{"id":239798,"date":"2017-02-06T12:00:16","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T19:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=239798"},"modified":"2017-06-13T17:57:54","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T00:57:54","slug":"the-week-that-was-division-ii-record-holder-passes-away-during-team-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-division-ii-record-holder-passes-away-during-team-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Division II Record Holder Passes Away During Team Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week saw a range of stories across the swimming world, including the tragic passing of one of Division II&#8217;s most accomplished student-athletes. Read about all of this week&#8217;s biggest stories in this edition of the week that was.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Week That Was -- Feb. 6, 2017\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rAzGsqwSno0?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; Mutual Of Omaha Splits From USA Swimming<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_164282\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164282\" data-attachment-id=\"164282\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-division-ii-record-holder-passes-away-during-team-practice\/duel-in-the-pool-sign\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Duel-in-the-pool-sign.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1146,686\" 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=\"Duel-in-the-pool-sign\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2\/3\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nDuel-in-the-pool-sign&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\/2015\/12\/Duel-in-the-pool-sign-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Duel-in-the-pool-sign-1024x613.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-164282 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Duel-in-the-pool-sign-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Duel-in-the-pool-sign\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-164282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Annie Grevers<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week the swimming world learned that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mutual-of-omaha-no-longer-sponsoring-usa-swimming-report-says\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mutual of Omaha is no longer a sponsor of USA Swimming<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Mutual of Omaha was one of USA Swimming\u2019s biggest sponsors and had their name attached to the semi-annual Duel in the Pool. Despite the break in the relationship, the Mutual of Omaha Breakout Swim Clinics that have been organized by Olympian <\/span><b>Josh Davis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will continue. In an article published by the <em>Omaha<\/em> <em>World Herald<\/em>, the Herald speculates that the dissolution of the sponsorship could also affect Omaha\u2019s chances of hosting a fourth consecutive Olympic Trials in 2020, although technically the United States Olympic Committee the official host of the event. You can read the original <em>Omaha World Herald<\/em> article <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.omaha.com\/money\/mutual-of-omaha-ends--year-sponsorship-of-usa-swimming\/article_86b93244-ea4e-11e6-89cf-57a1d44607bc.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; David Marsh Steps Away From CEO Role At SwimMAC<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_205140\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interview-david-marsh-evaluates-the-bigger-picture-for-the-us\/david-marsh-2015-fina-world-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-205140\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-205140\" data-attachment-id=\"205140\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interview-david-marsh-evaluates-the-bigger-picture-for-the-us\/david-marsh-2015-fina-world-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/david-marsh-2015-fina-world-1.png\" data-orig-size=\"851,500\" 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=\"david-marsh-2015-fina-world (1)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;11\/17\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\ndavid-marsh-2015-fina-world &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: SwimmingWorld.TV&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/david-marsh-2015-fina-world-1-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/david-marsh-2015-fina-world-1.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-205140\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/david-marsh-2015-fina-world-1-700x500.png\" alt=\"david marsh 2015 fina world\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-205140\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: SwimmingWorld.TV<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week it was announced that renowned coach <\/span><b>David Marsh<\/b>,<b> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who has served as the head coach and CEO of SwimMAC since 2007, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/david-marsh-steps-away-from-head-coachceo-role-at-swimmac\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">would be stepping away from his current role with the club<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Terry Fritch <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will take over as the club\u2019s head coach, while Marsh will take on a to-be-determined role within the club. Marsh was the head coach at Auburn University before taking the head coach position with SwimMAC almost a decade ago, and most recently was the head coach for the U.S. women\u2019s Olympic Team in Rio de Janeiro. Marsh will still lead the Team Elite program that consists of several professional swimmers, including U.S. national teamers <\/span><b>Katie Meili <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Madison Kennedy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as well as Japanese Olympic medalist <\/span><b>Ryosuke Irie<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; Swimming Australia Moves Olympic Trials Dates<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_216364\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-216364\" data-attachment-id=\"216364\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/australians-clock-world-record-to-earn-olympic-gold-in-womens-400-freestyle-relay\/australian-womens-relay-rio-2016-olympics-world-record\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/australian-womens-relay-rio-2016-olympics-world-record-e1486397480752.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1122,800\" 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=\"australian-womens-relay-rio-2016-olympics-world-record\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;4\/25\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n8\/6\/016&lt;br \/&gt;\naustralian-womens-relay-rio-2016-olympics-world-record&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/australian-womens-relay-rio-2016-olympics-world-record-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/australian-womens-relay-rio-2016-olympics-world-record-1024x730.