{"id":207502,"date":"2016-06-13T09:49:56","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T16:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=207502"},"modified":"2016-06-13T09:49:56","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T16:49:56","slug":"international-racing-and-stateside-outrage-highlight-the-week-that-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/international-racing-and-stateside-outrage-highlight-the-week-that-was\/","title":{"rendered":"International Racing And Stateside Outrage Highlight The Week That Was"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week saw two more stops on the Mare Nostrum tour, giving more swimmers from around the world a chance to continue to sharpen their preparation as we move toward the 2016 Rio Olympics. Read about those meets and the stateside outcry related to the verdict in the Brock Turner case below in this week&#8217;s edition of The Week That Was.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6w4nCgg7of0?rel=0&amp;autoplay=1\" width=\"470\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #5 &#8211; More NCAA Coaching Changes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_49517\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/crowd\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-49517\" data-attachment-id=\"49517\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/international-racing-and-stateside-outrage-highlight-the-week-that-was\/crowd\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/crowd.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"6479,4321\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Kyle Staggs&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 7D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1362558757&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Kyle Staggs Photography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Queens Crowd\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3\/9\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n1\/25\/17&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Kyle Staggs&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/crowd-470x315.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/crowd-1024x682.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-49517\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/crowd-470x315.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Kyle Staggs\" width=\"548\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/crowd-470x315.jpg 470w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/crowd-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/crowd-184x122.jpg 184w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/crowd-140x94.jpg 140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-49517\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Kyle Staggs<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another week in the spring means another week of coaching announcements in the NCAA. This week, Queens University of Charlotte head coach <\/span><b>Jeff Dugdale <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/john-long-named-associate-head-coach-at-queens-university\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the promotion of <\/span><b>John Long<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to Associate Head Coach &amp; Triathlete and Club Swimming Coordinator<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Long<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has coached the Queens swimmers for the past four years, helping them rise from a top 10 team to national champions in the last two years. <\/span><b>Long <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was also a member of the Queens team as an athlete, finishing his career there at NCAA\u2019s in 2012. He recently qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials, his second time qualifying for the meet. In Division III news, <\/span><b>Casey Brandt <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/207310-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was announced as the new head coach at St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland.<\/span><\/a> <b>Brandt <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is no stranger to the area, having served as the head coach of the Chesapeake Bay Aquatic Club for the past seven years and several other clubs across Maryland. He also graduated from nearby Loyola College, competing for the Greyhounds from 1991 to 1995. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; Magnussen, Roberts, and Abood Join Australian Olympic Team<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_194799\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/james-magnussen-2016\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-194799\" data-attachment-id=\"194799\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/international-racing-and-stateside-outrage-highlight-the-week-that-was\/james-magnussen-2016\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/james-magnussen-2016.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Steve Christo\\\/Swimming Australia&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1460413597&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"james-magnussen-2016\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;james-magnussen-2016&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Steve Christo\/Swimming Australia&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/james-magnussen-2016-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/james-magnussen-2016-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-194799\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/james-magnussen-2016-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"james-magnussen-2016\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-194799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Steve Christo\/Swimming Australia<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2012 Olympians <\/span><b>James Magnussen <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>James Roberts<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/matt-abood-james-roberts-james-magnussen-officially-join-australian-rio-roster\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were both officially added to the Aussie roster for the 2016 Rio Olympics this week<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Fellow Australian <\/span><b>Matt Abood <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was also added to the roster for the event, officially qualifying the 30 year old for his first Olympic team. All three were selected for the 4 x 100 freestyle relay following FINA\u2019s confirmation of Australia\u2019s quota spot. The three Aussies finished third, fourth, and fifth in the 100 free at Australian Trials back in April and have had to wait for confirmation of the relay quota spot after the Australian men\u2019s relay placed outside of the top 12 at the World Championships last summer. This comes after a rocky two years for <\/span><b>James<\/b> <b>Magnussen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who had surgery on his shoulder last year and sat out of World Championships while recovering. <\/span><b>Magnussen <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was billed by many as the favorite in the 100 freestyle going into London four years ago, where he won silver .01 behind <\/span><b>Nathan Adrian<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/australians-win-5-events-on-final-night-in-santa-clara\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 25 year old Australian most recently won the 100 freestyle at the Santa Clara stop of the Arena Pro Series<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after a training trip in Colorado, and commented his shoulder is continuing to get stronger every week and he is excited to contribute to the Australian relays. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; Mare Nostrum Canet Stop<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_195669\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sa-national-aquatic-championshipsolympic-trials-164\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195669\" data-attachment-id=\"195669\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/international-racing-and-stateside-outrage-highlight-the-week-that-was\/sa-national-aquatic-championshipsolympic-trials-164\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/chad-le-clos-2016-rsa-7-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2519,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&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 15: Chad le Clos swims the qualifying time swim in the 100m time trail medley relay during the finals session on day 6 of the SA National Aquatic Championships and Olympic Trials  on April 15 , 2016  at the Kings Park Aquatic Center pool in Durban, South Africa. \\nPhoto Credit \\\/ Anesh Debiky\\\/Swim SA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1460746230&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Anesh Debiky\\\/Swim SA&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&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;2\/21\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n5\/17\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nDURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA &#8211; APRIL 15: Chad le Clos swims the qualifying time swim in the 100m time trail medley relay during the finals session on day 6 of the SA National Aquatic Championships and Olympic Trials on April 15 , 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-7-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/chad-le-clos-2016-rsa-7-2-1024x650.