{"id":176637,"date":"2016-01-11T07:29:59","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T14:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=176637"},"modified":"2016-01-11T07:29:59","modified_gmt":"2016-01-11T14:29:59","slug":"the-week-that-was-training-switch-ups-retirement-and-a-return-to-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-training-switch-ups-retirement-and-a-return-to-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Training Switch-Ups, Retirement, And A Return To Racing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This first full week of 2016 brought the swimming world news of training changes, athletic honors, and a significant retirement all with a return to racing on the collegiate scene. Read below to see the five most significant stories from the past week!<\/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; Megan Romano Heading To South Florida Aquatic Club To Prep For 2016 Trials <\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_149865\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/megan-romano-usa-swimming-nationals-2015-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-149865\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149865\" data-attachment-id=\"149865\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-training-switch-ups-retirement-and-a-return-to-racing\/megan-romano-usa-swimming-nationals-2015-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/megan-romano-usa-swimming-nationals-2015-2-e1452312309771.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1128,714\" 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=\"megan-romano-usa-swimming-nationals-2015 (2)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;megan-romano-usa-swimming-nationals-2015 (2)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Sue Borst&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/megan-romano-usa-swimming-nationals-2015-2-e1452312309771-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/megan-romano-usa-swimming-nationals-2015-2-e1452312309771-1024x648.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-149865\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/megan-romano-usa-swimming-nationals-2015-2-e1452312309771-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"megan-romano-usa-swimming-nationals-2015 (2)\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-149865\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Sue Borst<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Champ <\/span><b>Megan Romano <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-champion-megan-romano-moving-to-south-florida-aquatics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced this week that she will be heading back to her home state of Florida<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to continue her preparations for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials. <\/span><b>Romano, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who is perhaps best known for her amazing anchor legs for U.S. relays in 2013, will be training with the South Florida Aquatic Club\u2019s ProFlo Group. She will be joining Jamaican Olympian <\/span><b>Alia Atkinson <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and U.S. Olympian and gold medalist <\/span><b>Claire Donahue. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a release from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/southfloridaaquaticclub.wordpress.com\/2016\/01\/09\/u-s-olympic-hopeful-megan-romano-joins-south-florida-aquatic-clubs-proflo-group\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Florida Aquatics Club\u2019s blog<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Romano <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">remarks that she feels \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">better in the water than I have in a long time\u201d and is aiming to make a spot on the Olympic team. In 2012, <\/span><b>Romano <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">missed the Olympic team by one spot, finishing seventh in the finals of the women\u2019s 200 freestyle to miss a relay berth. Three weeks later at the U.S. Open, she posted times that would have qualified her in both the 100 and 200 freestyle events. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; Katie Ledecky Named To Forbes 30 Under 30 Athletes List<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_148314\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-recapping-fast-racing-around-the-world\/%d1%87%d0%b5%d0%bc%d0%bf%d0%b8%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%82-%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b0-fina-2015-%d0%bf%d0%bb%d0%b0%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5-%d1%82%d1%80%d0%b5%d1%82%d0%b8%d0%b9-%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%bd-11\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-148314\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148314\" data-attachment-id=\"148314\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-recapping-fast-racing-around-the-world\/%d1%87%d0%b5%d0%bc%d0%bf%d0%b8%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%82-%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b0-fina-2015-%d0%bf%d0%bb%d0%b0%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5-%d1%82%d1%80%d0%b5%d1%82%d0%b8%d0%b9-%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%bd-11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-championships.