{"id":220189,"date":"2016-09-05T09:52:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T16:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=220189"},"modified":"2016-09-05T09:52:56","modified_gmt":"2016-09-05T16:52:56","slug":"the-week-that-was-first-fina-world-cup-cluster-comes-to-a-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-first-fina-world-cup-cluster-comes-to-a-close\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: First FINA World Cup Cluster Comes To A Close"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week the 2016 FINA World Cup traveled to Berlin and Moscow to close the first cluster, where the series saw a few more records and the first cluster winners. Read below to see the full recaps from those events in addition to all of the biggest stories from 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><b>The Week That Was #5 &#8211; Last Minute Coaching Changes in NCAA<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_146320\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/competitor-lifespan-disks-keeps-white-from-fading-in-lane-lines\/competitor-lane-lines-usa-swimming-nationals-2014-2-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-146320\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-146320\" data-attachment-id=\"146320\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/competitor-lifespan-disks-keeps-white-from-fading-in-lane-lines\/competitor-lane-lines-usa-swimming-nationals-2014-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/competitor-lane-lines-usa-swimming-nationals-2014-2-e1438143564660.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,799\" 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=\"competitor-lane-lines-usa-swimming-nationals-2014-2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12-16-20&lt;br \/&gt;\n5\/23\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n5\/13\/2017&lt;br \/&gt;\n3\/5\/2017&lt;br \/&gt;\n11\/7\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\ncompetitor-lane-lines-usa-swimming-nationals-2014-2 #Phillips66Nats, California, Competitor, Irvine, Mike Lewis, Nationals, Ola Vista Photography, Swim, Swimmers, Swimming, USA Swimming, mike2swim&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\/2015\/07\/competitor-lane-lines-usa-swimming-nationals-2014-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/competitor-lane-lines-usa-swimming-nationals-2014-2-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-146320\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/competitor-lane-lines-usa-swimming-nationals-2014-2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"competitor-lane-lines-usa-swimming-nationals-2014-2\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-146320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Competitor<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week saw a multitude of coaching additions across several programs in the NCAA. This week saw <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dave-rollins-introduced-as-head-coach-of-florida-gulf-coast-university\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Dave Rollins<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">introduced as the new head coach of Florida Gulf Coast, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jesse-moore-joins-northwestern-womens-swimming-and-diving-as-associate-head-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Jesse Moore<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">move from Duke to Northwestern, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kristy-brager-joins-michigan-coaching-staff\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Kristy Brager<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">join Michigan, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/virginia-tech-swimming-announces-staff-promotions\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Andrew Hodgson<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">join Virginia Tech, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/margo-geer-named-volunteer-assistant-coach-at-ohio-state\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Margo Geer<\/b><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">volunteer with Ohio State. But the most awaited coaching announcement had to be out of the University of Texas, where long-time Associate Head Coach <\/span><b>Kris Kubik <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">retired earlier this year. That was after arguably one of the Longhorns most successful years ever and marked\u00a0<strong>Kubik&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a034th\u00a0year working with Head Coach <\/span><b>Eddie Reese. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week saw <\/span><b>Wyatt Collins, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a volunteer assistant with the Longhorns the past three years and 2013 graduate, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wyatt-collins-named-assistant-mens-swimming-diving-coach-for-texas-longhorns\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">appointed as the program\u2019s new assistant coach<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a hire that marks him as a coach to watch in the coming years.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; Russia Issues Claim That IPC Ban Will Extend Into 2018<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_149644\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/more-high-profile-olympic-hits-and-misses-highlight-the-week-that-was\/%d1%87%d0%b5%d0%bc%d0%bf%d0%b8%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%82-%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b0-fina-2015-%d0%bf%d0%bb%d0%b0%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5-%d0%bf%d1%8f%d1%82%d1%8b%d0%b9-%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%bd%d1%8c-17\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-149644\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-149644\" data-attachment-id=\"149644\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/more-high-profile-olympic-hits-and-misses-highlight-the-week-that-was\/%d1%87%d0%b5%d0%bc%d0%bf%d0%b8%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%82-%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b0-fina-2015-%d0%bf%d0%bb%d0%b0%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5-%d0%bf%d1%8f%d1%82%d1%8b%d0%b9-%d0%b4%d0%b5%d0%bd%d1%8c-17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/surface-tension-world-championships-2015-russia-2015.