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USADA Says WADA 'Trying to Pull The Wool Over Our Eyes' With Independent Investigation The revelation that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for trimetazidine prior to the 2021 Olympics but were not suspended brought immense criticism to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for an apparent failure ...

Swimmers Matin Balsini, Alaa Maso Named to Refugee Olympic Team Swimmers Matin Balsini and Alaa Maso have been named to the Refugee Olympic team or the Paris Olympics, the International Olympic Committee announced on Thursday. The swimming duo are among 36 individuals – 23 men, 13 women – from three...

ARD Delves Further Into Questions on Chinese Anti-Doping Case ARD, the German broadcaster which originally broke the story of 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive for Trimetazidine (TMZ) in 2021 along with the New York Times and the Daily Telegraph, has realized a supplementary Q&A containing pushba...

Injuries Rule Bruno Fratus out of Brazilian Trials, Paris Olympics Injuries will rule Brazilian sprinter Bruno Fratus out of the nation’s Olympic trials and thus a fourth Olympic berth in Paris. Fratus made the announcement on Tuesday, in a television interview and on social media. The bronze medali...

WADA Releases Fact Sheet on Chinese Doping Violations The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has released a fact sheet laying out the process the organization followed in determining that the 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) in early 2021 would not receive suspensions. In...

Four-Lap Fight: Martens, Richards, Popovici to Highlight Race for 200 Freestyle Olympic Gold Remember when it appeared David Popovici would dominate the men's 200 freestyle for the foreseeable future? That was the status quo heading into last year's World Championships, with Popovici having missed t...

PASSAGES: Tributes Flow For Olympian Neil Rogers – the Lord Of The Lanes At Bondi Icebergs Leaves A Lasting Legacy Tributes have flowed like the incoming tides at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach this week following the sad passing of a local legend “Mr Bondi Icebergs” – two-time Olympian, coach...

Zhang Yufei Adds Another Event to Her Olympic Program as Chinese Nationals Wrap Up The final day of the Chinese National Championships, which also served as an Olympic Games qualification meet, wrapped up on Saturday. The highlight of the session was a three-woman duel in the 50-meter freestyle, whe...

Chinese National Championships Day 8: Li Bingjie Dominates 800 Free to Qualify For Paris Four swimmers qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Day 8 of the Chinese National Championships. Wang Changhao and Sun Jiajun earned spots in the men's 100 butterfly, while Yu Yiting qualified in the women's ...

WADA Appoints Independent Prosecutor to Review Handling of China Doping The World Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday announced it had invited independent prosecutor Eric Cottier to review its handling of doping positives in early 2021 from China. The decision was taken by a unanimous vote of WADA’s exec...

Wang Shun Pops Stellar Time to Claim 200 IM Title at Chinese Nationals; Pan Zhanle Adds Another Crown Reigning Olympic champion Wang Shun produced a sensational performance in the 200-meter individual medley during the seventh night of finals at the Chinese National Championships. The meet is being ...

China Preparing to Challenge in All Relays at Paris Olympics It has been less than a week since Australia’s Daily Telegraph, the New York Times and German broadcaster ARD published stories revealing that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned heart medication just months before the Tokyo O...

Throwback Thursday: When the Olympic Games Last Visited Paris; A 100-Year Flashback When the Olympic Games return to Paris this summer, it will mark a century since the French capital last served as host of the biggest sporting event on the planet. In 1924, Paris welcomed the finest athletes in the ...

Adam Peaty Demands "Full Transparency" Amid Chinese Doping Controversy Before Eyeing Three-Peat(y) In Paris Adam Peaty has called for “full transparency” and expressed his “disappointment” in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after Chinese athletes were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics des...

Chinese National Championships Day 6: Zhang Yufei Wins 200 Butterfly to Lead Trio of Olympic Qualifiers Day 6 of the Chinese National Championships saw three more swimmers qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Zhang Yufei and Chen Luying qualified in the women's 200-meter butterfly, while Ye Shiwen q...

Australia Fast in April, Americans Preparing for Paris Primetime Clash Last week's Australian Championships, not the country's selection meet for this summer's Olympic Games, saw most of the country's top swimmers performing at a high level despite the relatively low stakes of the meet. Perhaps most...

Chinese National Championships: Yang Junxuan Fires National Record 52.68 in 100 Free Yang Junxuan set a national record in the women’s 100 freestyle of 52.68 seconds on Tuesday at the Chinese National Championships. Yang undercut the record set twice, in 2020 and 2021, by Zhang Yufei at 52.90. Yang ...

Australia Names 40-Strong Junior Dolphins Swim Team For 2024 Junior Pan Pacs in Canberra Australia will field an experienced  40-strong team including 11 swimmers from last year’s successful World Junior Championship campaign when it hosts this year’s 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships i...

Aquatics GB Respond To Chinese Doping Controversy, Points To "Potential Loss Of Trust" Aquatics GB have released a statement expressing their "extreme concern" following the news that 23 Chinese athletes tested positive for Trimetazidine before going on to compete at the Tokyo Olympics without any s...

WADA Says ‘Athletes Should Not Have Concerns’ Over Chinese Doping Case In a nearly two-hour press availability Monday, officials from the World Anti-Doping Agency endorsed its handling of doping positives within the Chinese program in 2021 as evidence of its protection of athletes. The case stemmed ...