﻿{"id":512090,"date":"2022-08-24T10:01:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-24T17:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=512090"},"modified":"2022-08-24T10:01:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T17:01:46","slug":"the-week-that-was-a-scientific-analysis-of-the-improvement-of-david-popovici","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-a-scientific-analysis-of-the-improvement-of-david-popovici\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: A Scientific Analysis Of The Improvement Of David Popovici"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Week That Was, Sponsored by Suitmate<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Week That Was featured news from the Duel in The Pool meet and top swimmer in the world, David Popovici. <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: A Scientific Analysis Of The Improvement Of David Popovici; How The Teen Set the 100 Freestyle World Record<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-post-image-container\">\n<div id=\"attachment_507381\" style=\"width: 446px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-507381\" data-attachment-id=\"507381\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-leon-marchand-holds-off-carson-foster-for-200-im-title-second-gold-medal-this-week\/david-popovici-100-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-100-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1125\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"david-popovici-100-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8\/31\/22 &#038; 6\/24\/23&lt;br \/&gt;\ndavid-popovici-100-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Andrea Staccioli \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-100-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-1-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-100-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-507381\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-100-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-1.jpg\" alt=\"david-popovici-100-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-1\" width=\"436\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-100-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-100-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-100-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-1-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-100-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-100-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-1-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-100-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-1-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-100-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-1-533x400.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-507381\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Andrea Staccioli \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/a-scientific-analysis-of-the-improvement-of-david-popovici-how-the-teen-set-the-100-freestyle-world-record\/?fbclid=IwAR3hwM4BVncRn2fDMyXtCclZBkpr2yIJ9hBQVdx5BJ0jsiyUi_jqAYTX6hc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>By Swimming World Editorial Staff\u00a0<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Same pool \u2013 same champion \u2013 only one year later. At the European Championships in Rome, David Popovici set a new standard with the fastest 100-meter freestyle performance of all time. The new world record was set just one year after his phenomenal performance at the Junior European Championships in 2021, in the exact same pool.<\/p>\n<p>Using race analysis, the present case report aims to find differences between the Rome 2021 Junior European Championships, the Budapest 2022 World Championships, and the Rome 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/roma2022.microplustimingservices.com\/indexRoma2022_web.php?s=TG9hZENhbGVuZGFyaW8oJzAnKTs=&amp;cat=ASM&amp;page=001&amp;spec=001&amp;bat=001&amp;td=CAL_CIS_DAY&amp;hg=&amp;descIT=TWVuwqAtwqA1MCBtIFN0aWxlIExpYmVybyAtIFByZWxpbWluYXJ5&amp;descEN=TWVuwqAtwqA1MG0gRnJlZXN0eWxlIC0gUHJlbGltaW5hcnk=&amp;descFR=TWVuwqAtwqA1MCBtIE5hZ2UgTGlicmUgLSBQcmVsaW1pbmFyeQ==&amp;curCatSel_M_F=&amp;sport=Swimming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Championships<\/a>\u00a0and assess contributing factors to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/commentary-david-popovici-is-a-generational-talent-prompting-comparisons-to-precocious-legends-in-all-sports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new world record<\/a>\u00a0in one of the most-decorated swimming discipline.<\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #2: Commentary: David Popovici Has Put 200 Freestyle World Record Of Paul Biedermann On Endangered List<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-post-image-container\">\n<div id=\"attachment_507076\" style=\"width: 444px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-507076\" data-attachment-id=\"507076\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-katie-ledecky-annihilates-field-for-another-1500-freestyle-title-katie-grimes-completes-u-s-1-2\/david-popovici-200-free-2022-world-championships-budapest\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-200-free-2022-world-championships-budapest.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1125\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"david-popovici-200-free-2022-world-championships-budapest\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;6\/20\/22 &#038; 12\/23\/22 &#038; 7\/18\/23&lt;br \/&gt;\ndavid-popovici-200-free-2022-world-championships-budapest&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Andrea Staccioli \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-200-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-200-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-1024x768.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-507076\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-200-free-2022-world-championships-budapest.jpg\" alt=\"david-popovici-200-free-2022-world-championships-budapest\" width=\"434\" height=\"326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-200-free-2022-world-championships-budapest.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-200-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-200-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-200-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-200-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-200-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/david-popovici-200-free-2022-world-championships-budapest-533x400.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-507076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Andrea Staccioli \/ Deepbluemedia \/ Insidefoto<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/commentary-david-popovici-has-put-200-freestyle-world-record-on-endangered-list\/?fbclid=IwAR3_4puagrfjD1lDOcZtRpL4eGux5lHxTwb01PDmFCFoqywBCvlB-kJY86M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>By John Lohn<\/i><\/a><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p>My view on the world-record book changed a bit the other day. No, I still don\u2019t see a handful of global standards going anywhere in the immediate future. That record in the women\u2019s 200-meter butterfly? Nope. Don\u2019t see 2:01.81 disappearing. That mark in the men\u2019s 800 freestyle? Nah. That 7:32.12 will hang around for a while.