{"id":183480,"date":"2016-02-08T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T16:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=183480"},"modified":"2016-02-07T18:40:14","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T01:40:14","slug":"the-week-that-was-surprise-guests-personal-bests-and-national-record-highlight-the-week-that-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-surprise-guests-personal-bests-and-national-record-highlight-the-week-that-was\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Surprise Guests, Personal Bests, and National Record Highlight The Week That Was"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week was full of fast swimming across the world, from surprise appearances at NCAA meets to National Records and Personal Bests that continue to set up favorites heading into the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Read below to see all of the top headlines from The Week That Was!<\/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; No. 12\u00a0USC Posts Upset Over No. 2 California<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_52816\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michigan-men-nab-top-spot-college-swimming-coaches-poll\/usc-teamsalod\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-52816\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-52816\" data-attachment-id=\"52816\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michigan-men-nab-top-spot-college-swimming-coaches-poll\/usc-teamsalod\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/USC-TeamSaloD.-MNCAA-2014-0677-e1414610310157.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2330,1798\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1395948640&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;220&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;USC Team,Salo,D.&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"USC Team,Salo,D. MNCAA 2014 0677\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;USC Team,Salo,D.&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\/2014\/03\/USC-TeamSaloD.-MNCAA-2014-0677-e1414610310157-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/USC-TeamSaloD.-MNCAA-2014-0677-e1414610310157-1024x790.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-52816\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/USC-TeamSaloD.-MNCAA-2014-0677-e1414610310157-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Southern California men's swimming and diving\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-52816\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In an incredibly close meet this past weekend <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/results\/2016-usc-vs-california-dual\/ncaa-college\/2016\/February\/6\">the No. 12 USC Trojans pulled off an amazing upset against the No. 2 California Golden Bears, winning the dual meet by just a single point<\/a>. Coming down to the last relay, the one point victory was the\u00a0first win\u00a0for the Trojans over\u00a0the Golden Bears in a staggering\u00a0<em>sixteen\u00a0<\/em>years.\u00a0The final score of the meet was 149.5-148.5. California started the meet off with a victory in the 200 medley relay, but USC kept chipping away with event win after win, punctuated with a 1-2 finish in the 50 freestyle before the first break. Cal fought back in the second half of the meet, claiming first in every event but the 500 free, but a USC sweep of both boards kept the meet close, leaving the final relay as the deciding factor.\u00a0The USC 200 free relay of <strong>Ralf Tribuntsov, Reed Malone, Mortem Klarskov<\/strong>, and <strong>Kyle Grissom\u00a0<\/strong>touched just four one-hundreths ahead of the Cal team of <strong>Ryan\u00a0Murphy, Tyler Messerschmidt, Justin Lynch<\/strong>, and <strong>Andrew Seliskar<\/strong>\u00a0(1:20.32 to a 1:20.36) to\u00a0secure a Trojan victory. Both teams will meet again at the Pac-12 Championships in Federal Way on March 2nd.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; Pros Join Phelps To Compete At ASU Meet<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_183344\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michael-phelps-matt-grevers-duel-leads-to-packed-stands-at-asu-u-of-a-meet\/michael-phelps-arizona-state-exhibition-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-183344\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-183344\" data-attachment-id=\"183344\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michael-phelps-matt-grevers-duel-leads-to-packed-stands-at-asu-u-of-a-meet\/michael-phelps-arizona-state-exhibition-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/michael-phelps-arizona-state-exhibition-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1034,1034\" 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=\"michael-phelps-arizona-state-exhibition (1)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;michael-phelps-arizona-state-exhibition (1)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Erin Marsteller&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/michael-phelps-arizona-state-exhibition-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/michael-phelps-arizona-state-exhibition-1-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-183344\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/michael-phelps-arizona-state-exhibition-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"michael-phelps-arizona-state-exhibition (1)\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-183344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Erin Marsteller<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fans at attendance at the ASU and Arizona University dual meet this weekend received a treat when <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michael-phelps-matt-grevers-duel-leads-to-packed-stands-at-asu-u-of-a-meet\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olympic legend <\/span><b>Michael Phelps <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was joined by teammates <\/span><b>Allison Schmitt, Dave Nolan, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and Olympian <\/span><b>Matt Grevers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in select exhibition swims<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Phelps <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">swam the 200 freestyle and 100 IM at the event, prevailing in the former over training partner <\/span><b>Nolan <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1:34.04 to 1:34.42. It was <\/span><b>Grevers, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">however, who came out on top in the 100 IM, an event that is becoming more popular in NCAA competition <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-approves-100-im-synchronized-diving\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">following the event\u2019s addition to conference lineups back in June<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Grevers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> came out on top in that race, touching in 47.06 to <\/span><b>Phelps\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 47.47. This will likely be Phelps\u2019 last career yards race as he turns his eyes towards fine-tuning heading into Olympic Trials this summer. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; TYR Signs Comeback Queen Dana Vollmer<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_182967\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tyr-sport-signs-4x-olympic-gold-medalist-dana-vollmer\/tyr-image2-vollmer-pr\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-182967\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182967\" data-attachment-id=\"182967\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tyr-sport-signs-4x-olympic-gold-medalist-dana-vollmer\/tyr-image2-vollmer-pr\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tyr-image2-vollmer-pr.png\" data-orig-size=\"800,800\" 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=\"tyr-image2-vollmer-pr\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;tyr-image2-vollmer-pr&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: TYR Sport&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tyr-image2-vollmer-pr-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tyr-image2-vollmer-pr.