{"id":308008,"date":"2018-05-04T11:38:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T18:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=308008"},"modified":"2018-05-04T11:38:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T18:38:17","slug":"shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Shannon Foster, John &#8216;Jay&#8217; Smith Banned By USA Swimming After Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two coaches have recently been placed on the USA Swimming permanent banned list:\u00a0<strong>Shannon Foster<\/strong> and <strong>John \u201cJay\u201d Smith<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Foster, a swim coach in North Carolina, was added to USA Swimming\u2019s banned list after police say she knew fellow coach <strong>Nathan Weddle<\/strong>, already banned, was sexually abusing a 14-year-old girl, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newsobserver.com\/news\/local\/article210293714.html\">according to the <em>News and Observer<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Weddle was charged with six felony counts of statutory sex offense with a child under the age of 15 and seven more felony counts of indecent liberties with a child, according to multiple news outlets. On March 13, Foster was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile for allowing a 14-year-old girl to be alone with someone she knew was abusing the child.<\/p>\n<p>In a search warrant made public Wednesday, police say Foster, 44, knew that her boyfriend sexually assaulted a teen swimmer, the <em>News and Observer<\/em> reported. Instead of sharing that information with authorities, Foster called the 14-year-old swimmer and told the child she had &#8220;ruined her relationship&#8221; with Weddle, 43, and demanded that she stay away from him.<\/p>\n<p>Weddle, along with <strong>James Cutrone<\/strong> and <strong>Christian Valcarce<\/strong>, were permanently banned by USA Swimming as of January.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Smith was banned after he began to face legal charges for sexual imposition, disorderly conduct and phone threats. He has pleaded not guilty to all charges.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, a former coach of the WTRC Sharks, is said to have had a one-on-one practice with the minor victim on Feb. 16 and \u201casked the minor victim to meet him in the equipment room so he could stretch her out,\u201d a statement of facts filed in Kettering Municipal Court read, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daytondailynews.com\/news\/local\/swim-coach-accused-inappropriately-touching-minor-female-swimmer\/XvpLfGtru77I7z8jBTRzBK\/\">according to the <em>Dayton Daily News<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to court documents, Smith pulled out baby oil and \u201crubbed the minor victim underneath the bathing suit and rubbed the minor victim\u2019s butt and back.\u201d Court records indicated \u201che also rubbed the minor victim in the front.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two coaches have recently been placed on the USA Swimming permanent banned list:\u00a0Shannon Foster and John \u201cJay\u201d Smith. Foster, a swim coach in North Carolina, was added to USA Swimming\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3915,"featured_media":305982,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-308008","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-usa"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Shannon Foster, John &#039;Jay&#039; Smith Banned By USA Swimming After Allegations - Swimming World<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Shannon Foster, John &#039;Jay&#039; Smith Banned By USA Swimming After Allegations\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shannon Foster, John &#039;Jay&#039; Smith Banned By USA Swimming After Allegations\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Shannon Foster, John &#039;Jay&#039; Smith Banned By USA Swimming After Allegations\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Swimming World\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-05-04T18:38:16+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-05-04T18:38:17+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/lane-line-5-2018-mesa-pss.jpg\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"800\" \/>\r\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Dan D&#039;Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@swimmingworld\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Dan D&#039;Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Dan D'Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/ef4e84c32e2bc4f10b0e5ed1fda25d04\"},\"headline\":\"Shannon Foster, John &#8216;Jay&#8217; Smith Banned By USA Swimming After Allegations\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-05-04T18:38:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-05-04T18:38:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/\"},\"wordCount\":325,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/lane-line-5-2018-mesa-pss.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"-Home Slider\",\"USA\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/\",\"name\":\"Shannon Foster, John 'Jay' Smith Banned By USA Swimming After Allegations - Swimming World\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/lane-line-5-2018-mesa-pss.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-05-04T18:38:16+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-05-04T18:38:17+00:00\",\"description\":\"Shannon Foster, John 'Jay' Smith Banned By USA Swimming After Allegations\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/lane-line-5-2018-mesa-pss.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/lane-line-5-2018-mesa-pss.