{"id":462795,"date":"2021-02-22T08:35:55","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T15:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=462795"},"modified":"2021-02-22T08:35:55","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T15:35:55","slug":"the-week-that-was-virginia-kentucky-claim-conference-titles-iowa-women-reinstated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-virginia-kentucky-claim-conference-titles-iowa-women-reinstated\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Virginia, Kentucky Claim Conference Titles; Iowa Women Reinstated"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The first round of Division I conference championships concluded this weekend in the southeast as Kentucky won its first ever SEC women&#8217;s swimming and diving title, and Virginia won its 12th ACC title in 14 seasons. The Cavaliers also broke an American record in the 200 medley relay to start the meet and currently lead the nation in every single freestyle event.<\/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<h3>The Week That Was #1: Kentucky Wins SEC Women&#8217;s Title<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_462442\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-462442\" data-attachment-id=\"462442\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sec-womens-championships-alabama-kentucky-nab-relay-wins-on-opening-night\/800m-free-relay-photo-by-tony-walsh\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/210217_AJW_SD_CHAMPS_1897-scaled-e1615322878238.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1000\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Tony Walsh&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 5D Mark IV&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;800M Free Relay (Photo by Tony Walsh)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1613607531&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9Tony Walsh 2021&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;8000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;800M Free Relay (Photo by Tony Walsh)&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"210217_AJW_SD_CHAMPS_1897\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;800M Free Relay (Photo by Tony Walsh) SEC Women\u2019s Swimming Championships&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Kentucky 800 free relay; Photo Courtesy: Tony Walsh\/UGA Athletics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/210217_AJW_SD_CHAMPS_1897-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/210217_AJW_SD_CHAMPS_1897-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-462442\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/210217_AJW_SD_CHAMPS_1897-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"sec-kentucky-800M Free Relay (Photo by Tony Walsh)\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-462442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kentucky 800 free relay; Photo Courtesy: Tony Walsh\/UGA Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2021-sec-womens-championship-day-4-finals-live-recap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Dan D&#8217;Addona<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kentucky won its first ever SEC team championship with a combination of strong top-level point-scorers and depth that placed a multitude of swimmers in the finals.<\/p>\n<p>The Wildcats scored 1,124 points to hold off Florida (1,071), Georgia (999), Alabama (973) and defending champion Tennessee (934).<\/p>\n<p>Kentucky broke five school records and had 12 podium finishes, while the team lowered 39 personal-best times during the meet. The Wildcats had never finished higher than third, which they accomplished the past two years.<\/p>\n<h3>#2: Virginia Breaks American Record in 200 Medley Relay<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_451659\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-451659\" data-attachment-id=\"451659\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/virginia-swimming-sweeps-navy-behind-pool-record-from-kate-douglass-in-100-free\/virginia-swimming-kate-douglass\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/virginia-swimming-kate-douglass.png\" data-orig-size=\"991,569\" 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=\"virginia-swimming-kate-douglass\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;2\/6\/21&lt;br \/&gt;\n11\/20\/20&lt;br \/&gt;\nvirginia-swimming-kate-douglass&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Virginia Athletics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/virginia-swimming-kate-douglass-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/virginia-swimming-kate-douglass.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-451659\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/virginia-swimming-kate-douglass-700x500.png\" alt=\"kate-douglass\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-451659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Virginia Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/virginia-breaks-american-record-to-open-2021-acc-womens-swimming-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Andy Ross<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Virginia Cavaliers wasted no time in getting the night off to a fast start with a 1:32.93 in the 200 medley relay to break the American and NCAA record that stood since 2018 at 1:33.11 that Stanford set on its way to winning all five relays at NCAAs three years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The team of\u00a0<strong>Caroline Gmelich<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Alexis Wenger<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Lexi Cuomo<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Kate Douglass<\/strong>\u00a0swam on the record setting relay with NC State coming in second at 1:33.52.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Virginia\u2019s splits:\n<ul>\n<li>Gmelich \u2013 23.70<\/li>\n<li>Wenger \u2013 26.03<\/li>\n<li>Cuomo \u2013 22.58<\/li>\n<li>Douglass \u2013 20.62<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Stanford\u2019s old record splits:\n<ul>\n<li>Howe \u2013 23.54<\/li>\n<li>Williams \u2013 26.50<\/li>\n<li>Hu \u2013 22.62<\/li>\n<li>Manuel \u2013 20.45<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Week That Was #3: Iowa Reinstates Women&#8217;s Swimming &amp; Diving<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_191574\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-191574\" data-attachment-id=\"191574\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/university-of-iowa-to-cut-swimming-diving-after-2020-21-season-updated\/iowa-hawkeye-win-ncaas-2016\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/iowa-hawkeye-win-ncaas-2016-e1463686650598.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" 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=\"iowa-hawkeye-win-ncaas-2016\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8\/23\/20&lt;br \/&gt;\niowa-hawkeye-win-ncaas-2016&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Annie Grevers&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/iowa-hawkeye-win-ncaas-2016-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/iowa-hawkeye-win-ncaas-2016-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-191574\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/iowa-hawkeye-win-ncaas-2016-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"emma-sougstad\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-191574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Annie Grevers<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/iowa-womens-swimming-diving-to-be-reinstated-after-university-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Andy Ross<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The University of Iowa announced today it will be reinstating the women\u2019s swimming and diving program<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery student-athlete in all 24 sports at Iowa has experienced challenges and uncertainty since the pandemic began. This has been especially true for the men and women in the four sports we announced would be discontinued after this season,\u201d Athletics Director\u00a0<strong>Gary Barta\u00a0<\/strong>said in a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hawkeyesports.com\/news\/2021\/02\/15\/university-of-iowa-reinstates-womens-swimming-diving-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press release<\/a>. \u201cThe\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/university-of-iowa-womens-swimming-diving-team-issues-title-ix-complaint-over-termination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">women\u2019s swimming lawsuit<\/a>\u00a0brought forward last September, combined with the recent court order mandating the continuation of the sport during the legal process, has created additional uncertainty that could last several months or even years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe made the decision the right thing to do was to re-instate the women\u2019s swimming and diving program and remove any uncertainty moving forward for our current student-athletes as well as high school swimmers considering attending the University of Iowa.