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195669\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/chad-le-clos-2016-rsa-7-2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 15: Chad le Clos swims the qualifying time swim in the 100m time trail medley relay during the finals session on day 6 of the SA National Aquatic Championships and Olympic Trials on April 15 , 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-195669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Anesh Debiky\/Swimming South Africa<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Athletes from around the world continued gearing up for the 2016 Rio Olympics at the second stop of the Mare Nostrum tour in Canet. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/new-meet-records-for-chad-le-clos-hosszu-at-mare-nostrum-canet\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first day of the meet saw<\/span><\/a> <b>Chad le Clos<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> take the win in the 100 butterfly (51.56) in a meet record, as well as close wins from Denmark\u2019s <\/span><b>Jeanette Ottesen <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the 50 free (24.66) and 100 butterfly (57.40).\u00a0<\/span><b>le Clos <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">backed up his world leading time in the 200 butterfly from last week on day 2 of the meet, touching just .02 behind to grab the win in 1:54.82. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/andriy-govorov-among-new-meet-record-holders-at-day-2-of-mare-nostrum-canet\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highlights from day 2 of the meet included<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Canadian <\/span><b>Penny Oleksiak <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">posting a fast win in the 100 freestyle (53.49), while world leader <\/span><b>Marco Koch <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was upset in the 200 breaststroke by just .07. Russian <\/span><b>Anton Chupkov <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">beat <\/span><b>Koch <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the wall, 2:08.53 to 2:08.60. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, over the course of the two day meet, <\/span><b>Katinka Hosszu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">continued her marathon schedule of events, competing in the finals of the 400 free (4:05.40), 400 IM (4:36.00), 50 backstroke (28.07), 200 backstroke (2:06.88), and 200 freestyle (1:56.85), while also adding prelims swims in the 200 fly and 100 back. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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; \u00a0Records Fall At Mare Nostrum Barcelona<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_195848\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katinka-hosszu-39\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195848\" data-attachment-id=\"195848\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/international-racing-and-stateside-outrage-highlight-the-week-that-was\/katinka-hosszu-39\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/katinka-hosszu-2016-mesa-1569.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" 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 D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;katinka-hosszu-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1460711515&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;330&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;katinka-hosszu-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"katinka-hosszu-2016-mesa- 1569\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;katinka-hosszu- 200 Fly, 2016, Hosszu Katinka, Mesa GP&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\/04\/katinka-hosszu-2016-mesa-1569-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/katinka-hosszu-2016-mesa-1569-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195848\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/katinka-hosszu-2016-mesa-1569-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"katinka-hosszu-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-195848\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Mare Nostrum tour continued later in the week in Barcelona, with several new faces joining some familiar faces from the first two tour stops. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/207362-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first day of the meet<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> saw eight meet records fall. Two of those included British breaststroker\u00a0<\/span><b>Adam Peaty <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the 100 breast (59.07) and Hungarian <\/span><b>Katinka Hosszu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">posting a dominating win in the 400 IM (4:30.75). Both swimmers currently lead the world in their respective events. <\/span><b>Chad le Clos <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">continued his dominance in the 200 butterfly on this tour, setting a meet record and win in 1:54.42. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/adam-peaty-among-sundays-mare-nostrum-barcelona-meet-record-setters\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second day saw four more meet records fall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, including <\/span><b>Peaty <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the 50 breast (26.68), <\/span><b>Andriy Govorov <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the 50 free (21.61), and <\/span><b>Sarah Sjostrom <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the 50 fly (25.27). <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; Outrage Over Ruling In Stanford Sexual Assault Case <\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_199897\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/underwater-generic-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-199897\" data-attachment-id=\"199897\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/international-racing-and-stateside-outrage-highlight-the-week-that-was\/underwater-generic-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/underwater-generic-e1465818228528.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"804,532\" 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=\"underwater-generic\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;11\/6\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n2\/17\/2018&lt;br \/&gt;\n8\/23\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n7\/16\/2017&lt;br \/&gt;\n2\/6\/17 and 9\/9\/2016&lt;br \/&gt;\nunderwater-generic&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Where the Black Line Turns red Photo Courtesy: Cathleen Pruden&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/underwater-generic-e1465818228528-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/underwater-generic-e1465818228528.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-199897\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/underwater-generic-e1465818228528-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"underwater-generic\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-199897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Cathleen Pruden<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week saw outrage over <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/ex-stanford-swimmer-brock-turner-s-jail-term-decried-too-n585981\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what many consider a lenient sentencing of former Stanford swimmer <\/span><b>Brock Turner<\/b><\/a><b>. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In March, <\/span><b>Turner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was found guilty of three counts of sexual assault related to an on-campus incident that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/stanford-swimmer-brock-turner-arrested-alleged-rape\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">occurred in January of 2015<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and was delivered his sentence this week. During that incident, <\/span><b>Turner <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was pulled off of the unconscious victim by two graduate students and was held after trying to flee the scene until police arrived. Facing the possibility of up to 14 years in a California prison, <\/span><b>Turner <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2016\/jun\/02\/stanford-swimmer-sexual-assault-brock-allen-turner-palo-alto#img-1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">received a 6-month county jail sentence and 3 years of probation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from Judge <\/span><b>Aaron Perksy. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The case has sparked a national conversation about the impact of sexual assault on victims that was sparked in part by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sccgov.org\/sites\/da\/newsroom\/newsreleases\/Documents\/B-Turner%20VIS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">release of a widely shared open letter<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from the victim<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. People around the country have also publicly stated their support for the victim, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2016\/06\/09\/politics\/joe-biden-brock-turner-rape\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">including Vice President <\/span><b>Joe Biden<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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