemAbdul ofmarginswherehesqueezedbySerbia'sMilorad AmericannetworkESPNsentreporterstocoverand
Jabar'scareerscoringrecordorWiltChamberlain's Cavicbyl/100thofasecondinthe100butterfly-. giveliveupdatesonPhelps'eventsattheCharlotte
rebounding mark. And yes,Jordan's likeness is Whenthepressureisturnedonhigh,Phelpswants UltraSwiminNorthCarolina.EverythingPhelps
srteislltausreaennts,evebrilylwbhoearreds.todHaoyw:eveorn,sbhaosesk,etbcallolthihnags, witorolnd-hcilmasseslftiamsesh.eAhnadslheoandes<tilffy,nuwmheoroeulsserceoluaylsdwwiitnh dpuotetsinngowswisibmrmeiankigngonnetwhse,NaonrdthhisAmpeerrsiocnaanlmgoaaploifs
alwaysbeenentrenchedinthemasses,andJordan Olympicgoldinworldrecordtimewhiletheirgoggles slowlybutsurelvbecomingareality.
onlyaddedtothepopularityofanalreadysought- werefilledwithwater? Inaworldof"whathaveyoudoneforme
aftersport.IwouldarguethatnotsincetheP)SOs Inhisfourindividualworldrecords,Phelpshas lately?" Phelps continues to deliver time and
withWayne(iretzkvha\eweseensomeonewhohas takenthepreviousstandardsdowntounthinkable timeagain.Atthetimeofprintforthisarticle,
hadthesuccessandculturalimpactonhisorher levels.Thefollowingchartillustratesthebeforeand hebarelymissedAmerican IanCrocker'sworld
sportasPhelpshas. after: markinthe100mbutterflywhilecompetingatthe
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tear.Duringthosefivewars,heestablishednewsingle 200free 1:44.06 1:42.96 just8/100thsofasecondshyof50.40,Crocker's
seasonstandardsforgoals,assists,andtotalpoints, 200fly 1:55.18 1:52.03 standard that hasstood since the 2005 World
allofwhichstillstandtoday.Farmoreimportant 200IM 1:58.16 1:54.25 Championships,alsoinMontreal.Phelpsdidthis
wastheimpacthemadeoutsideofthestatistical 400IM i:l1.76 4:0.3.84 allwhilespurtinglullfacialhairandinthemiddle
box.MerelyhoursafterwinningtheStanleyCupin It'snotniiKInsgroundbreakingperformances, ofseason,ashejustrecentlyreturnedfromthree
1988,(IretzkvwastrailedfromtheEdmontonOilers butthefactthathisresultspushotherstogreatness weeksofaltitudetraininginColoradoSprings.
totheLosAngelesKings,anuncthatreverberatedto as well. At the 2007 World Championships in RogerFedererandTigerWoodswillcontinue
theextentthatwestillseetheresultstoday.Gretzky's Melbourne,Australia, Phelpsdominatedthe200 towintournamentsandmajortitles,andwillmost
msionvgel,e-whhaindcehdlhyabsrosuignchethboecekneyduibntboedthe"mTahiensTrtardeea,m" wbuotrtlerdflrye,cdorrdopapnidngwi1n.8tsheeceovnednsttboydeosvterroythhriesepsreecvoinoduss slpiokretlsy.gBoudtowwhnilaestthheeygcrheaatseestanedvelroionktuhpe,irPhreeslppescthiavse
inthesouthernUnitedStates.TheKingswouldlater (1:52.09-1:55.13).OneyearlaterattheOlympics, maintainedhisspotontopofswimming'shierarchy
boastnumerousselloutsandmakeittotheNHL Cseh,thesilvermedallist,clocks1:52.70.AfterPhelps andcanonlylookathimselfforcompetition.Ina
finals.Duringhistenure.Gretzkywasalsocredited, hasswumtheseridiculoustimesandbrokenthrough worldwherewesearchforthenextMichaelJordan
atleastpartially,fortheestablishmentoftwoother barriers, it tellshiscompetitorsthatyes,thisis andWavneGretzky.perhapsthequestionshouldbe:
California!)franchises,theMight'.DucksofAnaheim possible WillweeverseeanotherMichaelPhelps?
andtheSanJoseSharks. Quitesimply,Phelpsisacelebrity,liehashosted
SWIMNEWS/MAY-JUNE2009
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amsickofschool,Iamsickandtiredallthetime."
