{"id":406280,"date":"2019-12-10T14:00:13","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T21:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=406280"},"modified":"2019-12-10T14:09:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-10T21:09:00","slug":"the-week-that-was-russian-federation-handed-four-year-ban-but-some-athletes-may-be-allowed-to-compete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-week-that-was-russian-federation-handed-four-year-ban-but-some-athletes-may-be-allowed-to-compete\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week That Was: Russian Federation Handed Four-Year Ban, But Some Athletes May Be Allowed to Compete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The European Short Course Championships in Glasgow and the US Open in Atlanta concluded this weekend as many of the world&#8217;s best swimmers finished their 2019 competitions as they go back home and gear up for the 2020 Olympic year. However the biggest story of the week came from out of the water as the Russian Federation was handed a four-year ban by the World Anti-Doping Agency from competing at international competitions across all sports for a very publicized scandal involving the manipulation of thousands of doping tests.<\/p>\n<p>Read below the five biggest stories in the Week That Was sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/suitmate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Suitmate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6w4nCgg7of0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #5: Katie Ledecky Breaks a Pair of 30+Year-Old Janet Evans Meet Records at US Open<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_384562\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-384562\" data-attachment-id=\"384562\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/katie-ledecky-makes-the-memory-that-will-fuel-her-to-tokyo-2020-in-epic-800m-with-simone-quadarella\/katie-ledecky-800-free-final-world-championships-2019-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/katie-ledecky-800-free-final-world-championships-2019-10-e1575254516372.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1100,735\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7SM2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1564206226&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"katie-ledecky-800-free-final-world-championships-2019-10\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/1\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\nkatie-ledecky-800-free-final-world-championships-2019-10&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Katie Ledecky &#8211; Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/katie-ledecky-800-free-final-world-championships-2019-10-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/katie-ledecky-800-free-final-world-championships-2019-10-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-384562\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/katie-ledecky-800-free-final-world-championships-2019-10-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"katie-ledecky-800-free-final-world-championships-2019-10\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-384562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Katie Ledecky &#8211; Photo Courtesy: Becca Wyant<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/2019-us-open-day-four-finals-ledecky-breaks-another-30year-old-janet-evans-meet-record-with-1535-1500-for-8th-fastest-ever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Andy Ross<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 2019 US Open came to a close on Saturday night as many of the best American swimmers convened in Atlanta to put on the last domestic long corse show of the year.\u00a0<strong>Katie Ledecky\u00a0<\/strong>shined in particular, winning the distance triple &#8212; to no one&#8217;s surprise, with wins in the 400, 800 and 1500 in dominating fashion as she aims to repeat Olympic golds in the 400 and 800 in Tokyo as well as win the inaugural 1500 title. Ledecky has been compared to a modern-day\u00a0<strong>Janet Evans\u00a0<\/strong>and she was able to take down two of Evans&#8217; long-standing US Open meet records in Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>She first broke the 400 meet record on Thursday night with a 4:00.8, taking down Evans&#8217; record of 4:05.4 from 1987 that at one point in time was the world record. Ledecky followed that up with a 15:35 in the 1500, destroying Evans&#8217; 1988 meet record of 15:52.1 that stood as the world record for 19 years.<\/p>\n<p>Ledecky proved she is in a great place heading into 2020 where she chases a third Olympic berth and a chance to be the first woman to win the 800 free at the Olympic Games three times.<\/p>\n<h3>#4: Dean Boxall Frustrated With Lack of Progress in Shayna Jack Doping Case<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_388402\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-388402\" data-attachment-id=\"388402\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/ariarne-titmus-st-peters-slap-down-aussie-reports-of-bullying-and-fat-shaming-on-boxalls-beat\/deanboxall\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DeanBoxall.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1561792933&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DeanBoxall\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;8.1.20 Dean Boxall&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dean Boxall &#8211; Photo Courtesy: Ian Hanson&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DeanBoxall-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DeanBoxall-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-388402\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/DeanBoxall-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Dean-Boxall\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-388402\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dean Boxall &#8211; Photo Courtesy: Ian Hanson<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/top-coach-dean-boxall-remains-frustrated-as-shayna-jack-fights-to-clear-her-name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Ian Hanson, Swimming World Oceania Correspondent.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s No 1 swim coach\u00a0<strong>Dean Boxall<\/strong>\u00a0remains frustrated with a system he knows could cost his star sprint freestyler\u00a0<strong>Shayna Jack<\/strong>\u00a0her Olympic dream.<\/p>\n<p>But he is not giving up on his charge \u2013 and remains in her corner as she faces the toughest fight of her life to clear her name and return to the pool.<\/p>\n<p>A lingering fight after a positive doping infraction that forced her to withdraw from the Australian team before this year\u2019s Fina World Championships in July.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old from Brisbane tested positive to the banned substance Ligandrol a SARM (Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator) that produces anabolic effects such as muscle mass and strength without the usual side effects of steroids.<\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #3: Vladimir Morozov Caps Off Successful European Championships in Glasgow as Most Decorated Swimmer<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_405493\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-405493\" data-attachment-id=\"405493\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/vladimirmorozov7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/vladimirmorozov7.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1000,666\" 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=\"vladimir-morozov7\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;vladimir-morozov7&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Patrick B. Kraemer&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/vladimirmorozov7-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/vladimirmorozov7.