﻿{"id":288086,"date":"2017-12-12T12:00:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T19:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=288086"},"modified":"2017-12-12T11:55:04","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T18:55:04","slug":"the-week-that-was-nag-records-tumble-across-u-s-at-winter-champs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-nag-records-tumble-across-u-s-at-winter-champs\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: NAG Records Tumble Across U.S. At Winter Champs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the biggest stars in age-group swimming across the United States competed this week at winter championships across the country, taking down multiple NAG records in the process. Take a look below to see the biggest stories from the past week in The Week That Was.<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Week That Was -- Dec. 12, 2017\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AnzpVCcJQLs?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; Belmonte Wins Major Spanish Sportswoman Award<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_217523\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/belmonte-bite-gold-rio\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-217523\" data-attachment-id=\"217523\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-nag-records-tumble-across-u-s-at-winter-champs\/belmonte-bite-gold-rio\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/belmonte-bite-gold-rio.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2601,1754\" 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=\"belmonte-bite-gold-rio\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/10\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nbelmonte-bite-gold-rio&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Mireia Belmonte &#8211; Photo Courtesy: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/belmonte-bite-gold-rio-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/belmonte-bite-gold-rio-1024x691.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-217523\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/belmonte-bite-gold-rio-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"belmonte-bite-gold-rio\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-217523\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spain\u2019s <\/span><b>Mireia Belmonte <\/b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mireia-belmonte-receives-award-for-greatest-spanish-sports-woman-in-the-last-half-century\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">received the award as the greatest Spanish sportswoman in the last 50 years<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> last week, winning the honor in conjunction with the legendary tennis player <\/span><b>Rafael Nadal<\/b>.<b> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The award was presented on the 50th anniversary of Diario AS, one of Spain\u2019s biggest newspapers. Belmonte is the only Spanish female swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal, which she captured in the 200 fly in Rio. Belmonte has four Olympic medals to her name, and most recently <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mireia-belmonte-holds-off-franziska-hentke-for-200-fly-world-title\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">won the 200 fly at the 2017 World Championships<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Belmonte told the paper she was \u201cimmensely proud\u201d that she was chosen as sportwoman of the year and that \u201cI hope I can be a dignified example for all that AS has recognized me for.\u201d To read Belmonte\u2019s full interview click <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.as.com\/en\/2017\/12\/02\/other_sports\/1512231112_590997.html\" 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; Russia Restricted from 2018 Winter Olympics Per IOC<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-anti-doping-agency-clears-95-russians-of-doping-violatio\/russia-olympics\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-277270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"277270\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-anti-doping-agency-clears-95-russians-of-doping-violatio\/russia-olympics\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/russia-olympics.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" 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=\"russia-olympics\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3\/15\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\n9\/20\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n6\/2\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n9\/13\/17 &#038; 12\/5\/17 &#038; 2\/26\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\nrussia-olympics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/russia-olympics-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/russia-olympics-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-277270\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/russia-olympics-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"russia-olympics\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The International Olympic Committee (IOC) <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/russian-olympic-committee-suspended-athletes-can-still-compete-at-winter-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has suspended the Russian Olympic Committee and imposed sanctions on the country<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that will prevent the country from competing in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Russian athletes who qualify for the Games may be allowed to compete, but they must be approved as \u201cclean\u201d and will not be able to compete under the Russian flag. No Russian leadership or support staff from the 2014 Sochi Games will be allowed at the 2018 Games. Many top Russian officials within their Olympic Committee have also been sanctioned, and the IOC is reserving the right to announce more punishments in the future. In it\u2019s official statement detailing the announcement, the IOC defended it\u2019s decision not to suspend Russia from the 2016 Rio Olympics, citing a lack of time to follow \u201cdue process.\u201d You can read the IOC\u2019s full statement <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympic.org\/news\/ioc-suspends-russian-noc-and-creates-a-path-for-clean-individual-athletes-to-compete-in-pyeongchang-2018-under-the-olympic-flag\" 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;<\/b> <b>Jessica Long Claims 35th Titles To Close World Para Champs<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_277789\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jessica-long-extends-agreement-with-arena-through-2020\/jessica-long-arena\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-277789\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-277789\" data-attachment-id=\"277789\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jessica-long-extends-agreement-with-arena-through-2020\/jessica-long-arena\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jessica-long-arena.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,500\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jessica-long-arena\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;9-7-24&lt;br \/&gt;\n6-30-24&lt;br \/&gt;\n8-6-23&lt;br \/&gt;\n9-3-21&lt;br \/&gt;\n2-3-21&lt;br \/&gt;\n5.3.20 9\/19\/17 &#038; 12\/1\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\njessica-long-arena&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Jessica Long &#8211; Photo Courtesy: Arena&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jessica-long-arena-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jessica-long-arena.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-277789\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/jessica-long-arena-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"jessica-long-arena\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-277789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Arena<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 2017 World Para Swimming Championships\u00a0wrapped up this week in Mexico City with China topping the medal count with 56 medals, 30 of them gold. The United States was a close second in the overall medal count with 54 medals (21 gold). American <\/span><b>Jessica Long <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">left <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/backstroke-blurs-in-the-water-preorder-the-january-sw-to-learn-who-and-why\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the meet as the most decorated swimmer with eight gold medals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That brings her total number of world titles to 35 over the course of her career. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-paralympic-swimming-stars-prepared-for-adversity-of-delayed-world-champs\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seven total world records<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> came down over the course of the championships that had originally been scheduled for September <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ipc-postpones-world-para-swimming-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before a devastating earthquake forced them to be delayed<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can see full recaps of each of the sessions from the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/category\/paralympics\/\" 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; Ariarne Titmus Shatters Aussie 400 Free Record<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_251151\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ariarne-titmus-posts-world-leading-400-free-on-last-night-of-australian-championships\/ariarne-titmus-800\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-251151\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-251151\" data-attachment-id=\"251151\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ariarne-titmus-posts-world-leading-400-free-on-last-night-of-australian-championships\/ariarne-titmus-800\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ariarne-titmus-800.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" 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=\"ariarne-titmus-800\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;ariarne-titmus-800-2017-australian-championships&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr, Swimming Australia Ltd.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ariarne-titmus-800-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ariarne-titmus-800-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-251151\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/ariarne-titmus-800-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"ariarne-titmus-800\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-251151\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr, Swimming Australia Ltd.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Youngster <\/span><b>Ariarne Titmus <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ariarne-titmus-breaks-australian-record-in-400-free-at-in-season-meet-in-queensland\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shattered the Australian record in the 400 free on Monday<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the Queensland State Championships in Brisbane. The 17-year-old swam a 4:02.86 to break <\/span><b>Jess Ashwood\u2019s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> national record of 4:03.34 from the 2015 World Championships. Titmus\u2019 time would have put her third in last summer\u2019s final at World Championships, where Titmus herself finished fourth in 4:04.26. Titmus had already made waves this summer when she qualified for her first international team at the age of 16 in the 400 and 800 freestyles. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; Record Breaking Swims At Winter Juniors And NCAP Invite <\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_229182\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/alex-walsh-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-229182\" data-attachment-id=\"229182\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-nag-records-tumble-across-u-s-at-winter-champs\/alex-walsh-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/alex-walsh-usa-swimming-college-chall-2016-1652.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;alex-walsh&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1479046813&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;380&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;alex-walsh&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"alex-walsh-usa-swimming-college-chall-2016 1652\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/12\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nalex-walsh 2016, College Challenge, USA Swimming, Walsh Alex&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\/11\/alex-walsh-usa-swimming-college-chall-2016-1652-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/alex-walsh-usa-swimming-college-chall-2016-1652-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-229182\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/alex-walsh-usa-swimming-college-chall-2016-1652-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"alex-walsh\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-229182\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week was dominated with winter championships across the country, with age groupers competing at Winter Juniors East, Winter Juniors West and the NCAP Invite. The Walsh sisters made huge waves at the Juniors East meet in Knoxville, with 14-year-old <\/span><b>Gretchen Walsh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and 16-year-old <\/span><b>Alex Walsh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">setting multiple NAG records. Gretchen Walsh almost <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/gretchen-walsh-almost-becomes-first-14-year-old-under-22-seconds-in-50-free-with-22-00\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">became the first 14-year-old under 22 seconds in the 50 free<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, capturing the event in a stunning 22.00 the day <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/three-meet-records-fall-on-first-night-of-speedo-juniors-east-in-knoxville\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">after splitting 21.01 on a medley relay during the first night of finals<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Older sister Alex set NAG records of her own in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/alex-walsh-sneaks-under-15-16-nag-record-with-154-02-200-im\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 200 IM (1:54.02)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/alex-walsh-and-emily-weiss-swim-58s-to-both-get-under-15-16-nag-record-in-100-breast\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 breast (58.19)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and earned the high point award for the meet. <\/span><b>Reece Whitley <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was one of the big names over at the NCAP Invite, although he chose to forgo his usual breaststroke events to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interview-reece-whitley-reflects-on-successful-2017-and-looks-ahead\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">give this meet a different focus<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as was fellow Cal commit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interview-cassidy-bayer-looking-ahead-after-worst-year-of-her-career\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Cassidy Bayer<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can check out all the results and recaps from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2017-speedo-winter-junior-championships-east\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winter Juniors &#8211; East<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2017-speedo-winter-junior-championships-west\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Winter Juniors &#8211; West<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2017-nations-capital-invitational\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NCAP Invite<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (including race videos) on our event coverage pages.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the biggest stars in age-group swimming across the United States competed this week at winter championships across the country, taking down multiple NAG records in the process. 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