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

With the Tokyo Olympics 131 days away, Games organizers announced no overseas spectators will be permitted to attend the competition. Meanwhile, the athletes competing for spots in Tokyo are hitting faster times than they ever had.\u00a0Regan Smith\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Luke Greenbank\u00a0<\/strong>were just two names that broke national records this past week.<\/p>\n

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

The Week That Was #1: Tokyo Olympics to Go On With No Overseas Spectators<\/h3>\n
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The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Pool – Photo Courtesy: Tokyo2020<\/p><\/div>\n

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

The\u00a0Olympic<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Paralympic Games<\/strong>\u00a0in Tokyo are to go ahead without overseas spectators, according to reports by\u00a0Kyodo News<\/strong>\u00a0agency.<\/p>\n

The Olympics are scheduled to open on 23 July with the Paralympics set to follow from 24 August, a year after\u00a0Tokyo 2020<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0was slated to take place but was instead pushed back a year because of the pandemic.<\/p>\n

Now it appears that overseas fans will not be able to travel to watch the Games which would also seemingly rule out athletes\u2019 families.<\/p>\n

Kyodo says that the Japanese government and the organising committee are expected to hold a meeting with the\u00a0International Olympic Committee (IOC)<\/strong>\u00a0later this month to make a formal decision over the absence of overseas visitors.<\/p>\n

They state that the \u201cgovernment has concluded that welcoming fans from abroad is not possible given concerns among the Japanese public over the coronavirus and the fact that more contagious variants have been detected in many countries, according to the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity.\u201d<\/p>\n

#2: Regan Smith Swims Fastest 100 SCY Back Ever<\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Connor Trimble<\/p><\/div>\n

By Andy Ross<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

18-year-old\u00a0Regan Smith\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0Riptide<\/a>\u00a0in Minnesota broke the American record in the 100 backstroke on Sunday at the Aquajets March Invite in Minneapolis with a 49.16. Smith took a smidge off of\u00a0Beata Nelson\u2019s\u00a0<\/strong>American record of\u00a049.18 from the 2019 NCAAs<\/a>\u00a0as Smith got her American record back that she originally set two years ago before Nelson set the standard two weeks later. Smith lowered her own best time of 49.66 as she now holds the American records in the 100 and 200 backstroke in both yards and in long course meters.<\/p>\n

Smith was out in 23.78 and back in 25.38, in near identical splits to Nelson\u2019s record setting effort when she flipped at 23.76 and came back in 25.42. She is currently in a gap year as she is staying home for a year to prepare for the delayed Olympic Trials and Games with coach\u00a0Mike Parratto\u00a0<\/strong>in her home state of Minnesota. After the Games, Smith will head west to Palo Alto to train with head Olympic coach\u00a0Greg Meehan\u00a0<\/strong>as her long-awaited debut will make Stanford a very dangerous team next season in the NCAA race.<\/p>\n

The Week That Was #3: Nort Thornton Hospitalized With Heart Condition<\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Cal Athletics<\/p><\/div>\n

By Dan D’Addona<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Former Cal swim coach\u00a0Nort Thornton<\/strong>\u00a0is in the intensive care unit at a hospital in California with a heart condition, according to sources near the former coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cHis heart is weak and he has been informed that it will not get any better,\u201d said former Cal swimmer and 1992 Olympian\u00a0Roque Santos<\/strong>. \u201cNort is loved and he is one of the good ones. First class, always fair and always has a good joke \u2014 and always ready to talk about swimming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thornton was Cal\u2019s coach for 33 years before retiring in 2007. His impact has been strong on generations of swimmers, who are now sending thoughts and prayers his way.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarc (Nort\u2019s son) has received over 50 calls in the last two days from the Cal family and the entire swimming community,\u201d Santos said. \u201cMarc knows the impact Nort has had on so many people\u2019s lives. Nort created an environment where champions were inalienable. Through this he helped create great people. All of my Call swimming family knows that this is the cornerstone of what Nort created at Cal. We all love the man, the coach and the father.\u201d<\/p>\n

#4: USA Swimming Extends Contract of Tim Hinchey For Four Years<\/h3>\n
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Photo Courtesy: Peter Bick<\/p><\/div>\n

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

USA Swimming on Wednesday announced that the contract for President and CEO\u00a0Tim Hinchey<\/strong>\u00a0has been extended four years through 2025.<\/p>\n

Hinchey\u2019s contract means he\u2019ll guide U.S. Swimming through the 2024 Paris Olympics. He joined USA Swimming in 2017.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m humbled and truly appreciative of the Board of Directors\u2019 support of our organization\u2019s work these last four years and their confidence in my vision for the future,\u201d Hinchey said\u00a0in a press release<\/a>. \u201cI continue to relish this opportunity that allows me to work in a sport I love, alongside the world\u2019s greatest athletes, coaches and volunteers. It has certainly been a remarkable and unpredictable journey since July 2017, but I am confident in knowing that the organization is brimming with incredibly skilled and talented people who will help drive our future success.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Week That Was #5: Luke Greenbank Sets British Record in 200 Backstroke<\/h3>\n
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Luke Greenbank: Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n

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

Luke Greenbank<\/strong>\u00a0set a new British 200m backstroke record of 1:55.34 at the\u00a0British Swimming Invitation Meet<\/strong>\u00a0to slice 0.24secs from the mark held by\u00a0James Goddard<\/strong>\u00a0since 2010.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old, who won bronze at the\u00a02019 World Championships<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Gwangju<\/strong>, had served notice of his intentions with a PB of 1:55.69\u00a0in the morning heats at the\u00a0Manchester Aquatic Centre.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

That was just 0.11secs off Goddard\u2019s national record of 1:55.58 set at the\u00a0Commonwealth Games<\/strong>\u00a0in\u00a0Delhi, India,<\/strong>\u00a0in October 2010.<\/p>\n

Not only did that augur well for Friday evening, but it was also an indication of an athlete capable of performing at his best come\u00a0Tokyo<\/strong>\u00a0with its morning finals.<\/p>\n

Come the evening in Manchester and Greenbank split 27.43\/56.33\/1:26.03 before coming home with a 29.31 blast to write a new entry into the record books.<\/p>\n

It cemented his place at the top of the world rankings ahead of\u00a0Kosuke Hagino<\/strong>, the Rio 2016 400IM champion, who went 1:55.84 last week with the pair the only men to have gone inside 1:56 so far this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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