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The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate.<\/em><\/p>\n

The Tokyo Olympic Aquatic Center opened its doors officially to competition to Japan’s best over the weekend with 229 days until the start of swimming at the Olympic Games. In the Netherlands,\u00a0Arno Kamminga\u00a0<\/strong>continued his climb on the all-time rankings, as he joined the elite sub-2:07 200 breaststroke club in Rotterdam.<\/p>\n

Read below the five biggest stories in The Week That Was sponsored by\u00a0Suitmate<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Week That Was #1: Olympic Aquatic Center Christened at Japan Swim 2020<\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Mine Kasapoglu \/ ISL<\/p><\/div>\n

By Dan D’Addona<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Kosuke Hagino<\/strong>\u00a0put together a strong start to the 2020 Japan Swim, especially considering he is coming off of the International Swimming League semifinals just a few weeks ago. The meet is being swum at the official 2021\u00a0Olympic Aquatic Center<\/a>\u00a0in its first taste of action 233 days ahead of the 400 IM heats at the Games.<\/p>\n

On Day 1 of the Japan Swim, a non-qualifying meet, Hagino won the men\u2019s 400 IM in 4:13.21, about three seconds off his time from two years ago.<\/p>\n

The final day of the Japan Swim wrapped up on Sunday with a stellar showdown in the men\u2019s 200 breaststroke, as\u00a0Ippei Watanabe<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Shoma Sato<\/strong>\u00a0both dipped under the 2:08 barrier. Trailing Sato through the first half of the race, Watanabe put together a stronger back half and emerged with the victory in 2:07.08, with Sato checking in at 2:07.69.<\/p>\n

#2: Arno Kamminga Throws Down 2:06 200 Breast in Rotterdam<\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

By Dan D’Addona<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Arno Kamminga<\/strong>\u00a0turned in another stellar performance at the 2020 Rotterdam Qualification Meet on Friday.<\/p>\n

After setting the Dutch record in the 50 breaststroke on Thursday<\/a>, Kamminga won the 200-meter breaststroke in 2:06.85, just the fourth swimmer in history to break 2:07 in the event, breaking the Dutch record once again.<\/p>\n

The European short-course champion joins\u00a0Anton\u00a0Chupkov<\/strong>\u00a0(2:06.12),\u00a0Matt Wilson<\/strong>\u00a0(2:06.67) and\u00a0Ippei Watanabe<\/strong>\u00a0(2:06.67) as the only four swimmers to go sub-2:07.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old\u00a0had served notice in the morning prelims when he went 2:07.17<\/a>\u00a0to take a 0.01 sliver off his personal best from the Antwerp Diamond Race in March.<\/p>\n

Splits:\u00a028.81\/1:00.84\/1:33.53\/2:06.85<\/p>\n

The Week That Was #3: Coleman Stewart Scares American Record at UNC Invite<\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: MIKE LEWIS \/ ISL<\/p><\/div>\n

By Dan D’Addona<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The NC State Wolfpack continued their strong performance on the second day of the North Carolina Janis Hape Dowd Invitational on Friday.<\/p>\n

But it was\u00a0Coleman Stewart<\/strong>\u00a0who stole the show. Swimming unattached, the former NC State swimmer, now a pro swimming for Wolfpack Elite, won the 100 backstroke in 43.62 ahead of\u00a0Paul Le<\/strong>\u00a0(46.85). Stewart was extremely close to\u00a0Ryan Murphy<\/strong>\u2018s\u00a0American record of 43.49<\/a>.<\/p>\n

#4: Six Athletes File Suit Against University of Iowa For Cutting Women’s Swim Team<\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Connor Trimble<\/p><\/div>\n

By Matthew De George<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Six female athletes have filed suit against the University of Iowa, citing gender discrimination in the school\u2019s decision to cut women\u2019s sports teams.<\/p>\n

The lawsuit, a copy of which was obtained by Swimming World, was filed in the Southern District of Iowa. It seeks a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the cuts.<\/p>\n

The six plaintiffs are swimmers\u00a0Kelsey Drake, Sage Ohlensehlen, Christina Kaufman<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Alexa<\/strong>\u00a0Puccini<\/strong>;\u00a0Abbie<\/strong>\u00a0Lyman<\/strong>,\u00a0who wrestled in high school<\/a>; and club rugby player\u00a0Miranda<\/strong>\u00a0Vermeer<\/strong>. The four swimmers\u00a0filed a Title IX complaint<\/a>\u00a0against the school in September.<\/p>\n

Thursday\u2019s filing seeks to maintain the status quo (i.e. an injunction against cutting women\u2019s swimming and diving), citing the University of Iowa cutting the program \u201cat a time during which the University is already out of compliance with Title IX.\u201d The suit also claims the urgency of the move, with 15 of the 35 women on\u00a0the swimming and diving roster<\/a>\u00a0having put their names into the NCAA Transfer Portal, including several of the plaintiffs (Among the swimmers, Drake and Ohlensehlen are seniors, Kaufman a sophomore, Puccini a freshman.) The ability to recruit is also among the needs for immediate action lest the program incur irreparable damage.<\/p>\n

The Week That Was #5: Amid COVID Spike, New Jersey Governor Shuts Down Indoor Sports, Including Swimming<\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Mihitha Kamasani<\/p><\/div>\n

By John Lohn, Associate Editor-in-Chief<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Facing rising cases of COVID-19, New Jersey Governor\u00a0Phil Murphy<\/strong>\u00a0announced on Monday that all organized indoor sports, including swimming, will be suspended for four weeks beginning on Saturday and running through Jan. 2, 2021. Murphy\u2019s edict calls for the suspension of youth, high school and adult recreation sports, and applies to games and practices.<\/p>\n

Because the\u00a0New Jersey Sports Interscholastic Athletic Association<\/a>\u00a0(NJSIAA) previously delayed the start of winter high school sports until January, those sports will not be affected by Murphy\u2019s decision. However, club and YMCA programs will be expected to shut down for a month, leaving athletes without the opportunity to train.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs folks know, I am big sports fan and all of my kids play,\u201d Murphy said. \u201cI hope and intend to see the winter sports season in January. I want to see that high school senior get to play his or her last season and I value the importance of sports for the physical and mental well-being of our children. But we are seeing outbreaks related to indoor sports and this is a prudent, short-term step to slow the spread.\u201d<\/p>\n

The fact that swimming is affected by Murphy\u2019s decision goes against a\u00a0recent study by the New Jersey Swim Safety Alliance<\/a>\u00a0that identified zero COVID-19 breakouts among 200,000-plus people passing through 44 indoor pools between July 2 and mid-November.<\/p>\n

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