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,719\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;\\u0420\\u0418\\u0410 \\u041d\\u043e\\u0432\\u043e\\u0441\\u0442\\u0438&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;2673435 04.08.2015 \\u041a\\u044d\\u0442\\u0438 \\u041b\\u0435\\u0434\\u0435\\u043a\\u0438 (\\u0421\\u0428\\u0410) \\u043f\\u043e\\u0441\\u043b\\u0435 \\u0444\\u0438\\u043d\\u0438\\u0448\\u0430 \\u043d\\u0430 \\u0434\\u0438\\u0441\\u0442\\u0430\\u043d\\u0446\\u0438\\u0438 1500 \\u043c \\u0432\\u043e\\u043b\\u044c\\u043d\\u044b\\u043c \\u0441\\u0442\\u0438\\u043b\\u0435\\u043c \\u0432 \\u043f\\u043e\\u043b\\u0443\\u0444\\u0438\\u043d\\u0430\\u043b\\u0435 \\u0441\\u0440\\u0435\\u0434\\u0438 \\u0436\\u0435\\u043d\\u0449\\u0438\\u043d \\u043d\\u0430 XVI \\u0447\\u0435\\u043c\\u043f\\u0438\\u043e\\u043d\\u0430\\u0442\\u0435 \\u043c\\u0438\\u0440\\u0430 \\u043f\\u043e \\u0432\\u043e\\u0434\\u043d\\u044b\\u043c \\u0432\\u0438\\u0434\\u0430\\u043c \\u0441\\u043f\\u043e\\u0440\\u0442\\u0430 \\u0432 \\u041a\\u0430\\u0437\\u0430\\u043d\\u0438. \\u0410\\u043d\\u0442\\u043e\\u043d \\u0414\\u0435\\u043d\\u0438\\u0441\\u043e\\u0432\\\/\\u0420\\u0418\\u0410 \\u041d\\u043e\\u0432\\u043e\\u0441\\u0442\\u0438&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1438698207&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;\\u0427\\u0435\\u043c\\u043f\\u0438\\u043e\\u043d\\u0430\\u0442 \\u043c\\u0438\\u0440\\u0430 FINA 2015. \\u041f\\u043b\\u0430\\u0432\\u0430\\u043d\\u0438\\u0435. \\u0422\\u0440\\u0435\\u0442\\u0438\\u0439 \\u0434\\u0435\\u043d\\u044c. \\u0412\\u0435\\u0447\\u0435\\u0440\\u043d\\u044f\\u044f \\u0441\\u0435\\u0441\\u0441\\u0438\\u044f&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"katie-ledecky-world-championships\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;katie-ledecky-world-championships&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: R-Sport \/ MIA Rossiya Segodnya&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-championships-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-championships-1024x719.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-148314\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/katie-ledecky-world-championships-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"katie-ledecky-world-championships\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-148314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: R-Sport \/ MIA Rossiya Segodnya<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Katie Ledecky<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> received another honor this week, as the 18-year-old <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-named-to-forbes-30-under-30-athletes-list\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was named to the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forbes<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> magazine 30 Under 30 Athletes List<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Called by <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forbes <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cundoubtedly the most dominant female swimmer in the sport today,\u201d <\/span><b>Ledecky <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was included on the list along with basketball star <\/span><b>Steph Curry <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and 14-year old baseball prodigy <\/span><b>Mo\u2019one Davis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The distance phenom was<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was just one of only four teenagers who were named to the list. An Olympic gold medalist from the 2012 London Games and current world record holder in three events, <\/span><b>Ledecky<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> became the first woman to sweep the 200, 400, 800, and 1,500 freestyles in a world championship while also winning four individual gold medals this past summer. Read the full <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forbes <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">list <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.forbes.com\/30-under-30-2016\/sports\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/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; \u00a0Bob Duenkel Retires From International Swimming Hall Of Fame<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_175879\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/bob-duenkel-retires-from-international-swimming-hall-of-fame\/bob-duenkel-2009\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-175879\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175879\" data-attachment-id=\"175879\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/bob-duenkel-retires-from-international-swimming-hall-of-fame\/bob-duenkel-2009\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/bob-duenkel-2009.