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FINA Announces ‘Champions Swim Series’ Schedule

18 January 2019

FINA is pleased to announce that invitations were sent to National Federations with athletes selected for the first edition of the new FINA event, the “Champions Swim Series”. 45 male

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WADA Retrieves Data from Moscow Lab

17 January 2019

A three-person World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) expert team has successfully retrieved the data from the Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and the underlying analytical data generated by the former Moscow

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ISL Responds to FINA Decision as ‘Step in Right Direction’

16 January 2019

The world’s elite swimmers finally won yesterday the right to compete in non-FINA events, such as the team swimming events organized by competing league ISL (International Swimming League) for August.

FINA Provides Clarification on Athlete Participation in International Competitions

15 January 2019

After meeting with many national swimming federations, FINA has provided a clarification on their rules regarding athlete participation in international and non-FINA approved swim meets. In 2017, Ali Khan founded the International

Rikke Moller Pedersen Retires from Swimming

14 January 2019

World record-holder Rikke Moller Pedersen of Denmark announced her retirement from swimming. The 200-meter breaststroke record holder announced her decision on Instagram. Here is part of her post: “It is

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WADA Inviting Feedback on Anti-Doping Charter of Athlete Rights

11 January 2019

On 10 December 2018, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) launched the third phase of the 2021 World Anti-Doping Code (Code) Review Process; the second phase for the International Standards; and,

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Linda Helleland Endorsed by WSCA For WADA President

11 January 2019

The board of the World Swimming Coaches Association (WSCA) voted unanimously to support the candidacy of Minister Linda Helleland for the Presidency of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). FairSport’s endorsement

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(VIDEO INTERVIEW) Joao de Lucca Aiming for Pan American Games, Olympic Medal

10 January 2019

Joao de Lucca talked after winning the 200 free on the second night of the TYR Pro Swim Series in Knoxville with a 1:49 to just hold off 16-year-old Gianluca Urlando. De Lucca

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(VIDEO INTERVIEW) Anton Ipsen On Move to TAC Titans and Final Semester of School

10 January 2019

Anton Ipsen talked to the media after his 800 free win on the first night of the TYR Pro Swim Series in Knoxville with his 8:00 on Wednesday night. Ipsen talked

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(VIDEO INTERVIEW) Akram Mahmoud Almost Missed His 800 Free in Knoxville

09 January 2019

Gamecock Elite’s Akram Mahmoud talked to the media on Wednesday night at the TYR Pro Swim Series in Knoxville, Tennessee as he placed sixth in the 800 free. He finished with

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