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,567\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;\\u0420\\u0418\\u0410 \\u041d\\u043e\\u0432\\u043e\\u0441\\u0442\\u0438&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;2675121 06.08.2015 \\u0410\\u043b\\u0435\\u043a\\u0441\\u0430\\u043d\\u0434\\u0440 \\u0421\\u0443\\u0445\\u043e\\u0440\\u0443\\u043a\\u043e\\u0432 (\\u0420\\u043e\\u0441\\u0441\\u0438\\u044f) \\u043d\\u0430 \\u0434\\u0438\\u0441\\u0442\\u0430\\u043d\\u0446\\u0438\\u0438 100 \\u043c \\u0432\\u043e\\u043b\\u044c\\u043d\\u044b\\u043c \\u0441\\u0442\\u0438\\u043b\\u0435\\u043c \\u0432 \\u0444\\u0438\\u043d\\u0430\\u043b\\u0435 \\u0441\\u0440\\u0435\\u0434\\u0438 \\u043c\\u0443\\u0436\\u0447\\u0438\\u043d \\u043d\\u0430 XVI \\u0447\\u0435\\u043c\\u043f\\u0438\\u043e\\u043d\\u0430\\u0442\\u0435 \\u043c\\u0438\\u0440\\u0430 \\u043f\\u043e \\u0432\\u043e\\u0434\\u043d\\u044b\\u043c \\u0432\\u0438\\u0434\\u0430\\u043c \\u0441\\u043f\\u043e\\u0440\\u0442\\u0430 \\u0432 \\u041a\\u0430\\u0437\\u0430\\u043d\\u0438. \\u0413\\u0440\\u0438\\u0433\\u043e\\u0440\\u0438\\u0439 \\u0421\\u044b\\u0441\\u043e\\u0435\\u0432\\\/\\u0420\\u0418\\u0410 \\u041d\\u043e\\u0432\\u043e\\u0441\\u0442\\u0438&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1438870078&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;\\u0427\\u0435\\u043c\\u043f\\u0438\\u043e\\u043d\\u0430\\u0442 \\u043c\\u0438\\u0440\\u0430 FINA 2015. \\u041f\\u043b\\u0430\\u0432\\u0430\\u043d\\u0438\\u0435. \\u041f\\u044f\\u0442\\u044b\\u0439 \\u0434\\u0435\\u043d\\u044c. \\u0412\\u0435\\u0447\\u0435\\u0440\\u043d\\u044f\\u044f \\u0441\\u0435\\u0441\\u0441\\u0438\\u044f&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"surface-tension-world-championships-2015-russia-2015\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;10\/10\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n8\/24\/2017&lt;br \/&gt;\n11\/21\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\nsurface-tension-world-championships-2015-russia-2015&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: R-Sport \/ MIA Rossiya Segodnya&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/surface-tension-world-championships-2015-russia-2015-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/surface-tension-world-championships-2015-russia-2015-1024x567.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-149644\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/surface-tension-world-championships-2015-russia-2015-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"surface-tension-world-championships-2015-russia-2015\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-149644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: R-Sport \/ MIA Rossiya Segodnya<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) this week announced that in addition to being banned from this month\u2019s Paralympic Games in Rio <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/russia-issues-claim-that-ipc-ban-will-extend-through-2018-pyeungchang-games-ipc-denies\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they also have been banned from the 2018 Winter Paralympic Games<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Pyeongchang, South Korea. As a refresher, following <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/russia-banned-from-paralympic-games-following-mclaren-report\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Russia\u2019s original ban from the Rio Paralympic Games<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the RPC <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/russian-paralympic-committee-appeals-paralympic-ban-to-cas\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">submitted an appeal<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the Court of Arbitration for Sport <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cas-upholds-russias-suspension-from-paralympic-games-267-slots-to-be-redistributed\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which was ultimately denied<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, leaving the ban in place. The announcement that they were banned through 2018 was made on their website and included part of the International Paralympic Committee\u2019s (IPC)\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2016-08-30\/russia-now-banned-from-2018-paralympic-winter-games\/7796888\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">press release<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that originally banned them from Rio. However, the IPC dismissed Russia\u2019s claim that they were banned from Pyeongchang, stating \u201cBy rule, the Russian Paralympic Committee\u2019s suspension will be lifted immediately following the Governing Board\u2019s determination that the member is once again able to meet its membership obligations in full.\u201d So while the Russian Paralympic contingent is in theory\u00a0<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">currently <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">banned from the 2018 Winter Games, they may be allowed to compete pending a ruling from the IPC. