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Olympic Champion Swimmer Ahmed Hafnaoui Provisionally Suspended for Doping Rules Violation

The International Testing Agency has asserted that Ahmed Hafnaoui missed three unannounced drug tests in a 12-month period.

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Peru’s Mauricio Fiol Receives Waiver for 2019 Pan American Games

After serving a 4-year doping suspension from a positive test just before the 2015 Pan American Games, one of Peru’s best-ever swimmers, Mauricio Fiol (left), has been cleared to race at the 2019 Pan American Games.

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CAS Bans Russian Doctor Sergei Portugalov For Life for Doping Offenses

The international Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has barred Russian doctor Sergei Portugalov for life, effective March 10th, 2017,…

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FINA Bans Russian Swimmer Vitaly Melnikov for 8 Years

The FINA Doping Panel has banned Russian swimmer Vitaly Melnikov for 8 years after a positive test for Human Growth Hormone…

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Jr Worlds Medalist William Brothers Suspended For Refusing Doping Test

Former Canadian Senior National Team member William Brothers has been suspended for refusing to submit to a FINA doping control test.

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Park Tae Hwan Files for Mediation with CAS Over Olympic Suspension

Olympic gold medalist Park Tae-hwan has filed an appeal with the international Court for Arbitration of Sport (CAS) over his Olympic…

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FINA Tags Two-Year Suspension onto Olga Beresnvyeva Olympic DQ

Former European Champion Olga Beresyeva has been suspended for two years after being stripped of a 7th-place finish at the 2012 Olympic Games.

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Official: Park’s 3 Years’ Additional Suspension May Not be “Legally Appropriate”

Regarding the latest with South Korean swimmer Park Tae Hwan’s doping suspension, as we reported, there is a subjective domestic…

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Park Tae-Hwan Handed 18-Month Suspension; Will Return Before 2016 Olympics

The FINA Doping Panel has handed South Korean swimmer Tae Hwan Park an 18-month suspension as the result of a positive…

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Iranian Backstroker Raham Pieman Pieravani Gets Two-Year Suspension for Doping

FINA announced today that Iranian swimmer Raham Pieman Pieravani had been given a two-year suspension after testing positive for Letrozole.

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South Korean Olympian, Asian Games Medalist Ji Heun Kim Handed Two-Year Suspension For Clenbuterol

South Korean swimmer Ji Heun Kim has tested positive for the banned substance Clenbuterol at an out-of-competition test on May 13th,…

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Mexican National Champion Ramiro Ramirez Juarez Suspended After Methylhexaneamine Test

Mexican swimmer Ramiro Ramirez Juarez has been awarded a retroactive 6-month suspension that will see him return to competition later this…

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Two-Time Olympian Lavrentyev Suspended For Three Whereabouts Failures

Portuguese open water swimmer Arseniy Lavrentyev has been suspended for one year after a combination of three whereabouts failures within an…

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French Teenager Ferreira Warned After Positive Doping Test

A French swimmer has been warned after a positive test for Terbutaline, the same substance that caught a Danish swimmer three months last week.

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