{"id":204329,"date":"2016-05-23T09:01:41","date_gmt":"2016-05-23T16:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=204329"},"modified":"2016-05-23T09:01:41","modified_gmt":"2016-05-23T16:01:41","slug":"fast-swims-in-europe-and-asia-highlight-the-week-that-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fast-swims-in-europe-and-asia-highlight-the-week-that-was\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast Swims In Europe and Asia Highlight The Week That Was"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week featured stars competing at sites of both former and future Olympic Games: the 2016 European Championships were held this week in London, while the 2016 Japan Open was held in Tokyo, the confirmed host of the 2020 Olympics. Check out the stories below to see major results from those meets and more important stories from the week that was!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QH2OswBkAgM?rel=0&amp;autoplay=1\" width=\"470\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #5 &#8211; Arkady Vyatchanin\u2019s Request To Represent Serbia Rejected<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_195779\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/arkady-vyatchanin-100-buttefly-mesa-2016-2\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195779\" data-attachment-id=\"195779\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fast-swims-in-europe-and-asia-highlight-the-week-that-was\/arkady-vyatchanin-100-buttefly-mesa-2016-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/arkady-vyatchanin-100-buttefly-mesa-2016-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"3264,4928\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5100&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1460630225&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;135&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"arkady-vyatchanin-100-buttefly-mesa-2016-2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;arkady-vyatchanin-100-buttefly-mesa-2016-2&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Brooke Wright&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/arkady-vyatchanin-100-buttefly-mesa-2016-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/arkady-vyatchanin-100-buttefly-mesa-2016-2-678x1024.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195779\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/arkady-vyatchanin-100-buttefly-mesa-2016-2-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"arkady-vyatchanin-100-buttefly-mesa-2016-2\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-195779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Brooke Wright<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyjournal.net\/view\/story\/1bfb6df8dc5e4ee1b4d3a2de076a099e\/OLY--SWM-Rio-Vyatchanin\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the Associated Press<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, this week FINA <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-rejects-arkady-vyatchanins-request-to-swim-for-serbia-at-2016-rio-olympics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">denied two-time Olympic medalist <\/span><b>Arkady Vyatchanin\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">attempt to represent Serbia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. <\/span><b>Vyatchanin <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has a pair of bronze medals from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing while he was representing Russia. The 32-year old backstroker has been trying to get out of his Russian citizenship for over three years, and has consequently missed out on major international meets in that time. In a letter he reportedly received from FINA, the organization cited his residency as the main reason for denying his request. <\/span><b>Vyatchanin <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has been competing in the Arena Pro Series in the U.S. as a means to earn money to continue training. FINA Executive Director <\/span><b>Cornel Marculescu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">denied any involvement in the case, although <\/span><b>Vyatchanin <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">claims that <\/span><b>Marculescu\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">signature in on the letter he received from the organization. You can read the original Associated Press article <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailyjournal.net\/view\/story\/1bfb6df8dc5e4ee1b4d3a2de076a099e\/OLY--SWM-Rio-Vyatchanin\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; 31 Athletes Caught In Retest Of Beijing Samples<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-anti-doping-agency-accuses-russia-of-massive-doping-cover-up\/mobile-on-site-drug-testing\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-160296\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"160296\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-anti-doping-agency-accuses-russia-of-massive-doping-cover-up\/mobile-on-site-drug-testing\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/mobile-on-site-drug-testing.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1351,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;(c) Kesu01 | Dreamstime.com&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mobile-on-site-drug-testing\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;9\/14\/2016&lt;br \/&gt;\nWorld Anti-Doping Agency&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Testing the system and  the World Anti-Doping Code &lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/mobile-on-site-drug-testing-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/mobile-on-site-drug-testing-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-160296\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/mobile-on-site-drug-testing-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"World Anti-Doping Agency\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was reported this week that in retesting samples from the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/31-athletes-caught-doping-in-retest-of-2008-olympic-samples\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the International Olympic Committee found 31 positive tests from athletes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> representing 12 different countries. Samples from Olympic athletes are kept for 10 years in order to retest with the most up to date technology possible. This particular retest focused on athletes who are planning to compete in Rio this summer. If found with a positive retest on a sample, athletes are retroactively disqualified and will lose their medals. This came on the heels of a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ny-times-calls-for-russia-to-be-banned-from-rio-2\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York Times<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> report<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that claimed drug samples from the 2014 Sochi Olympics were tampered with as well as a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbs.com\/shows\/60_minutes\/video\/TKxyirElxI86tkoGcLTm81wUZPX27gyZ\/russia-s-dark-secret-the-killing-machine-earthquake-alley\/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60 