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1206647685&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;34&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bob-duenkel-2009\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;bob-duenkel-2009&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\/2016\/01\/bob-duenkel-2009-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/bob-duenkel-2009-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-175879\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/bob-duenkel-2009-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"bob-duenkel-2009\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-175879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week saw the venerable <\/span><b>Bob Duenkel<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/bob-duenkel-retires-from-international-swimming-hall-of-fame\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">retire as Executive Director of the International Swimming Hall of Fame<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Duenkel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had spent an amazing 40 years serving with the institution. <\/span><b>Duenkel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">began his journey with swimming at the YMCA of New Jersey, where he developed into a state record holder by 1960. Graduating from Kansas State University as a multiple school record holder with a Bachelor of Science and a Masters of Physical Education, <\/span><b>Duenkel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">moved to South Florida and joined with ISHOF full-time in 1976. In addition to running the Hall of Fame, <\/span><b>Duenkel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and his wife Colette run Camp Chikopi, the World\u2019s first swim camp founded US Olympic Swim Coach Matt Mann II in 1920. Over the years <\/span><b>Bob Duenkel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">received numerous awards for his coaching, service, and outstanding contributions to the swimming community. Read the full statement regarding <\/span><b>Bob Duenkel\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">retirement <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/bob-duenkel-retires-from-international-swimming-hall-of-fame\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #2 &#8211; Chad le Clos Has Strong\u00a0South African Grand Prix Meet<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_149677\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/%d1%87%d0%b5%d0%bc%d0%bf%d0%b8%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%82-%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b0-fina-2015-%d0%bf%d0%bb%d0%b0%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5-%d1%81%d0%b5%d0%b4%d1%8c%d0%bc%d0%be%d0%b9-%d0%b4%d0%b5-4\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-149677\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149677\" data-attachment-id=\"149677\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-training-switch-ups-retirement-and-a-return-to-racing\/%d1%87%d0%b5%d0%bc%d0%bf%d0%b8%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%82-%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b0-fina-2015-%d0%bf%d0%bb%d0%b0%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5-%d1%81%d0%b5%d0%b4%d1%8c%d0%bc%d0%be%d0%b9-%d0%b4%d0%b5-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chad-le-clos-world-championships-2015-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,645\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;\\u0420\\u0418\\u0410 \\u041d\\u043e\\u0432\\u043e\\u0441\\u0442\\u0438&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;2676892 08.08.2015 \\u0427\\u0430\\u0434 \\u043b\\u0435 \\u041a\\u043b\\u043e (\\u042e\\u0410\\u0420) \\u043d\\u0430 \\u0434\\u0438\\u0441\\u0442\\u0430\\u043d\\u0446\\u0438\\u0438 100 \\u043c \\u0431\\u0430\\u0442\\u0442\\u0435\\u0440\\u0444\\u043b\\u044f\\u0435\\u043c \\u0432 \\u0444\\u0438\\u043d\\u0430\\u043b\\u0435 \\u0441\\u0440\\u0435\\u0434\\u0438 \\u043c\\u0443\\u0436\\u0447\\u0438\\u043d \\u043d\\u0430 XVI \\u0447\\u0435\\u043c\\u043f\\u0438\\u043e\\u043d\\u0430\\u0442\\u0435 \\u043c\\u0438\\u0440\\u0430 \\u043f\\u043e \\u0432\\u043e\\u0434\\u043d\\u044b\\u043c \\u0432\\u0438\\u0434\\u0430\\u043c \\u0441\\u043f\\u043e\\u0440\\u0442\\u0430 \\u0432 \\u041a\\u0430\\u0437\\u0430\\u043d\\u0438. \\u0410\\u043b\\u0435\\u043a\\u0441\\u0430\\u043d\\u0434\\u0440 \\u0412\\u0438\\u043b\\u044c\\u0444\\\/\\u0420\\u0418\\u0410 \\u041d\\u043e\\u0432\\u043e\\u0441\\u0442\\u0438&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1439043406&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;\\u0427\\u0435\\u043c\\u043f\\u0438\\u043e\\u043d\\u0430\\u0442 \\u043c\\u0438\\u0440\\u0430 FINA 2015. \\u041f\\u043b\\u0430\\u0432\\u0430\\u043d\\u0438\\u0435. \\u0421\\u0435\\u0434\\u044c\\u043c\\u043e\\u0439 \\u0434\\u0435\\u043d\\u044c. \\u0412\\u0435\\u0447\\u0435\\u0440\\u043d\\u044f\\u044f \\u0441\\u0435\\u0441\\u0441\\u0438\\u044f&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chad-le-clos-world-championships-2015\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7\/12\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nchad-le-clos-world-championships-2015&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: R-Sport \/ Mia Rossiya Segodnaya&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chad-le-clos-world-championships-2015-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chad-le-clos-world-championships-2015-1-1024x645.