{"id":206676,"date":"2016-06-06T09:35:02","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T16:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=206676"},"modified":"2016-06-06T21:39:33","modified_gmt":"2016-06-07T04:39:33","slug":"the-week-that-was-stateside-meets-serve-as-last-tuneup-before-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-stateside-meets-serve-as-last-tuneup-before-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Stateside Meets Serve As Last Tuneup Before Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week was highlighted with several meets across the United States which served as the final preparation for the upcoming U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha. Read below to see what swims this week impacted the world rankings and who could be a potential spoiler at the end of this month at Trials!<\/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>The Week That Was #5 &#8211; More NCAA Coaching Hires<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_109940\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/competitor-lane-lines-usa-swimming-nationals-2014-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-109940\" data-attachment-id=\"109940\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-stateside-meets-serve-as-last-tuneup-before-trials\/competitor-lane-lines-usa-swimming-nationals-2014-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/competitor-lane-lines-usa-swimming-nationals-2014-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2403,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;10&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Competitor&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1407693909&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"competitor-lane-lines-usa-swimming-nationals-2014 (3)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3-2-21&lt;br \/&gt;\n10-29-20&lt;br \/&gt;\n5-25-20&lt;br \/&gt;\n1-28-20&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Competitor&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/competitor-lane-lines-usa-swimming-nationals-2014-3-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/competitor-lane-lines-usa-swimming-nationals-2014-3-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-109940\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/competitor-lane-lines-usa-swimming-nationals-2014-3-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Competitor\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-109940\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Competitor<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week was full of more big coaching hires across the NCAA. The University of Toledo <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/university-of-toledo-hires-jonas-persson-as-new-head-coach\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hired <\/span><b>Jonas Persson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as its head women\u2019s swimming and diving coach<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Persson <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was the former University of Utah Head Coach, where he worked primarily with sprinters. He was part of a coaching staff that saw every men\u2019s team record and 17 women\u2019s team records broken in the last five years, including sending seven athletes to NCAA\u2019s. Florida Head Coach, <\/span><b>Gregg Troy, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jeff-poppell-added-as-associate-head-coach-at-university-of-florida\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced this week the addition of <\/span><b>Jeff Poppell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the Gator coaching staff<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Poppell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will take over duties as Associate Head Coach. <\/span><b>Poppell\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">resume includes stints as the head coach for Gulliver Preparatory School and Gulliver Swim Club for four years, the women\u2019s head coach at the University of Arkansas for six years, and a part of the Bolles School coaching staff (where sophomore <\/span><b>Caeleb Dressel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trained in high school) for 13 seasons. Additionally, Florida State University will be looking for a new head coach, as they announced <\/span><b>Frank Bradley <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/frank-bradley-leaving-florida-state-after-3-years\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">would be stepping down as head coach after three years at the helm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; Mare Nostrum Tour Stops In Monaco<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_195288\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sa-national-aquatic-championshipsolympic-trials-83\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195288\" data-attachment-id=\"195288\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-stateside-meets-serve-as-last-tuneup-before-trials\/sa-national-aquatic-championshipsolympic-trials-83\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/chad-le-clos-2016-rsa-3-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1438\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Anesh Debiky\\\/Swim SA&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 13: Chad le Clos on his way to qulaifying time and gold medal in the 200m butterfly for mens final during the finals session on day 4 of the SA National Aquatic Championships and Olympic Trials  on April 13 , 2016  at the Kings Park Aquatic Center pool in Durban, South Africa. \\nPhoto Credit \\\/ Anesh Debiky\\\/Swim SA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1460573096&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Anesh Debiky\\\/Swim SA&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;269&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;SA National Aquatic Championships\\\/Olympic Trials&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"SA National Aquatic Championships\/Olympic Trials\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA &#8211; APRIL 13: Chad le Clos on his way to qulaifying time and gold medal in the 200m butterfly for mens final during the finals session on day 4 of the SA National Aquatic Championships and Olympic Trials on April 13 , 2016 at the Kings Park Aquatic Center pool in Durban, South Africa. Photo Credit \/ Anesh Debiky\/Swim SA swim, swimming, durban, sa nationals, olympic trials, 2016, south africa, heats, finals, kings park, pool, trials, rio olympics, qualifiers&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Anesh Debiky\/Swimming South Africa&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/chad-le-clos-2016-rsa-3-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/chad-le-clos-2016-rsa-3-1-1024x614.