Minutes<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> report on systematic doping in Russia<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The IOC has said they will investigate the samples from Sochi and also called on WADA to investigate Russian drug-testing operations. The IOC also plans to retest 250 samples from the London Olympics. You can read the ABC report on the samples from the Beijing Games <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/Sports\/wireStory\/ioc-31-caught-retests-2008-beijing-olympic-samples-39166092\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; Australian, Japanese Stars Compete At 2016 Japan Open<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_47497\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/china-sets-asian-record-in-400-free-relay-to-close-night\/kosuke-hagino-japan_1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-47497\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47497\" data-attachment-id=\"47497\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/china-sets-asian-record-in-400-free-relay-to-close-night\/kosuke-hagino-japan_1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Kosuke-Hagino-Japan_1-e1617501464335.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,749\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Joao Marc Bosch&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1375385708&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;700&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;4000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kosuke-hagino\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Kosuke-Hagino-Japan_1-e1411557644314-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Kosuke-Hagino-Japan_1-e1411557644314-1024x766.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-47497\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Kosuke-Hagino-Japan_1-e1411557644314-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Kosuke Hagino\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-47497\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Joao Marc Bosch<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Japanese and Australian swimmers <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/australian-olympians-set-to-compete-at-japan-open\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">competed in Tokyo at the 2016 Japan Open this week<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Both countries have already completed their Olympic Trials, so this was an opportunity for qualifiers from both countries to continue to tune up with Rio only a couple months away. <\/span><b>Cameron McEvoy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was a stand-out for the Australian men, sweeping <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rie-kanetou-cameron-mcevoy-deliver-impressive-swims-in-day-3-finals-of-japan-open\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 50 (21.61)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kosuke-hagino-improves-own-world-leading-400-im-at-night-2-of-japan-open\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 (48.17)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/daiya-seto-clocks-2nd-ranked-200-fly-to-kick-off-japan-open\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 freestyles (1:46.41)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That 200 freestyle win was a close race with Japanese star <\/span><b>Kosuke Hagino, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who finished second in 1:46.43. <\/span><b>Hagino <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kosuke-hagino-improves-own-world-leading-400-im-at-night-2-of-japan-open\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">improved his world leading time in the 400 IM (4:08.85)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rie-kanetou-cameron-mcevoy-deliver-impressive-swims-in-day-3-finals-of-japan-open\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">picked up a win in the 200 IM (1:56.13)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Other notable swims included <\/span><b>Daiya Seto <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">matching his second ranked time in the world <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/daiya-seto-clocks-2nd-ranked-200-fly-to-kick-off-japan-open\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with a 1:54.14 in the 200 butterfly<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the women\u2019s side, <\/span><b>Cate Campbell <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">continued to impress with a sweep of the 50 and 100 freestyle. The Australian<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/kosuke-hagino-improves-own-world-leading-400-im-at-night-2-of-japan-open\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">just off her best time in the 100 freestyle (52.38)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to tie her own world-leading time from the 2016 Australian Trials <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rie-kanetou-cameron-mcevoy-deliver-impressive-swims-in-day-3-finals-of-japan-open\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">while also capturing the 50 freestyle (24.31)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Rie Kanetou <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also backed up her top-ranked 2:19.65 from Japanese Trials <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rie-kanetou-cameron-mcevoy-deliver-impressive-swims-in-day-3-finals-of-japan-open\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with a 2:20.93 in the 200 breaststroke<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For full coverage from the Japan Open, head over to our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2016-japan-open\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event Landing Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimoutlet.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"134900\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-competition-heats-up-in-usa-and-australia\/twtw_graphic\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Week That Was\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Sponsored By SwimOutlet.com&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-134900\" src=\"http:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/TWTW_GRAPHIC-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"The Week That Was\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #2 &#8211; FINA Lifts Efimova\u2019s Provisional Suspension<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_164171\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-championships-highlight-the-week-that-was\/yuliya-efimova\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-164171\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-164171\" data-attachment-id=\"164171\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ncaa-championships-highlight-the-week-that-was\/yuliya-efimova\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/yuliya-efimova-duel-2015-1728.