{"id":133377,"date":"2015-05-04T16:52:41","date_gmt":"2015-05-04T23:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=133377"},"modified":"2015-10-15T10:47:40","modified_gmt":"2015-10-15T17:47:40","slug":"the-week-that-was-news-from-swimming-diving-and-water-polo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-news-from-swimming-diving-and-water-polo\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: News From Swimming, Diving and Water Polo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The past week was filled with headlines that had people talking not just about pool swimming, but water polo and diving. With the world championships just three months away, title contenders in all three disciplines are starting to take shape, and we count down the top five headlines for The Week That Was.<\/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>The Week That Was #5: China still remains on top of diving pyramid<\/h2>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_59124\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/world-cup-diving-2014-shanghai-china.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59124\" data-attachment-id=\"59124\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/china-shines-at-home-during-fina-diving-world-cup-competition-in-shanghai\/world-cup-diving-2014-shanghai-china\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/world-cup-diving-2014-shanghai-china.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,798\" 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=\"world-cup-diving-2014-shanghai-china\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;World Diving Cup &#8211; Photo Courtesy: FINA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/world-cup-diving-2014-shanghai-china-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/world-cup-diving-2014-shanghai-china-1024x680.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/world-cup-diving-2014-shanghai-china-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"FINA World Cup diving\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-59124\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-59124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: FINA<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nChina appears pretty much unstoppable at the world championships in terms of taking multiple gold medals in diving. No country has been able to match their form, though some major contenders are taking shape in this year before the Olympics. Last weekend in London was the latest stop in the FINA Diving World Series, and hometown favorite Tom Daley was one of the four who was able to break the Chinese stranglehold. <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tom-daley-shines-with-platform-win-at-fina-diving-world-series\/ target=_blank>Daley won the 10-meter platform event<\/a> by 26 points over China\u2019s Yang Jian to continue his return to form after winning bronze in the event at the 2012 Olympics. Russia\u2019s Evgeny Kuznetsov has been a longtime contender for international gold, and he took one in the men\u2019s 3-meter event. Though China won seven events, the world is closing in, and they are no longer winning by substantial margins. We\u2019ll see how it all plays out in Kazan in late July.<\/p>\n<h2>The Week That Was #4: American women win Intercontinental World Title on journey to worlds <\/h2>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_108998\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/usa-women-water-polo-world-youth-2014-e1409544997235.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-108998\" data-attachment-id=\"108998\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/team-usa-tops-fina-world-womens-youth-water-polo-championships\/usa-women-water-polo-world-youth-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/usa-women-water-polo-world-youth-2014-e1409544997235.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2054,1542\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1409515228&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"usa-women-water-polo-world-youth-2014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: USA Water Polo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/usa-women-water-polo-world-youth-2014-e1409544997235-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/usa-women-water-polo-world-youth-2014-e1409544997235-1024x768.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/usa-women-water-polo-world-youth-2014-e1409544997235-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: USA Water Polo\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-108998\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-108998\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: USA Water Polo<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nThe United States failed to win a medal at the 2013 world championships, a year after winning gold at the Olympics. But the USA is having a better year in 2015, and <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/team-usa-tops-australia-in-shootout-for-fina-womens-intercontinental-tournament-title\/ target=_blank>won the Intercontinental Tournament<\/a> against Australia with a score of 12-10. This tournament was a prelude to the World Polo World League Super Final, which is itself the prologue to the world championships. If the USA wins the Super Final, they get a great placing at worlds. The Americans won the Intercontinental title without star Maggie Steffens, who is likely busy with studies at Stanford University. In her place, Courtney Mathewson and Makenzie Fisher handled the job with three goals each in the final match.<\/p>\n<h2>The Week That Was #3: American junior squad shines at Irish Open, Ireland adds to international roster<\/h2>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_133216\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/990692.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133216\" data-attachment-id=\"133216\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-news-from-swimming-diving-and-water-polo\/2015-irish-open-swimming-championships-evening-session-friday-1st-may-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/990692.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,928\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;1 May 2015; Zach Harting, NCSA, on his way to finishing second in the B final of the men&#039;s 400m individual medley event, during the 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin. Picture credit: Paul Mohan \\\/ SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1430438400&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9SPORTSFILE&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships - Evening Session - Friday 1st May&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"zach-harting-butterfly\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1 May 2015; Zach Harting, NCSA, on his way to finishing second in the B final of the men&#8217;s 400m individual medley event, during the 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin. Picture credit: Paul Mohan \/ SPORTSFILE Swin, Swim Ireland, Swimming&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Paul Mohan \/ SPORTSFILE&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/990692-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/990692-1024x634.