{"id":173949,"date":"2015-12-21T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T16:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=173949"},"modified":"2015-12-21T08:59:18","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T15:59:18","slug":"the-week-that-was-fast-short-course-racing-highlights-the-week-that-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-fast-short-course-racing-highlights-the-week-that-was\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Fast Short Course Racing Highlights The Week That Was"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After a busy week of racing from Olympians and National Teamers at the Duel in the Pool and others across the country, this past week still featured lots of racing and more than a few records fall. Read below to see the top headlines and performers from this week!<\/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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #5 &#8211; Katie Meili Posts Fast Swims at 2015 Pro-Am Classic<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_144918\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pan-am-games-swimming-718\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-144918\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-144918\" data-attachment-id=\"144918\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-fast-short-course-racing-highlights-the-week-that-was\/pan-am-games-swimming-718\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pan-am-games-swimming-2015-0506.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2414,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jul 18, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Katie Meili of the United States in the women&#039;s swimming 4x100m medley relay preliminary heats during the 2015 Pan Am Games at Pan Am Aquatics UTS Centre and Field House. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1437240656&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Erich Schlegel&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Pan Am Games: Swimming&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pan Am Games: Swimming\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Jul 18, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Katie Meili of the United States in the women&#8217;s swimming 4x100m medley relay preliminary heats during the 2015 Pan Am Games at Pan Am Aquatics UTS Centre and Field House. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports NPStrans, toppic&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Erich Schlegel\/USA Today Sports Images&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pan-am-games-swimming-2015-0506-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pan-am-games-swimming-2015-0506-1024x679.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-144918\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/pan-am-games-swimming-2015-0506-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Jul 18, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Katie Meili of the United States in the women's swimming 4x100m medley relay preliminary heats during the 2015 Pan Am Games at Pan Am Aquatics UTS Centre and Field House. Mandatory Credit: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-144918\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Erich Schlegel\/USA Today Sports Images<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Meili <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">walked away with four wins and two best times from the weekend, taking the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-meili-wins-on-day-two-of-pro-am-classic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 breaststroke (58.20)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-meili-and-grant-shouts-dominate-day-3-of-pro-am-classic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 IM (1:54.15)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 200 breaststroke (2:08.88), and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-meili-caps-off-the-weekend-with-a-50-breaststroke-win-at-pro-am-classic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50 breaststroke (26.95)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> across the four day meet. That 100 breaststroke time is <\/span><b>Meili\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fastest ever, besting her 58.44 from the 2013 Ivy League Championships, while the 200 breaststroke is just off of her lifetime best 2:08.00 from the 2013 NCAA Championships. The 200 IM just clipped her best of 1:54.20 from the 2014 Winter Nationals last December. Other highlights from the Pro-Am Classic include <\/span><b>Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">winning a 50 freestyle shootout in 21.58, <\/span><b>Eugene Godsoe <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">winning the 100 backstroke (45.46), and <\/span><b>Brendan McHugh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sweeping the breaststroke events (51.62, 1:52.46). <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; Fast Swimming Down Under at the Queensland State Championships<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_157393\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-world-championships-kazan-7\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-157393\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157393\" data-attachment-id=\"157393\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-fast-short-course-racing-highlights-the-week-that-was\/fina-world-championships-kazan-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/emily-seebohm-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1278,851\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;LaPresse&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Foto Fabio Ferrari - LaPresse\\n07\\\/08\\\/2015 Kazan ( Russia ) \\nSport \\n16 Campionati del mondo FINA 2015 - donne 200m dorso\\nnella foto: Seebohm Emily (Aus)\\n\\nPhoto Fabio Ferrari - LaPresse\\n07 August 2015 Kazan ( Russian ) \\nSport\\n16 Campionati del mondo FINA 2015 - Women&#039;s 200m Backstroke\\nin the picture:Seebohm Emily (Aus)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1438933682&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;LaPresse&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;FINA World Championships Kazan&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FINA World Championships Kazan\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;4\/10\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n10\/25\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n12\/6\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\nFoto Fabio Ferrari &#8211; LaPresse 07\/08\/2015 Kazan ( Russia ) Sport 16 Campionati del mondo FINA 2015 &#8211; donne 200m dorso nella foto: Seebohm Emily (Aus) Photo Fabio Ferrari &#8211; LaPresse 07 August 2015 Kazan ( Russian ) Sport 16 Campionati del mondo FINA 2015 &#8211; Women&#8217;s 200m Backstroke in the picture:Seebohm Emily (Aus)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Fabio Ferrari &#8211; LaPresse&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/emily-seebohm-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/emily-seebohm-1-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-157393\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/emily-seebohm-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Foto Fabio Ferrari - LaPresse 07\/08\/2015 Kazan ( Russia ) Sport 16 Campionati del mondo FINA 2015 - donne 200m dorso nella foto: Seebohm Emily (Aus) Photo Fabio Ferrari - LaPresse 07 August 2015 Kazan ( Russian ) Sport 16 Campionati del mondo FINA 2015 - Women's 200m Backstroke in the picture:Seebohm Emily (Aus)\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-157393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Fabio Ferrari &#8211; LaPresse<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fresh off of record-breaking performances at the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2015-australian-short-course-championships\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Australian Short Course Championships<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> just a few weeks ago, some of Australia\u2019s superstars were back at it with some <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/emily-seebohm-sets-new-australian-all-corners-record-at-queensland-championship\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fast long course swims at the Queensland State Championships<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Australian backstroke queen <\/span><b>Emily Seebohm<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> continued her dominance this year with an All-Corners record in the 100-meter backstroke, posting a 58.70 to close her spectacular 2015.