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; California Senate Passes Resolution Urging To Address 1976 Wrongs<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_210706\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/babaschoff-sterkel-and-boglioli-welcome-duplicate-medals-mending-1976-olympic-stain\/fullsizerender-4-2\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-210706\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-210706\" data-attachment-id=\"210706\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/babaschoff-sterkel-and-boglioli-welcome-duplicate-medals-mending-1976-olympic-stain\/fullsizerender-4-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FullSizeRender-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2387,1876\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1467377922&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.033333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FullSizeRender (4)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Shirley Babashoff, Jill Sterkel,Wendy Boglioli&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Brent Rutemiller&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FullSizeRender-4-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FullSizeRender-4-1024x805.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-210706\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/FullSizeRender-4-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Shirley Babashoff, Jill Sterkel,Wendy Boglioli\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-210706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Brent Rutemiller<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/california-senate-passes-resolution-urging-ioc-to-address-1976-olympic-wrongs-babashoff-overwhelmed\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the California Senate passed Senate Resolution 88<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which urges the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to acknowledge and address the East German doping scandal that rocked the swimming world and earned the East Germans countless medals in the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/the-last-gold-documentary-world-premiere\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1976 Montreal Olympics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Included in the stipulations of the resolution are recognizing the competitors who competed clean\u00a0during those Games by awarding them their rightful medals and places in official Olympic history. While allegations of doping were dismissed at the time of the Games, it became clear following the fall of the Berlin Wall that systematic doping had been in place that aided the East Germans performance. Senator <\/span><b>John Moorlach<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who presented the resolution, said, \u201cMy hope is that this measure sparks real change. Now that we know the truth, how could we ignore the facts any longer? \u00a0The International Olympic Committee has the power to give justice to the dozens of Olympic women swimmers who played by the rules. I want to see the IOC give these swimmers, including <\/span><b>Shirley Babashoff<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, their rightful medals and places in the record books.\u201d <\/span><b>Babashoff <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shirely-babashoff-wants-her-place-in-history-exclusive-swimming-world-tv-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">herself sat down with Swimming World this week<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, expressing her frustration with the IOC and hope that this will help bring about real change. <\/span><br \/>\n<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><b>The Week That Was #2 &#8211; Morozov Re-Breaks World Record, Meili Breaks Two American Records In Berlin<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_137745\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-swimming-medal-predictions-50100200-freestyle\/morozov-vladimir-9\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-137745\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-137745\" data-attachment-id=\"137745\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-swimming-medal-predictions-50100200-freestyle\/morozov-vladimir-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Morozov-Vladimir-9-e1536422043256.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,641\" 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=\"Morozov, Vladimir-9\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;11\/10\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n9\/9\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n9\/4\/2016 &#038; 12\/5\/16 &#038; 12\/13\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nMorozov, Vladimir-9&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: David Farr&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Morozov-Vladimir-9-e1436818272286-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Morozov-Vladimir-9-e1436818272286-1024x820.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-137745\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Morozov-Vladimir-9-e1436818272286-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Morozov, Vladimir-9\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-137745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: David Farr<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second stop along the first cluster of the 216 FINA World Cup took place in Berlin, Germany and once again saw many short course records fall. <\/span><b>Vlad Morozov <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">followed up with his world record performance in Paris with another world mark in the 100 IM, dropping another 3-tenths off of the record. <\/span><b>Morozov <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had initially broken the record, which was held by Germany\u2019s <\/span><b>Marckus