{"id":447136,"date":"2020-09-21T07:26:35","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T14:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=447136"},"modified":"2020-09-21T07:26:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-21T14:26:35","slug":"the-week-that-was-australian-swimmers-withdraw-from-isl-over-travel-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-australian-swimmers-withdraw-from-isl-over-travel-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Australian Swimmers Withdraw From ISL Over Travel Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Some major news came out of the International Swimming League this past week as the league announced a media rights agreement with CBS Sports ahead of this season. The second season of the ISL will primarily take place in Budapest in October as the athletes will participate in a bubble-like environment, in hopes of limiting the spread of the virus, similar to how the NBA and WNBA have done so in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>But because of the league taking place in Budapest, Swimming Australia recommended its swimmers to not travel to Hungary because of concerns over the global pandemic. This is a big blow to all of the teams that have Australians on their team.<\/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 #1: Australian Swimmers Withdraw From ISL Over Travel Concerns<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_397017\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-397017\" data-attachment-id=\"397017\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/career-ending-health-risks-lure-of-olympics-sees-big-name-aussies-close-door-on-isl\/ariarne-titmus-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ariarne-titmus-ISL-Indy-2019-1228.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M1X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;ariarne-titmus-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1570310213&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;75&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;ariarne-titmus-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ariarne-titmus-ISL Indy 2019 1228\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;ariarne-titmus- 2019, Day 2, ISL Indy, Titmus Ariarne&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\/2019\/10\/ariarne-titmus-ISL-Indy-2019-1228-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ariarne-titmus-ISL-Indy-2019-1228-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-397017\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/ariarne-titmus-ISL-Indy-2019-1228-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"ariarne-titmus-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-397017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ariarne Titmus of the Cali Condors. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/career-ending-health-risks-lure-of-olympics-sees-big-name-aussies-close-door-on-isl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Ian Hanson, Oceania Correspondent<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The biggest names in Australian swimming were not prepared to risk career ending health issues or their places on next year\u2019s Olympic team with their decisions to withdraw from this year\u2019s multi-million dollar\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/isl.global\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Swimming League<\/a>\u00a0(ISL) \u2013 scheduled for Budapest next month.<\/p>\n<p>Dual Olympian\u00a0<strong>Rob Woodhouse<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 general manager of the London Roar and Queensland-based coach\u00a0<strong>Dean Boxall<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 a coach on the US-based Cali Condors have spoken exclusively to\u00a0<strong><em>Swimming World<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>after a tumultuous day which saw the majority of the Australian Dolphins reluctantly withdraw from the second season of the League.<\/p>\n<p>Swimming Australia\u2019s advice from the travel and health perspective was to stay home \u2013 but at the end of the day the swimmers and the coaches had to weigh up all the information and all the risks and make their individual decisions.<\/p>\n<h3>#2: ISL Signs Media Rights Agreement With CBS Sports<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_396962\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-396962\" data-attachment-id=\"396962\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-australian-swimmers-withdraw-from-isl-over-travel-concerns\/venue-543\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/venue-ISL-Indy-2019-1695.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1200\" 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;E-M1X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;venue-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1570389649&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;7&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;venue-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"venue-ISL Indy 2019 1695\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;venue- 2019, Day 2, ISL Indy&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\/2019\/10\/venue-ISL-Indy-2019-1695-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/venue-ISL-Indy-2019-1695-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-396962\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/venue-ISL-Indy-2019-1695-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"venue-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-396962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/international-swimming-league-signs-multi-year-media-rights-agreement-with-cbs-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Andy Ross<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The International Swimming League (<a href=\"https:\/\/isl.global\/\">ISL<\/a>) announced a multi-year media rights agreement with CBS Sports on Thursday to showcase the league\u2019s events across CBS Sports platforms to the American audience, according to a release sent out by the league.<\/p>\n<p>The ISL, which debuted in 2019 on ESPN\u2019s online streaming platform ESPN3, will hold its second season in Budapest, Hungary starting October 16 and will last only five weeks, due to concerns over the current COVID-19 pandemic with a strict medical protocol in place to ensure safety for all competitors and working staff. The ISL Grand Finals location and dates will be announced separately.<\/p>\n<p>Swimmers will be tested twice for Covid-19 before leaving their country of origin and then twice in Budapest before they can be cleared to train with athletes to be tested every five days.<\/p>\n<p>ISL competition will take place without spectators with five matches in October starting on 16 of that month.<\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #3: Southeastern Conference Announces Dates For Swim Season<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_246577\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-246577\" data-attachment-id=\"246577\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-australian-swimmers-withdraw-from-isl-over-travel-concerns\/venue-91\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/venue-2017-wncaa-0016.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1600,1067\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;venue-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1489590503&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;venue-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"venue-2017 wncaa 0016\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;venue- 2017, Women&#8217;s NCAA Swimming&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\/2017\/03\/venue-2017-wncaa-0016-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/venue-2017-wncaa-0016-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-246577\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/venue-2017-wncaa-0016-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"venue-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-246577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sec-announces-new-swimming-season-dates-with-october-start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Matthew De George<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Southeastern Conference\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.secsports.com\/article\/29885084\/new-start-dates-formats-set-sd-equestrian\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on Monday announced new dates for the swimming and diving season<\/a>, with the SEC schedule beginning no earlier than Oct. 1 and ending no later than Jan. 25, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>The season will include \u201cregionalized competition permitted upon the adherence of opponents to SEC Medical Guidance Task Force Requirements for COVID-19 Management.