{"id":164199,"date":"2015-12-14T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T16:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=164199"},"modified":"2015-12-14T06:27:29","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T13:27:29","slug":"the-week-that-was-world-american-nag-records-highlight-the-week-that-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-world-american-nag-records-highlight-the-week-that-was\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: World, American, NAG Records Highlight The Week That Was"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week saw club teams across the country meet for fast short course yard racing at the Speedo Winter Junior National meets in Atlanta and Austin, while the best of the best from the United States and Europe battled it out in short course meters at the 2015 Duel in the Pool in Indy. Read below to see the top performances from this week and\u00a0catch up on all of the records broken across the country!<\/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>#5: Alex Walsh Arrives With Two NAGs at Winter Juniors &#8211; East<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_147063\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=147063\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-147063\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147063\" data-attachment-id=\"147063\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-world-american-nag-records-highlight-the-week-that-was\/jrs_alex_walsh-2015-usa-swimming-junior-nationals-003-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/jrs_alex_walsh-2015-usa-swimming-junior-nationals-0031.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2079,1387\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Donna Nelson&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1438365934&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jrs_alex_walsh-2015-usa-swimming-junior-nationals-003\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;jrs_alex_walsh-2015-usa-swimming-junior-nationals-003 JRS_ALEX_WALSH&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Donna Nelson&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/jrs_alex_walsh-2015-usa-swimming-junior-nationals-0031-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/jrs_alex_walsh-2015-usa-swimming-junior-nationals-0031-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-147063\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/jrs_alex_walsh-2015-usa-swimming-junior-nationals-0031-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"jrs_alex_walsh-2015-usa-swimming-junior-nationals-003\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-147063\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Donna Nelson<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Alex Walsh <\/strong>lit up the pool at Winter Juniors &#8211; East, announcing herself as a name to watch for in the coming years when she took down a 13-14 National Age Group Record set by one of the U.S.A.\u2019s most decorated swimmers ever. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/race-video-watch-alex-walsh-break-missy-franklins-13-14-200-im-nag\/\"><strong>Walsh <\/strong>touched in 1:56.20 to destroy<strong> Missy Franklin\u2019s <\/strong>13-14 200 IM\u00a0record of 1:57.70<\/a> that was set back in 2010. Not to be stopped, the 14 year-old set another <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/alex-walsh-sets-13-14-100-yard-backstroke-nag-record\/\">new NAG record the following day in the 100 backstroke, touching in 51.62<\/a>. That swim broke <strong>Kathleen Baker\u2019s <\/strong>previous record of 52.87 by over a second.<\/p>\n<h3>#4: Michael Andrew Sets Multiple NAG Records At Winter Juniors &#8211; West<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_152730\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=152730\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-152730\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152730\" data-attachment-id=\"152730\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-world-american-nag-records-highlight-the-week-that-was\/michael-andrew-2015-fina-world-juniors-1-4-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/michael-andrew-2015-fina-world-juniors-1-41.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1365\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Singapore Swimming Federation&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=\"michael-andrew-2015-fina-world-juniors-1 (4)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;michael-andrew-2015-fina-world-juniors-1 (4)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Singapore Swimming Federation&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/michael-andrew-2015-fina-world-juniors-1-41-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/michael-andrew-2015-fina-world-juniors-1-41-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-152730\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/michael-andrew-2015-fina-world-juniors-1-41-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"michael-andrew-2015-fina-world-juniors-1 (4)\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-152730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Singapore Swimming Federation<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Michael Andrew <\/strong>had a great meet\u00a0at the Speedo\u00a0Winter Junior Nationals &#8211; West, setting three 15-16 National Age Group Records. On the first night of competition, <strong>Andrew <\/strong>downed <strong>Andrew Seliskar\u2019s <\/strong>2013 record of 1:44.03. He first clipped it in the morning, touching in 1:43.94, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/race-video-watch-michael-andrew-drop-15-16-200-im-nag-under-143\/\">before smashing through the 1:43 barrier at night to go 1:42.77.