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195288\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/chad-le-clos-2016-rsa-3-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 13: Chad le Clos on his way to qulaifying time and gold medal in the 200m butterfly for mens final during the finals session on day 4 of the SA National Aquatic Championships and Olympic Trials on April 13 , 2016 at the Kings Park Aquatic Center pool in Durban, South Africa. Photo Credit \/ Anesh Debiky\/Swim SA\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-195288\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Anesh Debiky\/Swimming South Africa<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While there were several elite competitions going on stateside, European stars gathered at the Mare Nostrum stop in Monaco to continue their preparations for Rio. <\/span><b>Chad le Clos <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">swept the butterfly events, tying <\/span><b>Joseph Schooling\u2019s <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chad-le-clos-clocks-meet-record-katinka-hosszu-versatile-again-at-mare-nostrum-day-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seventh ranked time of 51.58<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the Longhorn Elite Invite in the 100 and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chad-le-clos-cracks-worlds-top-5-in-200-fly-at-mare-nostrum\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">moved to fifth in the world in the 200 with a 1:54.80<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Hungary\u2019s <\/span><b>Katinka Hosszu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">posted several wins with her usual marathon schedule, including the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chad-le-clos-cracks-worlds-top-5-in-200-fly-at-mare-nostrum\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">400 IM (4:34.11)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chad-le-clos-cracks-worlds-top-5-in-200-fly-at-mare-nostrum\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 back (2:09.58)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chad-le-clos-clocks-meet-record-katinka-hosszu-versatile-again-at-mare-nostrum-day-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">400 free (4:06.65)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chad-le-clos-clocks-meet-record-katinka-hosszu-versatile-again-at-mare-nostrum-day-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 backstroke (1:00.10)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chad-le-clos-clocks-meet-record-katinka-hosszu-versatile-again-at-mare-nostrum-day-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 IM (2:11.11)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Kirsty Coventry, Charlotte Bonnet, Marco Koch, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Paul Biedermann <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were among other international stars competing at the meet. Check out our full recaps of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chad-le-clos-cracks-worlds-top-5-in-200-fly-at-mare-nostrum\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day One<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chad-le-clos-clocks-meet-record-katinka-hosszu-versatile-again-at-mare-nostrum-day-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day Two<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the meet to see all results. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; 2016 Longhorn Elite Invite<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_178421\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-2016-arena-pro-swim-series-at-austin-45\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-178421\" data-attachment-id=\"178421\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-stateside-meets-serve-as-last-tuneup-before-trials\/swimming-2016-arena-pro-swim-series-at-austin-45\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/michael-phelps-2016-austin-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4928,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7000&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Jan 17, 2016; Austin, TX, USA; Michael Phelps swims in the men&#039;s 200 meter IM final at Lee &amp; Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. Mandatory Credit: Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1452988800&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Brendan Maloney&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&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;Jan 17, 2016; Austin, TX, USA; Michael Phelps swims in the men&#8217;s 200 meter IM final at Lee &#038; Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. Mandatory Credit: Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/michael-phelps-2016-austin-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/michael-phelps-2016-austin-1-1024x678.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-178421\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/michael-phelps-2016-austin-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Jan 17, 2016; Austin, TX, USA; Michael Phelps swims in the men's 200 meter IM final at Lee &amp; Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. Mandatory Credit: Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-178421\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Brendan Maloney-USA TODAY Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Michael Phelps <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Missy Franklin <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were two of the biggest stars to grace the pool at the 2016 Longhorn Elite Invitational, and they were joined by several other American stars who were using the meet as a final tuneup before U.S. Trials in three weeks. Swimming in the pool that he set his first world record in 15 years ago, <\/span><b>Phelps <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had an up and down meet. While he posted a win in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/joseph-schooling-edges-michael-phelps-in-100-fly-at-longhorn-elite-invite\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 100 freestyle (49.49)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to kick off the meet, he failed to grab the top spot in any other event. The greatest Olympian of all-time finished second to <\/span><b>Joseph Schooling <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the 100 butterfly, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chase-kalisz-highlights-night-two-of-longhorn-aquatics-elite-invite\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was fourth in the 200 free (1:48.73)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and scratched out of the 200 IM after qualifying fifth in 2:05.89. <\/span><b>Schooling, <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/joseph-schooling-and-quah-zheng-wen-named-to-singapores-olympic-roster\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who this week was officially named to the Singapore Olympic Team<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, touched out <\/span><b>Phelps <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the 100 butterfly, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/joseph-schooling-edges-michael-phelps-in-100-fly-at-longhorn-elite-invite\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hitting the wall in 51.58 to the Olympic legend\u2019s 51.65<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the women\u2019s side, <\/span><b>Allison Schmitt <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">put together one of her strongest meets since 2012. <\/span><b>Schmitt <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/joseph-schooling-edges-michael-phelps-in-100-fly-at-longhorn-elite-invite\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">won the 100 freestyle in 54.30<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-longhorn-aquatics-elite-invite-day-2-finals-live-recap\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 freestyle in 1:56.87<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The 2012 gold medalist also posted a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/joseph-schooling-edges-michael-phelps-in-100-fly-at-longhorn-elite-invite\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">third place finish in the 400 freestyle (4:08.36)<\/span><\/a><b>. