{"id":291215,"date":"2018-01-08T12:00:51","date_gmt":"2018-01-08T19:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=291215"},"modified":"2018-01-08T11:39:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-08T18:39:22","slug":"the-week-that-was-dana-vollmer-announces-return-to-competition-in-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-dana-vollmer-announces-return-to-competition-in-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Dana Vollmer Announces Return To Competition in Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The first week into 2018 saw a major U.S. National Team veteran announce her return to competition next week at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Austin. Catch up on her return to swimming 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 -- Jan. 8, 2018\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5Ycisjq4n_E?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; Team England Swimming Announces 2018 Commonwealth Games Team<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/commonwealth-games-englishmen-spoil-aussie-relay-sweep-with-400-medley-relay-gold\/england-flag\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-101443\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"101443\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/commonwealth-games-englishmen-spoil-aussie-relay-sweep-with-400-medley-relay-gold\/england-flag\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/england-flag.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2197,1463\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"england-flag\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;4\/5\/18 &#038; 4\/6\/18&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/england-flag-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/england-flag-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-101443\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/england-flag-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"england-flag\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The final selection for the Team England swimming team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games was announced yesterday after the initial roster was released <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/adam-peaty-headlines-englands-2018-commonwealth-games-roster\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">last October<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Team England had seventeen spots available on its roster after their initial announcement in the fall, awarding additional spots based on the results from the England Winter Championships in Sheffield in December. Notable additions include Commonwealth Games Champion <\/span><b>James Wilby<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Commonwealth Games silver medalist <\/span><b>Aimee Willmott<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0and Paralympic, World, European and Commonwealth gold medallist <\/span><b>Ollie Hynd<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can see the full roster for Team England <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/team-england-finalizes-commonwealth-games-swimming-roster\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; Water Polo Coach Luis Nicolao Leaves Princeton For Navy<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_272245\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/catching-up-with-princetons-luis-nicolao\/michigan-vs-princeton-water-polo-final\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-272245\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-272245\" data-attachment-id=\"272245\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/catching-up-with-princetons-luis-nicolao\/michigan-vs-princeton-water-polo-final\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/nicolao-better-aug17.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"950,615\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Daniel Brenner&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Princeton head coach Luis Nicolao celebrates winning the CWPA Final in the pool with his players on Sunday, April 28. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1367185100&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Daniel Brenner&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Michigan vs princeton Water Polo Final&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Michigan vs princeton Water Polo Final\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Princeton head coach Luis Nicolao celebrates winning the CWPA Final in the pool with his players on Sunday, April 28. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com Michigan Water Polo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Daniel Brenner&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/nicolao-better-aug17-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/nicolao-better-aug17.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-272245\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/nicolao-better-aug17-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Princeton head coach Luis Nicolao celebrates winning the CWPA Final in the pool with his players on Sunday, April 28. Daniel Brenner I AnnArbor.com\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-272245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Daniel Brenner<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Luis Nicolao <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nicolao-leaves-princeton-returns-to-navy-as-head-water-polo-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stepped down as the head coach of Princeton\u2019s men\u2019s and women\u2019s water polo teams<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this week, opting to leave to take the recently vacated head coach position at the U.S. Naval Academy, his alma mater. Nicolao had coached at Princeton for over 20 years, compiling more than 800 wins while coaching the program, and established Princeton as one of the strongest men\u2019s and women\u2019s programs in the east. He was also responsible for developing one of the greatest players ever to come from the east coast: <\/span><b>Ashleigh Johnson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who was a key member of the U.S. Women\u2019s Team gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; ICARUS On Short List For An Academy Award Nomination<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_273299\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/icarus-film-review\/icarus\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-273299\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-273299\" data-attachment-id=\"273299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/icarus-film-review\/icarus\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/icarus.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"928,523\" 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=\"icarus\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3\/6\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n8\/21\/17&lt;br \/&gt;\nicarus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Icarus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/icarus-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/icarus.