{"id":229154,"date":"2016-11-14T09:38:22","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T16:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=229154"},"modified":"2016-11-14T09:38:22","modified_gmt":"2016-11-14T16:38:22","slug":"the-week-that-was-katie-ledecky-highlights-busy-week-of-ncaa-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-katie-ledecky-highlights-busy-week-of-ncaa-action\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Katie Ledecky Highlights Busy Week Of NCAA Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The week was heavy in NCAA action that was highlighted by <\/span><b>Katie Ledecky\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NCAA record in the 1,000 yard freestyle at this week\u2019s Stanford dual meet. Read about that swim and all of the biggest stories in this week\u2019s edition of The Week That Was!<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Week That Was, 11\/14\/16\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gnr-OuOEyjo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #5 &#8211; Kyle Chalmers Wins Big At Australian Night Of Nights Gala<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_228260\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/228259-2\/kyle-chalmers-swimming-australia-awards\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-228260\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228260\" data-attachment-id=\"228260\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/228259-2\/kyle-chalmers-swimming-australia-awards\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/kyle-chalmers-swimming-australia-awards.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"4648,3099\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1478471207&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;45&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kyle-chalmers-swimming-australia-awards\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;11\/7\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\nkyle-chalmers-swimming-australia-awards&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Delly Car, Swimming Australia&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/kyle-chalmers-swimming-australia-awards-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/kyle-chalmers-swimming-australia-awards-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-228260\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/kyle-chalmers-swimming-australia-awards-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"kyle-chalmers-swimming-australia-awards\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-228260\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Delly Car, Swimming Australia<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swimming Australia held their annual <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/228259-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Night of Nights Gala Dinner in Brisbane this week<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, honoring Australian swimmers from this summer\u2019s Olympic and Paralympic Games. 18-year old Olympic Champion <\/span><b>Kyle Chalmers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was named the Olympic Program Swimmer of the Year following his gold medal performance in the 100 freestyle in Rio. That historic swim also gave <\/span><b>Chalmers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the award for Golden Moment of the Year. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fellow gold medalist <\/span><b>Mack Horton, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who won gold in the 400 freestyle,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was named the Swimmers\u2019 Swimmer of the Year, an award voted on by the athletes in attendance. <\/span><b>Maddison Elliot, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">another 18-year old, also earned a big prize during the night, taking home the Paralympic Program Swimmer of the Year. Australian Olympic legends <\/span><b>Ian Thorpe <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Dawn Fraser <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">were on hand during the nights ceremonies.<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A full list of award winners can be found <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/228259-2\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #4 &#8211;\u00a0<\/b><b>Matt And Annie Grevers Welcome First Child<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_228763\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/matt-and-annie-grevers-welcome-daughter\/matt-grevers-daughter\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-228763\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228763\" data-attachment-id=\"228763\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/matt-and-annie-grevers-welcome-daughter\/matt-grevers-daughter\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/matt-grevers-daughter.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,960\" 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=\"matt-grevers-daughter\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;11\/10\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\nmatt-grevers-daughter&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Annie Grevers&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/matt-grevers-daughter-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/matt-grevers-daughter-1024x819.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-228763\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/matt-grevers-daughter-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"matt-grevers-daughter\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-228763\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Annie Grevers<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swimming power couple <\/span><b>Matt Grevers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Annie Grevers <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/matt-and-annie-grevers-welcome-daughter\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">welcomed their first child this week<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, announcing the birth of their daughter through social media. The couple had announced that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/matt-annie-grevers-are-expecting\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they were expecting last May on Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, just a few weeks prior to 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. <\/span><b>Annie Grevers, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who acts as the Features Editor for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swimming World, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">delivered baby <\/span><b>Skylar Lea Grevers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on November 9th at 10:16pm. She weighed 8lb 12 oz and both mom and baby are happy, healthy, and resting following the delivery. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gold medalist at the 2012 Olympic Games in the 100 backstroke, <\/span><b>Matt Grevers <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/losing-like-an-olympic-champion\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finished third this summer at the 2016 Olympic Trials<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> behind eventual gold medalist <\/span><b>Ryan Murphy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and bronze medalist <\/span><b>David Plummer. Matt <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Annie Grevers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have been one of Team USA\u2019s biggest power couples since February of 2012, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-grand-prix-columbia-eric-shanteau-downs-meet-record-matt-grevers-annie-chandler-get-engaged-video-included\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when <\/span><b>Matt <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">memorably proposed to <\/span><b>Annie <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">during his medal ceremony<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the 2012 Columbia Grand Prix meet.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #3 &#8211;<\/b><b>Busy College Week Finds NC State, Stanford Top CSCAA Poll<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_228697\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ryan-held-nc-state\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-228697\" data-attachment-id=\"228697\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-katie-ledecky-highlights-busy-week-of-ncaa-action\/ryan-held-nc-state\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ryan-held-nc-state-e1510094859124.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1489,1039\" 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=\"ryan-held-nc-state\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1\/10\/17 &#038; 2\/22\/17 , 11\/8\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nryan-held-nc-state&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Andy Ringgold \/ Aringo Photos&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ryan-held-nc-state-e1510094859124-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ryan-held-nc-state-e1510094859124-1024x715.