{"id":193251,"date":"2016-04-04T09:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T16:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=193251"},"modified":"2016-04-04T08:54:27","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:54:27","slug":"the-week-that-was-doping-and-controversy-as-rio-olympics-creep-closer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-doping-and-controversy-as-rio-olympics-creep-closer\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Doping And Controversy As Rio Olympics Creep Closer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the collegiate season coming to a close last week, the focus for the swimming world has once again shifted to this summer and the Olympic Games in Rio. With the biggest meet in swimming only months away, countries around the world are beginning their selection process and giving a clearer picture of who to have eyes on later this year. Read below to see the progress around the world as we move toward Rio!<\/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<h3><strong>The Week That Was #5 &#8211; New Zealand Swimmers Begin Olympic Qualification Process<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_192838\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/glenn-snyders-punches-ticket-to-2016-rio-olympics\/new-zealand-open-swimming-championships-31-march-2016\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-192838\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-192838\" data-attachment-id=\"192838\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/glenn-snyders-punches-ticket-to-2016-rio-olympics\/new-zealand-open-swimming-championships-31-march-2016\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Glenn-Snyders-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,807\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Simon Watts \\\/ www.bwmedia.co.nz&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Glenn Snyders celebrates, 100m Breast Olympic qualifying swim during the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships, Owen G Glenn National Aquatic Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. Thursday 31 March 2016 Photo: Simon Watts \\\/ www.bwmedia.co.nz&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 www.bwmedia.co.nz\\\/Swimming New Zealand&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;New Zealand Open Swimming Championships, 31 March 2016&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"New Zealand Open Swimming Championships, 31 March 2016\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Glenn Snyders celebrates, 100m Breast Olympic qualifying swim during the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships, Owen G Glenn National Aquatic Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. Thursday 31 March 2016 Photo: Simon Watts \/ www.bwmedia.co.nz New Zealand Open Swimming Championships, 2016, Swimming New Zealand, Rio, Olympic Qualifying, National Aquatic Centre, Auckland, NZL, AKL&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: BW Media&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Glenn-Snyders-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Glenn-Snyders-1-1024x689.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-192838\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Glenn-Snyders-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Glenn Snyders celebrates, 100m Breast Olympic qualifying swim during the New Zealand Open Swimming Championships, Owen G Glenn National Aquatic Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. Thursday 31 March 2016 Photo: Simon Watts \/ www.bwmedia.co.nz\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-192838\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: BW Media<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Zealand has begun it\u2019s Olympic qualification process, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/six-new-zealand-swimmers-qualify-for-2016-rio-olympics-more-to-come\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with six total swimmers qualifying in eight different events at the conclusion of the country\u2019s trials in Auckland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Mark Saunders, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swimming New Zealand\u2019s head selector, had optimistic comments on the state of the nation\u2019s swimming: \u201cThey swam fast in the morning and faster at night which is something we have not always managed to achieve in the past, and must do if we want to move from heats into semi-finals and finals.\u201d Veteran <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/glenn-snyders-punches-ticket-to-2016-rio-olympics\/\"><b>Glenn Snyders <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">won the 100 breaststroke to qualify for his third Olympic Games in 1:00.08<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with the 28-year-old stating he is planning for a 59-low come the Games this summer. Several US-based New Zealand swimmers will compete at the Canadian trials next week, including Florida backstroker <\/span><b>Corey Main<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and NCAA medallist <\/span><b>Matt Hutchins, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in hopes of joining the New Zealand roster for Rio. Eight para athletes also qualified at the Trials, with two para world records; <\/span><b>Mary Fisher<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> broke the 50 butterfly S11 world record (32.92), while <\/span><b>Sophie Pascoe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> touched in 1:02.60 to set a record in the S10 100 butterfly.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; FINA Acknowledges Positive Doping Tests From China<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/performance-of-week-wang-lizhuo-100-breast\/china-flag1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-153225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"153225\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/performance-of-week-wang-lizhuo-100-breast\/china-flag1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/china-flag1-e1538157450388.