{"id":281776,"date":"2017-10-25T15:07:38","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T22:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-biweekly-pac-attack\/"},"modified":"2017-12-07T09:34:44","modified_gmt":"2017-12-07T16:34:44","slug":"swimming-world-biweekly-pac-attack","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/product\/swimming-world-biweekly-pac-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming World Biweekly: Pac Attack!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Swimming World Biweekly: Pac Attack!<\/h1>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #800000;\">FEATURE STORIES<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #67b0f5;\"><strong>008 USA\u00a0COLLEGE CHALLENGE\u00a0&#8211;<\/strong><strong>FULL FINALS RECAP<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Andy Ross<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>The 2017 USA College Challenge between the United States national team and the Pac-12 all star team kicked off in Los Angeles. The Pac-12 had very fast times from Stanford swimmers Katie Ledecky and Ella Eastin as they helped give the Pac-12 an early lead heading into the second half of the meet.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #67b0f5;\"><strong>014 MUSINGS FROM THE DECK AT USA COLLEGE CHALLENGE<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by David Rieder<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Before the first session of the USA College Challenge in Los Angeles, Lindsay Mintenko was giddy. The meet was her first in her new position as Managing Director of the U.S. National team, but with nothing really at stake in one of swimming\u2019s most fun formats, she could relax and enjoy herself&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #67b0f5;\"><strong>018\u00a0AT USA COLLEGE CHALLENGE, THE PAC-12 TEAM UNIFIED AND RALLIED<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by David Rieder<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>In the first edition of the USA College Challenge in 2016, the collegiate all-stars competing against a watered-down version of the U.S. National team had no chance at a victory. This year, the team representing the Pac-12 showed up in Los Angeles knowing they had a shot&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #67b0f5;\"><strong>020 USA\u00a0SWIMMING PROMOTES LINDSAY MINTENKO TO NATIONAL TEAM MANAGING DIRECTOR POSITION<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em>USA Swimming has named two-time Olympian Lindsay Mintenko as the first female senior executive to lead the organization\u2019s National Team Division<br \/>\namid a restructuring of the organization\u2019s technical swimming staff.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #67b0f5;\"><strong>021 SWIMMING AUSTRALIA RELEASES STATEMENT REGARDING MADELINE GROVES<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em>Swimming Australia can confirm that the FINA Doping Panel have conducted a hearing regarding Madeline Groves\u2019 alleged whereabouts breaches\u00a0<span data-term=\"goog_911200018\">on Thursday<\/span>\u00a0night Australian time&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #67b0f5;\"><strong>022 THE 7 SINS OF SWIMMING<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>By Chandler Brandes<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>There is no such thing as a perfect swimmer. As swimmers, we sometimes (although rarely) make mistakes. We may DQ, forget our heat and lane, or even accidentally-on-purpose rip our cap at the exact moment a hard set is about to begin&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #67b0f5;\"><strong>024 ANALYSIS: SMU CLASSIC WAS EPIC JUMPSTART TO SEASON<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Dan D&#8217;Addona<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>The start of the college swimming season is always a little random. Some teams start earlier than others and it seems like there aren\u2019t too many big meets early on&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #67b0f5;\"><strong>030 CAN THE TEXAS MEN WIN ANOTHER NCAA TEAM TITLE?<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>By Jason Tillotson<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>We all know the legacy of the University of Texas men\u2019s swimming and diving team. They are a dominant name and force in the swimming world and rightfully so. The UT men have won the NCAA championships each of the past three years and have earned a total of 13 national championships over the course of the program\u2019s history.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #67b0f5;\"><strong>032 PAC-12 CONFERENCE FORMS TASK FORCE ADDRESSING ISSUES THREATENING COLLEGIATE ATHLETICS&#8217; INTEGRITY<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em>Pac-12 Conference Commissioner Larry Scott announced this morning the formation of a Pac-12 Task Force that will propose reforms to protect student-athletes and address certain systemic issues threatening college athletics.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #67b0f5;\"><strong>033 LONG-TIME SWIMMING WORLD CONTRIBUTOR BILL BELL PASSES AWAY<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by David Rieder<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Swimming World has sadly learned that Bill Bell, long-time contributor and super-fan of swimming, recently passed away in Los Angeles.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #67b0f5;\"><strong>034 FAN IN THE STANDS: THE PASSION OF POMONA-PITZER FANS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Michael Randazzo<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>40 or so family and friends of the Pomona-Pitzer men\u2019s water polo team descended last weekend on Boston from all over the country for a series of matches between their Sagehens and East Coast teams, including Brown, Harvard, Johns Hopkins and MIT.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #67b0f5;\"><strong>036 &#8220;I DO HAVE SOME UNFINISHED BUSINESS IN THE POOL,&#8221; CATE CAMPBELL MOVING FORWARD<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Diana Pimer<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>In a recent interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Olympian Cate Campbell discussed her future both in and out of the pool<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #67b0f5;\"><strong>037 PALO ALTO STANFORD AQUATICS ADOPTS TEAM IN PUERTO RICO<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by David Rieder<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>As Puerto Rico continues its hurricane relief efforts following devastation by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, a swim team in the United States has raised over $3000 for one of its Puerto Rican counterparts.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #67b0f5;\"><strong>038 WADA LIFTS PARTIAL SUSPENSION OF UCLA LABORATORY<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Taylor Brien<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and Sir Craig Reedie, chairman of WADA\u2019s Executive Committee recently approved lifting the partial suspension that was delivered to the UCLA Laboratory as it relates to analyzing four specific prohibited substances.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #67b0f5;\"><strong>039 WRIGHT STATE DELIVERS FINAL CUT TO SWIM &amp; DIVE TEAMS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em>Despite a successful fundraising campaign, Wright State University has announced that it will be cutting the swimming and diving team following the completion of the 2017-18 season.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #67b0f5;\"><strong>040 3 TRICKS TO SURVIVING THE OCTOBER COLLEGE GRIND<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em>by Chris Balbo<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Every college swimmer knows October is the grinding month. Midterms are piling up and yardage is racking up as the temperature is going down.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #67b0f5;\"><strong>041 PARTING SHOT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swimming World Biweekly: Pac Attack! 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