{"id":280021,"date":"2017-10-09T11:58:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T18:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=280021"},"modified":"2017-10-09T11:58:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T18:58:08","slug":"the-week-that-was-para-world-records-fall-despite-ipc-champs-postponement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-para-world-records-fall-despite-ipc-champs-postponement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Para World Records Fall Despite IPC Champs Postponement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The postponement of the IPC World Champs in Mexico City this week didn\u2019t stop para swimmers around the world from fast swimming, with records falling in Canada and New Zealand. Get updated on all the records that fell this week and all the news from the week in The Week That Was.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Week That Was -- October 9, 2017\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tf9RogrpiYM?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; Brazilian Olympic Committee Suspended, Nuzman Sanctioned<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_219110\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-near-miss-of-world-records-to-close-out-mare-nostrum\/ioc-flag-closing-ceremony-rio\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-219110\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-219110\" data-attachment-id=\"219110\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-near-miss-of-world-records-to-close-out-mare-nostrum\/ioc-flag-closing-ceremony-rio\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ioc-flag-closing-ceremony-rio-e1497626913904.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1510,1050\" 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=\"ioc-flag-closing-ceremony-rio\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;6-14-20&lt;br \/&gt;\n6\/16\/17 &#038; 9\/7\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nioc-flag-closing-ceremony-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\/ioc-flag-closing-ceremony-rio-e1497626913904-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ioc-flag-closing-ceremony-rio-e1497626913904-1024x712.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-219110\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/ioc-flag-closing-ceremony-rio-e1497626913904-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"ioc-flag-closing-ceremony-rio\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-219110\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Rob Schumacher-USA TODAY Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week was filled with news that was related to allegations of vote buying controversy surrounding the awarding of the 2016 Olympic Games to Rio de Janeiro. Early in the week <\/span><b>Carlos Nuzman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the former President of the Brazilian Olympic Committee, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/former-brazilian-olympic-committee-president-carlos-nuzman-arrested\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was arrested<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> along with <\/span><b>Leonardo Gryner<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The two were indicted for \u201ccorruption, money laundering and criminal organization.\u201d It is alleged that Nuzman was involved in a vote-buying scheme involving the awarding of the 2016 Olympics to Rio. Following the arrest, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/brazilian-olympic-committee-provisionally-suspended-carlos-nuzman-sanctioned\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">released a statement<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that explained Nuzman would be stripped of his IOC Honorary Member privileges and removed from the Tokyo 2020 Coordination Commission. Additionally, the IOC suspended the Brazilian Olympic Committee, although Brazil will be still be allowed to field a team at the 2018 Winter Olympics. You can read the full IOC statement <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympic.org\/news\/decision-of-the-ioc-executive-board-regarding-mr-carlos-nuzman-and-the-brazilian-olympic-committee\" 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; USA Swimming Announces TYR Pro Swim Series <\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_279651\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-announced-rechristened-and-upgraded-tyr-pro-swim-series\/tyr-pro-swim-series-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-279651\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-279651\" data-attachment-id=\"279651\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-announced-rechristened-and-upgraded-tyr-pro-swim-series\/tyr-pro-swim-series-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/tyr-pro-swim-series-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"800,612\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"tyr-pro-swim-series-1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;10\/5\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\ntyr-pro-swim-series-1&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\/10\/tyr-pro-swim-series-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/tyr-pro-swim-series-1.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-279651\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/tyr-pro-swim-series-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"tyr-pro-swim-series-1\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-279651\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: USA Swimming<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">USA Swimming announced <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-announced-rechristened-and-upgraded-tyr-pro-swim-series\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a new title sponsor for the six-meet pro series schedule<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The newly christened 2018 TYR Pro Series will feature some significant changes to the long-time pro series meets. Changes include the addition of 50-meter events for each of the strokes that culminates in a \u201cshootout-style final,\u201d an 800 freestyle for men and 1500 free for women, a mixed 400 medley relay, and a 200 \u201cmystery\u201d individual medley final in which stroke order will be determined immediately prior to the event. Those changes will only be in place at half of the meets, in Austin, Mesa and Santa Clara, and those three meets will only have A and B finals. You can see the full list of the meet sites for the 2018 schedule and all new format changes <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-announced-rechristened-and-upgraded-tyr-pro-swim-series\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; New Jersey, South Carolina Restrict Age Group Tech Suit Use<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_176399\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/young-boy-ready-to-swim-2016-cerave-invite\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-176399\" data-attachment-id=\"176399\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-para-world-records-fall-despite-ipc-champs-postponement\/young-boy-ready-to-swim-2016-cerave-invite\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/young-boy-ready-to-swim-2016-cerave-invite-e1527712523314.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,931\" 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=\"young-boy-ready-to-swim-2016-cerave-invite\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;young-boy-ready-to-swim-2016-cerave-invite&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Taylor Brien&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/young-boy-ready-to-swim-2016-cerave-invite-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/young-boy-ready-to-swim-2016-cerave-invite-1024x953.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-176399\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/young-boy-ready-to-swim-2016-cerave-invite-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"young-boy-ready-to-swim-2016-cerave-invite\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-176399\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Taylor Brien<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Jersey swimming has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/new-jersey-swimming-latest-lsc-to-ban-10-and-under-tech-suits\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">banned technical suits for 12-and-under swimmers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at all New Jersey Swimming, Inc. sanctioned meets. The ban\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">defines a tech suit as \u201ca suit that has bonded seams, kinetic tape or meshed seams and\/or has the FINA approved tag verifying the suit,\u201d and New Jersey also included a list of prohibited suits. The policy will start being enforced on November 1, 2017. Over the weekend, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/south-carolina-swimming-restricts-tech-suits-for-10-and-unders\/\" target=\"_blank\">South Carolina became the latest LSC to restrict tech suit usage among 10-and-unders<\/a>.