Read moreRussian Swimming Nationals Preview Or: How Will Elite Athletes Deal With Troubles In Sport?10 April 2015Commentary by Maria Dobysheva The closer Russia gets to the start of hosting its first Aquatic World Championships, the more attention next week's Russian Worlds Trials attracts and the more questions it raises. It's been a troublesome year for Russian elite swimming since one of its leaders, Yulia ...
Read moreVitaly Melnikov, Another Russian Doper, Banned For Two Years16 March 2015FINA announced today yet another Russian doping ban as European short course champion Vitaly Melnikov has been banned for two years for testing positive for EPO. Melnikov tested positive for EPO on Dec. 12 and 13, 2013 during the LEN European Swimming Championships. FINA posted a full explanation of...
Read moreRikke Moller Pedersen Leads World Rankings Onslaught at Danish Open30 March 2014COPENHAGEN, Denmark, March 30. THROUGHOUT the four days of competition at the Danish Open, the SwimVortex world rankings took some major hits with some of the top swimmers in attendance. Denmark's Rikke Moller Pedersen vaulted to the top of the world rankings in the women's 100-meter breaststroke wi...