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SWIMNEWS MAY-JUNE2009
COACHINGPERSONALITY Itjus"tGrdoeeastn'stwhiampmpeern.s"have a real economyof
motion.TheyhavesomesimplekindofrhythmIt
isjustsimple.Therearen'talotofcornersoredges.
SPEND A DAYWITHTHE ROCKET Ithi—nkthatistheartistthing,keepinganeveon
that ifthereisno(low,thereisnogo.
Arizonasprintcoach RickDeMont "Igetintotherhythmandthedanceofitall;
itsohappensifyoupayattentiontothosethings,it
createsbetterswimming."
JeffGrace Itisoftenthoughtthatthispartofcoaching
When you walk on the deck of the ihsassosmeeetnhimnagnythactoaycohuescadnenvoetlopteaachs,pebcuitalDeeyMeofnotr
Hillenbrand Aquatic Center at the technique."Ithinkacoachcandevelopthat If
UniversityofArizona,youarewelcomed youwatchenoughpeoplegoupanddownapool,
intoanenvironmentthatembracesexcellence.The youcandevelopthat,butIthinkyouhavetobe
wallsarecoveredwiththenamesofschoolrecord perceptiveandpayattention,youreallyhavegot
holders,NCAAChampions, andOlympiansthat toopenyoureyesandlookatmorethanjustthe
havealltrainedinthewatersinTucson. time
Forthepast21)\ears.RickIleMont,affectionately "Stopwatches—andwritingstuffdown,itgets
knownastheRocket,hasworkedaspartofthe old. Ittakestime everytimeyouarewriting
gUnuiivdeersmiatynyofofAtrhiezosnwaimsmtaefrfshwehlpoisnegndaemveesloapreaonnd sceormteatihnitnhgindgsow—n,yoyuouhaavreetnooptaylomookirneg.atTtheentrieonarteo
thosewalls. whatyouareseeingthanwhattheclocksays.
"Artist-someonewhoisafollowerofapursuit "Coachingisjustashabitualasswimming,and
inwhichskillcomesbystudyorpractice,the youcangetintosomefunkyhabitswhereyouare
oppositeofatheorist."Ox/on/Dic/inin/n missingtheboat.Ifyouaretryingtogetaperson
RockeTth,iswhdeofiinsintoitononislythaenpearrtfiescttodnestchreipdteicokn,obfutthies Arizona'sRickDeMont wtoayl.ooykouahceardtabienttwearythainndktohfeysoamreetnhoitnglooorkiynogutahrate
anaccomplishedpainterawayfromthepool. inArizonawasmadealoteasieraftertalkingto runningdownadeadend."
DeMont."1remembertalkingtoRocketinSanta Thecreativity'andattentiontodetailinhis
Connectingwiththeathletes ClarathesummerafterIgraduated.Iwasinlimbo teachingissomethingthathisathleteslove."He
"Nocoacheverwonagamebywhatheknows;it's andIwasventuringouttoseewhatoptionsIhad;he isbigoneverypersonhavinganindividualstroke,
whathisplayershavelearned."Paul"Bear"Bryant wasjustsochilltotalkto.Hegivesyouconfidence andhedoesn'ttrytochangeitsothateveryonehas
TheUniversityofArizonacoachingstaffisone thatyoureallydidn'tknowyouhadjustbytalking tohaveoneuniformstroke,"explains(irevers.
ofthebestintheworld.LedbyHeadCoachFrank tohim. "Howdidhedescribeitonce'-—'Itwassomething
Busch,thestaffincludes(iregRhodenbaugh.Augie "Ithinkhewouldbeagreatpsychiatrist.If todowithhisartorpainting everyonehasa
Busch,andDeMont.whocombinedhaveover100 youhaveanyproblems,youcangoandtalktohim differentstroke,everyonehasadifferentstyle,and
yearsofcoachingexperience. aboutthem,andhewillmakeyoufeelgoodabout itallcomesoutinauniquewaythatisgoodfor
Whenhavingastaffwithsomuchexperience them." them."
