﻿{"id":262367,"date":"2017-06-26T12:04:54","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T19:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=262367"},"modified":"2017-06-26T12:04:54","modified_gmt":"2017-06-26T19:04:54","slug":"the-week-that-was-blume-peaty-throw-down-fast-times-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-blume-peaty-throw-down-fast-times-in-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Blume, Peaty Throw Down Fast Times In Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week saw more fast times in Europe as international stars gathered at the 2017 Sette Colli International in Italy ahead of this summer\u2019s World Championships. Check in on those results and all the biggest news from the week in The Week That Was!<\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #5 &#8211; Lilly King Discusses Life Post Olympics<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_247568\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lilly-king-38\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-247568\" data-attachment-id=\"247568\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-blume-peaty-throw-down-fast-times-in-rome\/lilly-king-38\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/lilly-king-2017-wncaa-4586.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" 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;lilly-king-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1489863847&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;lilly-king-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lilly-king-2017 wncaa 4586\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2\/13\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\nlilly-king- 200 Breaststroke, 2017, NCAA DI Women&#8217;s S&amp;amp;D Championships&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\/03\/lilly-king-2017-wncaa-4586-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/lilly-king-2017-wncaa-4586-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-247568\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/lilly-king-2017-wncaa-4586-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"lilly-king-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-247568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Olympic gold medalist <\/span><b>Lilly King <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lilly-king-opens-up-about-life-post-rio\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">opened up about her struggles<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> adapting to life after the 2016 Rio Olympic Games in an interview just one week before the start of World Championship Trials in Indianapolis. In the months following Rio, King admitted that she had trouble adjusting to her new-found celebrity and managing her motivation amid feelings of a post-Olympic let-down. Coach <\/span><b>Ray Looze <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pinpointed the Short Course World Championships, where King failed to win the 100 breast, as the beginning of a turning point that got King back on course and helped her work her way to two new short course yard American records in the spring. King will be entering as one of the favorites to qualify in the 100 and 200 breaststroke in Indianapolis next week. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; Ryan Murphy Signs On With Speedo <\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_261711\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-record-holder-ryan-murphy-signs-with-speedo\/ryan-murphy-speedo-usa\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-261711\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-261711\" data-attachment-id=\"261711\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-record-holder-ryan-murphy-signs-with-speedo\/ryan-murphy-speedo-usa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ryan-murphy-speedo-usa-e1498056920153.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2047,1496\" 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-murphy-speedo-usa\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;ryan-murphy-speedo-usa&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Speedo USA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ryan-murphy-speedo-usa-e1498056920153-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ryan-murphy-speedo-usa-e1498056920153-1024x748.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-261711\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/ryan-murphy-speedo-usa-e1498056920153-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"ryan-murphy-speedo-usa\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-261711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Speedo USA<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week Speedo announced that it will be <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-record-holder-ryan-murphy-signs-with-speedo\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">signing three-time Olympic gold medalist and world record holder<\/span><\/a> <b>Ryan Murphy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to a new sponsorship ahead of the FINA World Championships this summer. Murphy just recently finished his last season of eligibility at Cal-Berkeley in March following NCAA\u2019s, where he won his fourth straight NCAA titles in the 100 and 200 backstrokes. Citing the need for a new \u201cface of swimming,\u201d Speedo President <\/span><b>John Graham <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">commented in an article on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/speedo-betting-big-ryan-murphy-next-face-swimming-115922440.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yahoo Sports<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that the suit company believes Murphy will emerge as a lead figure in USA men\u2019s swimming over the coming years in a post-Phelps era. Murphy\u2019s first competition as a Speedo sponsored athlete will be this week at Phillip 66 National Championships in Indianapolis. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; Record Number Of NCAA Teams Honored By CSCAA<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_242107\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/5-swimmers-to-watch-at-the-2017-mens-ivy-league-championships\/harvard-ivy-league-fly\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-242107\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-242107\" data-attachment-id=\"242107\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/5-swimmers-to-watch-at-the-2017-mens-ivy-league-championships\/harvard-ivy-league-fly\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/harvard-ivy-league-fly.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,525\" 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=\"harvard-ivy-league-fly\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2\/21\/2017&lt;br \/&gt;\nharvard-ivy-league-fly&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Harvard Athletics &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/harvard-ivy-league-fly-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/harvard-ivy-league-fly.