{"id":264435,"date":"2017-07-03T11:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-03T18:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=264435"},"modified":"2017-07-03T10:54:08","modified_gmt":"2017-07-03T17:54:08","slug":"the-week-that-was-new-storylines-emerge-at-2017-us-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-new-storylines-emerge-at-2017-us-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: New Storylines Emerge At 2017 U.S. Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week gave the rest of the swimming world the first glimpse of what the US National Team will look like over the next four years at the 2017 Phillips 66 U.S. National Championships. Take a look at the recap of that meet and the other major stories from this week in The Week That Was!<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Week That Was -- July 3, 2017\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3CDzW7IgArI?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; CAS Dismisses Barelli\u2019s Suit Against FINA<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_256278\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/paolo-barelli-announces-candidacy-for-fina-presidency-at-2017-len-congress\/paolo-barelli-len\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-256278\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-256278\" data-attachment-id=\"256278\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/paolo-barelli-announces-candidacy-for-fina-presidency-at-2017-len-congress\/paolo-barelli-len\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paolo-barelli-len.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,547\" 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=\"paolo-barelli-len\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7\/8\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n6\/29\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nPaolo Barelli&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paolo-barelli-len-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paolo-barelli-len.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-256278\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/paolo-barelli-len-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Paolo Barelli\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-256278\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Giorgio Scala<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) announced that it had\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/court-of-arbitration-for-sport-rules-in-favor-of-fina-against-paolo-barelli\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dismissed a case against FINA<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that was filed by <\/span><b>Paolo Barelli<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Barelli\u2019s case accused FINA of conflicts of interest within high offices of the organization\u2019s governance. Specifically, the case name <\/span><b>Husain Al-Musallam <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Dale Neuberger <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as violators of FINA\u2019s Code of Ethics. In response to the dismissal of his case by the CAS, Barelli issued a statement saying he may appeal the decision, arguing that \u201cFINA cannot be allowed to be both the \u2018judge\u2019 and the \u2018jury\u2019 in circumstances where there are serious complaints raised concerning breaches of the FINA Code of Ethics, particularly when the allegations relate to its own senior officials.\u201d You can read Barelli\u2019s full statement <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/paolo-barelli-releases-statement-on-cas-ruling-considering-appeal\/\" 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; World Junior Records Fall At European Juniors<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/italys-nicolo-martinenghi-breaks-world-junior-record-in-50-breast\/italian-flag-wind-italy\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-250032\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"250032\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/italys-nicolo-martinenghi-breaks-world-junior-record-in-50-breast\/italian-flag-wind-italy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/italian-flag-e1491331988119.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,921\" 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=\"Italian Flag Wind Italy\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/13\/17 &#038; 12\/14\/17 &#038; 8\/5\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n7\/2\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n6\/23\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n4\/4\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nItalian Flag Wind Italy Italy,Flag,Italian,Wind,MaxPixel,FreeGreatPicture.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/italian-flag-e1491331988119-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/italian-flag-e1491331988119-1024x737.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-250032\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/italian-flag-e1491331988119-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Italian Flag Wind Italy\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/italian-flag-e1491331988119-700x500.jpg 700w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/italian-flag-e1491331988119-278x200.jpg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2017 European Junior Championships were held in Netanya, Israel, this week, with several World Junior Records falling during the course of the competition. Italian breaststroker <\/span><b>Nicolo\u2019 Martinenghi <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">continued to drop the World Junior Record and Italian National Record in the men\u2019s 100 breaststroke, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nicolo-martinenghi-lowers-own-100-breast-world-junior-record\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">taking the record even lower to 59.23<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Martinenghi had just lowered that record back at the Sette Colli International at the end of June, establishing what was the old record of 59.31. That is the third time the 16-year-old has lowered the World Junior Record in the 100 breast in 2017. Martinenghi was also part of the Italian squad that downed the World Junior Record in the 400 medley relay (3:35.24). Hungary&#8217;s <strong>Kristof Milak\u00a0<\/strong>broke a World Junior Record in the men&#8217;s 200 fly, where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kristof-milak-eclipses-200-fly-world-jr-euro-jr-meet-records-at-euro-jr-champs\/\" target=\"_blank\">his time of 1:53.79 crushed the previous mark of 1:55.82<\/a>.\u00a0Moldova\u2019s <\/span><b>Alexei Sancov <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">joined in the record breaking on the final night,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">taking down <\/span><b>Maxine Rooney\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">World Junior Record in the 200 free (1:47.00). You can see full recaps of all of the 2017 European Junior Championships on our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2017-european-junior-championships\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meet coverage page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; David Marsh Takes Head Coaching Job At UC-San Diego<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_148331\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-another-ncaa-team-cut-at-wright-state\/david-marsh-fina-world-championships\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-148331\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148331\" data-attachment-id=\"148331\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-another-ncaa-team-cut-at-wright-state\/david-marsh-fina-world-championships\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/david-marsh-fina-world-championships-e1547661282666.