{"id":259215,"date":"2017-06-05T15:00:07","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T22:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=259215"},"modified":"2017-06-05T16:14:18","modified_gmt":"2017-06-05T23:14:18","slug":"the-week-that-was-hinchey-takes-over-as-ceo-of-usa-swimming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-hinchey-takes-over-as-ceo-of-usa-swimming\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Hinchey Takes Over as CEO of USA Swimming"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was another busy week in the swimming world, with two of the last major meets before U.S. Nationals and the announcement of a new Executive Director of USA Swimming. Catch up on all those stories on The Week That Was.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Week That Was -- June 5, 2017\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nKIR8lJ9R_Q?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; ESPN Highlights Ryan Lochte And Ning Zetao<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_253699\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=253699\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-253699\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-253699\" data-attachment-id=\"253699\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=253699\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ryan-lochte-ryan-lochte-2016-o-trials-0249.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" 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-lochte-ryan-lochte-2016-o-trials-0249\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;ryan-lochte-ryan-lochte-2016-o-trials-0249&lt;br \/&gt;\n5\/1\/17&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\/2017\/05\/ryan-lochte-ryan-lochte-2016-o-trials-0249-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ryan-lochte-ryan-lochte-2016-o-trials-0249-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-253699\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ryan-lochte-ryan-lochte-2016-o-trials-0249-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"ryan-lochte-ryan-lochte-2016-o-trials-0249\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-253699\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ESPN posted the second annual World Fame 100 List for athletes this week, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/espn\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with two swimmers landing themselves on the list<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Ryan Lochte <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the United States and <\/span><b>Ning Zetao <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of China both made the rankings, with Lochte coming in at No. 67 and Zetao just edging him out at No. 66. The rankings are developed by <\/span><b>Ben Alamar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, ESPN\u2019s director of analytics, and calculate an athlete\u2019s level of fame based on a formula he developed that included endorsements, internet searches and social media following. Because of the formula amateur athletes (such as <\/span><b>Katie Ledecky<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) are excluded from the list, as are retired athletes (such as <\/span><b>Michael Phelps<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who himself was number 46 on last year\u2019s list). You can see the full list from ESPN <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/espn\/feature\/story\/_\/page\/worldfame100\/espn-world-fame-100-top-ranking-athletes\" 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; Smith College&#8217;s Kim Bierwert Retires After 40 Years<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_257927\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kim-bierwert-talks-coaching-after-40-years-at-smith-college\/kgb\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-257927\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-257927\" data-attachment-id=\"257927\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kim-bierwert-talks-coaching-after-40-years-at-smith-college\/kgb\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/KGB.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,560\" 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=\"kim-bierwert-cheering\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;kim-bierwert-cheering&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Smith College Swimming and diving&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/KGB-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/KGB.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-257927\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/KGB-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"kim-bierwert-cheering\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-257927\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Smith College Swimming and Diving<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Kim Bierwert <\/b>is stepping down after 40 years at the helm of Smith College\u2019s Swimming and Diving program. Bierwert will leave the program with an overall dual meet record of 202-161-3 in addition to several national champions and 21 Division III NCAA appearances that included five top-10 finishes. Bierwert was most recently honored as the NEWMAC Diving Coach of the Year in 2017, an award he also received in 2006. He has coached both swimmers and divers to national championships, with <b>Barbara King <\/b>a two-time diving national champion and <b>Maureen McMahon <\/b>and <b>Monique Fischer <\/b>both won swimming national titles. You can read an interview with Bierwert with Swimming World <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kim-bierwert-talks-coaching-after-40-years-at-smith-college\/\">here<\/a>, and read the full statement from Smith College <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smithpioneers.com\/news\/2017\/5\/9\/smiths-head-swimming-and-diving-coach-kim-bierwert-announces-retirement.aspx?path=wswim\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; Ryosuke Irie Among Top Performers at\u00a02017 Charlotte UltraSwim<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_255058\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/atlanta-pro-swim-rosuke-irie-100-backstroke-win\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-255058\" data-attachment-id=\"255058\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-hinchey-takes-over-as-ceo-of-usa-swimming\/atlanta-pro-swim-rosuke-irie-100-backstroke-win\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/atlanta-pro-swim-rosuke-irie-100-backstroke-win.