<\/p>\n<p>But toward another event, my mindset has shifted. It took exactly 1:42.97 for the change to occur. That\u2019s the amount of time it took\u00a0<strong>David Popovici<\/strong>\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/flash-david-popovici-sets-200-free-textile-world-record-of-142-97-also-wjr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">win the 200 freestyle at the European Championships in Rome<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #3: DUEL IN THE POOL: Michael Andrew Led USA Sink The Aussie Dolphins 309 points to 283 In An Epic Duel Meet In Sydney<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-post-image-container\">\n<div id=\"attachment_511930\" style=\"width: 445px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-511930\" data-attachment-id=\"511930\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/duel-in-the-pool-the-michael-andrew-led-usa-sink-the-aussie-dolphins-309-points-to-283-in-an-epic-duel-meet-in-sydney\/team-usa-win\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TEAM-USA-WIN-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1661083455&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;24&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"TEAM USA WIN\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;TEAM USA WIN&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy:&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TEAM-USA-WIN-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TEAM-USA-WIN-1024x683.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-511930\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TEAM-USA-WIN-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"TEAM USA WIN\" width=\"435\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TEAM-USA-WIN-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TEAM-USA-WIN-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TEAM-USA-WIN-280x187.jpg 280w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TEAM-USA-WIN-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TEAM-USA-WIN-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TEAM-USA-WIN-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TEAM-USA-WIN-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TEAM-USA-WIN-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TEAM-USA-WIN-2000x1333.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TEAM-USA-WIN-1350x900.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/TEAM-USA-WIN-533x355.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 435px) 100vw, 435px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-511930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy:<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-post-image-container\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/duel-in-the-pool-the-michael-andrew-led-usa-sink-the-aussie-dolphins-309-points-to-283-in-an-epic-duel-meet-in-sydney\/?fbclid=IwAR31AmcBR19gZfeG3MXCVFm9-QW3LPXZvfoP5G8UKn0j2v4kqvgAbP5u2As\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>By Ian Hanson<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The might of the world\u2019s No 1 swimming nation the USA remained unbroken tonight with the Americans reigning supreme again over Australia for a fourth time on the third and final day of an epic Duel In The Pool that saw swimming return to Sydney with a bang.<\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #4: A Look At the Qualifying Times For the 2024 United States Olympic Trials in Indianapolis<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_478638\" style=\"width: 446px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-478638\" data-attachment-id=\"478638\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-2024-olympic-trials-will-be-held-in-indianapolis\/venue-lane-lines-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/venue-lane-lines-o-trials-2021-8830.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,750\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M1X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;venue-lane lines&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1624063557&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;115&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;venue-lane lines&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"venue-lane lines o-trials-2021 8830\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3\/27\/22&lt;br \/&gt;\nvenue-lane lines 2021, Day 6 Finals, Lane Lines, Olympic Trialsvenue&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\/2021\/06\/venue-lane-lines-o-trials-2021-8830-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/venue-lane-lines-o-trials-2021-8830.jpg\" class=\" wp-image-478638\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/venue-lane-lines-o-trials-2021-8830.jpg\" alt=\"venue-lane lines, trials\" width=\"436\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/venue-lane-lines-o-trials-2021-8830.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/venue-lane-lines-o-trials-2021-8830-267x200.jpg 267w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/venue-lane-lines-o-trials-2021-8830-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/venue-lane-lines-o-trials-2021-8830-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/venue-lane-lines-o-trials-2021-8830-533x400.jpg 533w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 436px) 100vw, 436px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-478638\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/a-look-at-the-qualifying-times-for-the-2024-united-states-olympic-trials-in-indianapolis\/?fbclid=IwAR1nQVeiCDcMxSzDkNMNrnmL1uys5LAMPA8CDQhLPKqhCYOp2PmBVdo25zI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>By John Lohn<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With less than two years to go until the start of the 2024 Olympic Games, the path to Paris will intensify by the day.\u00a0Beyond those with Olympic aspirations, many swimmers around the country are chasing Olympic Trials berths, and the opportunity to compete in America\u2019s premier competition. 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Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/exclusive-interview-regan-smith-made-the-switch-to-bob-bowman-in-pursuit-of-olympic-gold\/?fbclid=IwAR1EuR0s_VgNKhn1Vzgp9-8iqRik10AWjncDnxj_62y2kAWmYg_WE4TprGE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i>By David Rieder<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three years after her stunning breakthrough performance at the 2019 World Championships,\u00a0<strong>Regan Smith<\/strong>\u00a0became a world champion again this year as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-championships-regan-smith-outduels-kylie-masse-to-100-back-title\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she edged out\u00a0<strong>Kylie Masse<\/strong>\u00a0for 100 backstroke gold in Budapest<\/a>. Smith won a second gold medal that week as the backstroke swimmer on the U.S. women\u2019s 400 medley relay, but as a whole, she was disappointed with her results from the entire year, a stretch that included her freshman season at Stanford and then a quick long course season leading up to Worlds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Week That Was, Sponsored by Suitmate The Week That Was featured news from the Duel in The Pool meet and top swimmer in the world, David Popovici. 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