andexpertise,itisoftenachallengedecidinghow OneofthemostimportantthingsforDeMont, "Intheswimmingpool,heisalwaysreadyto
toseparateathletesintotraininggroups.Thefirst when it comes to creating a connection with trynewthings,"saysTownsend."Thereisn'taweek
priorityfortheArizonatoadiesistoensurethatthe athletes,istolearntheirmoods."Toreallygetto thatgoesbythathedoesn'tsay, Idon'tknow,let's
athletespersonalitiesarecompatiblewiththecoach knowsomeoneyouhavetostarttoknowtheir trythisforfun.'"
theyareplacedwith,ratherthandividingthegroups moods.Thatisabigpartofcoaching." Frommystandpoint,Igetboredrealheasyof
upbythespecificityoftheirindividualevents. Thisisanotheroneofhisskillsthaidoesnot workoutsandofcoachingstyle,"saysJackson."He
"Personalityconnectionsarenowabigpartof gounnoticed."Heisaverygoodreaderofyour issoinnovative,changingitup,comingupwith
theequation,"explainsDeMont."Becauseweareall personality.When1walkin,justbylookingatmy originaldrillsorthingstodojustbecausehehas
coachingalotofevents,itisnotareallyhardline face,heknowshowtotreatme,"saysTownsend. lookedatitandthinksitwillbegood.Ijustlovehow
likeitwasbefore." entertainingheis;herealhdoesentertainme."
Lara Jackson, Matt (Irevers, and Darian TheArt Oneofthemostdifficultthingstoexplainto
TownsendallcurrentlytrainwithDeMontandagree DeMont brings with him an incredible voungcoachesiswhattheartofcoachingreally
thattheRockethasaspecialgiftwhenitcomesto background,notjustinswimming,wherehewas is:itisanintangible,itistheillusiveXfactorthai
relatingtohischarges. worldchampionandaworldrecordholder,buthis Iii>c(jiiiiisilnianwroteaboutsoeloquentlysomain
"Ilovethatman,"saysJackson."Heseems backgroundasanaccomplishedartistallowshim yearsago.
toalwaysknowhowtorelatetothings,tomakeil toseethingsinacreativeandimaginativeway."I AfterwatchingRickDeMontcoachforaweek
work,tomakeyoufeelbetter,whateverproblemyou lookatswimminglikelookingatart,bringingan andseeinghowhisathletesrespondtohim,Iwill
arehaving." aesthetictoit,"explainsDeMont."Howoftendo simpKlellanycoachthaiasksaboutthesubject,
For(irevers, thedecision to join theteam youseesomeoneawesomethatdoesn'tlookgood? Spendada\withtheRocket"
SWIMNEWS/MAY-JUNE2009
FINABACKTRACKSANDALLOWS100%NON-TEXTILESUITSON22JUNE
Developmentsonsuitsunfolddaily
Fivemoreworldrecordsinpolyurethanecostumes
Craiglord wearwhatevertheylikeforthissummer;France supportforcorestrengththatalterstheangleof
banned100%non-textilesuitsandrevertedto buoyancyoftheswimmer,insomeswimmersmore
Asthedeadlineclosesonthisedition,the theMay19FINAlistofapprovedsuits;andarena thaninothers.
"world-record"count,orratherthecount andTYRwereleftmystifiedastowhysuitsthey —
ofstandardsbeingsetinanewerano makethatdonomorethantheJakedOlhadtobe Berlin GermanTrials
longerlinkedtothethreadofswimminghistory, modifiedwhiletheItalianred-hotpokerwaswaved Afterfivedaysofracing,just21swimmershad
pisooIlsimsiFnecberuFla\r.y\2le0t08n.onT-theexteiflfeectsuoiftsthientFoItNhAefrlaicpe- bspaecekd,inbtuootyhaencrya,ceapnodole,nndoutrabneccea,usbeuittdboeecsaunsoetatihde mGeardmeantyh'esgyroaudtehtahnadttahemyehsasvaegetowsatespsuepntanodutaitmo
floponJune19,inadecisionthaiallowedtheworst airtrappingitissaidtobecapableofcannotbe higheriftheywishtomakethegradeforLondon
newoffendersonthefrontlineofsuitwarsback preciselyquantified. 2012.
intotheracepoolafterthe\badbeenturfedouton Solackingincredibilityandvalueistheworld, "OuraiminRomeistowinfourmedals
M.i.lo,wasobviousalmostimmediately. continental,andnationalrecordbookofswimming inswimming,"saidperformancedirectorLutz
InthewakeofarelativelycalmMareNostrum thalL'Equipe,therespectedFrenchnewspaper,took Buschkow. Under normal circumstances, that
Tour,minusthe 100%non-textiledevices,the aneditorialdecisionnottomentionasingleworld, mighthaveseemedalittlepessimistic.Afterall.
