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008 WOMEN\u2019S 100 BACKSTROKE: THE BEST RACE OF OLYMPIC TRIALS JUST GOT EVEN FASTER<\/strong><\/span> 010 CLAIRE CURZAN OBLIVIOUS TO LIMITS IN RAPID RISE TO PERFORMANCE<\/strong><\/span> 014 ASSESSING CLAIRE CURZAN\u2019S EVENT-BY-EVENT POTENTIAL FOR U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS <\/strong><\/span> 016 MICHAEL ANDREW ON FIRE HEADING TO OLYMPIC TRIALS<\/strong><\/span> 017 RISING STAR LYDIA JACOBY READY TO CONTEND AT OLYMPIC TRIALS<\/strong><\/span> 018 NCAA CHAMPION ELLA EASTIN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AFTER DYSAUTONOMIA DIAGNOSIS<\/strong><\/span> WORLD NEWS<\/p>\n 020 COVID PANDEMIC HAS OPENED OLYMPIC DOOR FOR RAPIDLY DEVELOPING YOUNGSTERS <\/strong><\/span> 022 AHEAD OF OLYMPIC SUMMER, SWIMMING WORLD\u2019S LATEST WORLD MALE RANKINGS<\/strong><\/span> COLLEGE NEWS<\/p>\n 028 MATT MACEDO CONTINUES TOUR OF CALIFORNIA AS NEW UC DAVIS HEAD COACH <\/strong><\/span> 029 BIG FISH IN SMALL PONDS: HOW TOP ATHLETES CAN STILL FLOURISH IN STATES NOT KNOWN FOR MAJOR SWIMMING SUCCESS<\/strong><\/span> SPECIAL FEATURES<\/strong><\/p>\n 034 PARTING SHOT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In this issue of SW Biweekly, read about how top athletes can still flourish in states not known for major swimming success, like Patrick Callan<\/strong> and David Plummer<\/strong> of Oklahoma, both who made it to the national platform. Also featured is Ella Eastin<\/strong>, who announced her retirement from the sport following a dysautonomia diagnosis, a nervous system disorder that affects cardiovascular health, energy, mental stability and more; As Claire Curzan<\/strong> seems oblivious to limits on her path to Trials, becoming an Olympic favorite- we assess her event-by-event potential; Considered the most competitive race of the Olympic Trials program, the women’s 100 backstroke just got even faster- with only 2 spots open, a 57 second performance may be required just to qualify; Michael Andrew<\/strong> is on fire heading to Trials following his performance\u00a0 at the TYR Pro Swim Series; How the pandemic has given many young swimmers the chance to improve enough to become a factor in Tokyo; Our latest world male rankings; And much more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":473813,"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":[56108,126883],"product_tag":[75943],"class_list":{"0":"post-473808","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-swimming-world-biweekly-1","7":"product_cat-click-to-view-all-issues-in-2021-swimming-world-biweekly","8":"product_tag-sw-biweekly","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"downloadable","13":"sold-individually","14":"purchasable","15":"product-type-simple"},"exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nNo one would dispute that the women\u2019s 100 backstroke is the race to circle for the U.S. Olympic Trials, the most competitive event on the program. With only two Olympic berths available and multiple medal contenders certain to be locked out from competing in Tokyo, a 57-second performance could be required just to qualify for the Olympics.<\/p>\n
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nClaire Curzan has been swimming fast since she was a young age grouper and has continued to do so in high school. Last March, she came within 13-hundredths of the American record in the short course 100 fly, and in April, she found herself within 22-hundredths of the long course U.S. best. She\u2019s versatile, she\u2019s coachable, she has international experience, and she\u2019s moved from a fringe Olympic contender to an Olympic favorite. Curzan is only 16, and her promising future couldn\u2019t be brighter.<\/p>\n
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nClaire Curzan\u2019s improvement in the women\u2019s 100 fly (56.20 in April) has been the most recognizable measure of the 16-year-old\u2019s breakthrough over the past year, but that won\u2019t be the only event in which she makes an impact at the U.S. Olympic Trials. In fact, there are up to five events where she may be among the headliners in Omaha.<\/p>\n
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nAt the recent TYR Pro Swim Series in Indianapolis, Michael Andrew provided a jaw-dropping moment: He became just the third American man to break 59 in the 100 breast, and the first in nearly four years. Next month\u2019s U.S. Olympic Trials could be a career-defining week for Andrew, an opportunity to display his unorthodox training style and career plan while in his prime with the entire world watching.<\/p>\n
\nby Matthew De George<\/strong>
\nLydia Jacoby, 17, is vying to become the first Olympic swimmer ever from Alaska. After her 1:06.38 performance in the women\u2019s 100 breast at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Mission Viejo\u2014the third fastest U.S. time in 2019\u2014she\u2019s becoming a legitimate threat to get to Tokyo.<\/p>\n
\nby Andy Ross<\/strong>
\nEight-time individual NCAA champion Ella Eastin officially announced her retirement from the sport of swimming, sharing that she has developed chronic fatigue and dysautonomia\u2014a \u201cnervous system disorder that affects my cardiovascular health, my energy, my mental stability and so much more!\u201d<\/p>\n
\nby David Rieder<\/strong>
\nWhat a difference a year makes! The one-year delay of the Olympic Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic has allowed many swimmers throughout the world to sufficiently improve to the point where they could now become a factor at the 2021 Games in Tokyo.<\/p>\n
\nby David Rieder<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nby Matthew De George<\/strong>
\nUC Davis has hired Matt Macedo as its new women\u2019s swimming and diving coach. Previously, he spent seven seasons at UC Santa Barbara after six at UC San Diego. And as a swimmer, he was a 20-time All-American at UC Berkeley!<\/p>\n
\nby Andy Ross<\/strong><\/p>\n