008<\/span> 5 LINGERING AND UNANSWERED QUESTIONS FOLLOWING THE OLYMPIC GAMES<\/span><\/strong>
\nby John Lohn<\/strong>
\nWith the Olympic Games in the rearview mirror and the start of the third season of the International Swimming League in front of us, here are five questions to contemplate, the answers to be revealed in due time.<\/p>\n

010<\/span> TORRI HUSKE BECOMES FIRST COLLEGE SWIMMER TO SIGN WITH TYR, THANKS TO NEW NIL RULES<\/span><\/strong>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nAs Olympian Torri Huske is about to begin her college career at Stanford, she took advantage of new NCAA rules that allow student-athletes to monetize on their name, image and likeness (NIL) rights and signed a deal with swimwear company TYR.<\/p>\n

012<\/span> RYAN LOCHTE UNDERGOES KNEE SURGERY TO REPAIR TORN MENISCUS<\/span><\/strong>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nFour-time Olympian Ryan Lochte, who turned 37 earlier this month, underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus after hurting his knee while racing down an inflatable water slide, likely while playing with his two children who are 2 and 4 years old.<\/p>\n

013<\/span> CHUCK BATCHELOR TAKING OVER AS HEAD COACH AT SWIMMAC CAROLINA<\/span><\/strong>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nChuck Batchelor, the longtime head coach and co-owner of Bluefish Swim Club in Attelboro, Mass., has agreed to move to North Carolina to take over as head coach of SwimMAC Carolina in Charlotte.<\/p>\n

014<\/span> VIETNAM SWIM COACH HUANG GUOHUI FOUND DEAD IN QUARANTINE UPON RETURN FROM OLYMPICS<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Matthew De George<\/strong>
\nHuang Guohui, the coach of Vietnam\u2019s swim team at the Tokyo Olympics, died in a hotel in Hanoi during a 14-day isolation after returning from Tokyo. The cause of death had not been determined for the 57-year-old, but VnExpress reported that it is being investigated as a possible suicide.<\/p>\n

016<\/span> THE OUTSTANDING, BUT OVERLOOKED MEN\u2019S SWIMS FROM THE TOKYO OLYMPICS <\/span><\/strong>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nThere were several impressive men\u2019s performances at the Tokyo Olympics, but perhaps not \u201cheadline-grabbing\u201d\u2014a silver or bronze medalist or even someone just off the podium…or maybe a relay contributor. Here are a few swims on the men\u2019s side that went a bit under-reported.<\/p>\n

018<\/span> THE TOP UNDER-THE-RADAR WOMEN\u2019S PERFORMANCES FROM THE TOKYO OLYMPICS<\/span><\/strong>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nThe Tokyo Olympics produced many stars, but here Swimming World focuses on a handful of women\u2019s performances that, perhaps, didn\u2019t receive as much attention as they should…in case their exploits from a long week of swimming went unnoticed.<\/p>\n

020<\/span> POST-OLYMPICS RANKINGS: SWIMMING WORLD\u2019S\u00a0 TOP 25 FEMALE PERFORMERS<\/span><\/strong>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nWith the Olympics just concluded, it seems only reasonable that the ranking of the best swimmers in the world should be based on the performances we witnessed over nine days in Tokyo. We begin with our list of the top 25 women\u2019s swimmers in the world.<\/p>\n

026 <\/span>AMAZING GRACE: MOTHER, VICKI BUNKE, SWIMMING IN 14 SWIM-ACROSS-AMERICA EVENTS TO HONOR HER DAUGHTER<\/span><\/strong>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nWhen Grace Bunke was 11, she was diagnosed with bone cancer in her left femur, which metastasized into both of her lungs. Grace beat the cancer into remission, but the disease returned in her lungs and spine when she was 14, and she passed away the day before her 15th birthday. More than three years later, swimming is the means by which her mom, Vicki, and her family honor Grace, by their full support of a cause near and dear to Grace\u2019s heart: Swim Across America.<\/p>\n

030<\/span> 5 EYE-POPPING STATS THAT DEFINED THE TOKYO OLYMPICS, INCLUDING FASTEST MEN\u2019S 100 FREESTYLE EVER<\/span><\/strong>
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nWhat do Caeleb Dressel, Kyle Chalmers, Regan Smith, Kristof Milak, Michael Phelps, Katinka Hosszu, Yui Ohashi, Ahmed Hafnaoui, Bobby Finke and Lydia Jacoby have in common? They were all part of various storylines dealing with Olympic races in Tokyo that featured some crazy, unimaginable statistics.<\/p>\n

032<\/span> AFTER SECOND GOLD, ASHLEIGH JOHNSON EXPOUNDS ON \u201cMISSION\u201d OF PROMOTING INCLUSION<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Matthew De George<\/strong>
\nAshleigh Johnson won her second gold medal as the goalie of the U.S. women\u2019s powerhouse water polo team. One of the few Black players in an overwhelmingly white sport, she is doubling down on her commitments to inclusion in the sport.<\/p>\n

033<\/span> MAGGIE STEFFENS: MENTAL HEALTH \u201cHUGE PART\u201d OF JOURNEY BACK TO WATER POLO GOLD<\/span><\/strong>
\nby Matthew De George<\/strong>
\nFor Maggie Steffens, one of the leaders of the U.S. women\u2019s water polo team, a major reason that the Americans re-ascended the podium in Tokyo for their third straight Olympic gold medal was their ability to recognize and cope with the mental challenges.<\/p>\n