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

Long-time FINA Executive Director\u00a0Cornel Marculescu\u00a0<\/strong>stepped down last week after 35 years at the helm. Swimming Australia also revealed its back-up plan for the Olympics if the Trials cannot happen, while British Swimming announced its trials were limiting its number of athletes.<\/p>\n

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

The Week That Was #1: Cornel Marculescu Steps Down as FINA Executive Director<\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Maria Dobysheva<\/p><\/div>\n

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

Cornel Marculescu<\/strong>, FINA\u2019s executive director for the last 35 years,\u00a0announced his resignation Wednesday<\/a>\u00a0at the first FINA Bureau meeting of 2021.<\/p>\n

The resignation is effective immediately.\u00a0Marcela Saxlund Medvedev,<\/strong>\u00a0previously FINA\u2019s deputy executive director, has been nominated to fill Marculescu\u2019s role on an interim basis.\u00a0Pedro Adrega<\/strong>\u00a0has been elevated to Medvedev\u2019s assistant, having previously headed FINA\u2019s communications department.<\/p>\n

From FINA\u2019s official statement:<\/p>\n

The FINA Bureau members recognized the outstanding devotion and role of Mr Marculescu in the development of Aquatics in the five continents, contributing to make our Sport a pillar of the Olympic Movement.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

#2: Swimming Australia Reveals Backup Plan & Insurance Swims For Olympic Trials<\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n

By Ian Hanson<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Swimming Australia (SAL) announced a range of scenarios if a COVID lockdown and border closures disrupts its June Olympic Trials in Adelaide.<\/p>\n

Regardless, it will almost certainly see the Western Australian\u00a0Tokyo<\/a>\u00a0hopefuls take no risks and they are looking to relocate to Queensland with the policy also highlighting provision for an \u201cextenuating circumstances\u201d clause to help protect the likes of injured world champion\u00a0Ariarne Titmus.<\/strong><\/p>\n

High Performance Strategist, two-time Olympic champion and former Queensland Swimming and QAS boss\u00a0Alex Baumann,\u00a0<\/strong>outlined the options, after discussions with the Australian Olympic Committee, Swimming\u2019s High Performance Committee, the SAL Board, the athlete leaders and coaches.<\/p>\n

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The scenarios will ensure that Australia\u2019s prospective Olympians will treat next month\u2019s\u00a0Australian Swimming Championships<\/strong>\u00a0on the Gold Coast (April 14-18) as a \u201cmini Trials\u201d \u2013 looking to lock in insurance swims they just might need in a lockdown.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first scenario is that Trials goes ahead and we can nominate the team as per original criteria on June 17,\u201d said Baumann, who has been developing the scenarios for the past month-and-a-half.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe second scenario is that Trials go ahead but we have some restrictions in States and some athletes can\u2019t actually get (to Adelaide).<\/p>\n

\u201cIn that instance we have announced a number of primary competitions, (Designated Consideration Meets), where athletes can also qualify, being the Australian Swimming Championships on the Gold Coast (14-18 April) and the Sydney Open (13-16 May).<\/p>\n

\u201cIn all those scenarios the qualifying standard (remains) as the top eight in the world (at 2019 World Championships).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe third scenario is we don\u2019t have any Trials and if the Australian Swimming Championships and the Sydney Open are also cancelled we will (rely on a series of) Secondary Consideration Meets. (which include Australia\u2019s various State Championships).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe standard would be the \u2018FINA A\u2019 standard which is slightly slower than the top eight times which would be (closer to) top 12 or 14 although some are much the same.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe hope we don\u2019t have to go to scenario two or scenario three but we have to plan for it and it has been on the drawing board for a month-and-half now.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Week That Was #3: British Olympic Trials to go Forward With Reduced Numbers<\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n

By Liz Byrnes<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

The\u00a02021 British Swimming Championships<\/strong>\u00a0will go ahead in April as the\u00a0British Swimming Selection Trials<\/strong>\u00a0with reduced numbers and a focus on senior selection to international competition including the\u00a0Tokyo Olympic Games<\/strong>\u00a0and the\u00a0European Championships<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The announcement followed the roadmap unveiled by\u00a0Boris Johnson<\/strong>\u00a0on 22 February which is a four-stage route out of lockdown in England.<\/p>\n

The meet at the\u00a0London Aquatics Centre<\/strong>\u00a0has been reduced in length by one day and will run from Wednesday 14 to Sunday 18 April with the junior-specific element removed and numbers limited.<\/p>\n

No date or host city has been announced for the World Junior Championships while the European junior showcase is scheduled for 6-11 July but no host has been announced.<\/p>\n

Only Olympic events will be contested while the 800 and 1500 frees will be heat declared winners.<\/p>\n

Adam Peaty, Luke Greenbank, James Wilby<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Duncan Scott<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0have all been pre-selected to\u00a0Team GB<\/strong>\u00a0for Tokyo.<\/p>\n

#4: Cal Men Take Pac-12 Title on Near Sweep<\/h3>\n
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Dave Durden; Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

By John Lohn<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

From the opening day of the meet through its conclusion, Cal looked sensational in collecting its latest Pac-12 Conference championship. From senior Ryan Hoffer<\/strong> to freshman Destin Lasco<\/strong>, the Bears received contributions from throughout their lineup and looked every bit prepared to make a run at the NCAA title later this month. The final tally had Cal winning 17 of the 18 events contested and scoring 970 points, well ahead of the 788 by Stanford.<\/p>\n

The Week That Was #5: Yang Junxuan Swims World Leading 200 Freestyle<\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: R-Sport \/ MIA Rossiya Segodnya<\/p><\/div>\n

By John Lohn<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

During the second day of finals at the Chinese Swim Series,\u00a0Yang Junxuan<\/strong>\u00a0established an Asian record in the women\u2019s 200-meter freestyle, thanks to a performance of 1:54.70. The time, reported by the Chinese Swimming News and Results Twitter feed, erased the previous record of 1:54.85, set in 2018 by Japan\u2019s\u00a0Rikako Ikee<\/strong>. There was a sign Yang might break the record after recording a prelim swim of 1:55.05.<\/p>\n

Yang\u2019s previous best was a 1:54.98 in January 2020, before the\u00a0COVID-19<\/a>\u00a0pandemic put a halt to racing for the better part of a year and forced the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics from last summer to this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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