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":800,\"caption\":\"Photo Courtesy: Taylor Brien\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Shannon Foster, John &#8216;Jay&#8217; Smith Banned By USA Swimming After Allegations\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"description\":\"The Global Leader in Aquatic News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Swimming World\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg\",\"width\":1799,\"height\":900,\"caption\":\"Swimming World\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/ef4e84c32e2bc4f10b0e5ed1fda25d04\",\"name\":\"Dan D'Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3055ac6ff59b58e41ba8bffac00fb751?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3055ac6ff59b58e41ba8bffac00fb751?s=96&d=blank&r=pg\",\"caption\":\"Dan D'Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor\"},\"description\":\"Dan D'Addona is the managing editor and lead college swim writer for Swimming World. He has covered swimming at all levels since 2003, including the NCAA championships, USA nationals, Duel in the Pool and Olympic trials. He is a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and a graduate of Central Michigan University. He currently lives in Holland, Michigan, where he also is the Sports Editor at The Holland Sentinel.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/danield\/\"}]}<\/script>\r\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Shannon Foster, John 'Jay' Smith Banned By USA Swimming After Allegations - Swimming World","description":"Shannon Foster, John 'Jay' Smith Banned By USA Swimming After Allegations","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Shannon Foster, John 'Jay' Smith Banned By USA Swimming After Allegations","og_description":"Shannon Foster, John 'Jay' Smith Banned By USA Swimming After Allegations","og_url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/","og_site_name":"Swimming World","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","article_published_time":"2018-05-04T18:38:16+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-05-04T18:38:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":800,"url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/lane-line-5-2018-mesa-pss.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Dan D'Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@swimmingworld","twitter_site":"@swimmingworld","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Dan D'Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/"},"author":{"name":"Dan D'Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/ef4e84c32e2bc4f10b0e5ed1fda25d04"},"headline":"Shannon Foster, John &#8216;Jay&#8217; Smith Banned By USA Swimming After Allegations","datePublished":"2018-05-04T18:38:16+00:00","dateModified":"2018-05-04T18:38:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/"},"wordCount":325,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/lane-line-5-2018-mesa-pss.jpg","articleSection":["-Home Slider","USA"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/","name":"Shannon Foster, John 'Jay' Smith Banned By USA Swimming After Allegations - Swimming World","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/lane-line-5-2018-mesa-pss.jpg","datePublished":"2018-05-04T18:38:16+00:00","dateModified":"2018-05-04T18:38:17+00:00","description":"Shannon Foster, John 'Jay' Smith Banned By USA Swimming After Allegations","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/lane-line-5-2018-mesa-pss.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/lane-line-5-2018-mesa-pss.jpg","width":1200,"height":800,"caption":"Photo Courtesy: Taylor Brien"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shannon-foster-jay-smith-banned-by-usa-swimming-after-allegations\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Shannon Foster, John &#8216;Jay&#8217; Smith Banned By USA Swimming After Allegations"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","name":"Swimming World","description":"The Global Leader in Aquatic News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#organization","name":"Swimming World","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/SWorld_BLKBKG-1.jpg","width":1799,"height":900,"caption":"Swimming World"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SwimmingWorld","https:\/\/x.com\/swimmingworld","https:\/\/instagram.com\/swimmingworldmag\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SwimmingWorldSPI"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/ef4e84c32e2bc4f10b0e5ed1fda25d04","name":"Dan D'Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3055ac6ff59b58e41ba8bffac00fb751?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3055ac6ff59b58e41ba8bffac00fb751?s=96&d=blank&r=pg","caption":"Dan D'Addona \u2014\u00a0Swimming World Managing Editor"},"description":"Dan D'Addona is the managing editor and lead college swim writer for Swimming World. He has covered swimming at all levels since 2003, including the NCAA championships, USA nationals, Duel in the Pool and Olympic trials. He is a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and a graduate of Central Michigan University. He currently lives in Holland, Michigan, where he also is the Sports Editor at The Holland Sentinel.","url":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/author\/danield\/"}]}},"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":"","source_text":"Photo Courtesy: Taylor Brien","source_url":""},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/lane-line-5-2018-mesa-pss.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p56Jja-1i7S","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3915"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=308008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/308008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/305982"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=308008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=308008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=308008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}