The Week That Was: Sjostrom, Chupkov Lead World Cup After Doha

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The first cluster of the 2018 FINA World Cup came to a close in Doha, Qatar this week, with five more World Cup records going down and Sarah Sjostrom and Anton Chupkov coming out as the winners of the first cluster. Get caught up on the stories from that meet and the other biggest news this week in the the week that was!

The Week That Was #5 – 2028 Olympic Water Polo Venue Proposed For Irvine

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Irvine’s Great Park looks to be a strong contender for use as a water polo venue at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, according to a report that was released this week. A $50 million pool complex has been proposed at Great Park, which would be adjacent to the ice rink where the Anaheim Ducks practice. The proposal would have USA Water Polo leasing the facility from Irvine, and the city and USA Water Polo have five months to work out an agreement regarding the new facility. USA Water Polo is currently based out of Huntington Beach, California, but has plans to move to Irvine next year.

The Week That Was #4 – 2020 Tokyo Olympics To Have Morning Finals

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The Tokyo Olympic Committee released the aquatics schedule for the 2020 Olympic Games this week, confirming that the event will have morning finals. Swimming will now take up nine days with the addition of the men’s 800 free, the women’s 1500 free, and the mixed 4×100 medley relay. The first heats will be in the evening of July 25th, with the first medals awarded after the morning finals on July 26th. USA Swimming also announced that they will be releasing their cuts for the 2020 Olympic Trials via webcast on September 27th, two months ahead of when the official qualifying period begins. You can see a detailed list of the aquatics schedule here.

The Week That Was #3 – USA Swimming Announces 46 Athletes For 2019 Worlds Roster

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This week USA Swimming announced the 46 swimmers who have qualified to represent the United States at the 2019 FINA World Championships. Highlighting the squad will be world record holders Katie Ledecky and Kathleen Baker, as well as 2017 World Champion Caeleb Dressel, who all qualified to swim four events at the last major international meet before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. In total, 26 Olympians qualified for the team, including Olympic gold medalists Chase Kalisz, Simone Manuel, Lilly King, and Ryan Murphy. You can see the whole roster for the 2019 U.S. Worlds team here. The 2019 Worlds are scheduled to begin on July 12th in Gwangju, South Korea and run through July 28th.

The Week That Was #2 – Bolles Head Coach Jon Sakovich Stepping Down

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This week Jon Sakovich announced he would be stepping down as the head coach of the Bolles School Sharks at the end of the year. Sakovich has been involved with the Bolles team since 2000, and he took over for former head coach Sergio Lopez in 2015 when he left for the opportunity to coach in Singapore. Prior to that, Sakovich had been a fixture in the Florida swimming scene, beginning with his All-American career at the University of Florida. He has also coached at Gainesville’s Florida Aquatics as well as the head coach of Clearwater Aquatics. During his time at Bolles, the school has helped develop swimmers who have gone on to national and international success, including Ryan Murphy, Joseph Schooling, and Caeleb Dressel.

The Week That Was #1 – Five More World Cup Records Fall In Doha

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The first cluster of the 2018 FINA World Cup came to a close this week in Doha, Qatar with five new World Cup records and Sarah Sjostrom and Anton Chupkov declared winners of the first cluster and leaders of the 2018 circuit. Sjostrom, for her part, set two more World Cup records in Doha and collected five more wins. She took down her own record in the 50 fly (25.22) while also dropping the 100 fly record to 56.46. Chupkov won the 200 breast in Doha in 2:08.77, just off his own World Cup record from the Kazan stop. Other record breakers from the three day stop included Blake Pieroni in the 100 free (48.11), Andrii Govorov (22.82), and David Verraszto (4:13.44). You can see all the coverage from the Doha stop of the 2018 FINA World Cup here.

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Swimming World

5 years ago

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5 years ago

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