The 19-year-old came out on top in the supremely contested Men’s Tech Solo event in Paris, with less than a point separating the podium places.
Sharon van Rouwendaal became the first open water swimmer in history to win two Olympic gold medals with her win in Paris.
“I see people have extended their contracts – that nonsense will not happen this year,” Sport Minister Gayton McKenzie said of the SSA executive committee.
The Buckeyes will compete against Michigan in the season opener at the McCorkle Aquatic Pavilion.
Swimming South Africa is facing multiple issues with water polo player withdrawals, artistic swimmers suing them and a diving parent also taking legal action.
The World Cup will feature four stops, starting at the end of February in Paris (FRA) and culminating in the Super Final in Xi’an (CHN) in mid-June.
After spending the last six years rebuilding the U.S. national team, Fuentes is returning to her home country of Spain to take a new coaching role.
The Russians had won every artistic swimming gold medal at the Olympics dating back to Sydney 2000 until China swept this year’s events in their absence.