{"id":363144,"date":"2019-04-08T11:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-08T18:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=363144"},"modified":"2019-04-07T19:25:26","modified_gmt":"2019-04-08T02:25:26","slug":"the-week-that-was-world-leading-times-around-the-world-highlight-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-world-leading-times-around-the-world-highlight-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: World Leading Times Around The World Highlight The Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week there were several different qualifying meets for the 2019 World Championships, with swimmers from Canada, Italy, Japan, and Australia (whose meet is not a qualifier but still serves as a senior national meet) all moving to the top of the world rankings. Check out the stories below to see who had the biggest swims from the week!<\/span><\/p>\n

The Week That Was #5 – Rob Orr Announces Retirement After 40 Years At Princeton<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Princeton Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n

Rob Orr<\/b> has announced his retirement <\/span>after 40 years at the helm of the Princeton Men\u2019s Swimming and Diving team<\/span><\/a>, effective at the end of the 2018-19 academic year. Orr\u2019s storied career at Princeton included 330 dual meet victories, 23 Ivy League Championship titles, 24 All-American relays, and 38 individual All-Americans. Orr was also responsible for mentoring several Olympians and NCAA Champions during his time at Princeton, and in 2015 was the recipient of the inaugural Ivy League Coach of the Year Award in 2015 along with the Richard E. Steadman Award from the CSCAA. A national search for Orr\u2019s replacement will begin immediately. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Week That Was #4 – Paltrinieri Clocks #1 Time In World For 1500 Free<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Andrea Staccioli \/ Insidefoto \/ Deepbluemedia<\/p><\/div>\n

Italy\u2019s best gathered in Riccione for a chance to qualify for their country\u2019s 2019 World Championship roster. The highlight of the meet had to come on the final day of competition from Olympic gold medalist <\/span>Gregorio Paltrinieri<\/b> in the men\u2019s 1500, as he blew away the rest of the field to put up the fastest time in the world for 2019 (14:38.34). There were plenty of other swims to celebrate throughout the week, including <\/span>Elena Di Liddo <\/b>in the 100 fly (57.61), <\/span>Nicolo Martinenghi<\/b> in the 100 breast (59.65), and a 1:56.60 200 free for <\/span>Federica Pelligrini <\/b>in prelims. <\/span>Gabrielle Detti <\/b>also rocketed to #1 in the world in the men\u2019s 800 free, touching in 7:43.83 over Paltrinieri (7:45.35). Amazingly, the meet also saw a four way tie in men\u2019s 100 free between <\/span>Santo Conderelli<\/b>, <\/span>Luca Dotto<\/b>, <\/span>Alessandro Miressi<\/b>, and <\/span>Ivano Ivended<\/b>, who all touched in 49.02. You can see the full recap of all session of the 2019 Italian Swimming Championships <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Week That Was #3 – Matsumoto Posts World Leading Time At 2019 Japanese Nationals<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: SIPA USA<\/p><\/div>\n

In a busy week of championships around the world, Japanese swimmers had another chance to qualify for their World Championships roster in Tokyo, Japan. Swimmers will only have one more chance to qualify for Japan\u2019s Worlds roster at next month\u2019s Japan Open Swim. Highlights from the meet included <\/span>Katsuhiro Matsumoto <\/b>hitting the #1 time in the world in the 200 free (1:45.63), <\/span>Daiya Seto <\/b>moving to #3 in the 200 fly (1:54.44) and #2 in the 200 IM (1:56.69), and <\/span>Ippei Watanabe <\/b>moving to #1 in the 200 breast (2:07.02). Notably absent from the championships were <\/span>Rikako Ikee <\/b>and <\/span>Kosuke Hagino<\/b>. Ikee was forced to miss the championships <\/span>after learning of a leukemia diagnosis<\/span><\/a> in February, while <\/span>Hagino<\/span><\/a> announced he was pulling out of the championships just a few weeks ago citing a lack of motivation. You can see a full recap of all the sessions of the 2019 Japanese Nationals <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Week That Was #2 –<\/b> Cate Campbell Kicks Off 2019 Aussie Champs With World Leading 100 Free<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Twitter, @SwimmingAUS<\/p><\/div>\n

Cate Campbell <\/b>was on fire on the opening night of the 2019 Hancock Prospecting Australian Swimming Championships, posting the leading time in the world in the 100 free (52.35). The Aussies actually took the top three spots in the world rankings with their swims, as <\/span>Emma McKeon <\/b>(52.84) and <\/span>Shayna Jack <\/b>(53.20) were hot on Campbell\u2019s heels. While this isn\u2019t the qualifying meet for the World Championships for Australia (that will be in mid-June), there was still plenty of fast swimming across the board, including <\/span>Elijah Wittington <\/b>winning the 400 free (3:44.85) in the #3 time in the world, and <\/span>Ariarne Titmus <\/b>putting up the #2 time in the world in the women\u2019s 800 free (8:18.61). <\/span><\/p>\n

The Week That Was #1 – Masse, Ruck Highlight Canadian Nationals<\/b><\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Ian MacNicol<\/p><\/div>\n

The 2019 Canadian Swimming Trials were underway in Toronto this week and served as the major qualifying meet for the upcoming international meets for Canada, including the 2019 World Championships. <\/span>Kylie Masse <\/b>got the meet started off with a bang, nearly breaking the world record in the 100 back. She ultimately came up just short of the world record and her Canadian record, but took over the #1 spot in the world in the 100 back (58.16). Masse also broke her own national record in the 200 back (2:05.94). <\/span>Taylor Ruck <\/b>was another star of the meet, finishing behind Masse in the 100 and 200 back in the #2 ranked times in the world while also taking home the 100 free (53.26) and finishing second to <\/span>Penny Oleksiak <\/b>in the 200 free. <\/span>Marcus Thormeyer <\/b>also set a new Canadian record in the men\u2019s 100 back, while <\/span>Maggie MacNeal <\/b>had a breakout meet to win the 100 fly (57.04) in a world-leading time. You can see all the coverage from the 2019 Canadian Swimming Trials <\/span>here<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n