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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, May 13. TODAY, FINA released its final decision regarding Russia's Yuliya Efimova and her positive test for 7-keto-DHEA during an out-of-competition test that took place in Los Angeles. FINA elected to imposed a 16-month competition ban retroactive to Oct. 31, 2013 and conclud...

Russia's Yuliya Efimova and Lithuania's Ruta Meilutyte set up a potentially epic battle in finals during the women's 100-meter breast semis at the 2015 FINA World Championships. Efimova topped the second semifinal in 1:05.60 to move to second in the world rankings behind Meilutyte's world-best 1:05....

The world junior championships showed us some promising talent in the pool, but none as spectacular as Turkey’s Viktoria Guynep Gunes. The 17-year-old vaulted herself from future star to gold medal hopeful in next year’s Olympic Games with four gold medals and a history-making swim in the 200 breast...

After her doping suspension concluded earlier this year, Russia's Yuliya Efimova has been on fire.  She kept up with that momentum with a world title in the women's 100-meter breaststroke at the 2015 FINA World Championships. Efimova, who concluded her doping suspension with a sizzler at the Mission...

REGENSBURG, Germany, January 17. ONE of Yuliya Efimova's medical advisors has released an interview with the German Academy of Applied Sports Medicine supporting the anti-doping process, and not yet rejecting the alleged positive doping test of Efimova. The president and founder of GAASM, Dr. Homayu...

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 15. IT’S not unusual for swimmers to chase world records this time of the year. We’ve seen it happen many times, so Rikke Moller Pedersen’s 2:19.61 in the 200 long course breaststroke last week is not exceptional because it came within five tenths of her own world record, but...

MOSCOW, Russia, May 16. IT was a banner night for the Sizzling Siberian Vlad Morozov as he tracked down his third title of Russian Nationals with a 50-meter back Russian record. Morozov crushed his Russian record in the men's 50-meter back with a sterling time of 24.52. That swim smoked his previous...

Editorial content for the 2015 Arena Pro Swim Series Santa Clara is sponsored by Arena. For full Swimming World coverage, check out our coverage page. Commentary by Jeff Commings, Swimming World Senior Writer The Arena Pro Swim Series in Santa Clara was one of the last opportunities to see so many o...

by Rokur Jakupsstovu, Swimming World European Correspondent At the Danish Open / European Trials in March, Rikke Møller Pedersen was only 0.83 sec from the 200 meter breaststroke world record, that she set at the Barcelona 2014 World Championships. She wasn’t fully rested at the trials, but is that ...

Jessica Hardy is one of the few swimmers who thrives on the pressure of a big swim, and she said that the stress of her 100 breast prelim swim at the FINA world championships helped her post a strong swim. “I’m more of an excited type of swimmer, so the more pressure there is, the more … excited I g...

MOSCOW, Russia, May 17. RUSSIAN swimmers made sure the fans in Moscow went out with some strong memories as they lit up the pool with a host of world-class times as the Russian Nationals came to a close. A few days ago, China hyped up the Butterfly Wars between Jiao Liuyang and Liu Zige. That should...

Japan's Kanako Watanabe turned in the top seed in the women's 200-meter breast prelims at the 2015 FINA World Championships. Watanabe, the top-ranked swimmer in the world with a 2:20.90 from Japanese Nationals, cruised to the top seed in a time of 2:23.29. The most stunning storyline, however, prove...

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 19. BIG swimming news took place all over the world and today we'll bring you the top five headlines of the past seven days. Let's get started with number five. Note: YouTube Measures Views Only For Episodes Watched On YouTube.com Two renowned college coaches have found their w...

Kaylee McKeown, Qin Haiyang Chasing First Ever Worlds Stroke Triple In the final three night sessions of the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Qin Haiyang and Kaylee McKeown have a chance at history. Both are looking to be the first swimmer ever to win all three events in a non-freesty...

Turkey's Viktoria Zeynep Gunes unleashed a world best time in the women's 200-meter breast at the 2015 FINA World Junior Championships. Gunes blazed her way to a stunning time of 2:19.64 to win the finale at the end of a sterling meet. That performance beat Kanako Watanabe's 2:20.90 from Japanese Na...

LAUSANNE, Switzerland, January 17. IN huge news from Europe, Russian breaststroke superstar Yuliya Efimova has tested positive for the drug dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA). According to SovSport in Russia, Efimova only has tested positive with her A sample, and her B sample has yet to be tested. SovSp...

By Rokur Jakupsstovu, Swimming World Scandinavian Correspondent HERNING, Denmark, May 13. WHILE many in the Russian swimming community found relief that Yuliya Efimova's doping ban will end in time for her to make a run at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, not everyone in Europe is totally happ...

MOSCOW, Russia, May 13. THE first night of Russian Nationals in Moscow featured some scintillating swims, but none more impressive than Evgeny Sedov's World Junior Record in the men's 50-meter fly. Sedov, the Russian speedster, took home the men's 50-meter fly title in 23.28. That swim clipped the 2...

FLORIDA KEYS, Florida, January 22. WITH breaststroke star Rebecca Soni taking an extended break following her barrier breaking 2012 London Olympics, the swimming world has been wondering when she'd be back in the water. After watching all of her world records fall in 2013 with Ruta Meilutyte, Rikke ...

Russia's Yuliya Efimova led a handful of 1:06s into the semifinals of the women's 100-meter breast at the 2015 FINA World Championships. Efimova put up the top time of the morning with a 1:06.31, well off her third-ranked time of 1:05.89 from the Mission Viejo Invitational in her first swim back fro...