﻿{"id":510557,"date":"2022-08-02T09:28:47","date_gmt":"2022-08-02T16:28:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=510557"},"modified":"2022-08-02T09:28:47","modified_gmt":"2022-08-02T16:28:47","slug":"the-week-that-was-ncaa-woman-of-the-year-brooke-forde-emma-nordin-lead-swimming-finalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-ncaa-woman-of-the-year-brooke-forde-emma-nordin-lead-swimming-finalists\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: NCAA Woman of the Year: Brooke Forde, Emma Nordin Lead Swimming Finalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Week That Was, Sponsored by Suitmate<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Week That Was featured NCAA, U.S. Nationals and Commonwealth Games news.<a href=\"https:\/\/suitmate.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"410502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=410502\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/suitmate-logo-rgb.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1094,350\" 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;SUITMATE-logo-clr-PMS&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"suitmate-logo-rgb\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;suitmate-logo-rgb&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/suitmate-logo-rgb-700x350.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/suitmate-logo-rgb-1024x328.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-410502 size-medium-small\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', 'segoe ui', verdana, helvetica; font-size: 16px; height: auto; max-width: 100%; border: 0px; vertical-align: top; clear: both; display: block; margin: 5px auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/suitmate-logo-rgb-450x144.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/suitmate-logo-rgb-450x144.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/suitmate-logo-rgb-1024x328.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/suitmate-logo-rgb-280x90.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/suitmate-logo-rgb-300x96.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/suitmate-logo-rgb-150x48.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/suitmate-logo-rgb-500x160.jpg 500w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/suitmate-logo-rgb-533x171.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/suitmate-logo-rgb.jpg 1094w\" alt=\"suitmate-logo-rgb\" width=\"450\" height=\"144\" data-attachment-id=\"410502\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?attachment_id=410502\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/suitmate-logo-rgb.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1094,350\" 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;SUITMATE-logo-clr-PMS&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"suitmate-logo-rgb\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;suitmate-logo-rgb&lt;\/p&gt; \" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/suitmate-logo-rgb-700x350.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/suitmate-logo-rgb-1024x328.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #1: NCAA Woman of the Year: Brooke Forde, Emma Nordin Lead Swimming Finalists; Ivy League Does Not Nominate Lia Thomas<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_500178\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-500178\" data-attachment-id=\"500178\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-ncaa-woman-of-the-year-brooke-forde-emma-nordin-lead-swimming-finalists\/brooke-forde-40\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/brooke-forde-2022-wncaasd-2255-Edit.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;OM-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;brooke-forde-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647645609&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;106&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;brooke-forde-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"brooke-forde- 2022-wncaas&#038;d- 2255-Edit\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;brooke-forde- 2020, Atlanta, Day 3, Finals, Forde Brooke, NCAA DI Women&#8217;s S&#038;D Championships&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\/2022\/03\/brooke-forde-2022-wncaasd-2255-Edit-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/brooke-forde-2022-wncaasd-2255-Edit.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-500178\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/brooke-forde-2022-wncaasd-2255-Edit.jpg\" alt=\"brooke-forde-ncaa\" width=\"435\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/brooke-forde-2022-wncaasd-2255-Edit.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/brooke-forde-2022-wncaasd-2255-Edit-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/brooke-forde-2022-wncaasd-2255-Edit-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/brooke-forde-2022-wncaasd-2255-Edit-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/brooke-forde-2022-wncaasd-2255-Edit-533x400.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-500178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-woman-of-the-year-brooke-forde-emma-nordin-lead-swimming-finalists-ivy-league-does-not-nominate-lia-thomas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>By Dan D&#8217;Addona<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The path for Penn swimmer\u00a0<strong>Lia Thomas<\/strong>\u00a0to become the NCAA Woman of the Year has ended.\u00a0Thomas, a transgender swimmer who\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/lia-thomas-brooke-forde-among-2022-ncaa-woman-of-the-year-nominees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was nominated by Penn<\/a>\u00a0to be the Quakers\u2019 Woman of the Year, was not selected by the Ivy League as conferences narrowed down the finalists from each school.<\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #2: U.S. Nationals: Natalie Hinds Delivers Composed Swim for 100 Free Crown (VIDEO)<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_509143\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-509143\" data-attachment-id=\"509143\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-ncaa-woman-of-the-year-brooke-forde-emma-nordin-lead-swimming-finalists\/natalie-hinds-14\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/natalie-hinds-2022-USA-Nationals-0706.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;OM-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;natalie-hinds-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1658885625&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;213&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;natalie-hinds-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"natalie-hinds- 2022 USA Nationals 0706\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7\/26\/22&lt;br \/&gt;\nnatalie-hinds- 100 Free, 2022, Day 1 Final, Hinds Natalie, USA Nationals&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\/2022\/07\/natalie-hinds-2022-USA-Nationals-0706-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/natalie-hinds-2022-USA-Nationals-0706.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-509143\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/natalie-hinds-2022-USA-Nationals-0706.jpg\" alt=\"natalie-hinds-\" width=\"435\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/natalie-hinds-2022-USA-Nationals-0706.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/natalie-hinds-2022-USA-Nationals-0706-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/natalie-hinds-2022-USA-Nationals-0706-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/natalie-hinds-2022-USA-Nationals-0706-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/natalie-hinds-2022-USA-Nationals-0706-533x400.