FINA Grants Additional Open Water Marathon Swim Qualifying Spot for Olympics
After Kazakhstan’s Vitaly Khudyakov appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, FINA acquiesced and granted a 26th qualification spot for the Olympics.
2014 Swammy Awards: Female Breakout Swimmer of the Year
To see all of the 2014 Swammy Award winners, presented by TYR, click here. 2014 Honoree: Sharon van Rouwendaal, Netherlands…
Kazakhstani Asian Games Swimmer Elmira Aigaliyeva Suspended For Two Years
Kazakhstani swimmer Elmira Aigaliyeva has been suspended for two years dating to October 3rd, 2014 by the National Anti-Doping Centre of…
HardCore Swim of the Week: Balandin puts Kazakhstan on map, joins crowded 200 breast WR-hunt
19-year-old Dimitry Balandin dropped nearly 6 seconds from his former national record to join a host of men on the cusp of the 200 breast world record.
2008 Olympian Artur Dilman Gets 6-Month Doping Suspension
Kazakhstan’s Artur Dilman, once one of that country’s most promising swimmers, has been hit with a 6-month ban for mexylhethaneamine. Dilman…
Japanese; Kazakhstan Relays Pulled from Olympics
Hentae Ito is one of the swimmers who likely would have been on the now-scratched Japanese 400 free relay (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
Sprint News 6/16/12: FINA Affirms Olympic Qualification “Tie”, Cali. Coach of the Year
FINA has added a note to the FINA relay list, but it didn’t change Kazakhstan’s invitation to London. (Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
FINA Releases Full Olympic Relay Entries
Canada is one of 10 teams that will enter all 6 relays in London (pictured above: Women’s sprint queen Victoria Poon – Photo Courtesy: ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)
30 Olympic Spots Up for Grabs in Portugal
Haley Anderson and Ashley Twichell will be vying with 100 other swimmers for spots in the Olympics (Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis/SwimImage.com)
Youth Asian Champ, Junior Worlds Qualifier, Get Doping Bans
Two big-time junior swimmers were handed doping bans by their federations in March. (Photo Courtesy: Mike Lewis/OlaVistaPhotography.com)
