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Morning Splash<\/a><\/strong> by David Rieder.<\/em><\/p>\n

There won\u2019t be nearly as much at stake this weekend in Mesa, Ariz., as in other corners of the world\u2014like in Victoria, Brisbane, Moscow, Quindao, Nagoya or Sheffield, all home to qualification meets for this summer’s FINA World Championships.<\/p>\n

So it\u2019s unlikely that anyone will be challenging any world records during this third stop on the arena Pro Swim Series circuit\u2014as\u00a0Kylie<\/a> Masse<\/a><\/strong> and Xu Jiayu<\/strong><\/a> have both done in the 100 back over the last week at their respective national championships.<\/p>\n

But this weekend’s arena Pro Swim Series meet in Mesa marks the unofficial start to long course season in the U.S. and thus the buildup to U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis and to the World Championships in Budapest.<\/p>\n

Wait a second, you might argue\u2014there have already been two arena Pro meets, in Austin in January and in Indy at the beginning of March. Sure, but back then, a huge percentage of would-be entrants were singularly focused on the upcoming NCAA championship season while plenty of professionals were easing their way back to competition after a post-Olympics hiatus.<\/p>\n

Not anymore. While international representation is down this week with trials season in full swing around the world, 19 of the 26 events in Mesa will feature at least one of the two Americans who swam that event in Rio.<\/p>\n

Just don\u2019t be surprised if some of them are a little bit rusty. None of the Olympians who just finished up their NCAA seasons have swum in a long course meet in precisely eight months, since the final day of the swimming competition in Rio.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s not to say that long course has been totally out of mind. Even at the height of her massively successful first college season, Katie Ledecky<\/strong> and Stanford coach Greg Meehan<\/strong>, working together for the first time, had international racing in mind at the Pac-12 championships.<\/p>\n

At that meet, Meehan held Ledecky out of the 1650 free so she could swim both the 400 IM and 200 free on night three. That lineup would not necessarily maximize Stanford\u2019s point output\u2014not that the Cardinal, up big in the team race, needed every point it could get.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust managing the 400 IM-200 free double is good practice for her in looking at potential events this summer, just like she had to manage the 1500 free and 200 free [within in the same session at the World Championships] in Kazan in 2015,\u201d Meehan said. \u201cJust trying to think about the bigger picture as well as long as it fits within what we\u2019re doing team-wise, and it did.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stanford mixed in some long course practices throughout the year, and Ledecky will undoubtedly be just fine when she returns to the Olympic format this weekend. Same with her teammate Simone<\/strong> Manuel<\/strong>, still riding the confidence of a breakthrough Olympics and a fine meet at the NCAA championships, particularly her 45.56 in the 100 free.<\/p>\n

For Ledecky and Manuel, the difficult part was coming down from the highs of the Olympic Games. For plenty of their Olympic teammates and other top performers from the NCAA championships, the big bumps in the road come now.<\/p>\n

Chase Kalisz<\/strong>, Olivia<\/strong> Smoliga<\/strong>, Leah<\/strong> Smith<\/strong> and Lia Neal<\/strong> all used up their NCAA eligibility this season. This weekend, they cross the threshold into professional swimming.<\/p>\n

Over the next month, seniors around the country will earn their college diplomas and graduate into adulthood seeking scary full-time jobs. That\u2019s exactly the step the aforementioned quartet will take this weekend\u2014except their jobs don\u2019t guarantee a salary.<\/p>\n

None of them have signed any endorsement deals, at least not yet. All earned USA Swimming stipends based on their efforts last summer, but those won\u2019t get extended for another year if their times are not up to scratch in June and July of this year.<\/p>\n

All of them have swum at these Pro Swim Series events in the past, but now the title represents something real for them\u2014their results actually affect their respective livelihoods.<\/p>\n

But in a world where so few swimmers can sustain themselves long-term off their performances, none of these newly-minted pros would still be swimming if they did not believe they had more in the tank.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like at the Olympics, I just got a taste of what my future can be,\u201d Smith said. While I was very happy with my performance, it made me hungrier. There were things I wanted to improve on\u2014I wanted silver [instead of bronze in the 400 free], and I wanted to medal in the 800. There\u2019s still more that I want to achieve, and I\u2019m not done with the sport yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kalisz returned to Georgia after winning a silver in the men\u2019s 400 IM in Rio, and then he capped off his NCAA career with a dominant performance in the 400 IM at the men\u2019s NCAA championships, crushing his American record by more than a second in the process.<\/p>\n

But afterwards, he sounded like a man far more motivated than contented.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe best thing that happened to me was getting a silver medal,\u201d he said. \u201cIt will probably motivate me until the next Olympic cycle, and it\u2019s something that I\u2019m not going to forget being as close as I was. I think I was swam the perfect race, and I don\u2019t know how much faster I could have gone at the Olympic Games, but I\u2019m not going to be completely satisfied.\u201d<\/p>\n

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But the next Olympics in Tokyo still three years away, Kalisz and the rest of the country’s top swimmers will have to settle for a trip to the World Championships this summer as the ultimate goal for 2017.<\/p>\n

Just as with last year\u2019s Olympic Trials, qualifying will be cutthroat. The stakes in Mesa are not that high\u2014yet\u2014but it\u2019s step one in the return to the unforgiving beast that is long course racing.<\/p>\n

Mesa\u2019s excellent mid-April weather<\/a>\u2014sunny with high temperatures around 90 degrees\u2014is a perk, but there\u2019s business at hand this weekend at Skyline Aquatic Center, business that most hope will culminate with a trip to Budapest and the World Championships.<\/p>\n

All commentaries are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Swimming World Magazine nor its staff.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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