{"id":456402,"date":"2020-12-07T15:27:19","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T22:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=456402"},"modified":"2020-12-07T15:27:19","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T22:27:19","slug":"sw-biweekly-caeleb-dressel-perfectly-positioned-to-surge-into-the-olympic-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sw-biweekly-caeleb-dressel-perfectly-positioned-to-surge-into-the-olympic-year\/","title":{"rendered":"SW Biweekly – Caeleb Dressel: Perfectly Positioned To Surge Into The Olympic Year – Download FREE For A Limited Time!"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest issue of Swimming World Biweekly<\/em><\/span>
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In this issue of SW Biweekly, read about Caeleb Dressel<\/strong>, whose phenomenal success during the six-week ISL season has him poised for a chance at Olympic glory, with eight\u00a0 months left to go before Tokyo 2021. Also featured is Adam Peaty<\/strong>, on world records, illegal dolphin kicks, lessons in defeat, and the warrior spirit; Elise Devlin<\/strong> debates over the hardest event in swimming; Ryan Lochte<\/strong> in pursuit of a fifth Olympic bid; Rookie ISL member Sherridon Dressel’s<\/strong> incredible performance with the Cali Condors has her focused on 2021; Olympian Kyle Chalmers<\/strong> undergoes surprise arthroscopic shoulder surgery in Sydney; Athletes file suit against U of Iowa for cutting Women’s Swimming; The Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act signed into law; California pauses high school sports through Jan. 1st and cancels water polo playoffs; How a simple conversation began a wave of new training for disabled athletes in the paralympics; How They Train with Thomas Hagar; and Swimming World’s December 2020 Holiday Gift Guide!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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FEATURES<\/strong><\/p>\n

008<\/span> ADAM PEATY ON WORLD RECORDS, ILLEGAL DOLPHIN KICKS, LESSONS IN DEFEAT AND THE WARRIOR SPIRIT<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Liz Byrnes<\/strong>
\nIn a wide-ranging interview at the recent ISL competition in Budapest, Adam Peaty spoke to Swimming World about claiming his 12th and 13th world records, being in the unaccustomed position of not always winning, the dolphin-kick accusations leveled at Ilya Shymanovich and his family and baby son, George, who was born in September.<\/p>\n

011<\/span> THE AGE-OLD DEBATE: WHAT IS THE HARDEST EVENT IN SWIMMING?<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Elise Devlin<\/strong>
\nAfter surveying her Towson University teammates, author Elise Devlin concluded that the 400 IM is the most difficult race in swimming\u2014at least for her swim team\u2014but the 1500 and the 200s of each stroke also received strong consideration.<\/p>\n

012<\/span> RYAN LOCHTE FIGHTING FATHER TIME IN CHASE FOF FIFTH OLYMPIC BID<\/strong><\/span>
\nby John Lohn<\/strong>
\nThe clich\u00e9 says that only one individual in sports history is undefeated: Father Time. Now, Ryan Lochte is facing that opponent, and while he won\u2019t be able to win, the 36-year-old and four-time Olympian is intent on extending the matchup as long as he can.<\/p>\n

014<\/span> CAELEB DRESSEL PERFECTLY POSITIONED TO SURGE INTO THE OLYMPIC YEAR<\/strong><\/span>
\nby John Lohn<\/strong>
\nFor all the phenomenal success Caeleb Dressel had during the six-week ISL bubble and the Grand Final in Budapest, his defining moments are still to come. With the Olympic Games now eight months away, he can count down the days until he gets his chance at glory in Japan.<\/p>\n

016<\/span> \u201cUNBELIEVABLE\u201d ROOKIE ISL SEASON HAS SHERRIDON DRESSEL REFOCUSED FOR 2021<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Matthew De George<\/strong>
\nFresh out of college, Sherridon Dressel, a 10-time All-American at the University of Florida, didn\u2019t know what to expect in becoming a professional swimmer, but she proved to be an integral part of the Cali Condors\u2019 ISL championships drive. She left the competition with an \u201cunbelievable\u201d experience and her focus sharpened for the year ahead.<\/p>\n

018<\/span> OLYMPIC CHAMPION KYLE CHALMERS UNDERGOES SURPRISE SURGERY IN SYDNEY<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Ian Hanson<\/strong>
\nAustralia\u2019s Kyle Chalmers, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist in the 100 freestyle at Rio, recently had arthroscopic shoulder surgery in a Sydney hospital, where doctors removed a troublesome bursa and revealed he would be \u201cgood to go\u201d for his preparations to defend his crown in Tokyo 2021.<\/p>\n

019<\/span> ATHLETES FILE SUIT AGAINST UNIVERSITY OF IOWA FOR CUTTING WOMEN\u2019S SWIMMING<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Matthew De George<\/strong>
\nSix female athletes\u2014including four swimmers\u2014have filed suit against the University of Iowa, citing gender discrimination in the school\u2019s decision to cut women\u2019s sports teams. The lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction against the cuts. The four swimmers also filed a Title IX complaint against the school in September.<\/p>\n

022<\/span> HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

030<\/span> RODCHENKOV ANTI-DOPING ACT SIGNED\u00a0 INTO LAW<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Matthew De George<\/strong>
\nOutgoing American President Donald Trump signed into law the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act, which broadens the power of U.S. officials to pursue criminal prosecution for sports doping offenses. Named after Russian whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov, the enforcement is aimed not at individual athletes, but at larger actors in doping plots, opening up the possibility of fines up to $1 million and prison sentences up to 10 years.<\/p>\n

031<\/span> CALIFORNIA PAUSES HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS THROUGH JAN. 1; WATER POLO PLAYOFFS CANCELED<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Matthew De Georg<\/strong>e
\nThe California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) has postponed issuing updated guidance on high school sports in the state until at least Jan. 1, 2021. The resumption of full practices and competitions is on hold until then as the CIF waits on the California Department of Public Health to issue guidance about schools and youth sports.<\/p>\n

032<\/span> HOW A SIMPLE CONVERSATION BEGAN A NEW WAVE OF TRAINING<\/strong><\/span>
\nby McClain Hermes<\/strong>
\nIn 2007, Philip Scholz, a blind athlete, asked Loyola University of Maryland\u2019s head coach Brian Loeffler for a chance to swim on Loyola\u2019s team. Coach Loeffler granted his request and quickly learned of the opportunities available to disabled athletes in swimming. He has since coached numerous athletes for the Paralympic Games, where they have won a combined total of 18 medals.<\/p>\n

034<\/span> HOW THEY TRAIN: THOMAS HAGAR<\/strong><\/span>
\nby Michael J. Stott<\/strong><\/p>\n

035<\/span> PARTING SHOT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n