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Free Digital Issue is Your Guide to the 2008 Olympic Games

This special Swimming World Magazine issue marks the second time that Sports Publications International has published a digital-only version of the magazine, allowing every swim fan throughout the world to download it for FREE.

This one-of-a-kind issue, featuring Michael Phelps on the cover, is your best resource leading into the Olympic Games. The issue offers complete Event-by-Event Previews of all the pool swimming races, written by senior writer John Lohn. Steven Munatones rounds out the swimming events by telling us what to expect in his 10K Marathon Preview article.

The issue also features an article on the Top 10 Olympic Moments by Jeff Commings. Commings takes us back in time to relive historic moments in swimming, including Dawn Fraser’s back-toback-to-back gold-medal performances in the women’s 100 free; Team USA’s shocking win in the women’s 4 x 100 meter freestyle relay over the drug-laced East Germans at the 1976 Olympics; and Janet Evans’ record-breaking 400 meter free in Seoul.

For those traveling to Beijing, you’ll have to read The Beijing Experience, which was written by Beijing resident Darryn Salt. For those staying home, you will enjoy reading Erica Ellis’ article, All Eyes Are on the Cube, about the Olympic aquatic facility.

Ellis offers two additional stories in this issue. The first is entitled A “Clear” Concern, which discusses the challenges faced by the Olympic athletes due to the poor Beijing air quality. The next is called There’s More Than Meets The Eye, which unravels the clever reason as to why there are five mascots for the Beijing Olympics.

If you are looking for diving, water polo and synchronized swimming previews, Premium Subscribers can download the following Swimming World Magazine issues to read more:
■ Water Polo was previewed in the January 2008 issue
■ Synchronized Swimming was previewed in the February 2008 issue
■ Diving was previewed in the April 2008 issue

While researching Olympic content as a premium subscriber to Swimming World Magazine, you may want to read Jason Marsteller’s articles on past Olympic success, broken down by regions from around the world and found in the following issues:
■ Asian region was published in the January 2008 issue
■ African region was published in the February 2008 issue
■ South American region was published in the March 2008 issue
■ European region was published in the April 2008 issue
■ Oceania region was published in the May 2008 issue
■ North American region was published in the June 2008 issue

Most importantly, this online magazine has the complete schedule of all the swimming competition, and is available for printing from your computer when you download this issue and scroll to page 54.

Look for highlights of the Games in our September issue of Swimming World Magazine and a complete wrap-up in our October issue.

Brent Rutemiller, Publisher, CEO

On the cover: At the U.S. Olympic Trials, June 29-July 6, in Omaha, Neb., Michael Phelps put himself in position to win eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics. Phelps, 23, competing in his third Olympiad, will be shooting for Mark Spitz’ Olympic record of seven gold medals won at Munich in 1972. Spitz also set seven world records!

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Inside this Issue:
3 TECHNIQUE TIP: Perfect Relay Start demonstrated by Jason Lezak

5 THE BEIJING EXPERIENCE by Darryn Salt
Here is a first-person perspective from someone who lives in Beijing of what people can expect when visiting there and attending the Olympics.

7 ALL EYES ARE ON THE CUBE by Erica Ellis
The Water Cube, with its unique look and design, will host the competitions for swimming, diving and synchronized swimming.

8 TOP 10 OLYMPIC MOMENTS by Jeff Commings
Will the races in the upcoming Olympic Games take “shock and awe” to a new level? Time will tell, but for now, Olympic swimming certainly has had more than its fair share of memorable moments.

12 WOMEN’S OLYMPIC PREVIEW: Event-by-Event by John Lohn
30 MEN’S OLYMPIC PREVIEW: Event-by-Event by John Lohn
47 10K MARATHON PREVIEW by Steven Munatones

49 THERE’S MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE by Erica Ellis
There are five Olympic mascots designed for the Beijing Games—and for good reason!

51 A “CLEAR” CONCERN by Erica Ellis
Despite concerns about the air quality in Beijing, athletes competing in swimming, diving, synchronized swimming and water polo should be OK, especially considering that the competitions will be held indoors.

Visit Swimming World Magazine Website

Swimming World Magazine is an American-based monthly swimming magazine, that was first published 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 published by Peter Daland 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 and the Los Angeles Athletic Club.

The publication then combined with Swimming World in June 1961. Swimming World was a magazine published for the previous 10 years by Robert J. H. Kiphuth. The newly constituted magazine was then known as Junior Swimmer-Swimming World.

The magazine boasts a monthly publication rate of roughly 50,000 issues. It also has correspondents in Europe and Australia, and keeps track of all major FINA-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 prestigiously referred to in the media as "World Swimmer of the Year" when referring to swimmers who have been awarded the honour, and is often assumed to be the most prestigious award available to current swimmers.

It is also known for its strident condemnation of Chinese and East German swimming programs, which have been suspected of being involved in systemic drug abuse.

(From wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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