\u201d Contests will be dual meets only \u2013 \u201cunless alternative strategies are identified to limit the overall number of participants to ensure proper distancing\u201d \u2013 and schools have control over what events will be contested. There is no restriction on the number of contests teams can engage in.<\/p>\n<p>The release does not include information about the SEC Championships, which normally would be scheduled for February. Such a meet, obviously, would exceed the dual-meet stipulations in the regular season need some special dispensation to occur.<\/p>\n<h3>#4: USA Swimming Announces Formation of Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion Council and Black Leadership in Aquatics Coalition<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_317757\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-317757\" data-attachment-id=\"317757\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-australian-swimmers-withdraw-from-isl-over-travel-concerns\/giles-smith-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/giles-smith-tyr-pro-columbus-2018-2056.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M1MarkII&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;giles-smith-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1530962786&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;73&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;giles-smith-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"giles-smith-tyr-pro-columbus-2018 2056\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;giles-smith- 2018, 50 Free, Smith Giles, TYR Pro Columbus&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Giles Smith; Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/giles-smith-tyr-pro-columbus-2018-2056-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/giles-smith-tyr-pro-columbus-2018-2056-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-317757\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/giles-smith-tyr-pro-columbus-2018-2056-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"giles-smith-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-317757\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Giles Smith, core group member of Black Leadership in Aquatics Coalition. Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-announces-formation-of-diversity-equity-inclusion-council-and-black-leadership-in-aquatics-coalition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Andy Ross<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>USA Swimming, the national governing body for swimming in the United States, is proud to announce the formation of two diverse leadership groups developed as part of a long-term action plan to provide expertise and strategic guidance to USA Swimming staff and swimming leaders regarding diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).<\/p>\n<p>The 22-member DEI Council is comprised of athletes, parents, coaches, volunteers, and non-members representing diverse races, ethnicities, abilities, and LGBTQ+ people that make up USA Swimming\u2019s membership. Its purpose is to bring together a group of diverse individuals to consult, deliberate and provide strategic DEI feedback to USA Swimming.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Leadership in Aquatics Coalition, also known as Team BLAC, consists of former and current USA Swimming National Team athletes and is chaired by 2004 Olympic silver medalist\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/theundefeated.com\/features\/water-week-maritza-mcclendon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Maritza McClendon<\/strong><\/a>. Team BLAC\u2019s mission is to be the aquatics leaders of the Black voice and to impact the sport of swimming through exposure, resources, and mentorship.<\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #5: USA Swimming Giving Meet Sanctioning Controls to LSCs in October<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_209473\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-209473\" data-attachment-id=\"209473\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-australian-swimmers-withdraw-from-isl-over-travel-concerns\/venue-62\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/venue-2016-o-trials-1736.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;venue-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1467022791&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;300&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;venue-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"venue-2016-o-trials 1736\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;6\/5\/21&lt;br \/&gt;\nvenue- 2016, Olympic Trials, Omaha, USA Swimming&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\/06\/venue-2016-o-trials-1736-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/venue-2016-o-trials-1736-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-209473\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/venue-2016-o-trials-1736-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"venue-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-209473\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-swimming-to-return-meet-sanctioning-controls-to-lscs-in-october\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Matthew De George<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a letter to members Tuesday, USA Swimming announced that effective Oct. 1, it will allow local swimming committees (LSCs) to resume sanctioning meets.<\/p>\n<p>The USA Swimming Board of Directors voted Monday to allow two stipulations to lapse as of Sept. 30: The geographic restrictions on meet sanctioning, and the centralization of meet sanctioning powers to USA Swimming, which had been in place since the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usaswimming.org\/home\/covid-news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">return to swim<\/a>\u00a0from the initial COVID-19 shutdown in the spring. That means LSCs can sanction meets and compete against athletes from other LSCs, opening the path for greater normalcy.<\/p>\n<p>From the letter:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>To be clear, this is not a mandate from USA Swimming to LSCs to sanction competitions, but rather returns authority over the process to the LSCs to make informed decisions within their respective regions. It is critical that our LSCs, teams, and facilities work together to ensure safe environments in which to hold practice and competition. For a sanction to be granted the meet plan must address all current safety requirements.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"430318\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/international-swimming-hall-of-fame-asks-if-you-are-one-in-a-thousand\/one-in-thousand\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ONE-IN-THOUSAND.png\" data-orig-size=\"197,200\" 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=\"ONE IN THOUSAND\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;ONE IN THOUSAND&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ONE-IN-THOUSAND.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ONE-IN-THOUSAND.png\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-430318 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'segoe ui', verdana, helvetica; font-size: 16px; border: 0px; vertical-align: top; max-width: 100%; height: auto; float: left; margin: 5px 20px 20px 0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swimmingworld.azureedge.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ONE-IN-THOUSAND.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=197%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swimmingworld.azureedge.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ONE-IN-THOUSAND.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=197%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"ONE IN THOUSAND\" width=\"197\" height=\"200\" data-attachment-id=\"430318\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/international-swimming-hall-of-fame-asks-if-you-are-one-in-a-thousand\/one-in-thousand\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ONE-IN-THOUSAND.png?fit=197%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"197,200\" 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=\"ONE IN THOUSAND\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;ONE IN THOUSAND&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ONE-IN-THOUSAND.png?fit=197%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/ONE-IN-THOUSAND.png?fit=197%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-lazy-loaded=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Show how special you are and become a member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product-category\/ishof-membership\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One In A Thousand\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Club. 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