\u00a0This comes shortly after New England Swimming <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/new-england-limits-tech-suits-for-10-and-under-swimmers\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">put similar restrictions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on tech suit for 10-and-unders, and as USA Swimming is looking at the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/interview-with-usa-swimming-consultant-stu-isaac-on-age-group-tech-suits\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">broader impact of tech suits on youth swimmers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is worth noting, however, that New Jersey is the only LSC thus far to restrict use of tech suits for swimmers aged 11-12.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #2 &#8211; Second Cluster of 2017 World Cup Closes In Doha<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_270132\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sarah-sjostrom-swe-2017-world-champs-4\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-270132\" data-attachment-id=\"270132\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-para-world-records-fall-despite-ipc-champs-postponement\/sarah-sjostrom-swe-2017-world-champs-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sarah-sjostrom-swe-2017-world-champs-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1526,1016\" 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=\"sarah-sjostrom-swe-2017-world-champs\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8\/3\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n6\/29\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n3\/1\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n8\/3\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nsarah-sjostrom-swe-2017-world-champs&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sarah Sjostrom at the 2017 World Championships; Photo Courtesy: SIPA USA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sarah-sjostrom-swe-2017-world-champs-3-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sarah-sjostrom-swe-2017-world-champs-3-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-270132\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/sarah-sjostrom-swe-2017-world-champs-3-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"sarah-sjostrom-swe-2017-world-champs\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-270132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: SIPA USA<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last stop of the second cluster of the 2017 FINA World Cup was this week in Doha, with <\/span><b>Sarah Sjostrom <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>Chad Le Clos <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">racking up multiple wins to continue leading the women and men respectively. Sjostrom took five wins in the 50 free (23.28), 100 free (51.62), 200 free (1:52.00), 50 fly (24.76), and 100 fly (55.55), while Le Clos won four: the 200 free (1:44.40), 50 fly (22.45), 100 (50.17), and 200 fly (1:49.59). While no world records were broken during the Doha stop, China\u2019s <\/span><b>Wang Jianjiahe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> set the first World Junior Record in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chinas-wang-jianjiahe-sets-first-world-junior-record-in-womens-800-free\/\" target=\"_blank\">the women\u2019s 800 free<\/a>, recording a time of 8:15.35 to win. You can see all of the event coverage from the FINA World Cup <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2017-fina-world-cup\" 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; Para World Records Fall In New Zealand, Canada<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_279154\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-new-zealand-open-champs-2017-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-279154\" data-attachment-id=\"279154\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-para-world-records-fall-despite-ipc-champs-postponement\/swimming-new-zealand-open-champs-2017-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/sophie-pascoe-new-zealand-paralympic-swimmer.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,772\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Simon Watts&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Sophie Pascoe during the Swimming NZ Open Championships, Owen G Glenn National Aquatic Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, Monday 3 April 2017. Photo: Simon Watts\\\/www.bwmedia.co.nz&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1491177600&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;copyright: www.bwmedia.co.nz&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Swimming - New Zealand Open Champs 2017&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Swimming &#8211; New Zealand Open Champs 2017\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;4-30-24&lt;br \/&gt;\n10\/09\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nSophie Pascoe during the Swimming NZ Open Championships, Owen G Glenn National Aquatic Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, Monday 3 April 2017. Photo: Simon Watts\/www.bwmedia.co.nz 2017, Swimming NZ, New Zealand, Open, championships, champs&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Simon Watts, BW Media Photography&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/sophie-pascoe-new-zealand-paralympic-swimmer-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/sophie-pascoe-new-zealand-paralympic-swimmer-1024x659.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-279154\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/sophie-pascoe-new-zealand-paralympic-swimmer-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Sophie Pascoe during the Swimming NZ Open Championships, Owen G Glenn National Aquatic Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, Monday 3 April 2017. Photo: Simon Watts\/www.bwmedia.co.nz\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-279154\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Simon Watts, BW Media Photography<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ipc-postpones-world-para-swimming-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IPC World Championships postponed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> due the earthquake in Mexico City, Para swimmers around the world didn\u2019t let that stop them from setting world records around the world this week. <\/span><b>Sophie Pascoe <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was one of those swimmers who was planning to be in Mexico City for the World Champs and instead was competing at the New Zealand Short Course Championships, setting S10 world records in six different events: the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophie-pascoe-takes-down-two-more-world-records-in-new-zealand\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 IM (1:05.01)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/national-para-world-nag-records-fall-on-day-2-of-2017-new-zealand-sc-champs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 IM (2:21.45)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophie-pascoe-takes-down-two-more-world-records-in-new-zealand\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50 free (27.22)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophie-pascoe-lowers-two-world-records-on-day-1-of-2017-new-zealand-sc-champs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 free (2:06.58)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophie-pascoe-lowers-two-world-records-on-day-1-of-2017-new-zealand-sc-champs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">50 fly (28.42)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophie-pascoe-unleashes-s10-100-fly-world-record-in-new-zealand\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 fly (1:03.03)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Records also fell at the Canadian Open, an event set up <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/toronto-to-host-para-swimming-canadian-open-after-postponement-of-world-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">after the postponement of the IPC World Champs<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Shelby Newkirk<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shelby-newkirk-breaks-s7-world-record-at-para-swimming-canadian-open\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">broke an S7 world record in the 100 back (1:21.43)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, while Canadian swimmers totaled 10 national records over the course of the meet.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The postponement of the IPC World Champs in Mexico City this week didn\u2019t stop para swimmers around the world from fast swimming, with records falling in Canada and New 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