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,600\" 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=\"david-marsh-fina-world-championships\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1\/15\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\n9-9-16 &#038; 2\/3\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\ndavid-marsh-fina-world-championships&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Maria Dobysheva&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/david-marsh-fina-world-championships-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/david-marsh-fina-world-championships-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-148331\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/david-marsh-fina-world-championships-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"david-marsh-fina-world-championships\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-148331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Maria Dobysheva<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>David Marsh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the head coach of Team Elite and the the United States women\u2019s Olympic swim team in Rio, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/david-marsh-takes-head-coaching-position-at-uc-san-diego\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has accepted the head coach position<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the University of California-San Diego. UC-San Diego competes in Division II but is currently in the process of switching to Division I. Marsh was previously the head coach of SwimMAC for the better part of the last ten years in Charlotte, North Carolina, before <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/david-marsh-officially-splits-with-swimmac\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">officially splitting with the team earlier this year<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. While Marsh was still the head coach of Team Elite,\u00a0Marsh explained that he plans to start another professional team in San Diego while Team Elite will remain in Charlotte. Marsh will officially start with the UCSD Tritons on July 15. You can see Marsh\u2019s video interview about the move <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PDqSH0kCPb8\" 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 Saves Swim Program<\/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;\">In an uplifting piece of news, Wright State University announced this week that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wright-state-reaches-fundraising-goal-pending-cscaa-confirmation\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the fundraising efforts to save their team from being dissolved have been met<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Back in May, Wright State\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wright-state-university-cuts-swimming-as-cost-cutting-measure\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">abruptly announced that their programs would be cut<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, shortly after similar news at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/university-of-buffalo-to-cut-mens-swimming-and-diving-at-end-of-spring-season\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of Buffalo<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/university-of-north-dakota-cuts-swimming-and-diving-program-amid-budget-cuts\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of North Dakota<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. With help from the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA), Wright State was able to put together a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wright-state-announces-fundraising-plan-to-save-swim-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fundraising plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to save the program, with an ultimate goal of raising $85,000 to save the men\u2019s and women\u2019s programs. In an official press release from the university, it appears that amount will support the programs through the 2017-2018 season, while \u201cthe school and the swimming and diving supporters will continue conversations about how to fund the program beyond the upcoming season.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; New Storylines Emerge At 2017 US National Championships<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_264296\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/caeleb-dressel-25\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-264296\" data-attachment-id=\"264296\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-new-storylines-emerge-at-2017-us-nationals\/caeleb-dressel-25\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/caeleb-dressel-usa-nats-2017-6517-1.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;caeleb-dressel-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1498938295&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;caeleb-dressel-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"caeleb-dressel-usa-nats-2017 6517\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;11\/21\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\n7\/3\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\ncaeleb-dressel- 2017, 50 Free, Dressel Caeleb, USA Swimming Nationals&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\/07\/caeleb-dressel-usa-nats-2017-6517-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/caeleb-dressel-usa-nats-2017-6517-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-264296\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/caeleb-dressel-usa-nats-2017-6517-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"caeleb-dressel-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-264296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2017 Phillips 66 U.S. National Championships came to a close this weekend, with many storylines emerging as we head into the new quad. <\/span><b>Katie Ledecky <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was again dominant, winning the 200, 400 and 800 all in the fastest times in the world for 2017 while also earning a berth as part of the 400 free relay. <\/span><b>Mallory Comerford <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unseated <\/span><b>Simone Manuel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mallory-comerford-nathan-adrian-are-the-stars-of-the-night-at-phillips-66-nationals\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">new U.S. Open record in the 100 free<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (52.81), while veteran <\/span><b>Nathan Adrian <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">came out on top by .01 in the 100 free and <\/span><b>Matt Grevers <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/one-year-later-matt-grevers-redeems-himself-and-smiles\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">got redemption by winning the 100 back<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after missing the Olympic Team last summer. Two American records went down in Indy: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lilly-king-breaks-american-record-in-50-breast-at-nationals\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lilly King\u00a0<\/strong>in the the women&#8217;s 50 breast (29.66)<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kevin-cordes-smashes-american-record-in-100-breast-at-nationals\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Kevin Cordes\u00a0<\/strong>in the men&#8217;s 100 breast (58.74)<\/a>. The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/caeleb-dressel-leah-smith-earn-high-point-awards-at-phillips-66-nationals\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">two high point award winners<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the meet were <\/span><b>Leah Smith <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(91 points) and <\/span><b>Caeleb Dressel <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(90 points), and both will be heading to Budapest with full event schedules. Smith is slated to compete in six events, including the 200 through 1500 freestyles, the 400 IM and the 800 free relay. Dressel, for his part, has the chance to compete in up to a staggering nine events at Worlds, as he is slated to compete in the 50 and 100 free, 50 and 100 fly, as well as all three men\u2019s relays with the potential for berths on the two mixed relays as well. 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