{"id":119501,"date":"2015-01-12T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=119501"},"modified":"2015-10-15T10:49:06","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T17:49:06","slug":"olympic-talk-the-week-that-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-talk-the-week-that-was\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Talk Highlights The Week That Was"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The United States\u2019 push to get the Olympics back, a new look for USA Swimming and shocking health news from a former national team member were just three of the major swimming-related headlines of the past week. We\u2019re bringing you the top five headlines for The Week That Was. This &#8220;Week That Was&#8221; is sponsored by <a title=\"SwimOutlet.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.Swimoutlet.com\" target=\"_blank\">Swimoutlet.com<\/a>, the Web&#8217;s Most Popular Swim Shop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6w4nCgg7of0?rel=0&amp;autoplay=1\" width=\"470\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Week That was is supported by <a title=\"AgonSwim.com\" href=\"http:\/\/www.AgonSwim.com\" target=\"_blank\">AgonSwim.com<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>5. Jeff Julian battling lung cancer.<\/h2>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_119113\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/jeff-julian-e1420739414197.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119113\" data-attachment-id=\"119113\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jeff-julian-lung-cancer\/jeff-julian\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/jeff-julian-e1420739414197.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"796,535\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jeff-julian\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;9-24-20&lt;br \/&gt;\njeff-julian&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Jeff Julian&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/jeff-julian-e1420739414197-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/jeff-julian-767x1024.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/jeff-julian-e1420739414197-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"jeff-julian\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-119113\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-119113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Jeff Julian<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nProving that cancer can strike anyone at any time, Rose Bowl Aquatics head coach Jeff Julian revealed in a Facebook post that <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jeff-julian-lung-cancer\/ target=_blank>he was diagnosed with lung cancer. Julian was a USA Swimming national team member and outstanding swimmer for the University of Southern California. There\u2019s no indication that Julian will be stepping away from coaching, and we wish him the best on the road to remission.<\/p>\n<h2>4. CeraVe Invitational showcases swimming\u2019s future<\/h2>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_119333\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/cerave-day-one-generic-swimmer15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119333\" data-attachment-id=\"119333\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-talk-the-week-that-was\/cerave-day-one-generic-swimmer15\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/cerave-day-one-generic-swimmer15.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;JUANDERFULPICS&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL SL1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1420829987&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;JUANDERFULPICS.COM&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;75&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cerave-day-one-generic-swimmer15\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;CeraVe Invitational&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Heidi Torregroza&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/cerave-day-one-generic-swimmer15-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/cerave-day-one-generic-swimmer15-1024x682.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/cerave-day-one-generic-swimmer15-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"CeraVe Invitational\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-119333\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-119333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Heidi Torregroza<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nFor more than 20 years, Berkeley Aquatic club has hosted a long course meet in early January, and some of the sport\u2019s most popular names in history have raced there, including Michael Phelps. This year, we witnessed the future of the sport as we produced the live stream of the meet. Easop Lee, Sierra Schmidt and Cole Buese were already well-known nationally, and they had their hands full with up-and-comers Andrew Abruzzo, Max Miranda and Anina Lund. The racing, as t is every year, was top notch, and we have all the competition <a href=http:\/\/tv.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/events\/2015-cerave-invitational target=_blank>on our landing page!<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>3. FINA announces 2015 World Cup schedule<\/h2>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_111696\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/chad-le-clos-fans-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-111696\" data-attachment-id=\"111696\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-talk-the-week-that-was\/chad-le-clos-fans-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/chad-le-clos-fans-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Maria Dobysheva&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 1100D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1412533382&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;47&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chad-le-clos-fans-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Maria Dobysheva&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/chad-le-clos-fans-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/chad-le-clos-fans-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014-1024x682.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/chad-le-clos-fans-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Maria Dobysheva\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111696\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-111696\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Maria Dobysheva<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nFrance returns to the World Cup lineup later this year, with the announcement that <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2015-fina-world-cup-cities\/ target=_blank>Chartres will be the host of the second of eight meets in the series<\/a>. The circuit starts three days after the conclusion of the long course world championships, and the first stop in Moscow will likely be full of world championship gold medalists. Michael Phelps isn\u2019t going to worlds, but it has been reported that <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michael-phelps-france\/ target=_blank>he will swim in the Chartres meet<\/a>. We\u2019re likely to also see reigning World Cup winners Katinka Hosszu and Chad Le Clos try to earn more money and get crucial racing experience in the months before the Olympics.<\/p>\n<h2>2. USA Swimming rebrands championship meets<\/h2>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_119107\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/usa-swimming-star-logos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-119107\" data-attachment-id=\"119107\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-rebrands-championship-logo-portfolio\/usa-swimming-star-logos\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/usa-swimming-star-logos.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1196,798\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"usa-swimming-star-logos\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;usa-swimming-star-logos&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: USA Swimming&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/usa-swimming-star-logos-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/usa-swimming-star-logos-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/usa-swimming-star-logos-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"usa-swimming-star-logos\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-119107\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-119107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: USA Swimming<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nUSA Swimming is no stranger to changing its image every few years, and last week the organization released <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-rebrands-championship-logo-portfolio\/ target=_blank>new logos for its national championships, junior national championships and sectional meets. The logo for the Arena Grand Prix got a change, and the name also changed to the Arena Pro Swim Series, likely in an effort to differentiate it from the car racing Grand Prix. The new futures meet, which will feature athletes too fast for sectionals but at the bottom of the heap at junior, also got a snappy logo.<\/p>\n<h2>1. U.S. Olympic Committee picks Boston as 2024 Summer Olympic candidate city<\/h2>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_56436\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Boston.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-56436\" data-attachment-id=\"56436\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/boston-los-angeles-san-francisco-and-washington-d-c-on-reported-usoc-shortlist-for-2024-olympic-bid\/boston\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Boston.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Boston\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Boston&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Erin McDaniel&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Boston-470x315.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Boston.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Boston-470x315.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Erin McDaniel\" width=\"470\" height=\"315\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-56436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Boston-470x315.jpg 470w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Boston-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-56436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Erin McDaniel<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nWe\u2019re still more than two years away from knowing who will host the 2024 Summer Olympics, but the USOC will need that much time to create an impressive presentation for the International Olympic Committee. On Thursday, the USOC picked Boston as the official candidate city for the United States. Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., were also in the running. Boston has never hosted an Olympic before, but will likely have emotion going for it. The tragedy at last year\u2019s Boston Marathon will likely still be resonating throughout the world when the IOC votes in two years. So far, France and Germany have made it known that they want the 2024 Olympics, and there\u2019s talk of South Africa wanting in the mix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United States\u2019 push to get the Olympics back, a new look for USA Swimming and shocking health news from a former national team member were just three of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":119369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Talk Of Olympics Highlights The Week That Was @swimoutlet","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[41226,10],"tags":[54103],"class_list":["post-119501","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-weekly-review-videos","category-world","tag-2015-cerave-invitational"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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