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-228697\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/ryan-held-nc-state-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"ryan-held-nc-state\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-228697\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Andy Ringgold \/ Aringo Photos<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The College Swim Coach Association of America (CSCAA) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nc-state-men-stanford-women-highlight-cscaa-division-i-polls\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">released their new Division I polls this week<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, picking two teams that have been on the rise for that #1 spot. On the men\u2019s side, NC State claimed the top ranking, taking down Indiana from the number one spot. This should be a huge boost of confidence for the program after taking down Texas, the defending National Champions, last week in Austin. NC State finished in fourth place at NCAA\u2019s last year, the best finish in the history of the program. The Longhorns themselves were ranked third this week, falling down just one spot from their second place ranking last time out. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the women\u2019s side, the Stanford Cardinal took the #1 spot from the Michigan Wolverines, who fell to #5 this week. Stanford has been a favorite to take the team title at NCAA\u2019s this year, as they welcomed Rio superstar <\/span><b>Katie Ledecky<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to their roster in addition to returned Olympic gold medalist <\/span><b>Simone Manuel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">after a redshirt season last year. Georgia, the defending national champions from last year, were ranked second themselves in this latest poll, jumping from 8th place last time out. Texas also continued their climb up the polls <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pac-12-weekly-recap-texas-edges-cal-on-final-relay\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">after narrowly taking down the Cal Bears this week<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, climbing from seventh up to fourth.<\/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><b>The Week That Was #2 &#8211; Team USA Tops Big 10 At 2016 USA College Challenge<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_229064\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/venue-84\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-229064\" data-attachment-id=\"229064\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-katie-ledecky-highlights-busy-week-of-ncaa-action\/venue-84\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/venue-usa-swimming-college-chall-2016-0167.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;venue&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1478971764&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;72&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;venue&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"venue-usa-swimming-college-chall-2016 0167\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7\/6\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n11\/13\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\nvenue 2016, College Challenge, USA Swimming&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\/11\/venue-usa-swimming-college-chall-2016-0167-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/venue-usa-swimming-college-chall-2016-0167-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-229064\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/venue-usa-swimming-college-chall-2016-0167-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"venue\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-229064\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team USA came away with a victory over the Big Ten Conference at the inaugural <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=2888&amp;Alias=Rainbow&amp;Lang=en\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2016 USA College Challenge<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, presented by arena. Broadcast on the Big Ten network and featuring several Olympians from this summer, the meet pitted national teamers against some of the nation\u2019s best Big Ten swimmers at the legendary IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis. Buoyed by Olympians <\/span><b>Leah Smith, Jacob Pebley, Tom Shields, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Kelsi Worrell, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team USA won the dual meet 349-247. Louisville head coach <\/span><b>Arthur Albiero <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">acted as the head coach for Team USA, while University of Michigan head coach <\/span><b>Mike Bottom <\/b>and Indiana coach\u00a0<strong>Ray Looze <\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">served as the head coaches of the Big Ten team. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Team USA started the meet off with a bang, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/team-usa-overturns-400-medley-relay-american-record-at-usa-college-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">setting a new American record in the women\u2019s 400 medley relay<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The quartet of <\/span><b>Ali DeLoof<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Andrea Cottrell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Kelsi Worrell, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Amanda Weir<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> touched in an American and U.S. Open of 3:25.60, which breaks Stanford\u2019s 2016 record they set at last year\u2019s NCAA\u2019s. Other notable swims included <\/span><b>Leah Smith <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">winning the 1,000 free in 9:21.54, less than 2-seconds off her recently broken NCAA record, and <\/span><b>Lilly King <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">taking the 100 breast (57.30) and 200 breast (2:05.64). Louisville&#8217;s <strong>Mallory Comerford\u00a0<\/strong>also improved upon her NCAA leading time in the 100 freestyle, touching in 47.39.\u00a0Full recaps of all sessions of the meet, including full results, can be found below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-usa-college-challenge-day-one-live-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day One Recap<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2016-usa-college-challenge-day-two-live-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day Two Recap<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iunat.iupui.edu\/content\/Other-Information\/LiveResults\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Complete Meet Results<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; Katie Ledecky Breaks NCAA Record<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_177898\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-2016-austin\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-177898\" data-attachment-id=\"177898\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-katie-ledecky-highlights-busy-week-of-ncaa-action\/katie-ledecky-2016-austin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/katie-ledecky-2016-austin.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1677,1118\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports&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=\"katie-ledecky-2016-austin\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;11\/14\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\nkatie-ledecky-2016-austin&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\/katie-ledecky-2016-austin-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/katie-ledecky-2016-austin-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-177898\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/katie-ledecky-2016-austin-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"katie-ledecky-2016-austin\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-177898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Katie Ledecky <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">made her first mark on the NCAA record books this week, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/race-video-katie-ledecky-smashes-1000-freestyle-ncaa-record\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">breaking <\/span><b>Leah Smith\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NCAA record in the 1,000 freestyle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Touching in 9:10.49, <\/span><b>Ledecky <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cruised by <\/span><b>Smith\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">old record of 9:20.15 from the 2016 ACC Championships, which she swam going out in her 1,650 freestyle. <\/span><b>Ledecky <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">split in the 27-mid to high range throughout the race, going out in 1:48.38 at the 200 and 4:34.35 at the 500. That time also broke <\/span><b>Janet Evans&#8217;\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pool record at Stanford. The former Stanford swimmer and distance legend had held the record at 9:30.69 since 1990. 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