Read moreSwimmer Alleges Fraud and Intimidation to Qualify for Olympics (Video)21 April 2021Indian swimmer Likith Prema took to YouTube on Wednesday to accuse the Uzbekistan Swimming Federation with tampering with times at the recent Uzbekistan Open, a FINA-sanctioned qualifier for the Tokyo Olympics, in order to achieve Olympic cuts for its swimmers. Evidence obtained by Swimming World fr...
Read more1After ‘Very Heartbreaking’ Experience, Likith Prema Speaks Up About Timing Manipulation; Uzbekistan Refutes Allegations24 April 2021After ‘Very Heartbreaking’ Experience, Likith Prema Speaks Up About Timing Manipulation Likith Prema’s swimming career has generally occurred far from the spotlight. The Indian swimmer started when he was four. A native of Bangalore, he trains alone, at different pools around the metropolis whenever...
Read moreTimes from Controversial Uzbekistan Open Annulled by FINA, Indian Federation Confirms25 June 2021Times from the Uzbekistan Open, which included several Olympic A cuts attained under controversial circumstances, have been annulled by FINA, according to a report out of India. Allegations of time tampering were levied by Indian swimmer Likith Prema, one of a large contingent of Indian swimmers at ...
Read moreCAS Upholds FINA Decision Rejecting Times from Uzbekistan Meets12 July 2021The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday rejected an appeal by the Uzbekistan Swimming Federation against FINA’s nullification of times at two meets in the country due to time tampering. The decision covers swims at the Uzbekistan Open Swimming Cup last November and the Uzbekistan Open Swi...