{"id":432410,"date":"2020-05-18T09:26:34","date_gmt":"2020-05-18T16:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=432410"},"modified":"2020-05-18T10:53:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-18T17:53:09","slug":"the-week-that-was-arno-kamminga-xu-jiayu-return-to-racing-in-unofficial-time-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-arno-kamminga-xu-jiayu-return-to-racing-in-unofficial-time-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Arno Kamminga, Xu Jiayu Return to Racing in Unofficial Time Trials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The swimming universe saw a glimpse of normalcy in the past week when some elite swimmers in Europe, Asia and Australia returned to the pool over the weekend after being away for an extended period of time due to the coronavirus. South African\u00a0<strong>Chad Le Clos\u00a0<\/strong>also announced that he was going to help raise money for charity in selling masks to those fighting the coronavirus head-on.<\/p>\n<p>Read below the five biggest stories in The Week That Was sponsored by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/suitmate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Suitmate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6w4nCgg7of0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #5: Ryan Lochte to Star in New NBC Documentary<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_385493\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-385493\" data-attachment-id=\"385493\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-arno-kamminga-xu-jiayu-return-to-racing-in-unofficial-time-trials\/2019usaswimmingnationals-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019USAswimmingNationals-8-e1589818790471.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Laserwolf&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D X Mark II&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1564599996&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;95&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ryan-lochte-press-conferennce-2019-nationals\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;ryan-lochte-press-conferennce-2019-nationals&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Connor Trimble&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019USAswimmingNationals-8-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019USAswimmingNationals-8-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-385493\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2019USAswimmingNationals-8-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"ryan-lochte\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-385493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Connor Trimble<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nbc-announces-documentary-in-deep-with-ryan-lochte\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Dan D&#8217;Addona<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ryan Lochte<\/strong>\u00a0will be the subject of a documentary titled \u201cIn Deep With Ryan Lochte\u201d by NBCUniversal\u2019s new streaming service, the network announced Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The content, produced by Peackcock and NBC Sports Films, will be available to stream on July 15, 2020, when the service launches nationally.<\/p>\n<p>The network description states:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cIn Deep With Ryan Lochte\u201d will explore the athlete\u2019s much-covered scandal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro. Now four years past the incident and a father of two, Lochte tries once more to make his way onto the U.S. Olympic team and prove he isn\u2019t the same man he once was.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cOur variety of Peacock Originals at launch demonstrates how we deliver timely and timeless content \u2013 no matter the genre or format,\u201d Peacock President of Original Content\u00a0<strong>Bill McGoldrick<\/strong>\u00a0said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfmz.com\/news\/pr_newswire\/pr_newswire_entertainment\/peacock-announces-first-originals-for-july-15-launch\/article_f5412a71-5914-533a-a944-a6b927b02775.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to establish our voice and are excited to build on our strategy to attract a wide audience to Peacock.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>#4: Chad Le Clos Helps With Fight Against Coronavirus<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_382330\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-382330\" data-attachment-id=\"382330\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-arno-kamminga-xu-jiayu-return-to-racing-in-unofficial-time-trials\/chad-le-close-200-fly-prelims-2019-world-championships_1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/chad-le-close-200-fly-prelims-2019-world-championships_1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1080,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7SM2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563821725&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"chad-le-close-200-fly-prelims-2019-world-championships_1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;chad-le-close-200-fly-prelims-2019-world-championships_1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/chad-le-close-200-fly-prelims-2019-world-championships_1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/chad-le-close-200-fly-prelims-2019-world-championships_1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-382330\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/chad-le-close-200-fly-prelims-2019-world-championships_1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"chad-le-clos\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-382330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/chad-le-clos-helps-fight-against-coronavirus-in-south-africa-while-recovering-from-double-surgery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Liz Byrnes<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Chad Le Clos<\/strong>\u00a0is playing his part in the fight against coronavirus in South Africa by designing and distributing face masks.<\/p>\n<p>The 2012 Olympic 200 fly champion, who is recovering from double surgery, is also raising money for the\u00a0<strong>Chad le Clos Foundation<\/strong>\u00a0whose aim is to develop swimming in the country with a focus on children from underprivileged backgrounds and also to offer assistance \u2013 financial and otherwise \u2013 to ensure swimmers reach their potential.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old, who is staying at his parents\u2019 home in Durban, joined forces with a company called\u00a0<strong>Expand a Sign<\/strong>\u00a0in the city who were looking to help the community by developing face masks.