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1805,1200\" 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=\"atlanta-pro-swim-rosuke-irie-100-backstroke-win\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;atlanta-pro-swim-rosuke-irie-100-backstroke-win&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Caroline Kosciusko&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/atlanta-pro-swim-rosuke-irie-100-backstroke-win-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/atlanta-pro-swim-rosuke-irie-100-backstroke-win-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-255058\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/atlanta-pro-swim-rosuke-irie-100-backstroke-win-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"atlanta-pro-swim-rosuke-irie-100-backstroke-win\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-255058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Caroline Kosciusko<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While swimmers were racing over on the west coast at the Santa Clara meet, a number of national and international athletes were competing back east at the 2017 Charlotte UltraSwim. Japanese backstroker <\/span><b>Ryosuke Irie <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hit the third fastest time in the world en route to winning the 100 back, improving on his season best to go 53.25 over <\/span><b>Justin Ress\u2019 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">53.49. Ress also improved on his season best and moved into the top five in the world this year. Also notable was <\/span><b>Katie Meili<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who dropped a 1:05.95 in the 100 breast to move to third in the world. Also in sprint breaststroke, <strong>Molly Hannis\u00a0<\/strong>moved to second in the world in the 50-meter event with a 30.19.\u00a0<\/span><b>Michael Chadwick <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also announced himself as a serious challenger for a spot in the 100 free on the U.S. Worlds team this summer, dropping a huge 48.69, a new personal best. You can check out all of the recaps from the 2017 Charlotte Ultraswim on our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2017-charlotte-ultraswim\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event Landing Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #2 &#8211; Ledecky, Cox, Litherland Top Santa Clara Pro Series<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_209366\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jay-litherland-9\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-209366\" data-attachment-id=\"209366\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-hinchey-takes-over-as-ceo-of-usa-swimming\/jay-litherland-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/jay-litherland-2016-o-trials-1328.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;jay-litherland-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1466971734&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;jay-litherland-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jay-litherland-2016-o-trials 1328\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;6\/3\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n6-27-16&lt;br \/&gt;\njay-litherland- 2016, Litherland Jay, Olympic Trials, Omaha, 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\/06\/jay-litherland-2016-o-trials-1328-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/jay-litherland-2016-o-trials-1328-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-209366\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/jay-litherland-2016-o-trials-1328-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"jay-litherland-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-209366\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The road towards US Nationals and the FINA World Championships continued in Santa Clara this week with the latest stop on the Arena Pro Series circuit. <\/span><b>Katie Ledecky <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">continued to show that he first collegiate season hasn\u2019t put a damper on her long course dominance, swimming her way to the fifth fastest performance ever in the 1500 free on the first night of the meet (15:35.65) while also posting the top time in the world in the 200 free (1:55.34). <strong>Madisyn Cox\u00a0<\/strong>won three events over the weekend: the women&#8217;s 200 breast (2:25.62), 400 IM (4:39.07) and 200 IM (2:11.56).\u00a0Another standout from the meet was rising Georgia senior and 2016 Olympian <\/span><b>Jay Litherland<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who completed an impressive 400 IM\/200 free double on the third night of the meet. Litherland started the session with a dominating win the 400 IM (4:13.79) before coming back in the next men\u2019s final to win the 200 free (1:49.28) with an incredible second 100. Litherland also tied with <\/span><b>Michael Andrew <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the 200 IM, using a monstrous last 50 to track Andrew down and hit the wall identically in 2:00.48. You can check out all of the results and recaps from the Santa Clara Pro Series stop on our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2017-arena-pro-swim-series-santa-clara\" 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 #1 &#8211; Tim Hinchey Named Executive Director Of USA Swimming<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_258583\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/tim-hinchey-1\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-258583\" data-attachment-id=\"258583\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-hinchey-takes-over-as-ceo-of-usa-swimming\/tim-hinchey-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Tim-Hinchey-1-e1496358894775.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"790,548\" 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=\"Tim-Hinchey (1)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;9\/23\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n6\/1\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nTim Hinchey&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\/2017\/06\/Tim-Hinchey-1-e1496358894775-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Tim-Hinchey-1-e1496358894775.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-258583\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Tim-Hinchey-1-e1496358894775-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Tim Hinchey\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-258583\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: USA Swimming<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week, USA Swimming announced that <\/span><b>Tim Hinchey <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">will be stepping in as the new Executive Director of the organization. He will be taking over for the late <\/span><b>Chuck Wielgus<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who passed away on April 23. Hinchey will be coming to the job after spending the last six years as the President of the Colorado Rapids, a Major League Soccer team. He has also spent time working in the NHL and NBA, and while he has never worked directly in swimming, he has been involved in the sport his whole life. In college he swam for UC-Irvine, and he currently competes for a Masters team. Hinchey will begin his new position on July 12 and is planning to attend this summer\u2019s FINA World Championships in Hungary. You can read an exclusive interview with Hinchey with <em>Swimming World<\/em> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/exclusive-tim-hinchey-brings-passion-to-usa-swimming\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and read the full press release from USA Swimming <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/exclusive-tim-hinchey-brings-passion-to-usa-swimming\/\" 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 busy week in the swimming world, with two of the last major meets before U.S. Nationals and the announcement of a new Executive Director of USA 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