<\/a> <strong>Andrew <\/strong>then followed that up the next day with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michael-andrew-sets-two-new-nag-records\/\">two more NAG records, this time in the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the butterfly he finished just behind <strong>Ryan Hoffer <\/strong>in 46.23, while in the 100 breaststroke where he touched in 52.21 to run away with the event. <strong>Andrew <\/strong>broke both records in prelims before lowering them in finals. Interestingly, across the country <strong>Reece Whitley <\/strong>and <strong>Camden Murphy <\/strong>were right behind <strong>Andrew <\/strong>in the breaststroke and butterfly events. <strong>Murphy <\/strong>actually re-broke the NAG record set during prelims before <strong>Andrew <\/strong>took it back that night in finals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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>#3: Ryan Hoffer, Katie Drabot Light Up Pool At Winter Juniors &#8211; West<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_117326\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/smoking-mens-100-breast-final-set-up-at-speedo-winter-junior-nationals\/ryan-hoffer-10\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-117326\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-117326\" data-attachment-id=\"117326\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/smoking-mens-100-breast-final-set-up-at-speedo-winter-junior-nationals\/ryan-hoffer-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ryan-hoffer-winter-junior-nationals-2014-22-e1418411559262.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1690,1331\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Melissa Lundie&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1418326368&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;(c)2014 Melissa Lundie&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Ryan Hoffer&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ryan-hoffer-winter-junior-nationals-2014 (2)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/7\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\nryan-hoffer-winter-junior-nationals-2014 (2)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Melissa Lundie&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ryan-hoffer-winter-junior-nationals-2014-22-e1418411559262-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ryan-hoffer-winter-junior-nationals-2014-22-e1418411559262-1024x806.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-117326\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ryan-hoffer-winter-junior-nationals-2014-22-e1418411559262-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"ryan-hoffer-winter-junior-nationals-2014 (2)\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-117326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Melissa Lundie<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Ryan Hoffer <\/strong>and<strong> Katie Drabot <\/strong><span class=\"mceItemHidden\">also\u00a0<\/span>had huge weekends at the Winter Junior &#8211; West meet\u00a0at the University of Texas. <strong>Drabot <\/strong>completed a monster schedule that included <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-drabot-ryan-hoffer-dominate-on-day-three-of-west-winter-jr-nationals\/\">5 straight individual wins before coming in second to Canadian <strong>Taylor Ruck <\/strong>in the 200 freestyle<\/a> on the third night of the meet. All told,\u00a0<strong>Drabot\u00a0<\/strong>finished the meet\u00a0with six individual wins: she touched first in the 50, 100 and 500 freestyles, the 200 IM and 400 IM, and 100 butterfly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hoffer <\/strong>also collected an impressive amount of victories, taking the 50 free (19.06), 100 backstroke (45.58), 100 butterfly (45.46) before an incredible 100 freestyle on the last night. With that swim he capped off his incredible weekend with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ryan-hoffer-sets-nag-record-in-17-18-100-yard-freestyle\/\">a lightning fast 41.23 in the 100 freestyle, smashing Caleb Dressel\u2019s 17-18 NAG record<\/a> and just behind Nathan Adrian\u2019s American Record of 41.08 from 2009.\u00a0That swim placed the Scottsdale Aquatic swimmer as the second fastest American performer of all-time.<\/p>\n<h3>#2: NAG Records, American Records\u00a0Highlight NCAP Invitational<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_161071\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=161071\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-161071\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161071\" data-attachment-id=\"161071\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-world-american-nag-records-highlight-the-week-that-was\/brenton-tse-photography-39\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ledecky-Katie_002.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5052,3368\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brenton Tse&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Brenton Tse Photography&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1447549696&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Brenton Tse Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;420&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Brenton Tse Photography&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ledecky, Katie_002\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Brenton Tse Photography&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Brenton Tse&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ledecky-Katie_002-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ledecky-Katie_002-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161071\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Ledecky-Katie_002-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Brenton