{"id":190338,"date":"2016-03-14T09:30:49","date_gmt":"2016-03-14T16:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=190338"},"modified":"2016-03-14T09:01:35","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T16:01:35","slug":"division-ii-ncaas-continues-championship-season-in-the-week-that-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/division-ii-ncaas-continues-championship-season-in-the-week-that-was\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Division II NCAA\u2019s Continues Championship Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The highlight of this week had to be the Division II NCAA\u2019s, which continued the collegiate championship season and was the first taste of National level competition as all 3 divisions begin to wrap up their regular competition seasons. Read below to see highlights from that meet as well as the other top stories from this edition of 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; Korean Swimming President Steps Down<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_59313\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/an-sehyeon-bests-korean-record-in-100-fly-at-korean-nationals\/south-korean-flag\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59313\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59313\" data-attachment-id=\"59313\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/an-sehyeon-bests-korean-record-in-100-fly-at-korean-nationals\/south-korean-flag\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/south-korean-flag.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,850\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"south-korean-flag\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;5-16-21&lt;br \/&gt;\n6\/11\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\n8\/24\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n5\/9\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n5\/1\/18&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Anja Johnson&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/south-korean-flag-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/south-korean-flag-1024x680.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-59313\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/south-korean-flag-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Anja Johnson\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-59313\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Anja Johnson<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inside The Games<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/korean-swimming-federation-president-resigning-due-to-corruption-claims\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it was announced this week that Korea Swimming Federation President <\/span><b>Lee Ki-heung<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will resign amid corruption charges<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that continue to plague the organization. A successor for <\/span><b>Lee, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who has held the position for six years, will try to be found before the South Korean Olympic Trials at the end of March. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Korean government, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/south-korea-swimming-federation-offices-raided\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which recently raided the national swimming organization<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, has multiple claims of corruption, including embezzlement, falsifying documents for funding, mishandling athletes\u2019 prize money, and bribes related to national team selection. Those allegations includes star swimmer <\/span><b>Tae Hwan Park\u2019s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> former coach,<\/span><b> Noh Min-sang. Noh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allegedly provided $75,000 in bribes between January of 2009 and December of 2010. All told, the estimated total for stolen funds clears $2.9 million. See the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/korean-swimming-federation-president-resigning-due-to-corruption-claims\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">original <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swimming World <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">article<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the link to the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inside The Games <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">report. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; USA Water Polo Announces Olympic Qualification Roster<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_55909\" style=\"width: 714px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/red-white-and-blue-make-quick-work-of-venezuela-17-1-in-womens-water-polo\/olympics-water-polo-womens-semifinal-usa-vs-aus-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-55909\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55909\" data-attachment-id=\"55909\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/red-white-and-blue-make-quick-work-of-venezuela-17-1-in-womens-water-polo\/olympics-water-polo-womens-semifinal-usa-vs-aus-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/USATSI_6462442.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2445,1632\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Aug 7, 2012; London, United Kingdom; USA goal keeper Betsey Armstrong (1) tips the ball over the net in overtime against Australia in the women&#039;s semifinal in the London 2012 Olympic Games at Water Polo Arena. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1344358045&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Andrew Weber&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Olympics: Water Polo-Women&#039;s Semifinal-USA vs AUS&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Betsey Armstrong\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Aug 7, 2012; London, United Kingdom; USA goal keeper Betsey Armstrong (1) tips the ball over the net in overtime against Australia in the women&#8217;s semifinal in the London 2012 Olympic Games at Water Polo Arena. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;4\/5\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\nPhoto Courtesy: Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/USATSI_6462442-470x315.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/USATSI_6462442-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-55909\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/USATSI_6462442-470x315.jpg\" alt=\"Aug 7, 2012; London, United Kingdom; USA goal keeper Betsey Armstrong (1) tips the ball over the net in overtime against Australia in the women's semifinal in the London 2012 Olympic Games at Water Polo Arena. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports\" width=\"704\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/USATSI_6462442-470x315.jpg 470w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/USATSI_6462442-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/USATSI_6462442-184x122.jpg 184w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/USATSI_6462442-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55909\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Andrew Weber-US PRESSWIRE<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USA Water Polo has it\u2019s eyes on defending their 2012 Olympic Gold this summer in Brazil, and will soon take part in the first step in that journey towards the Olympic Games. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-water-polo-names-2016-olympic-qualification-tournament-roster\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week, Team USA Head Coach <\/span><b>Adam Krikorian<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> released the roster of 13 women that will take part in the 2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Starting March 21 in Gouda, Netherlands, this event requires a top-four finish for Team USA to qualify for the Olympic Games. The 13 women that were selected for the Qualification Tournament are the same that recently captured gold for Team USA last month at the FINA Intercontinental Tournament in Lewisville, TX.