{"id":161156,"date":"2015-11-16T09:30:29","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T16:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=161156"},"modified":"2015-11-17T07:32:59","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T14:32:59","slug":"the-week-that-was-intense-racing-highlights-busy-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-intense-racing-highlights-busy-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Intense Racing Highlights Busy Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week featured top tier racing at the national, collegiate, and masters levels across the country, including the much anticipated first stop on the Arena Pro Swim Series. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a look below to see the top five headlines we\u2019re recapping on this edition of The Week That Was.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zJBFUMmja2w?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<h3><strong>The Week That Was #5 &#8211; CSCAA First Division II and III Polls of 2015-2016 Season<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_127226\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-intense-racing-highlights-busy-fall\/queens-combined-team-champs\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-127226\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127226\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-127226\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/queens-combined-team-champs-ncaa-dii-2015-4746-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"queens-combined-team-champs-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-127226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to it\u2019s updated <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/texas-remains-atop-cscaa-division-i-mens-rankings\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Division I rankings<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this week the CSCAA also<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cscaa-announces-their-first-ever-top-25-poll-for-divisions-ii-and-iii\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> released its first 2015-2016 Top 25 ranking of Division II and Division III schools<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Queens University of Charlotte led all men\u2019s and women\u2019s programs in Division II, while Emory (women) and Kenyon (men) landed the top spot in the Division III poll. The CSCAA also included regional rankings for Division III schools in addition to the national Top 25. With NCAA action well underway across all divisions, these polls are an early indicator of which teams and swimmers to watch for as we move towards the winter invitationals in December. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; David Guthrie, Texas Lonestars Take Down Masters World Records<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_143099\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/david-guthrie-resets-two-masters-breaststroke-world-records\/david-guthrie-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-143099\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-143099\" data-attachment-id=\"143099\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/david-guthrie-resets-two-masters-breaststroke-world-records\/david-guthrie-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/david-guthrie.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1300,866\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"david-guthrie\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;David Guthrie&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/david-guthrie-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/david-guthrie-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-143099\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/david-guthrie-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"David Guthrie\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-143099\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week saw some incredible masters swimming down in Shenandoah, Texas from <\/span><b>David Guthrie <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the Texas Lonestars. <\/span><b>Guthrie <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">left the weekend with <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/david-guthrie-texas-lonestars-masters-world-records-in-texas\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">three short-course meter world records in the 55-59 breaststroke events<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sweeping the 50 (30.41), 100 (1:07.25), and 200 (2:27.00). And while he breezed by each of the previous records that had stood since 2009, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">look for Guthrie to take those records even lower in the future. He holds all three marks in the 50-54 age group with times of 29.84 in the 50, 1:04.54 in the 100 and 2:21.65 in the 200 breast. In addition to <\/span><b>Guthrie\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">records, the Texas Lonestar women took down a total of five relay world records, including the 200 free, 400 free, and 800 free relays from the 240-279 age group in addition to the 200 medley and 400 medley relays from the 200-239 age group. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimoutlet.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"134900\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-competition-heats-up-in-usa-and-australia\/twtw_graphic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" 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;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Week That Was\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sponsored By SwimOutlet.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-134900\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"The Week That Was\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; Texas\/UNC Dual Meet Highlights Increased College Action<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_157986\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-intense-racing-highlights-busy-fall\/jack-conger-2015-texas-florida-indiana-003\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-157986\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157986\" data-attachment-id=\"157986\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-intense-racing-highlights-busy-fall\/jack-conger-2015-texas-florida-indiana-003\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/jack-conger-2015-texas-florida-indiana-003.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andy Ringgold\\\/Aringo&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T1i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1445017216&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jack-conger-2015-texas-florida-indiana-003\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;jack-conger-2015-texas-florida-indiana-003&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Andy Ringgold\/Aringo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/jack-conger-2015-texas-florida-indiana-003-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/jack-conger-2015-texas-florida-indiana-003-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-157986\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/jack-conger-2015-texas-florida-indiana-003-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"jack-conger-2015-texas-florida-indiana-003\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-157986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Andy Ringgold\/Aringo<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This weekend featured a particularly close meet between the Texas Longhorns and the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. While the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/north-carolina-women-texas-men-emerge-victorious-in-friday-night-dual\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Texas men emerged victorious over UNC 160-132, the Longhorn women fell to the Tar Heels in a close 154-146 dual<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. On the men\u2019s side <\/span><b>Joseph Schooling<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Jack Conger <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">posted some nation leading times in the 100 fly (46.73) and 200 (1:44.12) fly respectively en route to a decisive win. For the women, this meet was wire to wire all the way to the last relay, which UNC clinched en route to their victory. <\/span><b>Joanna Evans, Madisyn Cox, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Olivia Anderson <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had some great racing for the Longhorns, but at the end of the day it wasn\u2019t enough to overcome the Tar Heels, whose top end talent and relay wins clinched the win. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #2 &#8211; Hour of Power for The Ted Mullin Fund<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_160359\" style=\"width: 367px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swim-the-hour-of-power-and-join-the-fight-against-sarcoma\/ted_mullin_carleton_college_hour_of_power\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-160359\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160359\" data-attachment-id=\"160359\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swim-the-hour-of-power-and-join-the-fight-against-sarcoma\/ted_mullin_carleton_college_hour_of_power\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ted_Mullin_Carleton_College_Hour_of_Power.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"357,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 10D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1068740410&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ted_Mullin_Carleton_College_Hour_of_Power\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;9\/18\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nTed_Mullin_Carleton_College_Hour_of_Power&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Sarah Rubinstein&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ted_Mullin_Carleton_College_Hour_of_Power-357x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ted_Mullin_Carleton_College_Hour_of_Power.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-160359\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ted_Mullin_Carleton_College_Hour_of_Power-357x500.jpg\" alt=\"Ted_Mullin_Carleton_College_Hour_of_Power\" width=\"357\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ted_Mullin_Carleton_College_Hour_of_Power.jpg 357w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ted_Mullin_Carleton_College_Hour_of_Power-143x200.jpg 143w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-160359\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Sarah Rubinstein<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While college action was in full swing this week, a national event across the NCAA was a reminder of what can be accomplished through collaboration and teamwork. On Tuesday November 10th, nearly 200 teams across the country came together to <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swim-the-hour-of-power-and-join-the-fight-against-sarcoma\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raise money for the Ted Mullin Fund by participating in the Hour of Power<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Teams divide themselves into relays of 8-10 swimmers and race all out 50\u2019s for an hour, all while attempting to stay on the same lap. The event is in memory of Ted Mullin, a Carleton College swimmer who passed away from <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">synovial sarcoma in 2006<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donations through the Fund support sarcoma research and the introduction of new therapies for treatment of sarcoma at The University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children&#8217;s Hospital. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about the Ted Mullin Fund and to make a donation, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/tedmullinfund.org\/index.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">visit their homepage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; Ledecky, Dwyer Arena Pro Swim Leaders After Series Kicks Off In Minneapolis <\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_160785\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-intense-racing-highlights-busy-fall\/2015-arena-pro-swim-series-minneapolis-venue-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-160785\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160785\" data-attachment-id=\"160785\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-intense-racing-highlights-busy-fall\/2015-arena-pro-swim-series-minneapolis-venue-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-arena-pro-swim-series-minneapolis-venue-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6016,4000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Madeline Olson&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1447353136&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;55&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2015-arena-pro-swim-series-minneapolis-venue (1)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2015-arena-pro-swim-series-minneapolis-venue (1)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Madeline Olson&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-arena-pro-swim-series-minneapolis-venue-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-arena-pro-swim-series-minneapolis-venue-1-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-160785\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/2015-arena-pro-swim-series-minneapolis-venue-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"2015-arena-pro-swim-series-minneapolis-venue (1)\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-160785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Madeline Olson<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This weekend was significant not only as the first stop in the 2015-2016 Arena Pro Swim Series, but as one of the first major long course competitions on U.S. soil as we move into the Olympic year. And the weekend did not disappoint, as it featured some top flight racing from several US National Team members and Olympians, including superstars <\/span><b>Katie Ledecky<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Michael Phelps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Ryan Lochte, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Missy Franklin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Ledecky<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and Dwyer\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sit at the top of the leaderboard as we move toward the next Arena Pro Swim stop in Austin this January. For complete coverage of the Minneapolis Pro Swim including all results, athlete interviews, and session recaps, head to Swimming World\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2015-arena-pro-swim-series-minneapolis\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event Landing Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week featured top tier racing at the national, collegiate, and masters levels across the country, including the much anticipated first stop on the Arena Pro Swim Series. 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