Swimming World Biweekly: Racing in Richmond – 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series Full Finals Recap

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In this issue of SW Biweekly:

A full recap and photo coverage of the 2019 TYR Pro Swim Series in Richmond, Virginia. Madisyn Cox files a lawsuit against the Cooper Clinic for ongoing damages and shut out by the International Swimming League. TYR Sport signs 2x Olympic gold medalist, USA water polo captain Maggie Steffens– making her the first elite level player in water polo history to sign with a global sports brand. Read five myths about diving debunked, and competitive parallels between Michael Phelps and Tiger Woods, two men who remain primary draws for outsiders to tune into their sports. Ted Knapp steps down as Stanford men’s swimming and diving coach, after 39 years of service. Spotlights on Richard “Doc” Hunkler, leading proponent of women’s water polo, who passed away at 83, and ASU Swimming Alum Stephen Estes who passed away in a helicopter crash.

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008 MADISYN COX RULED INELIGIBLE TO COMPETE IN INTERNATIONAL SWIMMING LEAGUE
by David Rieder
Madisyn Cox, who was suspended from swimming last year after recording a positive test for the banned substance trimetazidine, later got her suspension reduced from two years to six months after proving that the positive test resulted from a contaminated supplement. However, a representative of the International Swimming League confirmed that Cox will be ineligible to compete in the ISL even though she was cleared of wrongdoing when her suspension was reduced.

010 MADISYN COX FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST COOPER CLINIC FOR NEGLIGENCE
Madisyn Cox filed suit against an affiliate of the Dallas-based Cooper Clinic, the manufacturer of a tainted supplement that led to her suspension from swimming last year. She is pursuing damages for the “significant reputational, financial and emotional consequences” caused by her suspension.

012 MADISYN COX DESERVES BETTER THAN GETTING SHUT OUT FROM ISL
commentary by David Rieder

014 DEBUNKED: FIVE MYTHS ABOUT DIVERS
by Erin Keaveny

015 TED KNAPP STEPS DOWN AS STANFORD MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING COACH
by Andy Ross
After 39 years of service to Stanford University’s men’s swimming and diving program as a student-athlete, assistant coach, associate head coach and head coach, Ted Knapp announced he would step down as the Goldman Family Director of Men’s Swimming. The school will immediately begin the process of identifying Knapp’s replacement.

016 MICHAEL PHELPS AND TIGER WOODS: THE COMPETITIVE COMEBACK PARALLELS
by David Rieder
It’s impossible not to notice the parallels between Michael Phelps and Tiger Woods: two men who have redefined their respective sports…and two men who have reached the peak of the mountain in their sport half a lifetime apart…and two men who, even years past their most dominant respective primes, remained the primary draws for outsiders to tune into their sports.

018 RICHARD “DOC” HUNKLER, LEADING PROPONENT OF WOMEN’S WATER POLO, PASSES AWAY AT 83
by Michael Randazzo
As much as anyone over the past 40 years, Coach Richard Francis “Doc” Hunkler helped shape the sport of water polo in America. Hunkler, who passed away recently at the age of 83, changed the perception of women competing in sports, and helped elevate polo not only in the East, but nationally as well.

020 TYR SPORT SIGNS 2X OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST, USA WATER POLO CAPTAIN MAGGIE STEFFENS

021 ASU SWIMMING ALUMNUS STEPHEN ESTES DIES IN HELICOPTER CRASH
by Brent Rutemiller
Stephen Estes, a member of the Arizona State University swimming team (2009-13) who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s degree in aerospace engineering, was one of two people who were tragically killed when an experimental helicopter crashed outside of Phoenix, Ariz., April 16.

022 2019 TYR PRO SWIM SERIES RICHMOND – FULL FINALS RECAP
by James Sica and Andy Ross
Full event-by-event coverage of all four nights, April 10-13, from Richmond, Va.

034 2019 TYR PRO SWIM SERIES RICHMOND – PHOTO GALLERY
photos by Peter H. Bick

044 PARTING SHOT