{"id":122802,"date":"2015-02-11T10:06:22","date_gmt":"2015-02-11T17:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=122802"},"modified":"2015-02-19T07:29:05","modified_gmt":"2015-02-19T14:29:05","slug":"shocking-fina-executive-director-see-documentary-russia-doping-scandal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/shocking-fina-executive-director-see-documentary-russia-doping-scandal\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking: FINA Executive Director “Did Not See” Documentary on Russia Doping Scandal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Commentary by Brent Rutemiller, Publisher<\/em><\/p>\n

PHOENIX – In what can only be called as shocking, Cornel Marculescu, Executive Director for the Federation Internationale De Natation (FINA), admits that he has not\u00a0taken the time to watch the German film documentary “Secret Doping Dossier: How Russia Produces It’s Winners” exposing systematic doping<\/a> in Russia. \u00a0The documentary has been the talk of the entire sporting world ever since its release two months ago.<\/p>\n

This revelation is startling considering the fact that Russia will be hosting the FINA World Championship in Kazan,\u00a0July 24-August 9, 2015. \u00a0RUSADA, Russia’s Anti-Doping Agency, will be conducting the doping control tests at the event.<\/p>\n

RUSADA’s role in the scandal is mentioned in the documentary and\u00a0will be part of an\u00a0investigation by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)<\/a>. \u00a0 WADA founding President, Dick Pound stated, “This is an extremely alarming case.” Pound will be a part of the three member investigative commission.<\/p>\n

Marculescu seems to be oblivious to these events. \u00a0Further concerning, Marculescu endorsed RUSADA in a recent letter<\/a> to the American and World Coaches Association where he not only admitted he has not seen the documentary but said, “… we consider our collaboration and relations with RUSADA as normal and good.”<\/p>\n

One would think that Marculescu, the most powerful executive in aquatic sports, would have educated himself on the documentary or at least read the transcripts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here is a\u00a0links to the Documentary Video:\u00a0Video<\/a><\/p>\n

Just a quick search on the Internet shows that almost every media outlet in the world is reporting the seriousness and magnitude of systematic doping in Russia. \u00a0NOTE: Sometimes, the media gets it right!<\/p>\n

We have captured a few of those links in an attempt to further educate Mr. Marculesu on the seriousness of this escalating issue:<\/p>\n

SEARCH RESULTS<\/h2>\n