{"id":211943,"date":"2016-07-11T08:46:48","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T15:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=211943"},"modified":"2016-07-11T08:46:48","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T15:46:48","slug":"the-week-that-was-another-ban-lifted-more-olympic-teams-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-another-ban-lifted-more-olympic-teams-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Another Ban Lifted, More Olympic Teams Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the dust now settling from the U.S. Olympic Trials, the rest of world continues to move in preparation for Rio. This week saw doping bans placed and lifted and official Rio participant lists named. Check out all the stories from this week&#8217;s edition of The Week That Was below!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zJBFUMmja2w?rel=0&amp;autoplay=1\" width=\"470\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #5 &#8211; FINA Announces Aquatic Athletes Competing In Rio<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_195449\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-ray-looze-shows-us-the-inside-of-the-rio-olympic-pool\/2016-rio-olympic-venue\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-195449\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-195449\" data-attachment-id=\"195449\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/video-ray-looze-shows-us-the-inside-of-the-rio-olympic-pool\/2016-rio-olympic-venue\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-rio-olympic-venue.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1506,1103\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2016-rio-olympic-venue\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8\/2\/16&lt;br \/&gt;\n7\/24\/2016&lt;br \/&gt;\n2016-rio-olympic-venue&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-rio-olympic-venue-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-rio-olympic-venue-1024x750.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-195449\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2016-rio-olympic-venue-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"2016-rio-olympic-venue\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-195449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week FINA began to release <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rio-2016-olympics-aquatic-sport-participant-lists-released\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">full lists of the athletes that will be competing in the aquatic events<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the 2016 Olympic Games that will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The aquatic sports that are included in the Olympic Games include marathon (open water) swimming, synchronized swimming, diving, water polo, and swimming. While many countries already know who is representing them in Rio, (with the U.S. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/introducing-the-2016-mens-olympic-swim-team\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">men\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/introducing-the-2016-womens-olympic-swim-team\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">women\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> teams among the last to be named last week) this helps give perspective the amount of global competition we will see at this year\u2019s Olympic Games. For consistently updated participant lists and information related to the venues and competition dates, check back <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/rio-2016-olympics-aquatic-sport-participant-lists-released\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #4 &#8211; Matt Josa Announces Transfer To Cal <\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_134054\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimming-arena-pro-swim-series-charlotte-16\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-134054\" data-attachment-id=\"134054\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-another-ban-lifted-more-olympic-teams-announced\/swimming-arena-pro-swim-series-charlotte-16\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/matt-josa-celebrates-charlotte-2015.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2399,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS-1D Mark III&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;May 15, 2015; Charlotte, NC, USA; Matthew Josa celebrates after winning his heat in the 100 LC Meter Butterfly during the finals at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1431712593&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Jeremy Brevard&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Swimming: Arena Pro Swim Series-Charlotte&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Swimming: Arena Pro Swim Series-Charlotte\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;May 15, 2015; Charlotte, NC, USA; Matthew Josa celebrates after winning his heat in the 100 LC Meter Butterfly during the finals at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Jeremy Brevard &#8211; USA TODAY Sports Images&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/matt-josa-celebrates-charlotte-2015-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/matt-josa-celebrates-charlotte-2015-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-134054\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/matt-josa-celebrates-charlotte-2015-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"May 15, 2015; Charlotte, NC, USA; Matthew Josa celebrates after winning his heat in the 100 LC Meter Butterfly during the finals at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-134054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Jeremy Brevard &#8211; USA TODAY Sports Images<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cal Bear fans got good news this week as Queens University standout <\/span><b>Matt Josa <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">announced that <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/matt-josa-transferring-from-queens-to-california\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he was transferring to Cal Berkeley for his two remaining years of eligibility<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Josa <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has been one of the most notable swimmers to come out of Queens University of Charlotte, competing for them from 2013-2015 before taking a redshirt year to prepare for Olympic Trials. During his sophomore season with the Royals <\/span><b>Josa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helped Queens to their first-ever NCAA Division II Championship. At that meet he was also awarded Swimmer of the Meet, setting DII records in the 200 IM, 100 fly, and 200 fly while also winning the 200 back.<\/span> <b>Josa <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was a finalist in the 100 butterfly at Trials last week, posting a best time of 51.61 to lead all qualifiers out of prelims. The versatile swimmer will find himself in good company at Cal, where Olympic qualifier <\/span><b>Tom Shields <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and 100 butterfly finalist <\/span><b>Seth Stubblefield <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">both train. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #3 &#8211; Vitalina Simonova Suspended For Positive Test<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_111693\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/vitalina-simonova-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-111693\" data-attachment-id=\"111693\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-another-ban-lifted-more-olympic-teams-announced\/vitalina-simonova-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/vitalina-simonova-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2400,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Maria Dobysheva&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 1100D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1412537219&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;70&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;3200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"vitalina-simonova-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Maria Dobysheva&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/vitalina-simonova-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/vitalina-simonova-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-111693\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/vitalina-simonova-fina-world-cup-moscow-2014-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Maria