Swimming World Magazine is an American

United States

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-based monthly swimming

Swimming (sport)

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 magazine

Magazine

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, that was first published in a magazine format as Junior Swimmer in January of 1960. It runs an online swimming website (known as SwimInfo prior to 2006), which is the leading online swimming news website .

In its earliest form, Junior Swimmer began as a mimeograph/newsletter published by Peter Daland

Peter Daland

Peter Daland is a retired swimming coach from the United States. He coaching career spanned over 40 years. Daland graduated from Swarthmore College in 1948 and got his first coaching job at Rose Valley, Pennsylvania, where he won 8 straight Suburban League titles...

 in the summer of 1952. In 1960, Coach Daland passed the responsibility of the project to Albert Schoenfeld due to Daland's greater coaching demands as the swim coach at the University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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 and the Los Angeles Athletic Club

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.

The publication then combined with Swimming World in June 1961. Swimming World was a mimeograph/newsletter published for the previous 10 years by Robert J. H. Kiphuth

Robert J. H. Kiphuth

Robert John Herman Kiphuth was born in Tonawanda, New York and is best known for his 42-year career as head coach of the Yale University men's swim team, from 1917-1959...

. The newly constituted magazine was then known as Junior Swimmer-Swimming World.

The magazine has a monthly publication rate of roughly 50,000 issues. It also has correspondents in Europe

Europe

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 and Australia

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, and keeps track of all major FINA

Fina

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-sanctioned competitions, as well as tabulating extensive records of competitions ranging from junior to masters level swimming. It also provides advice on health related and technique issues for people with an interest in swimming.

It is also well known for awarding "Swimmer of the Year" awards in various categories. The award is often referred to in the media as "World Swimmer of the Year" when referring to swimmers who have been awarded the honor.

It is also known for its strident condemnation of Chinese

China

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 and East German

German Democratic Republic

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 swimming programs, which have been suspected of being involved in systemic drug abuse

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.

The magazine also honors the top high school swim teams and swimmers in the country on an annual basis.

Awards

• Swimming World Swimmers of the Year
  Swimming World Swimmers of the Year
  The Swimming World Magazine Swimmers of the Year, awarded by the American-based Swimming World Magazine, are a set of awards which are often regarded as being the most prestigious in the sport of swimming...
  
  
• Swimming World High School Teams of the Year
  Swimming World High School Teams of the Year
  Swimming World Magazine has named the Swimming World High School Teams of the Year since 1971 when it honored Santa Clara as the top boys public school in the United States. Since then, the program has expanded....
  
  

External links

• Website: www.swiminfo.com or www.swimmingworldmagazine.com