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-182967\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/tyr-image2-vollmer-pr-700x500.png\" alt=\"tyr-image2-vollmer-pr\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-182967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: TYR Sport<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week TYR <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tyr-sport-signs-4x-olympic-gold-medalist-dana-vollmer\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced the addition of 4-time Olympic Gold Medalist <\/span><b>Dana Vollmer <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to its roster of sponsored athletes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Vollmer, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a member of the 2004 and 2012 USA Olympic teams, has been in the headlines as of late as she is in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interview-dana-vollmer-wants-sarah-sjostrom-to-know-shes-still-a-challenger\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">midst of very successful comeback<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The butterfly specialist has returned to the pool following time away from the sport that included the birth of her son back in March. <\/span><b>Vollmer <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is perhaps best remembered for being the first woman to break the 56 second barrier in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2012-london-olympics-dana-vollmer-clears-56-second-barrier-sets-world-record-in-100-fly\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 100 butterfly en route to a gold medal at the London Games<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Speaking on her endorsement, <\/span><b>Vollmer <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">explained <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cLearning to be a mom and getting back in the pool have taught me to trust my instincts. The first race I swam in the TYR suit, I knew it was right for me. Then I met the team of TYR athletes and employees and there was no doubt that I was in the right spot. I\u2019m excited to represent TYR on my journey back to the Olympic stage.\u201d <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While <\/span><b>Vollmer <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has been clear that she has her sights set on Rio during this comeback, does this deal suggest she intends to take her comeback past 2016? Time will tell. <\/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 #2 &#8211; Marco Koch Continues Breaststroke Dominance<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_47367\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/marco-koch\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47367\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47367\" data-attachment-id=\"47367\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-surprise-guests-personal-bests-and-national-record-highlight-the-week-that-was\/marco-koch\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Marco-Koch.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2382,1399\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Joao Marc Bosch&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1375468738&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"marco-koch\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;6\/20\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n12\/8\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\n11\/29\/16&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Marco-Koch-470x315.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Marco-Koch-1024x601.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47367\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Marco-Koch-470x315.jpg\" alt=\"Marco Koch\" width=\"470\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Marco-Koch-470x315.jpg 470w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Marco-Koch-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-47367\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">German breaststroker and 2015 World Champion <\/span><b>Marco Koch <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has a been on a roll in 2016. First, he posted <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katinka-hosszu-sets-fastest-january-200-im-ever-at-ffn-golden-tour-stop\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an all-time January best of 2:09.31 in the 200 breaststroke back at the FFN Golden Tour stop on France<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Just a week later, he bested <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/performance-of-the-week-marco-kochs-200-breaststroke\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that all-time best by nearly two seconds when he touched in 2:07.69 at the 2016 Luxembourg Euro Meet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Now, less than a week later, he posted an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/marco-koch-cranks-out-207-200-breast-in-amiens\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">incredible 2:07.74 at the Amiens stop of the FFN Golden Tour<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This makes <\/span><b>Koch <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the only breaststroker to post two 2:07 200 breaststrokes in the same week, and puts him nearly half a second away from <\/span><b>Akihiro Yamaguchi<\/b><b>\u2019s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> world record of 2:07.01 from 2012. Both of these times were just faster than <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/marco-koch-bests-competition-in-200-breast-in-finals-at-2015-fina-world-championships\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">his gold medal time of 2:07.76 from the 2015 world championships<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and continue to set him up as the favorite heading into Rio. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; Cam McEvoy Posts Two PB\u2019s At Super Series, Australia Wins Team Title<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_107433\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cameron-mcevoy-pan-pacs-2014-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-107433\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-107433\" data-attachment-id=\"107433\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-surprise-guests-personal-bests-and-national-record-highlight-the-week-that-was\/cameron-mcevoy-pan-pacs-2014-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cameron-mcevoy-pan-pacs-2014-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2403,1600\" 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;1408742277&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=\"cameron-mcevoy-pan-pacs-2014 (3)\" data-image-description=\"\" 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\/cameron-mcevoy-pan-pacs-2014-3-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cameron-mcevoy-pan-pacs-2014-3-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-107433\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/cameron-mcevoy-pan-pacs-2014-3-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-107433\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week\u2019s top story came from down under, where Australian sprint star <\/span><b>Cameron McEvoy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">posted three individual wins, that included two best times, at the Aquatic Super Series that featured the best of Australia, Japan, and China. On the first night of the meet, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cam-mcevoy-blasts-47-56-in-100-free-at-aquatic-super-series\/\"><b>McEvoy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">posted a winning time of 47.56 in the 100 freestyle to record a slight personal best<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the way to an event win. That time would have earned the 21-year old a gold medal at Kazan last summer, and reportedly came in the midst of heavy training. On the second night of the meet, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cam-mcevoy-smokes-200-free-rie-kaneto-sets-japanese-record-in-perth\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the Australian star came away with wins in the 50 and 200 freestyle, posting a personal best of 21.73 in the shorter distance<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Other notable swims included Japanese swimmer <\/span><b>Rie Kaneto <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">setting a National Record in the 200 breaststroke (2:20.04), <\/span><b>Cate Campbell <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">capturing both sprint events (24.32, 53.03) and <\/span><b>Emily Seebohm <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">touching first in both backstrokes (59.03, 2:07.74). The Dolphins came away with the team title, while <\/span><b>McEvoy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Kaneto <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">earned Male and Female Swimmers of the Meet. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week was full of fast swimming across the world, from surprise appearances at NCAA meets to National Records and Personal Bests that continue to set up favorites heading 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