worldgotatasteofthecircustocomeinRomeata continental,orFrenchrecorduntilFINAimposes leadingthechargewereBrittaSteffen(twoworld
WorldChampionshipsthatmarksaglobalreturn strictsuitrulesthatreturnmeaningtotimesin records over 100 m free). Daniela Samulski
dtoaytsheofFo1r9o94ItaanldicothfeorertaheofftirhsetGtoilmdeesninFcleowtehresdtahrakt trehaederrasc:e"pIonolt.heIwne—aenksedaihteoraida—l,tahnedpaabpoevreianllfoatrmtehde i(nfotuhreth-5b0esmttbiamckestorfokteh)e,PyaeaurlbBuitedweorrmladnnre(coonred
subsequentlywiltedundertheweightofdoping Romeworldtitles recordswillfallineveryrace EuropeanandtwoGermanrecords,oneinsidethe
and/ordopingsuspicion. oralmosteveryraceuptoandbeyondoverdose. speedofIanThorpewhenhewonOlympicbronze
Here'sthetipoftheicebergofaproblemthat "That will make no sense.L'Equipe has inthe100mfreein2004),andthehelmofashoal
haswreckedtheworld rankingsbycontorting thereforedecidedthatuntilJan1,2010andthe ofbreaststrokebloomersthatplacedthreeGerman
them beyond recognition (modern technology theoreticaldisappearance(withFINAsuchthings meninthesub-minuteclubandtwointhesub-
beingwhatitis,though,wewillalwaysbeableto alwavsrequirequalification)ofloii"„pol\urethane 2:10club,respectivelyover100mand200m.
tell,withreasonableease,whichpariofswimming suits,wewillnotrefertoworld,European,and SteffendidnotholdbackonJune25.neither
historybelongedtotheSuitWars): nationalrecordsinourarticles...Atatimeof inoroutofthewater:shedonnedanewadidas
Worldrecordssetintheimmediateaftermath tellingthestoryofasportindanger,itseemsto Hydrofoil,skimmedtoaworldrecordof52.85in
ofFINA'sJune19ruling: ustobedishonestnottoreporttheweightofthe theheatsofthe100mfreestyleat9-23am,and
m
• 25/06/09: 100 freestyle-BrittaSteffen (GER) 52.85Berlin,prelims
m
• 26/06/09: 50 backstroke-DanielaSamulski (GER) 27.61 Berlin
(becauseZueva'stimesweredisallowed)
• 27/06/09: 100mfreestyle-BrittaSteffen (GER) 52.56Berlin,final
• 27/06/09:400mfreestyle-FedericaPellegrini (ITA) 4:00.41 Pescara
• 01/07/09: 100mbackstroke-AschwinWildeboer(ESP) 52.38Pescara
And all the while, developments on suits appareldominatingthesportandthesimplereality emergedtosay:"I'mfeelingingoodshapebut
unfolddaily,sometimeshourly.Duringthepastfew thatthesesuitsenhanceperformance [results] thissuitisofadifferentworld.Thisisareally
weeks,FINAflip-floppedfromitsMay19banning significantly." weirdpieceofequipment,onethatI'veneverworn
of100%non-textilesuitstoitsJune19decisionto Withindays,seismiceventshadunfoldedin before.Youdon'tdieinthelastmetresandyoufeel
allowafew100%gannentsandagreedtoothers BerlinatGermantrialsforRome(threeworld nopain.Undernormalcircumstances,thissuit
inmodifiedform,withnoreasonorrhymeto records) and at the Mediterranean Games in shouldbeforbidden,andIexpectthatby2010it
whatcanandcannotbeworn;Germanygave Pescara,whiletimesatHungariannationalsaped willbe.Ifeltlikeaspeedboatinwaterandneverin
freedomofchoicetoitsswimmersandwatched thesamefreakishshowoflasttunesanchoredinthe mylifewouldIhavebelievedthatahumancould
abiginvestmentfromadidastl\ outthedoor; useofnon-textilesuitsthatenhanceperformance glidelikethat"
Speedoconsideredlettingcontractedswimmers by providing added buoyancy, less drag, and Inthefinal,threedayslater(theprogramwas
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