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-216364 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/australian-womens-relay-rio-2016-olympics-world-record-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"australian-womens-relay-rio-2016-olympics-world-record\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-216364\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swimming Australia announced <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/new-swimming-australia-four-year-plan-includes-earlier-selection-trials\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">some major changes in approach for the next Olympic quad<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> following a post-Rio review. One of the key changes to the organization\u2019s approach to their qualification calendar for major international meets. In a move similar to the schedule in place in the United States for Olympic Games qualification, Swimming Australia will move selection meets to five\u00a0weeks prior to the event. This past Olympiad, Australia selected its team in April. Other changes will include implementing a new framework to better track their high performance system, developing a Coach Leadership Team under National Head Coach <\/span><b>Jacco Verhaeren<\/b>,<b> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and seeking out warmer climate locations in the lead up to major competitions. Speaking to the changes, CEO <\/span><b>Mark Anderson <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">commented that Australia is looking forward to continuing their strong tradition of swimming success while continuing to improve their high performance strategy. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #2 &#8211; Surging Arizona State Team Ties Rival Arizona<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_239741\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-tie-in-tucson-cant-split-arizona-and-asu-men-after-intense-rivalry-showdown\/arizona-state-teammates-cheering-tucson\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-239741\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-239741\" data-attachment-id=\"239741\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-tie-in-tucson-cant-split-arizona-and-asu-men-after-intense-rivalry-showdown\/arizona-state-teammates-cheering-tucson\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/arizona-state-teammates-cheering-tucson-e1486269258424.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1202,800\" 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=\"arizona-state-teammates-cheering-tucson\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;4\/25\/2018&lt;br \/&gt;\n2\/4\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\narizona-state-teammates-cheering-tucson&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Blake Benard\/Cronkite News&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/arizona-state-teammates-cheering-tucson-700x500.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/arizona-state-teammates-cheering-tucson-1024x681.jpeg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-239741\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/arizona-state-teammates-cheering-tucson-700x500.jpeg\" alt=\"arizona-state-teammates-cheering-tucson\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-239741\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Blake Benard\/Cronkite News<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arizona State University and the University of Arizona faced off in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pac-12-saturday-recap-arizona-asu-men-tie-in-tucson\/\" target=\"_blank\">an intense dual meet<\/a>\u00a0Saturday in Tucson <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-tie-in-tucson-cant-split-arizona-and-asu-men-after-intense-rivalry-showdown\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that ended in a tie for the men\u2019s teams<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, 147-147. The meet was wire-to-wire throughout for the two rivals, with the victor of the meet ultimately coming down to the last relay. The Sun Devils were able to pull out a 1-3 finish to tie the meet, preventing an Arizona win. Arizona was dominant in the first half of the meet, winning the 200 medley relay and 1000 free right out of the gate in addition to the 100 breast, 200 fly, and 50 free. That gave Arizona an 86-61 lead heading into the first break, but ASU quickly rebounded in the second half of the meet by sweeping the 100 freestyle and working their way back to a tie by the second diving break. Arizona went 1-3-4 in the 400 IM, the last individual event of the day, meaning ASU would have to 1-2 the 400 free relay to win the meet. They nearly did, but ended up first (2:54.07) and third (2:55.05) with the Arizona A-team (2:54.31) right in the middle. Full results of the meet can be found <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/swimmingworld.azureedge.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/arizona-asu-dual-meet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; NCAA Record Holder Dies Following Medical Emergency<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_189967\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/drurys-wen-xu-claims-50-free-ncaa-d2-mark\/wen-xu-drury\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-189967\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-189967\" data-attachment-id=\"189967\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/drurys-wen-xu-claims-50-free-ncaa-d2-mark\/wen-xu-drury\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/wen-xu-drury-e1485977670269.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"891,514\" 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=\"wen-xu-drury\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8-13-23&lt;br \/&gt;\n10\/5\/16 and 2\/2\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nwen-xu-drury&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Drury Athletics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/wen-xu-drury-e1485977670269-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/wen-xu-drury-1024x423.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-189967\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/wen-xu-drury-e1485977670269-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"wen-xu-drury\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-189967\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Drury Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week was marked by tragedy when Drury senior <\/span><b>Wen \u201cAriel\u201d Xu <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/drury-swimmer-wen-ariel-xu-dies-during-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">passed away following a medical emergency during a team practice<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Thursday, February 2. Xu had a storied athletic career at Drury, winning the 50 freestyle at NCAA\u2019s last year while also setting a Division II record. Xu was also a member of two NCAA Championship relays, the 200 free and 200 medley, that set national records at the 2015 NCAA Championships. In a statement from the Athletics Department, Drury Director of Athletics <\/span><b>Mark Fischer <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">commented, &#8220;This is a difficult and sudden loss for all of us, but especially for Ariel&#8217;s teammates and coaches. She was an outstanding student-athlete and was an inspiration to her fellow swimmers in and out of the pool.&#8221;<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drury wrapped up their regular season meet schedule two weeks ago and on Wednesday will travel to the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championships. You can read the full statement on Xu\u2019s passing on <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.drurypanthers.com\/news\/2017\/2\/2\/general-wen-xu-1994-2017.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drury\u2019s Athletics Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week saw a range of stories across the swimming world, including the tragic passing of one of Division II&#8217;s most accomplished student-athletes. 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