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two-time Olympian <\/span><b>Kami Craig <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will lead a roster of four returners from the 2012 Olympic roster, including captain <\/span><b>Maggie Steffens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><b> Courtney Mathewson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Melissa Seidemann<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Other notable names on the roster include 2016 AAU Sullivan award nominee <\/span><b>Ashleigh Johnson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 2015 FINA World Championships MVP <\/span><b>Rachel Fattal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and two-time Cutino Award winner <\/span><b>Kiley Neushul<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Live streaming for the event will be announced closer to the tournament start date. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; Garrett Weber-Gale Named Interim Head Coach of Nitro <\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_161925\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/garrett-weber-gale-golden-goggles-2015\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-161925\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-161925\" data-attachment-id=\"161925\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/division-ii-ncaas-continues-championship-season-in-the-week-that-was\/garrett-weber-gale-golden-goggles-2015\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/garrett-weber-gale-golden-goggles-2015-e1457732603891.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3405,2355\" 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=\"garrett-weber-gale-golden-goggles-2015\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;garrett-weber-gale-golden-goggles-2015&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Annie Grevers&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/garrett-weber-gale-golden-goggles-2015-e1457732603891-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/garrett-weber-gale-golden-goggles-2015-e1457732603891-1024x708.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-161925\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/garrett-weber-gale-golden-goggles-2015-e1457732603891-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"garrett-weber-gale-golden-goggles-2015\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-161925\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Annie Grevers<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nitro-swimming-hires-olympic-gold-medalist-garrett-weber-gale-as-interim-national-team-coach\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two-time Olympic gold medalist <\/span><b>Garrett Weber-Gale<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has joined Nitro Swimming as an interim National Team coach<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> following the recent departure of Tim O\u2019Brien. As reported by <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swimming World <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">earlier in the week, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tim-obrien-usa-swimming-developmental-coach-of-the-year-will-be-banned-for-life\/\"><b>O\u2019Brien <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was banned for life by USA Swimming<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tim-obrien-usa-swimmings-developmental-coach-of-the-year-officially-banned-for-life\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">removed from his coaching role of Nitro Swimming.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> He had been with the program since 2007 when the club was founded. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only information related to <\/span><b>O\u2019Brien\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">removal has come from USA Swimming, which has stated that <\/span><b>O\u2019Brien <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was removed due to violations of two separation versions of Section 304.3.5. That section of USA Swimming\u2019s Code of Conduct is related to \u201cAny inappropriate sexually oriented behavior or action directed towards a member by any other adult participating in any capacity whatsoever in the affairs or activities of USA Swimming or its LSC\u2026\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking to <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swimming World <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on <\/span><b>Weber-Gale\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">appointment<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nitro Head Coach <\/span><b>Mike Koleber<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> commented \u201cWe chose not to sit around and feel sorry for ourselves&#8230;Garrett brings us an expert set of eyes, he\u2019s a high quality individual who can make a positive impact immediately. We\u2019re fortunate to have him help guide our top level athletes through Trials and their respective national meets.\u201d<\/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; Adam Peaty, Ruta Meilutyte Throw Down Fast 100 Breaststrokes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_157380\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/adam-peaty-gianmattiadalbertolapresse\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-157380\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157380\" data-attachment-id=\"157380\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/division-ii-ncaas-continues-championship-season-in-the-week-that-was\/adam-peaty-gianmattiadalbertolapresse\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/adam-peaty-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"814,509\" 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;Adam Peaty \\u00a9gianmattiadalberto\\\/lapresse&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;Adam Peaty \\u00a9gianmattiadalberto\\\/lapresse&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"adam-peaty (1)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8\/7\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\nAdam Peaty \u00a9gianmattiadalberto\/lapresse&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: gianmattiadalberto\/lapresse&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/adam-peaty-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/adam-peaty-1.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-157380\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/adam-peaty-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Peaty \u00a9gianmattiadalberto\/lapresse\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-157380\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: gianmattiadalberto\/lapresse<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There was some high quality breaststroke racing at the Edinburgh Invitational this week, with <\/span><b>Adam Peaty <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Ruta Meilutyte <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shaking up the world rankings in the men and women\u2019s 100 breaststroke.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In her much anticipated return to racing following an elbow injury in September, <\/span><b>Meilutyte <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">returned to racing in a big way <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ruta-meilutyte-blazes-way-to-2nd-in-world-in-100-breast\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by posting the #2 ranked time in the world in the 100 breaststroke<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Taking her race out in a blazing 30.40, she won the event in 1:05.82, just a tenth back from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/yuliya-efimova-posts-top-ranked-105-70-in-100-breast\/\"><b>Yuliya Efimova\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">top-ranked 1:05.70 from the Arena Pro Swim Series in Orlando<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/adam-peaty-unloads-top-ranked-59-55-in-100-breast-in-edinburgh\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next up was British star <\/span><b>Adam Peaty, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who won the event going away in 59.55.