{"id":252833,"date":"2017-04-24T11:15:06","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T18:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=252833"},"modified":"2017-04-24T11:15:06","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T18:15:06","slug":"the-week-that-was-usa-swimming-mourns-loss-of-chuck-wielgus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-usa-swimming-mourns-loss-of-chuck-wielgus\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: USA Swimming Mourns Loss Of Chuck Wielgus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was another big week in the world of swimming as we move towards this summer, with the GOAT hinting at a comeback, major NCAA news, fast swimming in Britain, and the sad passing of USA Swimming CEO <\/span><b>Chuck Wielgus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Catch up on all the week&#8217;s news in the week that was below.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Week That Was -- April 24, 2017\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1-ENgtdnhkE?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; Phelps Changes Tune On Possible Comeback<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_215722\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michael-phelps-press-conference-before-rio-olympics\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215722\" data-attachment-id=\"215722\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-usa-swimming-mourns-loss-of-chuck-wielgus\/michael-phelps-press-conference-before-rio-olympics\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/michael-phelps-press-conference-before-rio-olympics.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2338,1621\" 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=\"michael-phelps-press-conference-before-rio-olympics\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1\/8\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\n10\/7\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n8-5-16&lt;br \/&gt;\nmichael-phelps-press-conference-before-rio-olympics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/michael-phelps-press-conference-before-rio-olympics-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/michael-phelps-press-conference-before-rio-olympics-1024x710.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-215722\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/michael-phelps-press-conference-before-rio-olympics-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"michael-phelps-press-conference-before-rio-olympics\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-215722\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While <\/span><b>Michael Phelps <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was adamant about his retirement following the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, he admitted in an interview with the <em>Associated Press<\/em> this week that <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michael-phelps-wont-shut-the-door-on-another-comeback\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the real test of his retirement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be whether he gets the \u201citch\u201d to compete after watching this summer\u2019s World Championships. Phelps noted that after the 2012 London Olympics &#8212; his first retirement &#8212; watching the U.S. men only grab silver in the 400 free relay at the 2013 Barcelona World Championships sparked his first comeback. While Phelps <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/michael-phelps-has-taken-name-out-of-drug-testing-pool-officially-retired\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">did take his name out of the WADA drug testing pool back in the fall<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, any hint of a comeback from Phelps would be major news for USA men\u2019s swimming. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; Bret Lundgaard Takes Over For Susan Teeter At Princeton<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_136583\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/attention-new-coaches\/bret-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-136583\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-136583\" data-attachment-id=\"136583\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/attention-new-coaches\/bret-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Bret-1-e1492640371526.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1064,800\" 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=\"Bret Lundgaard\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;4\/19\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nBret Lundgaard&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Eric Bugby&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Bret-1-e1492640357287-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Bret-1-e1492640357287-1024x770.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-136583\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Bret-1-e1492640357287-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Bret Lundgaard\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-136583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Eric Bugby<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week Princeton Athletics announced that Tennessee Assistant Coach <\/span><b>Bret Lundgaard <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will be <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/bret-lundgaard-succeeds-susan-teeter-as-princeton-womens-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">taking over the reigns as head coach of the Princeton women\u2019s swimming and diving program<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. He step into a role that fellow Tennessee graduate <\/span><b>Susan Teeter <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has been in for\u00a033 years. Teeter <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/susan-teeter-legendary-head-coach-of-princeton-announces-retirement-following-2016-17-season\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced her retirement back in December<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after producing 17 Ivy League team titles and 22 All-America honorees during her career. Lundgaard has been an assistant with Tennessee for the last five years and has had a notable impact during his time with the program. In addition to working with multiple SEC Champions and NCAA All-Americans, Lundgaard was responsible for the training of breaststroker <\/span><b>Molly Hannis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a 2016 U.S. Olympian in the 200 breast and a four year member of the U.S. National Team. Lundgaard will officially be taking over the program on May 15. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; NCAA and ACC Return To Greensboro<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_128073\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-128073\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-128073\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/greensboro-warm-up-pool-wncaa-di-2015-2325-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"greensboro-warm-up-pool-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-128073\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week it was announced that a few big name collegiate tournaments will be returning to Greensboro, N.C.,\u00a0as the NCAA and ACC will again be bringing championship meets back to the Greensboro Aquatic Center. The NCAA had previously pulled all scheduled competitions from Greensboro following the passage of the controversial HB2 bill, but following its repeal\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-announces-sites-for-future-swimming-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the organization is planning to have several competitions return in the coming years<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The NCAA announced the future host sites for its championships through 2022, with Greensboro slated to host the women\u2019s Division I Championship meet in 2021. The GAC will also host the Division II Championships in 2018 and the Division III Championships in 2019 and 2020. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/acc-swimming-and-diving-championships-return-to-greensboro-through-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ACC also announced their men and women\u2019s conference championships will return<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the GAC beginning next year through 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #2 &#8211;\u00a0Adam Peaty, Duncan Scott and Ben Proud Highlight British Champs<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_217779\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-british-swimming-championships-4\/ben-proud-50-freestyle-rio\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-217779\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217779\" data-attachment-id=\"217779\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2017-british-swimming-championships-4\/ben-proud-50-freestyle-rio\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ben-proud-50-freestyle-rio.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1074,813\" 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=\"ben-proud-50-freestyle-rio\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;4\/20\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\n8\/8\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n4\/10\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n12\/16\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n4\/22\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nben-proud-50-freestyle-rio&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ben-proud-50-freestyle-rio-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ben-proud-50-freestyle-rio-1024x775.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-217779\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ben-proud-50-freestyle-rio-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"ben-proud-50-freestyle-rio\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-217779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week the 2017 British Swimming Championships took place in Sheffield, England, with some new and old names making an impact on the world rankings. World record-holder <\/span><b>Adam Peaty <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">walked away with wins in the 50 (26.48) and 100 (57.79) breaststrokes. Both times are the fastest in the world this year, with the 50 just .06 off his 2015 world record. <\/span><b>Duncan Scott <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had a huge breakthrough performance in the men\u2019s 100 frees, becoming the first British man to swim under 48 seconds when he won the event in 47.90. That is the fastest time in the world this year, just .01 faster than Australian <\/span><b>Cameron McEvoy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and puts all eyes on the 19 year old heading into World Championships this summer. <\/span><b>Ben Proud <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also rocketed his way to the top of the world rankings in the men\u2019s 50 free, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ben-proud-unleashes-worlds-fastest-50-free-at-british-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with a new personal best of 21.32 to win the event<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That breaks Proud\u2019s own British record from this summer and moves him into the top 10 all-time in the event. That time also would have won gold in Rio, where Proud finished fourth. You can find complete meet coverage of the event <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2017-british-swimming-championships\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; Chuck Wielgus Passes Away<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_48785\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wielgus-today-is-one-of-the-most-pivotal-days-in-the-future-of-usa-swimming\/chuck-wielgus-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-48785\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-48785\" data-attachment-id=\"48785\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wielgus-today-is-one-of-the-most-pivotal-days-in-the-future-of-usa-swimming\/chuck-wielgus-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Chuck-Wielgus-1-e1438017905696.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1165,877\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;11&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 40D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1232807265&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;93&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Chuck Wielgus\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;5\/26\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n4\/24\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nChuck Wielgus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: USA Swimming&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Chuck-Wielgus-1-e1438017905696-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Chuck-Wielgus-1-e1438017905696-1024x771.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-48785\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Chuck-Wielgus-1-e1438017905696-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Chuck Wielgus\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-48785\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: USA Swimming<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Chuck Wielgus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, USA Swimming&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chuck-wielgus-passes-away-from-long-battle-with-cancer\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">passed away this week<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after a long battle with cancer. He was 67 years old. Wielgus had been with USA Swimming since 1997 when he joined as Executive Director of the organization. He was also the CEO of the USA Swimming Foundation since 2004. Under Wielgus\u2019 tenure USA Swimming saw a dramatic growth in participation, corporate sponsors, and national outreach. This included securing television coverage for championship meets, including growing the U.S. Olympic Trials into a marquee event with all eight finals sessions televised live and more than 200,000 tickets sold for a 17,000 seat venue. Wielgus <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chuck-wielgus-retires-from-usa-swimming-leaves-monumental-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">had announced his retirement earlier this year<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, citing health concerns over his continued battle with colon cancer. He was initially diagnosed with the disease in 2006. You can read the full statement from USA Swimming on Wielgus\u2019 passing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/news-landing-page\/2017\/04\/23\/usa-swimming-mourns-passing-of-executive-director-chuck-wielgus\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was another big week in the world of swimming as we move towards this summer, with the GOAT hinting at a comeback, major NCAA news, fast swimming in 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