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The swimming and diving program was to be cut after this season, as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/university-of-iowa-to-cut-swimming-diving-after-2020-21-season-updated\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced last summer<\/a>, causing outrage among the swimming community for cutting such a storied program \u2013 the birthplace of the butterfly stroke, and the original host of the 2021 NCAA men\u2019s swimming and diving championships before the meet had been moved to Greensboro. With the women\u2019s team returning, that leaves the relatively new natatorium with a home team for the future. The return of the men\u2019s swimming and diving program still remains up in the air.<\/p>\n<h3>#4: Rikako Ikee Continues Comeback With Solid 100 Butterfly<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_275456\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-275456\" data-attachment-id=\"275456\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/how-many-world-records-could-fall-at-the-pan-pacs\/rikako-ikee-17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/rikako-ikee-jr-worlds-2017-8109-e1613843692817.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" 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;rikako-ikee-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1503859278&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;150&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;rikako-ikee-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rikako-ikee-jr-worlds-2017 8109\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;rikako-ikee- 100 Fly, 2017, FINA Jr. World Swimming Championships, Ikee Rikako&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\/08\/rikako-ikee-jr-worlds-2017-8109-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/rikako-ikee-jr-worlds-2017-8109-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-275456\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/rikako-ikee-jr-worlds-2017-8109-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"rikako-ikee-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-275456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/in-comeback-from-leukemia-rikako-ikee-returns-to-100-fly-with-solid-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Swimming World Editoral Team<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As Japan moves closer to its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/tokyo2020.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Olympic Games<\/a>\u00a0selection competition, various storylines continue to unfold for the host nation. During the first day of the Tokyo Open,\u00a0<strong>Rikako Ikee<\/strong>\u00a0posted the latest performance in her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rikako-ikee-being-alive-is-a-miracle-as-she-looks-to-inspire-following-leukemia-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">comeback from Leukemia<\/a>\u00a0while\u00a0<strong>Yuki Ikari<\/strong>\u00a0was strong in the 400 individual medley.<\/p>\n<p>Having already contested the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle during her comeback, Ikee ventured into the 100 butte<br \/>\nrfly this weekend and managed a third-place effort off a time of 59.44. The possibility of competing at a home Games later this summer remains a major hurdle for Ikee, but the fact that she continues to move in the right direction only adds to the feel-good tale of her beating Leukemia and returning to elite form.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Ikee sent well wishes to\u00a0<strong>Sarah Sjostrom<\/strong>\u00a0after the Swede had an accident in which she fell and suffered a broken elbow. When Ikee was battling Leukemia, Sjostrom,\u00a0<strong>Emma McKeon<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Maggie MacNeil<\/strong>\u00a0sent their support to their fellow competitor.<\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #5: Olympic Medalist Scott Miller Arrested on Drug Charges<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_462797\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-462797\" data-attachment-id=\"462797\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-virginia-kentucky-claim-conference-titles-iowa-women-reinstated\/scott-miller-no-date-by-george-olsen-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Scott-Miller-no-date-by-George-Olsen-1-e1614007875374.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,910\" 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;1613989677&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=\"Scott Miller\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Scott Miller&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Swimming Australia&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Scott-Miller-no-date-by-George-Olsen-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Scott-Miller-no-date-by-George-Olsen-1-1024x621.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-462797 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Scott-Miller-no-date-by-George-Olsen-1-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Scott Miller\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-462797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: George Olsen<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/olympic-medalist-scott-miller-arrested-on-drug-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Swimming World Editorial Team<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Australian two-time Olympic medalist\u00a0<strong>Scott Miller<\/strong>\u00a0was arrested Monday in Sydney in connection with an alleged drug distribution ring.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/sport\/olympics\/olympic-swimmer-scott-miller-arrested-after-police-claim-2m-of-ice-found-in-candles\/news-story\/7e5238b25e0890ac6561aaf79da4777b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to reports<\/a>, Miller was arrested after the discovery of up to $2 million of methylamphetamine, or \u201cice,\u201d in what are reported as \u201ccommercial quantities\u201d hidden in candles. Coordinated raids across the city swept up Miller\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com.au\/national\/scott-miller-arrested-alleged-drug-bust-2-million-dollars-worth-ice-concealed-in-candles\/0d4e6d92-9f07-42d2-ad68-4d56a8960a90\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">at his home in Rozelle<\/a>\u00a0and apprehended an unidentified man at another location. Miller was taken to Newtown Police Station, and police are e<a href=\"https:\/\/www.smh.com.au\/national\/nsw\/olympian-scott-miller-arrested-in-2-million-ice-sting-20210216-p572tk.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">xpected to give an update later in the day<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. 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