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fellow 2012 gold medalist <\/span><b>Missy Franklin <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">won <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lotte-friis-posts-strong-800-free-to-conclude-longhorn-aquatics-elite-invite\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 100 (1:00.50)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-longhorn-aquatics-elite-invite-day-2-finals-live-recap\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 backstroke (2:09.45)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while grabbing second in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/joseph-schooling-edges-michael-phelps-in-100-fly-at-longhorn-elite-invite\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 100 free (54.56)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, second in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-longhorn-aquatics-elite-invite-day-2-finals-live-recap\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 free (1:57.78)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Other notable wins included <\/span><b>Will Licon <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/joseph-schooling-edges-michael-phelps-in-100-fly-at-longhorn-elite-invite\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 200 breaststroke (2:10.68)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Chase Kalisz <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chase-kalisz-races-to-worlds-3rd-fastest-400-im-in-austin\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 400 IM (4:11.51)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>David Nolan <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lotte-friis-posts-strong-800-free-to-conclude-longhorn-aquatics-elite-invite\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">breaking 2:00 in the 200 IM<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the first time in his career (1:59.40). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For full coverage of the 2016 Longhorn Elite Invitational, head over to our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2016-longhorn-aquatics-elite-invite\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event Landing Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u00a0<\/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; \u00a02016 Indianapolis Arena Pro Stop<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_206628\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/andrea-pinto\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-206628\" data-attachment-id=\"206628\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-stateside-meets-serve-as-last-tuneup-before-trials\/andrea-pinto\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/andrea-pinto-2016-arena-indy-3290.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;andrea-pinto-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1465149821&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0008&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;andrea-pinto-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"andrea-pinto-2016-arena-indy 3290\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;andrea-pinto- 2016 Arena Pro, 800 Freestyle, Indianapolis, Pinto Andrea&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\/06\/andrea-pinto-2016-arena-indy-3290-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/andrea-pinto-2016-arena-indy-3290-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-206628\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/andrea-pinto-2016-arena-indy-3290-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"andrea-pinto-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-206628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the men\u2019s side, <\/span><b>Jay Litherland <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had a busy meet, taking wins in the<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jay-litherland-wins-twice-on-night-one-of-the-2016-arena-pro-swim-series-indianapolis\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 freestyle (1:48.41)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jay-litherland-wins-twice-on-night-one-of-the-2016-arena-pro-swim-series-indianapolis\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">400 IM (4:13.93)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/206511-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 IM (1:59.93)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Nic Fink <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">broke 1:00 in the 100 breast in prelims before <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jay-litherland-wins-twice-on-night-one-of-the-2016-arena-pro-swim-series-indianapolis\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">grabbing the win in 1:00.13<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and also grabbed <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/206271-2\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a win in the 200 breast (2:09.89)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 30-year old <\/span><b>David Plummer <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had arguably the swim of the meet, vaulting himself to number two\u00a0in the world in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-arena-pro-swim-series-santa-clara-day-2-finals-live-recap-heat-sheet\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 100 backstroke with a dominant 52.40<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For full coverage of the 2016 Indianapolis Pro Series, head over to our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2016-arena-pro-swim-series-indy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event Landing Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; 2016 Santa Clara Arena Pro Stop<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_132143\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/conor-dwyer-13\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-132143\" data-attachment-id=\"132143\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-stateside-meets-serve-as-last-tuneup-before-trials\/conor-dwyer-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/conor-dwyer-mesa-2015-2387.