FEATURES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n 006 ARENA PRO SWIM SERIES: AUSTIN – FULL FINALS RECAP<\/strong> 012 LEAH SMITH IS IN ELITE COMPANY<\/strong> 013 USA SWIMMING RELEASES NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM SELECTION CRITERIA<\/strong> 014 OPEN WATER TRAINING WITH GRANT HOLICKY<\/strong> 016 THE ULTIMATE DISPLAY OF TEAMWORK<\/strong> 018 DURDEN, MEEHAN NAMED HEAD COACHES FOR 2017 FINA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/strong> 019 STAYING THE COURSE<\/strong> 020 SWIMMING AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES APPAREL DEAL WITH ARENA<\/strong> 022 NEW TEAM, NEW LIFE, SAME FAST SWIMMING FOR KATIE LEDECKY<\/strong> 024 PIECING TOGETHER THE TOP TEN AT WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/strong> 026 BIG TEN ANALYSIS: LACK OF CONFERENCE DUALS MAKES RIVALRIES COUNT EVEN MORE<\/strong> 027 ANTHONY ERVIN, LASZLO CSEH, KATIE MEILI PICK UP WINS IN GENEVA<\/strong> 028 WHO WILL FILL IN FOR MICHAEL PHELPS THIS SUMMER?<\/strong> 030 DR. TOBIE SMITH NAMED TO USADA BOARD OF DIRECTORS<\/strong> 032 IN REVIEW: LYNNE COX’S ‘SWIMMING IN THE SINK’<\/strong> 034 SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING: IS IT REALLY A SPORT?<\/strong> Olympic gold medalist\u00a0Matt Grevers<\/strong> made his return to competitive swimming earlier this month at the 2017 Arena Pro Series in Austin, Texas. Grevers got “back in the saddle” with a gold medal performance in finals of the men’s 100 back. The full recap from the Arena Pro Series in Austin is available in the second edition of the 2017\u00a0Swimming World Biweekly. \u00a0\u00a0<\/em>Also featured in this issue are top news stories about USA Swimming’s Jr. National Team, open water training, inspirational stories, industry news, college recaps and\u00a0much more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":238448,"template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[56108,59958],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-238444","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-swimming-world-biweekly-1","7":"product_cat-2017-biweekly","9":"first","10":"instock","11":"downloadable","12":"virtual","13":"sold-individually","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n
\nby Taylor Brien<\/em>
\nThe 2017 Arena Pro Series kicked off in Austin, Texas with 2016 Olympic gold medalists highlighting the field. 2016 Olympians Amanda Weir, Melanie Margalis, and Josh Prenot each collected a gold medal in their first night of the three day meet.<\/p>\n
\nby Alec Scott<\/em>
\nThe rise of Katie Ledecky into possibly the most dominant female swimmer of all time has redefined distance swimming. During which time Leah Smith has somewhat quietly become one of the best middle-distance freestylers of all time.<\/p>\n
\nby David Rieder<\/em>
\nUSA Swimming announced the qualifying procedures for the 2017-2018 National Junior Team, which will consist of athletes 18 years old or younger on Sept. 1, 2017.<\/p>\n
\nby Robbie Dickson<\/em>
\nGrant Holicky, head coach of Rallysport Aquatics (RACE) in Boulder, Colorado, has been working with elite open water swimmers for several years now. Two of his most notable athletes are Joey Pedraza and Christine Jennings…<\/p>\n
\nby Maddie Strasen & Chandler Brandes<\/em>
\nThe shooting in the Ft. Lauderdale Airport proved the bond teammates have is something that can never be broken…<\/p>\n
\nby Taylor Brien<\/em>
\nDave Durden and Greg Meehan, standout collegiate coaches and assistants for Team USA at the 2016 Olympic Games, have been selected to lead USA Swimming as head coaches at the 2017 FINA World Championships.<\/p>\n
\nby Emily Messina<\/em>
\nIf you have just come off of a week or two of challenging training and are probably heading back to the stress of school. It might feel like it is time for taper and relaxation. However, this is an important time to push your training…<\/p>\n
\nSwimming Australia is thrilled to announce a new partnership with iconic swimwear brand arena, that will see them become the official swimwear supplier of the Australian Dolphins Swim Team for the next four years.<\/p>\n
\nby David Rieder<\/em>
\nOne chapter of Katie Ledecky\u2019s swimming career ended in Rio, and another commenced a month later when she arrived at Stanford. But between the two chapters, so much seems remarkably similar…<\/p>\n
\nby David Rieder<\/em>
\nAs it looks right now, picking a winner of this year\u2019s NCAA championships won\u2019t be nearly as tough as figuring out how the puzzle pieces fit in further down the list. If my math is correct, that makes 13 teams with a legitimate argument for the top-ten, and based on their season performances to date, seven or eight of them could finish in the top five…<\/p>\n
\nby Dan D’Addona<\/em>
\nThe Big Ten Championships is shaping up to be an intriguing meet. Plenty of teams are swimming well, but it will really be interesting because most of the teams have not faced each other.<\/p>\n
\nby David Rieder<\/em>
\nA trio of individual Olympic medalists from last summer in Rio all opened up their 2017 racing campaigns in Geneva, Switzerland, and Hungary\u2019s Laszlo Cseh and Americans Anthony Ervin and Katie Meili all walked away with wins.<\/p>\n
\nby Jason Tillotson<\/em>
\nThis summer we will see a few notable names absent from the national team roster. Among those names will be none other than, Michael Phelps. Phelps left some enormous shoes to fill…So, who will be the one to fill them?<\/p>\n
\nby David Rieder<\/em>
\nDr. Tobie Smith, a former U.S. National Team member and top open water swimmer, has been appointed to serve on the USADA Board of Directors.<\/p>\n
\nby Katie Wingert<\/em>
\nFor those swimmers feeling down\u2013or even just disillusioned by their sport\u2019s daily grind\u2014Lynne Cox\u2019s Swimming in the Sink<\/em> will serve as a rejuvenating breath of fresh air.<\/p>\n
\nby Jessica Hubler<\/em>
\nIs synchronized swimming really a sport? Despite the doubt of many people, synchronized swimming is one of the most underrated but most difficult sports, and it certainly deserves to be in the Olympic games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"