The Week That Was, sponsored by Suitemate
The Week That Was featured a new National High School Record, an impressive showing by Texas at Big-12 Championships, and more.
The Week That Was #1: Carmel Boys Destroy National High School Record in 200-Yard Medley Relay
Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick
Racing at the Indiana High School Championships, Carmel High School destroyed the national scholastic record in the 200-yard medley relay when it clocked a performance of 1:26.88. That time not only bettered the overall high school record, set by the Baylor School at 1:27.74 in 2014, it broke Carmel’s public-school national record of 1:27.94, set in 2020.
The Week That Was #2: 2022 Big 12 Championships: Erica Sullivan Wins 500 Free; Carson Foster Blasts 1:41 200 IM
Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick
Individual swimming finals at the Big 12 Championships in Morgantown, W. Va., kicked off Thursday evening with action in the 500 freestyle, 200 IM and 50 freestyle, along with women’s 1-meter diving and the 400 medley relays, and the University of Texas was set to dominate both the women’s and men’s competition after winning all four relays Wednesday night and capturing at least the top three times in prelims in all individual events.
The session began with U.S. Olympian and Texas freshman Erica Sullivan winning the 500 free, and on the men’s side, Carson Foster swam an impressive time of 1:41.32 to move to fourth in the nation in the 200 IM.
The Week That Was #3: Dean Farris Claims 200 Freestyle Title at Ivy League Champs As Harvard Tops Team Standings
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American-record holder Dean Farris, who set the national standard in the event in 2019, captured the Ivy League title in the 200-yard freestyle on Friday night. Farris, who owns the American mark at 1:29.15, was timed in 1:32.67 at the conference meet to easily prevail over Yale’s Noah Millard, who produced a time of 1:34.13.
The Week That Was #4: NCAA Division III Championships: Kenyon Earns Six No. 1 Seeds, Emory Brings Most Swimmers
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The NCAA Division III Championships for swimming and diving will return this season after a two-year layoff because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2020 meet was cancelled shortly beforehand at the onset of the pandemic, while Division III swimming did not have a season in 2020-21. But this year’s meet will be full-go from March 16-19 at the famed IUPUI Natatorium in Indianapolis.
Heading into this year’s meet, Division III powerhouse schools such as Kenyon, Denison and Emory are expected to stand out. On the women’s side, Denison and Emory will each bring 18 swimmers to the championships, while Emory and Johns Hopkins each have 18 men set to compete. In the competition, the only swimmer to own the top entry time in multiple events is Kenyon senior Crile Hart.
The Week That Was #5: FINA Cancels World Junior Championships Scheduled For Russian City of Kazan In August
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FINA has canceled the World Junior Swimming Championships that were due to be held in the Russian city of Kazan in August following the invasion of Ukraine.
The invasion has led to condemnation around the world and a call from the International Olympic Committee for federations to cancel or relocate sporting events that were due to be held in Russia and Belarus.