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2399,1597\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;conor-dwyer-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1429356998&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;280&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;conor-dwyer-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"conor-dwyer- mesa-2015-2387\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;conor-dwyer- 2015, Dwyer Conor, Mesa Arena Pro, Skyline Aquatic Center&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\/2015\/04\/conor-dwyer-mesa-2015-2387-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/conor-dwyer-mesa-2015-2387-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-132143\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/conor-dwyer-mesa-2015-2387-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"conor-dwyer-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-132143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other grand prix going on this week took place in Santa Clara and was host to a variety of international swimmers as well as many notable American stars. <\/span><b>Sun Yang<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> made a rare stateside appearance, vaulting to the top of the world rankings in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sun-yang-vaults-to-top-of-200-free-world-rankings-conor-dwyer-now-third\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 200 free (1:44.82)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and second in the 400 free <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sun-yang-vaults-to-2nd-in-world-just-shy-of-u-s-open-record-in-400-free\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">courtesy of his prelims swim<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (3:43.55). <\/span><b>Conor Dwyer <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also continued what has been an impressive 2016, moving to third in the world in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sun-yang-vaults-to-top-of-200-free-world-rankings-conor-dwyer-now-third\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 200 free (1:45.41)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/5-meet-records-fall-in-night-2-of-2016-arena-pro-swim-series-santa-clara\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eighth in the 400 free (3:46.09)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Ryan Murphy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">beat world leader <\/span><b>Mitch Larkin <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">head to head in the 100 backstroke, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ryan-murphy-beats-world-leader-mitch-larkin-en-route-to-100-back-meet-record-in-santa-clara\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">setting a new meet record with a 52.76<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Larkin <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">got the better of <\/span><b>Murphy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the 200 back, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/australians-win-5-events-on-final-night-in-santa-clara\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">out-touching the American 1:55.38 to 1:56.10<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Other notable swims included <\/span><b>Nathan Adrian <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">winning <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nathan-adrian-knocks-01-off-50-free-now-sole-owner-of-worlds-4th-best-time\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 50 freestyle (21.68)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and posting a meet record <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nathan-adrian-blasts-100-free-meet-record-in-santa-clara\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">during prelims of the 100 freestyle (48.17)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Josh Prenot <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">winning <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/josh-prenot-sweeps-santa-clara-breaststrokes-with-200-meet-record\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 200 breaststroke (2:09.44)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the women\u2019s side, <\/span><b>Maya DiRado <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">put together a nice meet that saw her finish third in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/emma-mckeon-posts-arena-pro-swim-santa-clara-meet-record-in-200-freestyle\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 200 free (1:57.70 &#8211; top American finisher)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/noemie-thomas-clocks-100-fly-meet-record-at-arena-pro-swim-santa-clara\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fourth in the 100 butterfly (59.16)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and third in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-arena-pro-swim-series-santa-clara-day-2-finals-live-recap-heat-sheet\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 100 backstroke (1:00.36)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The Aussie women also made some noise in Santa Clara: <\/span><b>Emily Seebohm <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">continued her dominance in the 100 backstroke, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-arena-pro-swim-series-santa-clara-day-2-finals-live-recap-heat-sheet\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">setting a new meet record with a 58.96<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and winning <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/australians-win-5-events-on-final-night-in-santa-clara\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 200 backstroke (2:08.57)<\/span><\/a><b>, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">while <\/span><b>Jessica Ashwood <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">won <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jessica-ashwood-touches-in-400-free-meet-record-time-in-santa-clara\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 400 free (4:03.91<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jessica-ashwood-scorches-800-free-in-santa-clara\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">800 free (8:18.14)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, both in meet record times, and <\/span><b>Emma McKeon <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">touched first in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/emma-mckeon-posts-arena-pro-swim-santa-clara-meet-record-in-200-freestyle\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 200 free (1:56.36 &#8211; meet record)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/australians-win-5-events-on-final-night-in-santa-clara\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 free (53.30)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For complete coverage of the Santa Clara Grand Prix, head over to our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2016-arena-pro-swim-series-santa-clara\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event Landing Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week was highlighted with several meets across the United States which served as the final preparation for the upcoming U.S. Olympic Trials in Omaha. 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