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> That swim places him first in the world for 2016, ahead of <\/span><b>Yasuhiro Koseki <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(59.67) and <\/span><b>Andrew Wilson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (59.91). Going out in 27.85, that swim sets <\/span><b>Peaty <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">up well for the British Trials in April as he will be looking to defend his world championship title from Kazan in Rio this summer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other notable swims included <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mie-nielsen-cranks-out-59-16-in-100-back-in-edinburgh\/\"><b>Mie Nielsen\u2019s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 100 backstroke (59.16)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Aimee Willmott\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">400 IM (4:35.84), and <\/span><b>Ranomi Kromowidjojo\u2019s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> win in the 100 freestyle (53.31). <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; NCAA Division II Nationals<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_190312\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/queens-set-for-welcome-home-party-after-ncaa-d2-title-defenses\/queens-2016-celebration-ncaa-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-190312\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-190312\" data-attachment-id=\"190312\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/queens-set-for-welcome-home-party-after-ncaa-d2-title-defenses\/queens-2016-celebration-ncaa-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/queens-2016-celebration-ncaa-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS REBEL T3i&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1457820786&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;37&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"queens-2016-celebration-ncaa-1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;10\/24\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\nqueens-2016-celebration-ncaa-1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Queens Athletics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/queens-2016-celebration-ncaa-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/queens-2016-celebration-ncaa-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-190312\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/queens-2016-celebration-ncaa-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"queens-2016-celebration-ncaa-1\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-190312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Queens Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NCAA Division II Nationals took place this week, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/queens-men-women-defend-ncaa-dii-titles\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with both the men and women from Queens University taking home the second consecutive national title for both teams<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Throughout the four day meet, a staggering <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seventeen <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Division II record were broken, with a majority of those coming from the Queens contingent. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Queens women won with 567 points, over 200 points ahead of runner-up Wingate, while the Queens men won a relatively closer contest, with 449 points over runner-up Lindenwood (382.5). Queens swimmers <\/span><b>Patricia Castro Ortega <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Dion Dressens <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">captured female and male swimmer of the meet, <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Castro Ortega<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was surely the star of the meet on the women\u2019s side, not only winning four individual events throughout the course of the meet, but setting new DII national records in all of them. She started by setting a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/queens-patricia-castro-ortega-lowers-own-200-im-ncaa-d2-record\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new mark in the 200 IM in prelims<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/queens-patricia-castro-ortega-lowers-ncaa-d2-200-im-record\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lowering it to by another 1.5 seconds for a 1:55.63 in finals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Castro Ortega<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also set new records in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/patricia-castro-ortega-cranks-out-another-ncaa-d2-record-in-400-im\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 400 IM (4:08.56)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/queens-patricia-castro-ortega-claims-another-ncaa-d2-record-in-500-free\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">500 freestyle (4:39.28)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/queens-patricia-castro-ortega-wins-4th-title-with-ncaa-d2-record-in-100-free\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 freestyle (48.54)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Dreesens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> himself had an impressive performance on the men\u2019s side. The junior crushed his own DII record in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/184928-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the men\u2019s 200 free from the Bluegrass Mountain Conference last month<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dion-dreesens-crushes-ncaa-d2-200-free-record\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bypassing it by nearly 2 seconds to touch in 1:32.46<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He then went on to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dion-dreesens-nips-ncaa-d2-mark-in-500-free-in-prelims\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clip the 500 free record in prelims<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/queens-dion-dreesens-smokes-ncaa-d2-record-in-500-free\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">taking the final in 4:17.09<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In his third record-setting performance of the meet, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/queens-takes-down-ncaa-d2-record-in-mens-800-free-relay\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he was the leadoff on Queens\u2019 national record-setting 800 free relay<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other notable swims included Drury junior <\/span><b>Wen Xu\u2019s <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/drurys-wen-xu-claims-50-free-ncaa-d2-mark\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">national record in the women\u2019s 50 free (22.36)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Wingate junior <\/span><b>Sofia Petrenko\u2019s<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wingates-sofia-petrenko-claims-ncaa-d2-mark-in-200-fly\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">national record in the women\u2019s 200 fly (1:57.94)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and Lindenwood sophomore <\/span><b>Serghei Golban\u2019s<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tampa-clips-ncaa-d2-record-in-mens-200-free-relay-again\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">national record as the leadoff on the 200 free relay<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In relay action, Wingate <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wingate-demolishes-womens-400-medley-relay-ncaa-d2-standard\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">set a new mark in the women\u2019s 400 medley relay<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while the Tampa men broke the national record in both <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tampa-clips-ncaa-d2-record-in-mens-200-free-relay-again\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 200<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tampa-closes-ncaa-d2s-with-mens-400-free-relay-record\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">400 freestyle relays<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For all of the information related to the Division II National Championships, head over to our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2016-ncaa-division-ii-championships\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event Landing Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The highlight of this week had to be the Division II NCAA\u2019s, which continued the collegiate championship season and was the first taste of National level competition as all 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