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,600\" 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=\"China Flag\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;China Flag&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Flickr&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/china-flag1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/china-flag1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-153225\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/china-flag1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"china-flag1\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-acknowledges-chinese-swimmers-positive-doping-tests\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week FINA released a statement that acknowledged the organization\u2019s awareness of positive doping tests from Chinese swimmers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Three Chinese swimmers, <\/span><b>Wang Lizhuo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>An Jiabao<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Zhao Ying<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/zhao-ying-wang-lizhuo-an-jiabao-named-as-3-chinese-swimmers-to-fail-drug-tests\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">all tested positive last year and recently completed all three cases<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Wang <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>An <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/swimming\/chinese-swimmers-wang-lizhuo-an-jiabao-warned-clenbuterol-use\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">both were issued warning from the Chinese Swimming Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while <\/span><b>Zhao <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has yet to be officially reprimanded by the national governing body. None of these three swimmers have been members of a Chinese Olympic or World Championship team. There are also reportedly three unknown swimmers who have tested positive, with the official judicial process ongoing. While FINA\u2019s statement does very little outside of acknowledging the existence of the positive tests, it suggests the possibility of future action from the international governing body as \u201cpart of FINA\u2019s drive to rid our sport of the scourge of doping and protect the majority of our athletes who are clean.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; Defending Champion Ye Shiwen Finishes 7th At Chinese Trials<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_55171\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ye-shiwen-grabs-top-ranked-400-im-time-sun-yang-wins-second-title-in-china\/olympics-swimming-womens-200m-individual-medley-finals\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-55171\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55171\" data-attachment-id=\"55171\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ye-shiwen-grabs-top-ranked-400-im-time-sun-yang-wins-second-title-in-china\/olympics-swimming-womens-200m-individual-medley-finals\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/USATSI_6428642-e1411433252781.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2040,1533\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jul 31, 2012; London, United Kingdom; Ye Shiwen (CHN) poses with her gold medal and a China flag after winning the women&#039;s 200m individual medley finals during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Aquatics Centre. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1343769807&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Kirby Lee&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;31&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Olympics: Swimming-Women&#039;s 200m Individual Medley-Finals&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ye Shiwen\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7\/18\/2016&lt;br \/&gt;\nJul 31, 2012; London, United Kingdom; Ye Shiwen (CHN) poses with her gold medal and a China flag after winning the women&#8217;s 200m individual medley finals during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Aquatics Centre. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/USATSI_6428642-e1411433252781-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/USATSI_6428642-e1411433252781-1024x769.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-55171\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/USATSI_6428642-e1411433252781-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Jul 31, 2012; London, United Kingdom; Ye Shiwen (CHN) poses with her gold medal and a China flag after winning the women's 200m individual medley finals during the London 2012 Olympic Games at Aquatics Centre. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a shocking development in Olympic qualifications this week, defending Olympic gold medalist in the 200 and 400 IM (and current world record holder in the 400 IM) <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/defending-400-im-olympic-champion-ye-shiwen-finishes-7th-in-china\/\"><b>Ye Shiwen <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finished a distant seventh at Chinese Nationals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Barring any change in developments from Chinese swimming, that performance should prevent her from a chance to defend her 400 IM title this summer. While she led out of preliminaries with a 4:44.17, <\/span><b>Ye <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">added six seconds at night to finish in 4:50.74. Both times were outside of the FINA A standard for Olympic qualification. While the Chinese have a somewhat fluid process for Olympic qualification (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sun-yang-to-miss-chinese-nationals-still-has-fina-a-cuts-from-last-year\/\"><b>Sun Yang <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is skipping Nationals but will use his A cuts from Kazan as qualifying standards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), it is hard to see a scenario where they add <\/span><b>Ye Shiwen <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in this event. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><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><br \/>\n<strong>The Week That Was #2 &#8211; Sarah Sjostrom Continues To Dominate 2016<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_178174\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-2016-arena-pro-swim-series-at-austin-35\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-178174\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-178174\" data-attachment-id=\"178174\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-doping-and-controversy-as-rio-olympics-creep-closer\/swimming-2016-arena-pro-swim-series-at-austin-35\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/sarah-sjostrom-2016-austin-apss-1-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jan 16, 2016; Austin, TX, USA; Sarah Sjostrom prepares before competing women&#039;s 50 meter free final during the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series at Lee &amp; Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1452993413&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Soobum Im&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;5000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Swimming: 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Swimming: 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series at Austin\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;6\/12\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n8-5-16&lt;br \/&gt;\nJan 16, 2016; Austin, TX, USA; Sarah Sjostrom prepares before competing women&#8217;s 50 meter free final during the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series at Lee &#038; Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/sarah-sjostrom-2016-austin-apss-1-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/sarah-sjostrom-2016-austin-apss-1-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-178174\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/sarah-sjostrom-2016-austin-apss-1-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Jan 16, 2016; Austin, TX, USA; Sarah Sjostrom prepares before competing