Diebler<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/vladimir-morozov-edges-past-100-im-world-record-at-2016-fina-world-cup-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\">by just 6-one-hundredths of a second in France<\/a>\u00a0when he\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">touched in 50.60. But he was able to fly by the record in Berlin just four days later, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/vladimir-morozov-lowers-100-im-sc-world-record-at-2016-fina-world-cup-berlin\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">taking the record down to an impressive 50.30<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that leaves him knocking on the door of being the first man under 50 seconds in the short IM. That also gives <\/span><b>Morozov <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">another $10,000 prize for the world record swim and launched him well ahead of the competition for the World Cup leaderboard. American <\/span><b>Katie Meili <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also had her fair share of records in Berlin, stopping the clock on two American records. The first was in the 100 breaststroke, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-fina-world-cup-berlin-day-2-finals-live-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">where she stopped the clock in 1:02.92<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to claim the win. While not the fastest time ever clocked by an American (that honor belongs to <\/span><b>Rebecca Soni <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who went 1:02.70 in 2009), because of supersuit rules it will stand as the official American Record. <\/span><b>Meili\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">second record came in the 100 IM, where she broke the legendary <\/span><b>Natalie Coughlin\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American record <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-fina-world-cup-berlin-day-2-finals-live-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when she touched in 58.02<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. See the links below for the full recaps from the Berlin stop of the World Cup tour. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-fina-world-cup-series-berlin-day-1-finals-live-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day One Finals Recap<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-fina-world-cup-berlin-day-2-finals-live-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day Two Finals Recap<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; First World Cup Cluster Comes To A Close In Moscow<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_217181\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-hosszu-tounge-celebrate-final-200im\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217181\" data-attachment-id=\"217181\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-first-fina-world-cup-cluster-comes-to-a-close\/2016-hosszu-tounge-celebrate-final-200im\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-hosszu-tounge-celebrate-final-200im.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1383,882\" 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=\"2016-hosszu-tounge-celebrate-final-200im\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7\/24\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n10\/17\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\n2016-hosszu-tounge-celebrate-final-200im&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-hosszu-tounge-celebrate-final-200im-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-hosszu-tounge-celebrate-final-200im-1024x653.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-217181\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/2016-hosszu-tounge-celebrate-final-200im-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"2016-hosszu-tounge-celebrate-final-200im\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-217181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first cluster of stops along the 2016 FINA World Cup Tour came to a close in Moscow this weekend, where <\/span><b>Vlad Morozov <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Katinka Hosszu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">came out on top of the leaderboard by the end of the meet. The top six men and top six women all earned bonuses at the end of the first cluster based on their rankings on the leaderboard, with <\/span><b>Hosszu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Morozov <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">picking up nice bumps courtesy of their leads. <\/span><b>Hosszu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">worked for her prize, entering all seventeen events contested in Moscow to continue her traditional Iron Lady lineup of events. While she left Moscow with an impressive 7 golds and 11 total medals, she ultimately didn\u2019t need it. The Hungarian Olympic Champion had an astounding almost 200-point lead coming into the meet over <\/span><b>Alia Atkinson, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who wasn\u2019t even competing in Moscow. Meanwhile <\/span><b>Morozov <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">only entered in four events for the Moscow stop, but he had a healthy lead courtesy of his two world records in the 100 IM from the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/vladimir-morozov-edges-past-100-im-world-record-at-2016-fina-world-cup-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paris<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/vladimir-morozov-lowers-100-im-sc-world-record-at-2016-fina-world-cup-berlin\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Berlin<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stops of the circuit. 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