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He is being investigated for his connection to\u00a0<strong>Guido Porcellini,<\/strong> who served as a dietician and mentor to Magnini.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<em>La Gazzeta dello Sport,\u00a0<\/em>the new chief prosecutor,\u00a0<strong>Pierfilippo Laviani<\/strong>, is looking into banning Magnini and his teammate\u00a0<strong>Michele Santucci<\/strong> for violating the &#8220;abatement&#8221; and &#8220;use or attempting use of doping substances&#8221; of the WADA code.<\/p>\n<p>Magnini is looking at a potential eight year sanction, while Santucci is looking at four.<\/p>\n<p>A ruling is expected to occur in September, where Laviani will need to &#8220;convince the judges of the doping nature of the substances that Magnini is supposed to have used and suggested to his companion Santucci.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Magnini was the World Champion in the 100 free in both 2005 and 2007. He also holds an Olympic bronze medal from 2004 for anchoring the Italian men&#8217;s relay team in the 4&#215;200 free relay. He swam in a total of four Olympics (2004, 2008, 2012, &amp; 2016).<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzetta.it\/Nuoto\/06-06-2018\/nuoto-doping-richiesta-shock-8-anni-magnini-270692947141.shtml?refresh_ce-cp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazzetta.it\/Nuoto\/06-06-2018\/nuoto-doping-richiesta-shock-8-anni-magnini-270692947141.shtml?refresh_ce-cp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gazzeta dello Sport<\/a> contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retired Italian swimmer\u00a0Filippo Magnini is currently under investigation from Italy&#8217;s National Anti-Doping Organization (NADO). 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