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-405493\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/vladimirmorozov7-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"vladimir-morozov\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-405493\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vladimir Morzov won seven gold medals at the European Short Course Championships; Photo Courtesy: Patrick B. Kraemer<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/vladimir-morozov-wins-seven-golds-as-russia-finish-atop-the-medal-table-at-european-sc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Liz Byrnes, Swimming World European Correspondent.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vladimir Morozov\u00a0<\/strong>finished the European Short-Course Championships with seven gold medals after he won the 100m freestyle and rounded off the competition with the breaststroke leg as Russia delivered a thunderous title-winning performance in the men\u2019s 4x50m medley relay.<\/p>\n<p>Russia dominated the meet, with 13 golds among 22 medals. The Russians finished a close second in the Team Trophy race that grants points for gold, silver and bronze as well as all places in finals. Italy, with its entire national team in town, claimed the trophy with 1186 points to 1046 for Russia and with the hosts Great Britain, with only 11 swimmers racing and the likes of\u00a0<strong>Adam Peaty<\/strong>\u00a0bypassing the meet, third on 793. Russia topped the men\u2019s points, while Italy\u2019s women were a league apart own points.<\/p>\n<p>Morozov also won golds in the 50 free, 50 breast, 4&#215;50 free relay, and the two 4&#215;50 mixed relays.<\/p>\n<h3>#2: Abbey Weitzeil Becomes First Woman Under 21 in SCY 50 Freestyle<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_359562\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-359562\" data-attachment-id=\"359562\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/texas-cal-to-clash-in-minnesota-invite-in-biggest-invitational-of-the-year-nine-races-you-will-not-want-to-miss\/abbey-weitzeil-24\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/abbey-weitzeil-_PB62824-e1553222077875.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;E-M1X&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;abbey-weitzeil-&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1553194889&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Peter H. Bick&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;150&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1600&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;abbey-weitzeil-&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"abbey-weitzeil-_PB62824\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;12\/5\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\nabbey-weitzeil- 2019 NCAA DI Women&#8217;s Championship&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Cal&#8217;s Abbey Weitzeil at the 2019 NCAA DI Women&#8217;s Swimming &#038; Diving Championships; Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/abbey-weitzeil-_PB62824-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/abbey-weitzeil-_PB62824-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-359562\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/abbey-weitzeil-_PB62824-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"abbey-weitzeil-\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-359562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abbey Weitzeil made SCY history at the Minnesota Invitational; Photo Courtesy: Peter H. Bick<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/abbey-weitzeil-breaks-american-record-with-20-90-50-free-at-minnesota-invitational\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Dan D&#8217;Addona.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">The 2019 Minnesota Invitational started fast on Wednesday but got even faster on Thursday thanks to Cal\u2019s\u00a0<strong>Abbey Weitzeil.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Weitzeil broke the American record in the 50-yard freestyle (SCY) in 20.90 seconds to win the event over a trio of Michigan sprinters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">The Cal senior is the first woman to break 21 seconds. She held the previous American record at 21.02.<\/p>\n<p class=\"western\">Abbey Weitzeil dropped 0.26 seconds from her seed time to touch the wall in the record time.<\/p>\n<h3>The Week That Was #1: WADA Bans Russia From International Competition<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"277270\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/world-anti-doping-agency-clears-95-russians-of-doping-violatio\/russia-olympics\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/russia-olympics.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1024,683\" 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=\"russia-olympics\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;3\/15\/19&lt;br \/&gt;\n9\/20\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n6\/2\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\n9\/13\/17 &#038; 12\/5\/17 &#038; 2\/26\/18&lt;br \/&gt;\nrussia-olympics&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/russia-olympics-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/russia-olympics-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-277270 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/russia-olympics-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"russia-olympics\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wada-bans-russia-not-russians-from-international-sport-for-4-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>By Craig Lord, Swimming World Editor-in-Chief<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The<strong>\u00a0World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has banned Russia<\/strong>\u00a0from international sports events for the next four years in response to the manipulation of data related to thousands of doping tests.<\/p>\n<p>The ban means Russia will miss the<strong>\u00a02020 Olympic Games in Tokyo<\/strong>, as well as the\u00a0<strong>Winter Games in Beijing in 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the ban also leaves the door open for individual Russian athletes top prove themselves\u00a0innocent and\u00a0compete under a neutral flag. \u00a0Those\u00a0Russian athletes who are not implicated in doping may compete at a second straight Olympic Games, after Rio 2016, in neutral uniforms and with no flag nor anthem to accompany any medals they may win.<\/p>\n<p>Cue complaints and legal challenges \u2013 on both sides of the argument. The sanctions go some way to acknowledging the seriousness of the latest Russian manipulation but fall shy of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/time-for-wada-to-blow-blanket-ban-whistle-on-game-of-russian-roulette-with-clean-sport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">what many in world sport consider to be the zero-tolerance line that ought to be taken<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usada-wada-weakness-is-another-devastating-blow-to-clean-athletes-integrity-of-sport-rule-of-law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>\u00a0United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)<\/strong>\u00a0attacked the WADA decision as \u201cyet another devastating blow to clean athletes, the integrity of sport and the rule of law\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"sharing-bar\" class=\"min\"><strong>WADA\u2019s Executive Committee<\/strong>\u00a0met this morning in Lausanne and agreed to adopt the recommendation of its\u00a0<strong>Compliance Review Committee<\/strong>\u00a0(CRC) to ban Russia from what it defines as \u2018major international competitions\u2019 for four years.<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<div class=\"min\">\u201cThe full list of recommendations have been unanimously accepted,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/russian-swimmers-with-no-taint-of-doping-free-to-race-on-in-the-swim-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">International Swimming League<\/a> has already confirmed that any Russian athletes with no doping record will be allowed to compete in future meets since there are no flags nor anthems shown in the league. Russian swimmers\u00a0<strong>Anton Chupkov<\/strong> and <strong>Evgeny Rylov\u00a0<\/strong>have flourished in the new league.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Week That Was sponsored by Suitmate. 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