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-509143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-nationals-natalie-hinds-delivers-composed-swim-for-100-free-crown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>By Matthew De George<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you had to describe what a veteran swim in the women\u2019s 100 freestyle might look like, <strong>Natalie Hinds<\/strong>\u00a0delivered the blueprint Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>Focused on her own race. Executing her own plan, regardless of a speedy, outside-lane challenge. And a personal-best time to boot.<\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #3: Nope! Adam Peaty Will Not Go To Doha Worlds In 2024; Tom Dean Calls For Review Of Schedule<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_473410\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-473410\" data-attachment-id=\"473410\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/european-championships-day-2-finals-peaty-takes-fourth-title-in-57-66-tie-for-womens-100-fly\/adam-peaty-2021-europeans\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ADam-Peaty-2021-Europeans.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,400\" 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=\"Adam Peaty 2021 Europeans\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Adam Peaty 2021 Europeans&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Deepbluemedia\/Insidefoto&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ADam-Peaty-2021-Europeans.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ADam-Peaty-2021-Europeans.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-473410\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ADam-Peaty-2021-Europeans.jpg\" alt=\"ADam Peaty 2021 Europeans\" width=\"435\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ADam-Peaty-2021-Europeans.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ADam-Peaty-2021-Europeans-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ADam-Peaty-2021-Europeans-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ADam-Peaty-2021-Europeans-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/ADam-Peaty-2021-Europeans-533x355.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-473410\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Deepbluemedia\/Insidefoto<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/adam-peaty-will-not-go-to-doha-worlds-in-2024-tom-dean-not-a-good-call-from-fina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>By Liz Byrnes\u00a0<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam Peaty<\/strong>\u00a0won\u2019t be going to the\u00a0<strong>2024 World Championships<\/strong>\u00a0in Doha and believes the meet will be poorly attended weeks before the Olympic Trials season gets under way.<\/p>\n<p>There has been growing criticism of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-announces-dates-for-the-2024-world-championships-in-doha\/\">FINA\u2019s decision to stage the 2024 Worlds<\/a>\u00a0from 2-18 February and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-confirms-olympic-relay-qualification-will-be-decided-for-13-teams-at-doha-worlds-in-2024\/\">to also make it a relay qualification meet<\/a>\u00a0for the\u00a0<strong>Paris Games<\/strong>\u00a0to be held from July that year.<\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #4: Commonwealth Games: Australia Dominates Women\u2019s 400 Freestyle Relay Again<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_510219\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-510219\" data-attachment-id=\"510219\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-ncaa-woman-of-the-year-brooke-forde-emma-nordin-lead-swimming-finalists\/aussie-gold-400-frelay\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Aussie-Gold-400-FRelay.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1100,733\" 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;1659215248&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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Aussie Gold 400 FRelay\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Aussie Gold 400 FRelay&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Aussie-Gold-400-FRelay-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Aussie-Gold-400-FRelay-1024x682.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-510219\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Aussie-Gold-400-FRelay.jpg\" alt=\"Australia Gold 400 FRelay\" width=\"435\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Aussie-Gold-400-FRelay.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Aussie-Gold-400-FRelay-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Aussie-Gold-400-FRelay-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Aussie-Gold-400-FRelay-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Aussie-Gold-400-FRelay-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Aussie-Gold-400-FRelay-533x355.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-510219\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Delly Carr<\/p><\/div>\n<p><i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/commonwealth-games-australia-dominates-womens-400-free-relay-again\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">By Matthew De George<\/a>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p>There is simply no stopping the Australian freestyle relay machine, not at this Commonwealth Games at least.<\/p>\n<p>The Aussies did what the Aussies have come to be expected to do, routing the field in the women\u2019s 400 freestyle relay Saturday in Birmingham. The team of\u00a0<strong>Madison Wilson, Shayna Jack, Mollie O\u2019Callaghan<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>Emma McKeon<\/strong>\u00a0blistered the field in a time of 3:30.64, besting England by a margin of nearly six seconds.<\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #5: U.S. Nationals: Katie Ledecky Surges Ahead of Leah Smith for 400 IM Victory, Swims Personal-Best Time (VIDEO)<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_509544\" style=\"width: 446px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-509544\" data-attachment-id=\"509544\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-ncaa-woman-of-the-year-brooke-forde-emma-nordin-lead-swimming-finalists\/katie-ledecky-212\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/katie-ledecky-2022-USA-Nationals-2283-Edit.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;OM-1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;katie-ledecky-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1659028838&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;katie-ledecky-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"katie-ledecky- 2022 USA Nationals 2283-Edit\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7\/28\/22katie-ledecky- 2022, Day 3 prelims, Ledecky Kathleen, USA Nationals&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\/2022\/07\/katie-ledecky-2022-USA-Nationals-2283-Edit-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/katie-ledecky-2022-USA-Nationals-2283-Edit.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-509544\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/katie-ledecky-2022-USA-Nationals-2283-Edit.jpg\" alt=\"katie-ledecky-\" width=\"436\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/katie-ledecky-2022-USA-Nationals-2283-Edit.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/katie-ledecky-2022-USA-Nationals-2283-Edit-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/katie-ledecky-2022-USA-Nationals-2283-Edit-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/katie-ledecky-2022-USA-Nationals-2283-Edit-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/katie-ledecky-2022-USA-Nationals-2283-Edit-533x400.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-509544\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. 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