{"id":244954,"date":"2017-03-06T12:00:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-06T19:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=244954"},"modified":"2017-03-06T11:13:41","modified_gmt":"2017-03-06T18:13:41","slug":"the-week-that-was-world-rankings-shake-up-in-indy-and-down-under","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-world-rankings-shake-up-in-indy-and-down-under\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: World Rankings Shake Up In Indy and Down Under"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Swimming across the globe got a lot more interesting this week, with the Arena Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis and the NSW Open Champs in Australia giving swimmers from around the world a chance to test the waters as we begin to creep toward this summer\u2019s World Championships. Read about those meets and more in The Week That Was!<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Week That Was -- March 6, 2017\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RQi1QVqhWIc?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; Indian River Extends NJCAA Streak<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_244169\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-njcaa-championships-day-two-finals-indian-river-extends-lead-over-competition\/njcaa\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-244169\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-244169\" data-attachment-id=\"244169\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-njcaa-championships-day-two-finals-indian-river-extends-lead-over-competition\/njcaa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/njcaa.png\" data-orig-size=\"720,500\" 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=\"njcaa\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3\/2\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nnjcaa&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: NJCAA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/njcaa-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/njcaa.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244169\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/njcaa-700x500.png\" alt=\"njcaa\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-244169\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: NJCAA<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian River <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-njcaa-championships-indian-river-secures-2017-njcaa-championship-title\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">extended their streak of NJCAA Championships this weekend<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, bringing their number of consecutive championships to 43 for the men and 39 for the women. The Pioneer men and women more than doubled the points of their next closest competitors, totaling 1293 and 1210 points respectively. Indian River\u2019s <\/span><b>Nicholas Loomis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">set two new NJCAA records in the 50 (21.27) and 200 butterfly (1:46.10), while <\/span><b>Osianna McReed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">set a new NJCAA record in the 50 butterfly (24.62). You can check out full recaps of all days of competition on our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2017-njcaa-championships\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event Landing Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; NC State Men Wins Third Consecutive ACC Title<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_244188\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-mens-acc-championships-day-4-f\/ryan-held-celebrate-100-fly-acc-championships\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-244188\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-244188\" data-attachment-id=\"244188\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-mens-acc-championships-day-4-f\/ryan-held-celebrate-100-fly-acc-championships\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ryan-held-celebrate-100-fly-acc-championships-e1510357391497.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"993,708\" 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-celebrate-100-fly-acc-championships\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3\/2\/17 and 11\/10\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nryan-held-celebrate-100-fly-acc-championships&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Todd Kirkland, theACC.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ryan-held-celebrate-100-fly-acc-championships-e1510357391497-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ryan-held-celebrate-100-fly-acc-championships-1024x731.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244188\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/ryan-held-celebrate-100-fly-acc-championships-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"ryan-held-celebrate-100-fly-acc-championships\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-244188\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Todd Kirkland, theACC.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The men of NC State joined their women\u2019s team in celebrating a ACC conference championship this week, earning the third consecutive win for the men\u2019s team. Olympic gold medalist and NC State junior <\/span><b>Ryan Held <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had a standout meet, starting it off with a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-mens-acc-championships-day-2-finals-live-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new ACC meet and conference record in the 50 free (18.68)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He did the same in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-mens-acc-championships-day-3-finals-live-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 100 fly (44.79)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-mens-acc-championships-day-4-f\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">setting a new meet record in the 100 free (41.61)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Held also contributed to four relay wins for the Wolfpack. All of this came with a full beard, signaling he has plenty left to drop come NCAAs in a few weeks. Held was named Most Valuable Swimmer of the Meet for his performances. You can catch up on all of the meet coverage from the 2017 ACC Championships on our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2016-17-acc-conference-swimming-and-diving-coverage\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event Coverage Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; Stanford Holds Off Cal At Pac-12 Championships<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_244989\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-244989\" data-attachment-id=\"244989\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-world-rankings-shake-up-in-indy-and-down-under\/stanford-men-pac-12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/stanford-men-pac-12.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" 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=\"stanford-men-pac-12\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;stanford-men-pac-12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Chuckarelei\/Pac-12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/stanford-men-pac-12-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/stanford-men-pac-12-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-244989 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/stanford-men-pac-12-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"stanford-men-pac-12\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-244989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Chuckarelei\/Pac-12<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Stanford Cardinal held off a late charging Cal-Berkeley team to win the 2017 Pac-12 Conference Championships, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-mens-pac-12-championships-live-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">finishing with 784 points over Cal\u2019s 767<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Stanford displayed impressive depth across the meet, particularly in the distance freestyle events. That was kicked off by freshman <\/span><b>Grant Shoults <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who threw down a new Pac-12 record in the 500 free (4:10.67), and was joined in the A final by freshman <\/span><b>True Sweetser\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">junior <\/span><b>Liam Egan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and freshman <\/span><b>James Murphy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Sweetser