﻿{"id":56891,"date":"2014-06-21T09:39:26","date_gmt":"2014-06-21T16:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/?p=56891"},"modified":"2015-08-23T12:30:02","modified_gmt":"2015-08-23T19:30:02","slug":"video-interview-tom-shields-hit-his-goal-time-in-100-fly-in-santa-clara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-interview-tom-shields-hit-his-goal-time-in-100-fly-in-santa-clara\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Interview: Tom Shields Hit His Goal Time in 100 Fly in Santa Clara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Arena Grand Prix &#8211; Santa Clara editorial coverage is proudly sponsored by Arena USA. Visit <a href=http:\/\/arenausa.com\/ target=_blank>ArenaUSA.com<\/a> for more information on our sponsor. For all the latest coverage, check out our <a href=http:\/\/tv.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/events\/2014-arena-grand-prix-santa-clara target=_blank>event coverage page<\/a>. Also, take a look at some amazing photography in our <a href=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.10152522989383606.1073741885.145040123605&#038;type=1 target=_blank>Facebook photo gallery<\/a>. <\/i><\/p>\n<p>SANTA CLARA, California, June 21. TOM Shields was encouraged by the performance he put together in the 100 fly at the Arena Grand Prix in Santa Clara after returning from the Mare Nostrum tour in Europe, from race strategy to splits.<\/p>\n<p>In this video interview after the 100 fly, Shields expressed plenty of optimism about his progress in the 100 long course butterfly based on his splits and stroke count. 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