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/990692-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"1 May 2015; Zach Harting, NCSA, on his way to finishing second in the B final of the men&#039;s 400m individual medley event, during the 2015 Irish Open Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre, Abbotstown, Dublin. Picture credit: Paul Mohan \/ SPORTSFILE\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-133216\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-133216\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Paul Mohan \/ SPORTSFILE<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nThe 52 men and women representing the United States at this year\u2019s Irish Open are part of the future of swimming in the United States, and that talent was on display in Dublin where the 18-and-under squad that competed under the National Club Swimming Association banner won the majority of events. Katie Drabot, one of the members on the team with plenty of international experience on her resume, won four events, while Ruby Martin and Matthew Hirschberger each won three. Ireland showed its potential to be great internationally, as Alex Murphy became the country\u2019s fourth member of the world championship squad, and a few others earned spots on the World University Games team. Swimming World attended the meet, and you can watch race footage from all four finals sessions <a href=http:\/\/tv.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/events\/2015-ncsa-team-ireland-trip target=_blank>on the event landing page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>The Week That Was #2: Japan announces strong international racing squad<\/h2>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_107140\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/daiya-seto-pan-pacs-2014-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107140\" data-attachment-id=\"107140\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sun-yang-tae-hwan-park-setup-epic-200-free-matchup-at-asian-games\/daiya-seto-pan-pacs-2014-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/daiya-seto-pan-pacs-2014-2-e1595278200995.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1100,734\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Delly Carr&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1408658176&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Daiya Seto\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/18\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n1\/13\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n12\/6\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\nDaiya Seto &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/daiya-seto-pan-pacs-2014-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/daiya-seto-pan-pacs-2014-2-1024x682.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/daiya-seto-pan-pacs-2014-2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Daiya Seto Pan Pacs 2014\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-107140\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-107140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nJapan <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/japan-announces-rosters-for-2015-fina-world-championships-world-university-games-and-world-junior-championships\/ target=_blank>is going to be dangerous at the three international meets in which it will compete this summer<\/a>, especially the world championships. Daiya Seto was the only world swimming champion for Japan in 2013, and he returns to defend his 400 IM title. Teammate Kosuke Hagino will be tough in that event and several others, as will perennial podium placer Ryosuke Irie. The women\u2019s team is looking to be just as prominent as the men with the likes of Natsumi Hoshi and Kanako Watanabe in line for medals. Japan has historically done well at the World University Games, with Irie and others getting their first taste of international success there. Japan didn\u2019t make a big impact at the 2013 junior world championships, but in this pre-Olympic year, the country is giving even its younger athletes the chance to swim internationally in case they break through and make next year\u2019s Olympic team.<\/p>\n<h2>The Week That Was #1: Team USA\u2019s international rosters get major shakeups<\/h2>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_105345\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/michael-klueh-summer-nationals-20141.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-105345\" data-attachment-id=\"105345\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-news-from-swimming-diving-and-water-polo\/michael-klueh-summer-nationals-2014-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/michael-klueh-summer-nationals-20141.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Griffin Scott&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T5i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407523134&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;179&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"michael-klueh-summer-nationals-2014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/michael-klueh-summer-nationals-20141-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/michael-klueh-summer-nationals-20141-1024x682.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/michael-klueh-summer-nationals-20141-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-105345\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-105345\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Griffin Scott<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nWith the announcement that Matt McLean will take the summer off from racing to tend to an injured shoulder, all of the rosters for Team USA\u2019s international competitions dealt with some major changes. McLean\u2019s withdrawal meant another alternate was needed for the 800 free relay. <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michael-klueh-replaces-matt-mclean-on-team-usa-worlds-roster\/ target=_blank>That moved Michael Klueh into the picture<\/a>, and it\u2019s the second time that Klueh has made the long course worlds team without officially qualifying for it. In 2013, Connor Jaeger dropped out of the 800 free relay, giving Klueh his spot after Klueh placed seventh at the trials. Klueh will still swim at the Pan American Games according to USA Swimming rules and will take McLean\u2019s place in the 200 free, but now he\u2019ll get a second meet this summer. The same day, Ryan Lochte decided to skip the 100 free, which put Jimmy Feigen into that event. Feigen was third at last summer\u2019s nationals, and as a relay-only swimmer for worlds, was allowed to swim the 100 free at Pan Ams. He\u2019s now out of Pan Ams, which moved Cullen Jones up to the 100 free spot vacated by Feigen. Confused yet? There\u2019s more. <a href=http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/eugene-godsoe-ryan-feeley-added-to-pan-american-games-roster\/ target=_blank>Ryan Feeley is now in the 1500 free at Pan Ams<\/a>, taking Klueh\u2019s spot after he decided to not swim that event. And Eugene Godsoe is now in the 100 back and 100 fly at Pan Ams. Luckily, it appears the World University Games roster stays intact. It\u2019s a lot of last-minute changes to many of these athletes\u2019 plans for the summer, but it\u2019s undoubtedly all positive changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The past week was filled with headlines that had people talking not just about pool swimming, but water polo and diving. With the world championships just three months away, title<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":133249,"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":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,13,41226,7,12,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-diving","category-weekly-review-videos","category-usa","category-water-polo","category-world"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- 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