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1597\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D4S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;yuliya-efimova-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1449936019&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;\\u00a9 Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;2500&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;yuliya-efimova-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"yuliya-efimova-duel-2015 1728\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;yuliya-efimova- 100 Breaststroke, 2015, Duel in the Pool, Efimova Yuliya&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/yuliya-efimova-duel-2015-1728-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/yuliya-efimova-duel-2015-1728-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-164171\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/yuliya-efimova-duel-2015-1728-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"yuliya-efimova-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-164171\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According the a Russian media agency, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-reportedly-lifts-yuliya-efimovas-provisional-suspension\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FINA has lifted the provisional suspension that was placed on <\/span><b>Yuliya Efimova <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">back in March<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. While that does not clear her to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games (that will depend on a separate hearing), it does allow her to continue training with an official club<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That provisional suspension <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/yuliya-efimova-reportedly-tests-positive-for-meldonium\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">came after a positive test for the banned substance meldonium<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Meldonium was listed as a banned substance starting on January 1st, 2016, though despite her positive test in February, <\/span><b>Efimova <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/yulia-efimova-makes-statement-on-her-positive-test\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has maintained her innocence through the allegations<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. According to her, she stopped taking the drug prior to January 1, but it maintained in her system long enough to test positive. She also alleges that her positive test showed less than one microgram of the substance, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wada-may-show-mercy-on-meldonium-dopers\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which according to WADA is allowed through March 1<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Russian\u2019s eligibility to compete this summer would have major ramifications for the women\u2019s breaststroke events. <\/span><b>Efimova <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/yuilya-efimova-shakes-off-doping-suspension-for-100-breast-world-title-at-2015-fina-world-championships\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was the gold medalist in the 100 breaststroke at the World Championships in Kazan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and currently holds <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/yuliya-efimova-posts-top-ranked-105-70-in-100-breast\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the top-ranked time in the world with a 1:05.70 from the Orlando stop of the Arena Pro Series<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. You can read the original article on <\/span><b>Efimova\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">suspension being lifted <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/tass.ru\/en\/sport\/877234\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; 2016 European Championships In London<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_148509\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/%d1%87%d0%b5%d0%bc%d0%bf%d0%b8%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%82-%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b0-fina-2015-%d0%bf%d0%bb%d0%b0%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5-%d1%87%d0%b5%d1%82%d0%b2%d0%b5%d1%80%d1%82%d1%8b%d0%b9-19\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-148509\" data-attachment-id=\"148509\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fast-swims-in-europe-and-asia-highlight-the-week-that-was\/%d1%87%d0%b5%d0%bc%d0%bf%d0%b8%d0%be%d0%bd%d0%b0%d1%82-%d0%bc%d0%b8%d1%80%d0%b0-fina-2015-%d0%bf%d0%bb%d0%b0%d0%b2%d0%b0%d0%bd%d0%b8%d0%b5-%d1%87%d0%b5%d1%82%d0%b2%d0%b5%d1%80%d1%82%d1%8b%d0%b9-19\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/laszlo-cseh-world-championships-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,658\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;\\u0420\\u0418\\u0410 \\u041d\\u043e\\u0432\\u043e\\u0441\\u0442\\u0438&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;2674255 05.08.2015 \\u041b\\u0430\\u0441\\u043b\\u043e \\u0427\\u0435\\u0445 (\\u0412\\u0435\\u043d\\u0433\\u0440\\u0438\\u044f) \\u043d\\u0430 \\u0434\\u0438\\u0441\\u0442\\u0430\\u043d\\u0446\\u0438\\u0438 200 \\u043c \\u0431\\u0430\\u0442\\u0442\\u0435\\u0440\\u0444\\u043b\\u044f\\u0435\\u043c \\u0432 \\u0444\\u0438\\u043d\\u0430\\u043b\\u0435 \\u0441\\u0440\\u0435\\u0434\\u0438 \\u043c\\u0443\\u0436\\u0447\\u0438\\u043d \\u043d\\u0430 XVI \\u0447\\u0435\\u043c\\u043f\\u0438\\u043e\\u043d\\u0430\\u0442\\u0435 \\u043c\\u0438\\u0440\\u0430 \\u043f\\u043e \\u0432\\u043e\\u0434\\u043d\\u044b\\u043c \\u0432\\u0438\\u0434\\u0430\\u043c \\u0441\\u043f\\u043e\\u0440\\u0442\\u0430 \\u0432 \\u041a\\u0430\\u0437\\u0430\\u043d\\u0438. \\u0413\\u0440\\u0438\\u0433\\u043e\\u0440\\u0438\\u0439 \\u0421\\u044b\\u0441\\u043e\\u0435\\u0432\\\/\\u0420\\u0418\\u0410 \\u041d\\u043e\\u0432\\u043e\\u0441\\u0442\\u0438&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1438782927&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;\\u0427\\u0435\\u043c\\u043f\\u0438\\u043e\\u043d\\u0430\\u0442 \\u043c\\u0438\\u0440\\u0430 FINA 2015. \\u041f\\u043b\\u0430\\u0432\\u0430\\u043d\\u0438\\u0435. \\u0427\\u0435\\u0442\\u0432\\u0435\\u0440\\u0442\\u044b\\u0439 \\u0434\\u0435\\u043d\\u044c. \\u0412\\u0435\\u0447\\u0435\\u0440\\u043d\\u044f\\u044f \\u0441\\u0435\\u0441\\u0441\\u0438\\u044f&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FINA World Championships Laszlo Cseh\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;FINA World Championships Laszlo Cseh&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: R-Sport \/ MIA Rossiya Segodnya&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/laszlo-cseh-world-championships-4-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/laszlo-cseh-world-championships-4-1024x658.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-148509\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/laszlo-cseh-world-championships-4-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"FINA World Championships Laszlo Cseh\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-148509\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: R-Sport \/ MIA Rossiya Segodnya<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The highlight of <\/span><b>Cseh\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">meet had to be his win in the 200 butterfly. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/laszlo-cseh-surges-7th-best-200-fly-ever-euros\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Touching in 1:52.91<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Cseh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">blew away his meet record from semis and just missed his own European record of 1:52.70 from the 2008 Olympics. That time vaults <\/span><b>Cseh <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to number one in the world and is the seventh fastest performance ever. The Hungarian also won <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/laszlo-cseh-crushes-meet-record-with-50-86-in-100-fly\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 100 butterfly in a world leading 50.86<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and was second in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/andriy-govorov-grabs-first-in-mens-50-fly-at-2016-euro-champs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 50 butterfly (23.31)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Adam Peaty <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">made 58 low in the 100 breaststroke look easy, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/adam-peaty-surges-new-meet-record-100-breast-2016-euro-champs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">popping a 58.36 <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to grab the win and improve his world best from British Trials. <\/span><b>Gregorio Paltrinieri <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/gregorio-paltrinieri-posts-2nd-fastest-1500-free-ever-euros\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">worked to post the second fastest time ever in the 1500 free, touching in 14:34.04<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to just pass <\/span><b>Grant Hackett\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">famous previous record from 2001. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the women\u2019s side of the meet, <\/span><b>Sarah Sjostrom <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">continued her incredible 2016 with three\u00a0event wins. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sarah-sjostrom-unleashes-another-55-second-100-fly-to-win-title\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notable was her 100 butterfly (55.89)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which was her fourth time under 56 seconds. <\/span><b>Sjostrom <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also won <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sarah-sjostrom-improves-upon-world-best-in-50-fly-at-2016-euro-champs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 50 butterfly (24.99)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sarah-sjostrom-puts-up-easy-speed-52-82-to-win-100-free-at-euros\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">100 freestyle (52.82)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and recorded the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katinka-hosszu-anchors-hungary-womens-800-free-relay-triumph-euros\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fastest 200 freestyle of the meet leading off the 800 free relay (1:55.30)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Katinka Hosszu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also had a successful meet, continuing her Iron Woman schedule with wins in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katinka-hosszu-posts-6th-fastest-200-im-ever-euros\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 200 IM (2:07.30)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katinka-hosszu-clips-own-meet-record-in-400-im-at-euros\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">400 IM (4:30.90)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katinka-hosszu-powers-to-200-back-win-at-2016-euro-champs\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">200 backstroke (2:07.01)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a podium appearance in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mie-nielsen-ties-world-best-meet-mark-100-back-finals-euros\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the 100 backstroke (58.94)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Hosszu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">also anchored Hungary\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katinka-hosszu-anchors-hungary-womens-800-free-relay-triumph-euros\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">800 free relay to gold with a 1:56.65 anchor<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Mie Nielsen <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/mie-nielsen-ties-world-best-meet-mark-100-back-finals-euros\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">posted a world best in the 100 backstroke (58.73)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, tying with <\/span><b>Emily Seebohm <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for the top time in the world this year. Other notable swims included <\/span><b>Ruta Meilutyte <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ruta-meilutyte-grabs-100-breast-title-at-euros\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.17)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Federica Pelligrini<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/federica-pellegrini-touches-out-femke-heemskerk-for-200-free-crown\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">winning the 200 freestyle (1:55.93)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ranomi-kromowidjojo-surges-to-2nd-in-world-sets-meet-mark-in-50-free\/\"><b>Ramoni Kromowidjojo <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">winning the 50 freestyle (24.07)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For complete results from the European Championships, head over to our <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/meet\/2016-european-aquatics-championships\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Event Landing Page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week featured stars competing at sites of both former and future Olympic Games: the 2016 European Championships were held this week in London, while the 2016 Japan Open was<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":148508,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3,41226],"tags":[57730,57713,53330,26806,25030,27536,26550,3236,25381,57731,184,2468,26811,25129,25002,26831,1870,57732,6302,38839,32196,25311],"class_list":["post-204329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-weekly-review-videos","tag-2016-european-championships","tag-2016-japan-open","tag-2016-rio-olympics","tag-adam-peaty","tag-arkady-vyatchanin","tag-cameron-mcevoy","tag-cate-campbell","tag-dave-salo","tag-doping","tag-doping-scandal","tag-fina","tag-grant-hackett","tag-iron-lady-katinka-hosszu","tag-katinka-hosszu","tag-kosuke-hagino","tag-laszlo-cseh","tag-london","tag-melodonium","tag-michael-phelps","tag-mie-neilsen","tag-sarah-sjostrom","tag-yuliya-efimova"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.3 (Yoast SEO v24.3) - 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