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The Phillips 66 National Championships that took place last week at the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis was one of the fastest meets in USA Swimming history. While Regan Smith<\/strong> was on the cusp of world records and the distance duo of Bobby Finke<\/strong> and Katie Ledecky<\/strong> continued their dominance, those moments won\u2019t be highlighted in this list. This list will highlight top takeaways that may have been overlooked.<\/p>\n

A Young Team<\/h3>\n

Taking a look at the USA Swimming roster reveals that out of the 48 athletes competing in the pool events at the upcoming World Championships, fewer than 20 are under the age of 20. Looking at recent history, it wasn\u2019t long ago when Ledecky was the youngest Olympic team member in Rio at 19.<\/p>\n

So what does this mean for USA Swimming as a whole? If anything can be taken away from having a young team, it is that it shows promise with the Olympics just one year out. For many of the athletes competing, it allows them to get a taste of their first international competition and will prepare them for the world’s biggest stage next summer. An added bonus for Team USA is that there are a handful of teens that have competed at Worlds in the past and won\u2019t compete in Fukuoka, giving USA Swimming the chance to have a solidly international experienced team bound for Paris next summer.<\/p>\n

Disqualifications<\/h3>\n

Thursday was an eventful day in Indianapolis. A large power outage led to the delay of competition, cloudy skies because of the Canadian Wildfires, and oh yeah, disqualifications<\/a> in the 400 IM.<\/p>\n

Disqualifications are rather common, from a false start to a one-hand touch. Mistakes happen. But what happened in Indy when it came to disqualifications brought into question how the officiating was conducted. As Swimming World Senior Writer David Rieder stated: \u201cNumerous swimmers were disqualified, most for the vague-sounding violation of \u2018dolphin kick during breaststroke.\u2019 As the DQs kept coming, fans began booing.\u201d<\/p>\n

While most people found the officiating itself to be favorable, the video review system was called into question, as it can be used to initiate a disqualification. The most upsetting aspect of the whole issue is not that an athlete was disqualified. It is upsetting because it became a common theme throughout the breaststroke events. If this were a meet with more inexperienced athletes, that would be one thing. But at the National Championships, it’s a different story. These are experienced competitors.<\/p>\n

Officials are there to ensure a fair environment for everyone competing, but reviewing a race after a call was not made brings ethics into question.<\/p>\n

Roster Caps & Single-Event Swimmers<\/h3>\n

It has been heavily covered that Michael Andrew<\/strong> won\u2019t be making the trip to Japan due to roster limits. But taking a deeper look at the roster shows that the amount of athletes only swimming in one event at Worlds has had a significant increase in comparison to last year’s Worlds Team.<\/p>\n

Looking at the men\u2019s team among pool-only athletes, 15 out of the 26 swimmers, which is equal to 58% of the men\u2019s team, have only one event. That figure is almost double from last year’s total of six out of the 20 men’s swimmers, which was 30%of the team. For the women, the number of single-event athletes is comparable to last summer, with 11 out of 22 swimmers (50%).<\/p>\n

While each athlete undoubtedly earned their spot, that is not what is being called into question. The question is will roster spots be an issue once again as we head into Olympic Trials next summer.<\/p>\n

The Rise of the Little Guys<\/h3>\n

Notre Dame\u2019s Chris Guiliano<\/strong> making the World Championships team was one example of unheralded guys earning the spotlight. The same can be said for high school athletes qualifying for Worlds, such as Alex Shackell<\/strong>. It was also a quality storyline to see schools like the University of Pennsylvania (Matt Fallon<\/strong>) place athletes on the Worlds squad.<\/p>\n

Indy is Ready for Trials<\/h3>\n

The energy in Indy was palpable, from the athletes to the fans. Credit goes to Arlene McDonald<\/strong> and the entire event staff at the Indiana University Natatorium, along with USA Swimming, for an event that was superb. What stood out was the fact that while there were plenty of Indiana locals in attendance, there were many travelers, with one girl proudly holding a sign that read, \u201cI drove 10 hours to see Regan Smith.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the state\u2019s capital gets ready to welcome swimming and casual fans to Lucas Oil Stadium next summer, there is no doubt Indy is ready to host the Olympic Trials once again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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