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-242107\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/harvard-ivy-league-fly-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"harvard-ivy-league-fly\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-242107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Harvard Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This was a historic year for college swimming, with the College Swimming &amp; Diving Coaches Association (CSCAA) recognizing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/720-collegiate-teams-receive-scholar-all-america-recognition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">more than 700 college teams<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cscaa-names-record-997-individual-athletes-to-scholar-all-america-team\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nearly 1,000 individual athletes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with Scholar All-America Recognition. That is the most awards that have been presented in the 95-year history of the CSCAA. In order for a team to achieve All-America distinction, the team must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher during the spring semester. For individuals to earn recognition, student-athletes must have achieved a GPA of 3.5 or higher and competed in the respective NCAA\/NAIA\/NJCAA Championship meet. In a press release, the CSCAA attributes the growth of the awards to the increase in colleges sponsoring swimming and diving teams, which the organization says is at a ten-year high. You can see the full list of teams receiving the distinction <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/720-collegiate-teams-receive-scholar-all-america-recognition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a list of the individuals receiving the distinction <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cscaa-names-record-997-individual-athletes-to-scholar-all-america-team\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #2 &#8211; Wright State University Close To Fundraising Goal<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_261202\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wright-state-at-41-of-85000-fundraising-goal\/wright-state-logo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-261202\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-261202\" data-attachment-id=\"261202\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wright-state-at-41-of-85000-fundraising-goal\/wright-state-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wright-state-logo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"897,500\" 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=\"wright-state-logo\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;6\/17\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nwright-state-logo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Wright State University &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wright-state-logo-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wright-state-logo.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-261202\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/wright-state-logo-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"wright-state-logo\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-261202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Wright State University<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With less than one week left for fundraising, the Wright State University swimming and diving teams <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-green-and-golden-legacy-of-wright-state\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have raised two-thirds of the monetary goal necessary<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to save their programs. As of June 23, the university has received $54,640 in donations, just over $30,000 shy of their final goal. Just a few weeks ago we learned that Wright State University, with the help of the CSCAA, had <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wright-state-announces-fundraising-plan-to-save-swim-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">put together a fundraising plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to save the university\u2019s swimming and diving programs after meeting with the Wright State Board of Trustees. The fundraising plan set a goal of $85,000 for saving the programs, with a deadline of June 30, 2017 for raising the money. The Wright State programs were <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wright-state-university-cuts-swimming-as-cost-cutting-measure\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">initially cut back in May<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <em>Swimming World<\/em> is offering a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-will-donate-10-00-for-every-new-swimming-world-subscription-to-help-save-wright-state-swimming\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$10 donation to the Save Wright State Fund<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for every digital subscription we receive before June 30. You can also donate to the fund <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cscaa.org\/savewrightstate\" 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; Blume, Peaty Swim Lights Out At Sette Colli <\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_157382\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/adam-peaty-gianmattiadalbertolapresse-3\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157382\" data-attachment-id=\"157382\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-blume-peaty-throw-down-fast-times-in-rome\/adam-peaty-gianmattiadalbertolapresse-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/adam-peaty-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,682\" 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;Adam Peaty \\u00a9gianmattiadalberto\\\/lapresse&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;Adam Peaty \\u00a9gianmattiadalberto\\\/lapresse&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"adam-peaty (3)\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;6\/26\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nAdam Peaty \u00a9gianmattiadalberto\/lapresse&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: gianmattiadalberto\/lapresse&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/adam-peaty-3-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/adam-peaty-3-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-157382\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/adam-peaty-3-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Adam Peaty \u00a9gianmattiadalberto\/lapresse\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-157382\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: gianmattiadalberto\/lapresse<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There were plenty of Olympians and international stars on hand this week at the 2017 Sette Colli International meet this week in Rome, Italy. British Olympian and world record holder <\/span><b>Adam Peaty <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">continued his trend of swimming fast in season, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/peaty-martinenghi-among-record-breakers-at-day-one-of-2017-sette-colli\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">throwing down a 58.74 meet record<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the 100 breast. In that same event Italy\u2019s <\/span><b>Nicolo Martinenghi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> turned in a second-place time of 59.31, setting a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nicolo-martinenghi-downs-100-breast-world-junior-italian-records-at-sette-colli\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new Italian record<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and dropping his own\u00a0Junior World Record. Danish Olympic Champion <\/span><b>Pernille Blume <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also threw down <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/pernille-blume-posts-second-fastest-50-free-of-2017-at-sette-colli\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the second fastest time in the world this year in the 50 free<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, hitting the wall in a meet record 24.13. Also notable was South Korea\u2019s <\/span><b>Park Tae Hwan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was just off his season best in the 400 free, winning in 3:44.54. For full recaps and results from the 2017 Sette Colli International, head over to our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2017-sette-colli-international\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event Landing Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week saw more fast times in Europe as international stars gathered at the 2017 Sette Colli International in Italy ahead of this summer\u2019s World Championships. 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