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-273299\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/icarus-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"icarus\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-273299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: ICARUS<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ICARUS, the critically acclaimed documentary by <strong>Bryan Fogel<\/strong> that shed light on Russia\u2019s widespread institutionalized doping scandal, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/icarus-documentary-on-russian-doping-scandal-up-for-academy-award\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has been placed on the short list for an Academy Award nomination<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for \u201cBest Documentary.\u201d Russian Dr. <strong>Grigory Rodchenkov<\/strong> was interviewed in the film and admitted to being one of the primary architect\u2019s of Russia\u2019s doping program. Rodchenkov has since fled Russia, saying he has feared for his life since revealing details of the program. Of the fifteen films on the short list, five will be chosen on January 23 as the final nominees for the Academy Awards. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/icarus-film-review\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Swimming World<\/em> reviewed the film last year<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the film is available to watch on Netflix.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #2 &#8211; Harvard Takes Down ASU As College Teams Return To Competition<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_251955\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/asu-student-100breast-2017-apss-mesa\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-251955\" data-attachment-id=\"251955\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-dana-vollmer-announces-return-to-competition-in-austin\/asu-student-100breast-2017-apss-mesa\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/asu-student-100breast-2017-apss-mesa-e1495589164321.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2373,1929\" 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=\"asu-student-100breast-2017-apss-mesa\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;5\/23\/2017&lt;br \/&gt;\nasu-student-100breast-2017-apss-mesa&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Brooke Wright&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/asu-student-100breast-2017-apss-mesa-e1495589164321-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/asu-student-100breast-2017-apss-mesa-e1495589164321-1024x832.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-251955\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/asu-student-100breast-2017-apss-mesa-e1495589164321-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"asu-student-100breast-2017-apss-mesa\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-251955\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Brooke Wright<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plenty of college teams were back in the pool this week as teams across the country are underway with their winter training periods. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/big-ten-saturday-recap-ohio-state-sweeps-kentucky-in-two-day-meet\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kentucky\u2019s men and women fell to Ohio State<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, although <\/span><b>Asia Seidt <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">did pick up three wins for the Wildcats. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/acc-swimming-weekly-recap-virginia-splits-with-tennessee-gators-sweep-fsu\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the ACC<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Virginia split a dual meet with Tennessee while Florida swept FSU. One of the most notable meets was an upset in Arizona, where the Harvard men took down the Arizona State Sun Devils in both teams&#8217; first dual meets of 2018. Harvard won the meet 155-143 in a back and forth meet with the No. 10 Sun Devils, clinching the meet with a win in the 400 free relay. You can check out recaps from this weeks college dual meets in our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/category\/college\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">college news page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; Dana Vollmer Announces Return To Competition<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_195540\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-americans-zero-in-as-trials-creeps-closer\/dana-vollmer-6\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-195540\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195540\" data-attachment-id=\"195540\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-americans-zero-in-as-trials-creeps-closer\/dana-vollmer-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dana-vollmer-2016-mesa-1264.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;dana-vollmer-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1460655308&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;280&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;dana-vollmer-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dana-vollmer-2016-mesa- 1264\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1\/8\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\ndana-vollmer- 100 Butterfly, 2016, Mesa GP, Swimmers&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\/04\/dana-vollmer-2016-mesa-1264-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dana-vollmer-2016-mesa-1264-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195540\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/dana-vollmer-2016-mesa-1264-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"dana-vollmer-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-195540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three-time Olympian <\/span><b>Dana Vollmer <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dana-vollmer-is-feeling-speedy-six-months-after-second-child-birth-announces-return-to-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced on her Instagram account<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> this week that she was be swimming at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Austin on January 13, returning to competition for the first time since <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dana-vollmer-gives-birth-to-second-son-ryker-alexander-grant\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">giving birth to her second child, Ryker,<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0six months ago. Vollmer said in her Instagram post that she was \u201cfeeling speedy\u201d in the water and will be racing the 50 free and 50 fly at the Pro Swim Series meet in Austin. Vollmer stated she is shooting for a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/dana-vollmer-preparing-for-a-new-baby-boy-and-tokyo-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> fourth Olympic berth<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when she swam at the 2017 Arena Pro Swim Series in Mesa <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interview-dana-vollmer-having-a-boy-discusses-racing-pregnant\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">while six months pregnant<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If Should Vollmer make the 2020 team she will be the fourth American female swimmer to make four Olympic teams.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first week into 2018 saw a major U.S. National Team veteran announce her return to competition next week at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Austin. 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