Tse Photography\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-161071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Brenton Tse<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The 2015 NCAP Invitational saw a handful of NAG records go down as well, with <strong>Reece Whitley <\/strong>and <strong>Brett Feyerick <\/strong>walking away with records on the third night. On the second day of the meet, <strong>Reece Whitley <\/strong>just missed the 15-16 100 breaststroke mark after <strong>Michael Andrew <\/strong>set it at Junior Nationals &#8211; West. He did walk away with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/reece-whitley-clocks-quick-100-breast-on-day-2-of-2015-ncap-invitational\/\">the win and best time in the event, touching in 52.56<\/a>. <strong>Whitley <\/strong>did set an new 15-16 NAG record in the 200 breaststroke on the final night of the meet,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/race-videos-watch-reece-whitley-brett-feyerick-set-nags-at-ncap-invite\/\"> touching in 1:53.66 to down <strong>Andrew Seliskar\u2019s <\/strong>previous record.<\/a> Youngster <strong>Brett Feyerick <\/strong>also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/reece-whitley-brett-feyerick-claim-new-nag-records-at-day-3-of-2015-ncap-invite\/\">set a new 11-12 NAG record in the 50 backstroke.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>But the biggest swim came on the fourth night of the meet, when <strong>Katie Ledecky <\/strong>became <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-breaks-900-for-1000-yard-free-american-record\/\">the first woman in history to break 9:00 in the 1,000 freestyle<\/a>. That swim smashed <strong>Katie Hoff&#8217;s<\/strong> previous record of 9:10.77 from 2007 and gave Ledecky the 500, 1,000, and 1,650 American records in short course yards.\u00a0<strong>Ledecky\u00a0<\/strong>also put up some strong performances through the first three days of the\u00a0meet, grabbing\u00a0first\u00a0in the 200 freestyle (1:41.04), 400 IM (4:01.69), and the 500 freestyle, where she touching in a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/reece-whitley-brett-feyerick-claim-new-nag-records-at-day-3-of-2015-ncap-invite\/\">4:28.17 on the third night of the meet.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>#1: World, American Records Tumble at Mutual of Omaha Duel in the Pool<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_164154\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=164154\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-164154\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164154\" data-attachment-id=\"164154\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-world-american-nag-records-highlight-the-week-that-was\/matt-grevers-14-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/matt-grevers-duel-2015-1644-e1483997431299.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1127,750\" 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=\"matt-grevers-duel-2015 1644\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;matt-grevers- 100 Backstroke, 2015, Duel in the Pool, Swimmers&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\/12\/matt-grevers-duel-2015-1644-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/matt-grevers-duel-2015-1644-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-164154\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/matt-grevers-duel-2015-1644-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"matt-grevers-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-164154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This week the teams of the United States and the European All-Stars met in Indianapolis for the second Duel in the Pool between the two contingents. There was no shortage of star power, with the likes of American superstars <strong>Ryan Lochte, Missy Franklin, Simone Manuel, <\/strong>and <strong>Matt Grevers <\/strong>going to battle with European stars <strong>Katinka Hosszu, Laszlo Cseh<\/strong>, and <strong>Ranomi Kromowidjojo. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. team prevailed, 155 to 107, and while the meet was not the nail-biter that it was 2 years ago (remind yourself of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/duel-in-the-pool-team-usa-uses-world-record-in-tiebreaker-mixed-relay-to-win-132-131\/\">the insane 132-131 U.S. tiebreaker win here<\/a>) there was plenty of record-breaking to keep things interesting. That included <em>fifteen <\/em>American records across both days as well as three world records. The first world record came on the first day of competition, courtesy of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/watch-team-usa-set-womens-400-medley-relay-world-record-all-duel-race-videos\/\">U.S. women\u2019s 400 medley relay of <strong>Courtney Bartholomew, Katie Mieli, Kelsi Worrell, <\/strong>and <strong>Simone Manuel<\/strong><\/a>. The next day, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/race-videos-watch-matt-grevers-ranomi-kromowidjojo-set-world-records\/\"><strong>Matt Grevers<\/strong> and <strong>Ranomi Kromowidjojo<\/strong> broke two world records in the 100 backstroke and 50 freestyle<\/a>, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>To see the most comprehensive coverage from the meet, visit our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2015-duel-in-the-pool\">Event Landing Page<\/a> to see all available race videos, interviews, recaps, and results.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week saw club teams across the country meet for fast short course yard racing at the Speedo Winter Junior National meets in Atlanta and Austin, while the best 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