women's 50 meter free final during the 2016 Arena Pro Swim Series at Lee &amp; Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-178174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Swedish phenom <\/span><b>Sarah Sjostrom <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has been on a roll this year, and she continued to set herself up as a multi-title contender in Rio this week at the Swedish Open in Stockholm. <\/span><b>Sjostrom <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">won five events throughout the meet, posting several world best times in the process. She clipped <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cameron-mcevoy-turns-heat-100-free-australia\/\"><b>Bronte Campbell\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">52.85 from the NSW Champs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sarah-sjostrom-blasts-top-ranked-52-78-in-100-free\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">52.78 to claim the #1 world ranking in the women\u2019s 100 freestyle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Sjostrom <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sarah-sjostrom-pops-a-24-22-in-50-free-in-sweden\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">won the 50 freestyle in 24.22<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which was just off of her top-ranked 24.17 from the Austin stop of the Arena Pro Swim Series, and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sarah-sjostrom-posts-sizzling-double-with-top-ranked-50-fly-2nd-ranked-200-free\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the 200 freestyle in 1:54.87<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is good enough for second in the world behind <\/span><b>Katie Ledecky. Sjostrom <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">added another win and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sarah-sjostrom-posts-sizzling-double-with-top-ranked-50-fly-2nd-ranked-200-free\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">top ranked time in the 50 butterfly (25.15)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sarah-sjostrom-scares-world-record-in-100-fly-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">just missing her own world record in the 100 butterfly (55.68)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That was only .04 off of her world record from Kazan, and now gives <\/span><b>Sjostrom <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the top three times ever recorded in the event. The only other woman to break 56 is American <\/span><b>Dana Vollmer, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who is in the midst of a successful comeback that could see her go head to head with the Swedish butterflier this summer. With <\/span><b>Sjostrom\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">consistency across multiple events, she is making a serious push to be <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> female to watch in Rio this summer. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; French Trials Features Tough Standards Amid Touchpad Controversy<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_109473\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/yannick-agnel-arena-2014\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-109473\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109473\" data-attachment-id=\"109473\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-doping-and-controversy-as-rio-olympics-creep-closer\/yannick-agnel-arena-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/yannick-agnel-arena-2014-e1448214665757.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1447,948\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Gian Mattia Dalberto\\\/Lapresse&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=\"yannick-agnel-arena-2014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Gian Mattia Dalberto\/Lapresse&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/yannick-agnel-arena-2014-e1448214665757-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/yannick-agnel-arena-2014-e1448214665757-1024x671.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-109473\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/yannick-agnel-arena-2014-e1448214665757-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Gian Mattia Dalberto\/Lapresse\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-109473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Gian Mattia Dalberto\/Lapresse<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The French Olympic Trials started last week, and while such meets are often scenes of heartbreak and drama this meet took it to a new extreme. On many minds were the incredibly fast standards set by the French Swimming Federation, which were significantly faster than the FINA A cuts that most nations use as a benchmark for qualification. This created interesting scenarios where the standard to qualify for the Games was faster than the French record in the event; indeed, on the first night <\/span><b>Lara Gangreon <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lara-grangeon-sets-400-im-french-record\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">set a new French record in the 400 IM (4:36.61)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> but failed to clear the French standard for the event (4:35.40). Notable qualifications through the sixth day of the meet included <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/camille-lacourt-leads-way-as-several-more-olympic-berths-earned-in-france\/\"><b>Camille Lacourt <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(100 back &#8211; 52.97)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jeremy-stravius-rockets-to-2nd-in-world-in-100-free-in-france\/\"><b>Jeremy<\/b> <b>Stravius <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the 100 free (47.97)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jeremy-stravius-rockets-to-2nd-in-world-in-100-free-in-france\/\"><b>Charlotte Bonnet <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the 200 free (1:56.32)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/race-video-watch-controversial-yannick-agnel-200-free-from-france\/\"><b>Coralie Balmy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the 400 free (4:05.38)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and defending champion <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/defending-olympic-champion-florent-manaudou-blasts-21-42-in-50-free-in-france\/\"><b>Flourent Manaudou <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the 50 free (21.42)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most shocking, however, was the controversy surrounding the men\u2019s 200 freestyle, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/controversy-reigns-as-defending-200-free-olympic-champ-yannick-agnel-could-be-out-after-3rd-at-trials\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which saw defending Olympic Gold Medalist <\/span><b>Yannick Agnel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finish third due to an apparent touchpad error<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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