Dobysheva\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-111693\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Maria Dobysheva<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week Russia\u2019s <\/span><b>Vitalina Simonova<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/vitalina-simonova-given-4-year-suspension-for-doping\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was suspended for four years related to a positive test for testosterone<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The suspension will date back to June 19, 2015, nullifying any results she has had from that date to the present. The positive result for the banned substance came at an out of competition test while on a training trip in Greece. <\/span><b>Simonova <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">was notified of the positive test on November 2, 2015, and subsequently admitted to purchasing \u201cTesrosterol (sic) 250 by megabol (Poland) in a local athlete\u2019s store,\u201d and attributing the positive test to a contaminated batch of the supplement. The 24 year old is the current holder of the Russian short course meters record in the 200 breaststroke (2:18.03) as well as in the 4 x 100 medley relay. Both results were from 2014, so they will stand. <\/span><b>Simonova\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">positive test does not reflect well on Russian athletics, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/systematic-doping-in-russian-swimming-alleged\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which has been under scrutiny over a rash of positive doping tests<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u00a0<\/span><\/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><b>The Week That Was #2 &#8211; USA Water Polo Announces 2016 Olympic Team<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_207043\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/water-polo-us-women\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-207043\" data-attachment-id=\"207043\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-another-ban-lifted-more-olympic-teams-announced\/water-polo-us-women\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/water-polo-us-women.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"815,544\" 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=\"water-polo-us-women\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;water-polo-us-women&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Jared Gray\/USA Water Polo&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/water-polo-us-women-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/water-polo-us-women.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-207043\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/water-polo-us-women-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"water-polo-us-women\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-207043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Jared Gray\/USA Water Polo<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-water-polo-womens-olympic-team-features-4-returners-from-2012-gold\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The U.S. Olympic Women\u2019s Water Polo Olympic Team Roster was announced this week by Head Coach <\/span><b>Adam Krikorian<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The list includes 13 athletes, with 4 returners from the 2012 Olympics including team captain and 2012 MVP <\/span><b>Maggie Steffens<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The 2012 performance by the U.S. women was the first Olympic gold in program history, and they will come into this Games at the number one ranked team in the world. The U.S. women have won every major international tournament since 2014. The United States will start off the Olympic competition on August 9, 2016 against Spain, who they faced four years in the gold medal match in London. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usa-water-polo-announces-the-2016-u-s-olympic-mens-water-polo-team\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The U.S. Olympic Men\u2019s Water Polo Team was also announced this week by Head Coach <\/span><b>Dejan Udovicic<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Of the 13 athletes that will compete for Team USA, four returners from the 2012 Olympic Team will be among them, including captain and Rio native <\/span><b>Tony Azevedo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Notably, <\/span><b>Azevedo\u2019s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> selection makes him the first five-time Olympian in USA Water Polo history. The U.S. Men will open play in Rio on August 6 against defending Olympic champion, Croatia. Their last Olympic medal was a silver in 2008. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>The Week That Was #1 &#8211; Park Tae-Hwan Doping Ban Overturned<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_59181\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/three-for-three-for-tae-hwan-park-with-400-free-victory\/park-tae-hwan-pan-pacs-2010\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-59181\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-59181\" data-attachment-id=\"59181\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/three-for-three-for-tae-hwan-park-with-400-free-victory\/park-tae-hwan-pan-pacs-2010\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/park-tae-hwan-pan-pacs-2010-e1461676407731.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,799\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H.Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D3S&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1282329423&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;(C) Peter H. B ick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;550&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.003125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"park-tae-hwan-pan-pacs-2010\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/6\/16&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\/2014\/07\/park-tae-hwan-pan-pacs-2010-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/park-tae-hwan-pan-pacs-2010-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-59181\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/park-tae-hwan-pan-pacs-2010-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-59181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After months of appeals and pleas to the Korean Olympic Committee, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/park-tae-hwans-additional-doping-ban-overturned-rio-bound\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it was announced this week that <\/span><b>Park Tae-Hwan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> will be allowed to compete in the 2016 Rio Olympics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Back in 2014 prior to the Asian Games, the 2008 gold medalist tested positive for testosterone and was given an 18 month ban. While he has completed that ban and would normally have been eligible to compete, the Korean Olympic Committee enforces their own additional 3 year ban on all doping violations. <\/span><b>Park\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">addition to the Korean roster is unexpected considering the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/south-korea-rejects-plea-by-park-tae-hwan-sticks-by-rio-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">committee\u2019s stance on adhering to their initial ruling<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> against him<\/span><b>. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 26 year old has spent the last several months trying to get on South Korea\u2019s official roster, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/korean-olympic-roster-has-5-women-0-men-park-tae-hwan-begs-to-be-added\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">going so far as pleading to be allowed to compete at the Games<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This comes shortly after Russian <\/span><b>Yuliya Efimova\u2019s <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">own doping <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/fina-reportedly-lifts-yuliya-efimovas-provisional-suspension\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">suspension was lifted<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that led to her <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/yuliya-efimova-listed-russias-olympic-roster\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">addition to the Russian Olympic roster<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the dust now settling from the U.S. Olympic Trials, the rest of world continues to move in preparation for Rio. 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