<\/p>\n<p>He told Swimming World:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDiscovery \u2013 one of my sponsors \u2013 bought 3000 and we\u2019re giving them to the police in Johannesburg and we are giving to hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd I am encouraging everyone in South Africa (and saying) that if they want to buy a mask 10 rand (0.55dollars) will go to my foundation which is helping swimming in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the moment my academy had to close because of the lockdown so what I\u2019ve done is set aside all the money that we\u2019ve raised and put it into a fund which I\u2019m giving out to swimmers who, for example, need to go to the World Cup or travel to swim at Mare Nostrum, up-and-coming swimmers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso to community swimming projects in rural areas in Gugulethu, Soweto, big rural places.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have raised a couple of thousand dollars and we have a bit more coming in in November so we have some projects coming in at the end of December through to the first week in February if the lockdown has finished.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re giving a percentage to swimmers who haven\u2019t got a place to train and haven\u2019t had an opportunity to go and get proper training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve had the foundation for about a year and I am just trying to give back. South Africa is a country where we need to do good things.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>The Week That Was #3: Mid-American Conference Condenses Four-Day Championships to Three Days<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_354642\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-354642\" data-attachment-id=\"354642\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2019-mid-american-conference-day-1-recap-akron-leads\/akron-swimmers-mid-american-conference\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/akron-swimmers-mid-american-conference.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"960,640\" 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=\"akron-swimmers-mid-american-conference\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2\/27\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\nakron-swimmers-mid-american-conference&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Mid-American Conference&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/akron-swimmers-mid-american-conference-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/akron-swimmers-mid-american-conference.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-354642\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/akron-swimmers-mid-american-conference-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"akron-swimmers-mid-american-conference\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-354642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Mid-American Conference<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mid-american-conference-adjusting-format-for-swim-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Andy Ross<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This week, the Mid-American Conference\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-sports\/story\/_\/id\/29167377\/mac-curtails-basketball-schedules-eliminates-conference-tournaments-other-sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced it was changing its postseason<\/a>\u00a0for all of its sports in the 2020-21 academic year to stem the financial fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. The swimming and diving championships will now be three days, as opposed to the four-day meet that was started in 2015 with the 200 medley and 800 free relays on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/results\/pdf\/mac-womens-championships-full-results-ncaa-college-2020-02-26.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Akron won the women\u2019s swimming and diving<\/a>\u00a0championships for the Mid-American Conference in 2020 while\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2020-mac-mens-swimming-championship-miami-makes-one-last-push\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Missouri State won the men\u2019s competition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The coronavirus cancellations have had negative effects economically all over the United States. According to ESPN, several commissioners have discussed reducing scheduling and cutting back on travel but the Mid-American Conference is thus far the first league to formally make those changes.<\/p>\n<h3>#2: Cate Campbell Returns to Training in Brisbane<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_384139\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-384139\" data-attachment-id=\"384139\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-arno-kamminga-xu-jiayu-return-to-racing-in-unofficial-time-trials\/cate-campbell-50-free-prelims-2019-world-championships_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cate-campbell-50-free-prelims-2019-world-championships_2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1002\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7SM2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1564165044&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"cate-campbell-50-free-prelims-2019-world-championships_2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;cate-campbell-50-free-prelims-2019-world-championships_2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cate-campbell-50-free-prelims-2019-world-championships_2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cate-campbell-50-free-prelims-2019-world-championships_2-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-384139\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/cate-campbell-50-free-prelims-2019-world-championships_2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"cate-campbell\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-384139\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/cate-campbells-tentative-first-strokes-back-in-the-covid-19-training-pool-in-brisbane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Ian Hanson, Oceania Correspondent<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cate Campbell<\/strong>\u00a0has provided an exclusive insight into day one of her return to the pool in Brisbane today as Australia\u2019s elite swimmers in the east coast Australian squads rolled up for training for the first time in eight weeks (Click on this link to Channel 7).<\/p>\n<div class=\"oembed-wrap\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Olympic champion Cate Campbell has given 7NEWS an exclusive insight into Elite Swimming\u2019s return to training. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6QvR0OTe9C\">https:\/\/t.co\/6QvR0OTe9C<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/7NEWS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#7NEWS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NS0IENTsLi\">pic.twitter.com\/NS0IENTsLi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 7NEWS Brisbane (@7NewsBrisbane) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/7NewsBrisbane\/status\/1262304792811933696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>The three-time Olympian has kick-started her campaign for a fourth Olympics in next year\u2019s postponed Games in Tokyo diving into familiar waters.<\/p>\n<p>She has re-located back to her home in Queensland, temporarily leaving her \u201cadopted\u201d Sydney base, during the COVID-19 lockdown.<\/p>\n<p>And with a \u201cSwimming Australia hub\u201d open for business for the first time in eight weeks under High Performance coach\u00a0<strong>Vince Raleigh<\/strong>\u00a0at Chandler\u2019s Sleeman Aquatic Centre,\u00a0Campbell lapped up the opportunity for a \u201ccruisey\u201d three-and-a-half kilometre session at Brisbane\u2019s traditional home of swimming since 1981 and her old training base.<\/p>\n<p>Campbell joined in the return with all elite squad swimmers under-going temperature testing on arrival and swimming one swimmer per lane.<\/p>\n<p>Filming exclusively for Channel 7, Campbell said: \u201cWe took it pretty easy this morning, I think everybody is worried about getting injured but it was nice and cruisey which was wonderful\u2026\u2019an easy three-and-half ks\u2019 the first step is always the hardest\u2026.but it was very good to be back in the water..it felt like coming home.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #1: Unofficial Time Trials Get Underway in Netherlands &amp; China<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_382297\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-382297\" data-attachment-id=\"382297\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-arno-kamminga-xu-jiayu-return-to-racing-in-unofficial-time-trials\/zibei-yan-50-breasst-prelims-2019-world-championships_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/zibei-yan-50-breasst-prelims-2019-world-championships_2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1078,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7SM2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1563819545&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"zibei-yan-50-breasst-prelims-2019-world-championships_2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;zibei-yan-50-breasst-prelims-2019-world-championships_2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Yan Zibei &#8211; Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/zibei-yan-50-breasst-prelims-2019-world-championships_2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/zibei-yan-50-breasst-prelims-2019-world-championships_2-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-382297\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/zibei-yan-50-breasst-prelims-2019-world-championships_2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"zibei-yan\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-382297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yan Zibei. Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/xu-jiayu-reportedly-hits-52-3-100-back-in-long-course-time-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy Ross<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/arno-kamminga-goes-59-24-over-100m-breaststroke-in-amsterdam-time-trial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Liz Byrnes<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Xu Jiayu and Yang Junxuan reportedly put up swift times in a time trial during a practice session with the Chinese national swim team.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With the coronavirus quarantine in China ending a few weeks ago, many members of the Chinese national team have been participating in a training camp the last few weeks that was scheduled to last from April to June. According to reports on the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/weibointl.api.weibo.com\/share\/147068396.html?weibo_id=4504937771466850\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chinese social media site Weibo<\/a>, there were some quick times posted at a time trial on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>2019 World Champ\u00a0<strong>Xu Jiayu\u00a0<\/strong>swam a 52.37 in the 100 backstroke, which was quicker than his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/xu-jiayu-wins-stacked-mens-100-back-final-over-rylov-larkin-race-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">52.43 he swam in winning gold<\/a>\u00a0at the World Championships last year. Xu was one of the favorites to win gold in Tokyo over two laps after he won silver in Rio behind American\u00a0<strong>Ryan Murphy<\/strong>. If Xu Jiayu can touch first in the final in Tokyo, he would be the first Chinese man to ever win the event at the Games and would be the first non-American to do so since 1992.<\/p>\n<p>World junior record holder\u00a0<strong>Yang Junxuan<\/strong>\u00a0reportedly swam a 1:55.06 in the 200 freestyle, which was also faster than her 1:55.43 swim at the 2019 Worlds when she finished fifth. The time was under her world junior record time but will not count since the meet was not FINA sanctioned.<\/p>\n<p>Also of note, 2019 Worlds bronze medalist\u00a0<strong>Yan Zibei\u00a0<\/strong>swam a 59.5 in the 100 breaststroke while\u00a0<strong>Sun Jiajun\u00a0<\/strong>was a 52.27 in the 100 butterfly. Xu, Yan,\u00a0<strong>Zhang Yufei\u00a0<\/strong>and Yang also combined to swim a mixed medley relay and reportedly swam a 3:40.26, which would have won a bronze medal at the 2019 Worlds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arno Kamminga<\/strong>\u00a0went 59.24 in a 100m breaststroke time trial in Amsterdam to again underline the breakthrough that has seen him propel himself to the upper echelons of world swimming.<\/p>\n<p>The Netherlands record holder was out in 27.86 and back in 31.38 and posted on social media: \u201cBlessed to be back in the pool. Solid race after a tough week.\u00a0<a class=\" xil3i\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/teamnl\/\">#teamnl\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The time was quicker than both his performances at last year\u2019s<strong>\u00a0World Championships<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0<strong>Gwangju<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>South Korea<\/strong>, where he clocked 59.39 and 59.49, finishing 13th overall.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old is back training in the Dutch capital after time out of the water because of the coronavirus lockdown in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. 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