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-149677\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/chad-le-clos-world-championships-2015-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"chad-le-clos-world-championships-2015\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-149677\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: R-Sport \/ Mia Rossiya Segodnaya<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week saw South African Olympian <\/span><b>Chad le Clos <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">start the Olympic year off with three individual wins at the South African Grand Prix in Mpumalanga. On the first night of the multi-day meet <strong>l<\/strong><\/span><b>e Clos <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">took home wins in the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chad-le-clos-tops-50-fly-100-free-at-south-african-swimming-grand-prix-mpumalanga\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50 butterfly and 100 freestyle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, touching in 24.14 and 49.22 respectively. In the final night of the meet,<strong> l<\/strong><\/span><b>e Clos <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chad-le-clos-lights-up-100-fly-at-south-african-swimming-grand-prix-mpumalanga\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cruised to a dominant win in the 100 butterfly when he touched in 51.82<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These times are a great start for<strong> l<\/strong><\/span><b>e Clos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as he looks toward the Rio Olympics and a potential rematch with <\/span><b>Michael Phelps, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who he famously upset in the 200 butterfly at the London Olympics and also finished behind en route to a silver medal in the 100 butterfly. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; College\u00a0Teams Across The Country Return To Competition<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_128074\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/hali-flickinger-georgia\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-128074\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128074\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-128074\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/hali-flickinger-georgia-wncaa-di-2015-2488-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"hali-flickinger-georgia-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-128074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week saw teams across the country return to dual meet competition while still in the midst of heavy winter training. Notably, several teams continued their strong dual meet performances, with the NC State women coming away with a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/176486-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">staggering <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">five <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dual meet victories in two days<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/duke-remains-undefeated-with-win-over-south-carolina\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Duke downing South Carolina to remain undefeated<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the #1 ranked Virginia women taking down Notre Dame <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/176469-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to keep a perfect record<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Georgia senior <\/span><b>Hali Flickinger <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had a strong performance in the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/hali-flickinger-shines-as-georgia-splits-with-texas\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bulldog\u2019s dual against Texas<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Flickinger<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> scored 27 points across three individual wins in the 200 freestyle (1:46.14), 200 butterfly (1:55.93) and 200 backstroke (1:53.23) to walk away as the top performer from the meet. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Bulldog women would win the meet to improve to 7-0, while the Georgia men fell to #1 ranked Longhorn men. In Division III action, top 25 NESCAC rivals Williams and Amherst split their much-hyped dual meets, with the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pierce-leads-williams-amherst\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eph women emerging victorious<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/amherst-defeats-williams-mens-nescac-match\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amherst prevailed on the men\u2019s side<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Denison University, whose men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams are currently ranked second and third respectively, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/bednarek-howely-lead-denison-over-depauw\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also took home wins against DePauw<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For all of the stories from this week\u2019s collegiate meets, visit <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/category\/college\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swimming World\u2019s College homepage<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This first full week of 2016 brought the swimming world news of training changes, athletic honors, and a significant retirement all with a return to racing on the collegiate scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":0,"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],"tags":[1763,25134,11136,56411,248,42657,9949,17800,25031,25270,6302,102,24693,142,366,41252],"class_list":["post-176637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured","tag-amherst","tag-chad-le-clos","tag-denison","tag-depauw","tag-georgia","tag-hali-flickinger","tag-international-swimming-hall-of-fame","tag-ishof","tag-katie-ledecky","tag-megan-romano","tag-michael-phelps","tag-olympics","tag-sports","tag-swimming","tag-texas","tag-williams"],"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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