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Mitch Larkin, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who has been just as dominant in the backstroke events as <\/span><b>Seebohm <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this year, was just off <\/span><b>Aaron Piersol\u2019s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 100 backstroke All-Corners record with his 53.04. <\/span><b>Piersol\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">record stands at a 52.98 from the 2007 FINA World Championships that took place in Melbourne. Notably, sprint superstars <\/span><b>Cate Campbell <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Cameron McEvoy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">both took home fast wins in the 100 freestyle, touching in 52.84 and<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">48.01 respectively. <\/span><br \/>\n<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; Olympic Medalist Katie Hoff Announces Official Retirement<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_54628\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/so-you-missed-the-record-by-01\/katie-hoff-1-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-54628\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54628\" data-attachment-id=\"54628\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/so-you-missed-the-record-by-01\/katie-hoff-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Katie-Hoff-12.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"5184,3456\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Azaria Basile&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 650D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1398447693&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Katie Hoff (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Azaria Basile&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Katie-Hoff-12-470x315.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Katie-Hoff-12-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-54628\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Katie-Hoff-12-470x315.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Azaria Basile\" width=\"470\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Katie-Hoff-12-470x315.jpg 470w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Katie-Hoff-12-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Katie-Hoff-12-184x122.jpg 184w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/Katie-Hoff-12-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-54628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Azaria Basile<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Early last week two-time Olympian and three-time Olympic medalist <\/span><b>Katie Hoff <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/3-time-olympic-medalist-katie-hoff-announces-official-retirement\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced her retirement through a social media post to her fans<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Citing a continued struggle with health issues that have hampered her ability to train and compete at a high level <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-hoff-undergoes-surgery-out-of-competition-for-remainder-of-season\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as recently as this summer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Hoff <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">explained her career has come to an end at the age of 24. <\/span><b>Hoff <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">spent her formative years with the North Baltimore Aquatic Club, and qualified for the 2004 Athens Olympics at just 15 years old. Also competing at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, where she earned three medals, <\/span><b>Hoff <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">experienced highs and lows, medaling at the 2011 World Championships but missing the 2012 Olympic Team after succumbing to an illness at Trials. She took an <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-hoff-taking-brief-hiatus-from-pool-to-become-full-time-student\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">extended time off<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to enroll at the University of Miami in 2013 before returning to the pool later that year. Her career included numerous World Championship medals, Olympic medals as well as several American, U.S. Open, and World Records. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #2 &#8211; Cody Miller, Breeja Larson Sweep Breaststrokes at 2015 Oklahoma Elite Pro-Am Meet <\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_137568\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-arena-pro-series-santa-clara-day-two-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-137568\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-137568\" data-attachment-id=\"137568\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-fast-short-course-racing-highlights-the-week-that-was\/swimming-arena-pro-series-santa-clara-day-two-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cody-miller-santa-clara-2015-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2429,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jun 19, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Cody Miller (USA) won the Men&#039;s 100M Breaststroke Final at the George F. Haines International Swim Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Mandatory Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1434672000&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Robert Stanton&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Swimming: Arena Pro Series-Santa Clara-Day Two&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Swimming: Arena Pro Series-Santa Clara-Day Two\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Jun 19, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Cody Miller (USA) won the Men&#8217;s 100M Breaststroke Final at the George F. Haines International Swim Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Mandatory Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports NPStrans&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Robert Stanton\/USA Today Sports Images&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cody-miller-santa-clara-2015-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cody-miller-santa-clara-2015-2-1024x675.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-137568\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cody-miller-santa-clara-2015-2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Jun 19, 2015; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Cody Miller (USA) won the Men's 100M Breaststroke Final at the George F. Haines International Swim Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Mandatory Credit: Bob Stanton-USA TODAY Sports\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-137568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Robert Stanton\/USA Today Sports Images<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week featured the three-day Oklahoma Elite Pro-Am meet where national teamers <\/span><b>Breeja Larson, Cody Miller, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Josh Schneider <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all posted some fast short-course yards swims. <\/span><b>Miller <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">won the 100 breaststroke over teen phenom <\/span><b>Michael Andrew <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in 50.82 and became just the third man under 1:50 in the 200 breaststroke, posting a 1:49.74. Both of those times beat <\/span><b>Miller\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">previous lifetime bests (51.14, 1:51.03) by a fair amount and set <\/span><b>Miller <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">up well as we move into 2016 and ever closer to Olympics Trials. Olympian <\/span><b>Breeja Larson <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also posted strong breaststroke wins, taking the 100 and 200 breaststrokes (58.74, 2:07.47). Also impressive was <\/span><b>Josh Schneider, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who took the 50 freestyle in 19.04. 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First, <\/span><b>Andrew <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lowered the 100 breaststroke record for the third time in less than two weeks, touching in 51.75. With that swim <\/span><b>Andrew <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">became the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michael-andrew-sets-nag-record-on-day-2-of-oklahoma-elite-pro-am\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">youngest person ever to break the :52 second mark in the 100 breaststroke <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and became the 11th fastest performer of all-time. He followed that up with an <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/josh-schneider-wins-50-free-shootout-at-oklahoma-pro-am-day-3\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">incredible 19.24 in the 50 freestyle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. With that swim <\/span><b>Andrew<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> broke <\/span><b>Ryan Hoffer\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15-16 NAG record of 19.38 and secured his<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14th current short course yard National Age Group record. 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