himself would come back to lead a 1-2-3 Cardinal finish in the 1650 en route to setting the championship record, just sneaking past <\/span><b>Erik Vendt\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">legendary record from 2003. Other notable performances included Cal senior <\/span><b>Ryan Murphy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reset both of his backstroke meet records, posting a 44.76 and 1:38.07 to win the 100 and 200. Arizona State University freshman <\/span><b>Cameron Craig <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was another standout from the meet, winning the 200 free in the 8th fastest time in history over USC\u2019s <\/span><b>Dylan Carter<\/b>,<b> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1:31.72 to 1:31.98. You can check out full recaps of all days of the meet on our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2016-17-pac-12-conference-swimming-and-diving-coverage\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event Landing Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #2 &#8211; NSW Open Champs Features Fast Swims<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_210593\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-doping-ruling-reversal-rocks-the-swimming-world\/mcevoy-aus-grand-prix-2016\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-210593\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-210593\" data-attachment-id=\"210593\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-doping-ruling-reversal-rocks-the-swimming-world\/mcevoy-aus-grand-prix-2016\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mcevoy-aus-grand-prix-2016.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1467371009&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;600&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mcevoy-aus-grand-prix-2016\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;10\/30\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\nmcevoy-aus-grand-prix-2016&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr \/ Swimming Australia Ltd.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mcevoy-aus-grand-prix-2016-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mcevoy-aus-grand-prix-2016-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-210593\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mcevoy-aus-grand-prix-2016-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"mcevoy-aus-grand-prix-2016\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-210593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr \/ Swimming Australia Ltd.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Aussies were joined by a few fellow international swimmers this week at the 2017 New South Wales Open Championships, with several athletes throwing down world leading times. <\/span><b>Cameron McEvoy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was one of those athletes, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cameron-mcevoy-and-cate-campbell-clock-world-leading-100-free-times-at-nsw-open-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">throwing down a 48.13 in the prelims of the 100 freestyle before winning the event in 48.66<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Both of those times were faster than the previous world best that had been set hours earlier at the Indy Grand Prix meet. <\/span><b>Cate Campbell <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">made a similar statement in the women\u2019s event, taking the 100 free in a world leading 53.15 on the heels of announcing that she <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cate-campbell-announces-shes-skipping-world-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will not be competing at the World Championships in Budapest this summer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The Aussie also won the 50 free in 24.47. Also notable was <\/span><b>Emily Seebohm<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">posted <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/emily-seebohm-yulia-efimova-strong-on-second-day-of-nsw-open-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a world leading time in the 100 back (59.28)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Those should be confidence boosters for all three Australians following this summer\u2019s Olympics, as each went in as a presumptive individual gold medal favorite and were each left off the podium. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; Arena Pro Swim Series Stops In Indy<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_244609\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/daiya-seto-japan-2017-indy-pro-series\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-244609\" data-attachment-id=\"244609\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-world-rankings-shake-up-in-indy-and-down-under\/daiya-seto-japan-2017-indy-pro-series\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/daiya-seto-japan-2017-indy-pro-series-e1554749645961.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1100,733\" 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=\"daiya-seto-japan-2017-indy-pro-series\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;4\/8\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\n8\/10\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n3\/6\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\ndaiya-seto-japan-2017-indy-pro-series&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Melissa Lundie&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/daiya-seto-japan-2017-indy-pro-series-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/daiya-seto-japan-2017-indy-pro-series-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-244609\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/daiya-seto-japan-2017-indy-pro-series-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"daiya-seto-japan-2017-indy-pro-series\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-244609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Melissa Lundie<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Arena Pro Swim Series continued in Indianapolis this week, with many U.S. and international stars coming together to post more leading world times on the other side of the globe. In his first competition on U.S. soil, British star <\/span><b>Adam Peaty <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/watch-all-race-videos-from-2017-arena-pro-series-indy\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">set a new U.S. Open record in the 100 breast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in addition to improving his own #1 time in the world, touching the wall in 58.86. Japan\u2019s <\/span><b>Daiya Seto <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was another big winner on the men\u2019s side, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/daiya-seto-cruises-to-400-im-win-at-indy-pro-series\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">posting a world leading time in the 400 IM (4:10.22)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that cut more than a second from his previous top ranked time. Canada&#8217;s <\/span><b>Hilary Caldwell <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also posted <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/hilary-caldwell-posts-world-leading-200-back-in-indianapolis\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a world leading time in the 200 back (2:08.68)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, just edging out Emily Seebohm\u2019s top time in the world from earlier in the day. <\/span><b>Molly Hannis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">did <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/molly-hannis-comes-from-behind-to-take-down-katie-meili-in-100-breast-in-indy\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the same thing in the 100 breast<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, just edging out the previous time in the world that had been set by <\/span><b>Yulia Efimova <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in Australia when she won in 1:06.47. China\u2019s <\/span><b>Xu Jiayu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">battled <\/span><b>Jacob Pebley <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">down to the wire to best Pebly\u2019s previous world best in the 200 back, touching in 1:55.04. Xu also moved past <\/span><b>Matt Grevers\u2019 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/xu-jiayu-wins-100-back-wire-to-wire-at-arena-pro-swim-indy\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">top time in the 100 back when he won in 53.04<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. 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