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[On the cover: Michael Phelps by Peter H. Bick]

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In this issue of SW Biweekly, read about the greatest world records in history, featuring Michael Phelps, Katie Ledecky, and more! Also featured is Jeff Julian, hired by Mission Viejo to lead their postgraduate training center; Michael Andrew on Michael Phelps’ 200 Individual Medley criticism: “He’s right”; Olivia Smoliga moves to Arizona State to train with Bob Bowman; Three-time Paralympic gold medalist Becca Meyers announces retirement; Unconventional training move leads to historic World Championships and ISL performances for Dylan Carter; Ice swimming: an extreme challenge in temperatures difficult to fathom; Commentary: Ariarne Titmus and other Australians skipping World Champs would hurt swimming – also- In a latest error, NCAA runs away from transgender decision, turns back on women’s sports; FINA to stage international events at the ancient pyramids of Egypt from 2023-26; Indiana junior Emily Weiss announces medical retirement; Natalie Hinds teases return to college roots in Gainesville; and more!

[On the cover: Michael Phelps by Peter H. Bick]

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FEATURES

008 MISSION VIEJO HIRES JEFF JULIAN TO LEAD POSTGRADUATE TRAINING CENTER
Mission Viejo has announced plans to create a new postgraduate training group under the leadership of former Rose Bowl Aquatics coach Jeff Julian, who also helmed the Cali Condors during the 2021 ISL season.

010 MICHAEL ANDREW ON MICHAEL PHELPS’ 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY CRITICISM: “HE’S RIGHT”
by David Rieder
After watching Michael Andrew swim the 200 IM at last summer’s U.S. Olympic Trials, Michael Phelps commented then that he thought Andrew was tiring at the end of his race and was no longer catching enough water at the front of his freestyle stroke—something that could be fixed with his training. Andrew agreed: “It makes sense.”

011 OLIVIA SMOLIGA MOVES TO TRAIN WITH BOB BOWMAN AT ARIZONA STATE
by Dan D’Addona
After training in Georgia for the better part of a decade, two-time Olympian Olivia Smoliga has decided to train at Arizona State with Coach Bob Bowman. She’ll be joining other post-grad Olympians at ASU, including Allison Schmitt and Hali Flickinger.

012 BECCA MEYERS, THREE-TIME PARALYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST, ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
by Matthew De George
Becca Meyers, one of America’s highest-profile Paralympic swimmers, announced her retirement from the sport. The 27-year-old made her Paralympic debut in 2012 with a silver medal and a bronze, but her signature moments came in 2016 at Rio, where she won gold in the S13 400 free and 100 fly plus the SM13 200 IM.

014 UNCONVENTIONAL TRAINING MOVE LEADS TO HISTORIC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS AND ISL PERFORMANCES FOR DYLAN CARTER
by Jesse Marsh
Sometimes, a change in training environment is all an athlete needs to get back on track. That’s what worked for Dylan Carter after he returned to his home country of Trinidad and Tobago during the middle of the ISL season to train with local coach Dexter Browne. The two-time World Short Course Championships medalist was one of the breakout performers in ISL Season 2, setting numerous national records and proving to be a valuable point scorer for the L.A. Current.

016 THE GREATEST WORLD RECORDS IN HISTORY
by John Lohn
As the 2022 campaign gets underway, Swimming World Biweekly decided to look at the greatest world records in history. No, this is not a perfect science, but the eight records featured are—plain and simple—spectacular in nature and deserve all-time recognition.

018 ICE SWIMMING: AN EXTREME CHALLENGE IN TEMPERATURES DIFFICULT TO FATHOM
by Ned Denison
Ice swimming is one of the fastest-growing extreme aquatic sports. Tens of thousands of swimmers now hit the cold water daily, and before the COVID restrictions, thousands traveled to events from Siberia to Argentina to Antarctica to the mountains of California and the loughs of Ireland.

020 COMMENTARY: ARIARNE TITMUS AND OTHER AUSTRALIANS SKIPPING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS WOULD HURT SWIMMING
by David Rieder
If the powers-that-be in swimming want the sport to extend the sports’ reach in the non-Olympic years, it needs to be less Olympic-centric, and that means having at least one major international meet in long course each year, where the results truly matter.

022 FINA TO STAGE INTERNATIONAL EVENTS AT THE ANCIENT PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT FROM 2023-26
by Liz Byrnes
The ancient Pyramids of Giza, Egypt, will provide the most historic and breathtaking of backdrops to international FINA high diving, artistic swimming and diving events between 2023 and 2026, including the FINA High Diving World Cup (2023-24), the Diving Grand Prix (2023-26) and the 2023 Artistic Swimming World Series.

024 COMMENTARY: IN LATEST ERROR, NCAA RUNS AWAY FROM TRANSGENDER DECISION; TURNS BACK ON WOMEN’S SPORTS
by John Lohn
Soon, we should see how the transgender-participation policy is worked through by USA Swimming and FINA. We’ll find out if Lia Thomas will race at the NCAA Championships, and how the policy will affect the sport in the future. Then, and only then, we’ll also learn how the transgender issue is handled by the NCAA.

026 INDIANA JUNIOR EMILY WEISS ANNOUNCES MEDICAL RETIREMENT
by David Rieder
Emily Weiss, a former U.S. National Junior Team standout and a junior at Indiana, announced her retirement from swimming for undisclosed medical reasons.

027 NATALIE HINDS TEASES RETURN TO COLLEGE ROOTS IN GAINESVILLE
by Matthew De George
Natalie Hinds teased a return to Gainesville to train with Florida’s postgrad group, returning the 28-year-old to her college roots, where she was a 20-time All-American from 2012-16. After a two-year break following the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials, Hinds shifted her training base to Georgia, and last summer, she earned a relay spot in the women’s 100 freestyle, which turned into a bronze medal, swimming the third leg of the Olympic final in Tokyo.

028 USC SEEKING NCAA TITLE REPEAT AS WOMEN’S WATER POLO SEASON OPENS
by Lauren Mattice
The University of Southern California, the reigning national women’s water polo champ, claimed the top spot in the initial CWPA preseason rankings poll, holding a single-point lead over Stanford.

030 BEFORE THE BEEP: HOW NCAA CHAMPION MAX McHUGH PREPARES FOR A BIG RACE
by Shoshanna Rutemiller
Max McHugh, a senior team captain at the Universsity of Minnesota, shares his typical pre-race routines and evolving view of mental preparation while on the national stage.

032 DAVID MARSH TO FILL IN AS CAL MEN’S ASSISTANT COACH WITH CHASE KREITLER EXPECTING FIRST CHILD
by David Rieder
David Marsh, who led his teams to a dozen NCAA titles (seven men’s, five women’s) during his 17-year career as head coach at Auburn from 1990-2017, will be working as a men’s assistant coach at Cal for the final two months of the college season. He will be filling in for fourth-year Cal assistant coach, Chase Kreitler, as Kreitler and his wife prepare to welcome their first child.

033 CLAIRE WEINSTEIN TIES 13-14 NAG SET BY SIPPY WOODHEAD IN 1978
by Dan D’Addona
Claire Weinstein, 14, of the Sandpipers of Nevada clocked 1:58.53 in the 200 meter freestyle to tie the 13-14 USA national age group record set by Sippy Woodhead in 1978.

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