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10KM Open Water World Cup: Winner Interviews (Video)

Watch interviews from the top-3 finishers at the 2016 Open Water World Cup stop in Balatonfüred.

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Salnikov: London and Beijing Retests Show Russian Swimmers Clean

Vladimir Salnkiov, the president of the Russian Swimming federation and a four-time Olympic gold medalist, says that the retests of doping…

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British Swimming Confirms Keri-Anne Payne’s Participation in Rio

British Swimming has officially confirmed that 2008 Olympic silver medalist Keri-Anne Payne will be a member of the British Olympic team in Rio…

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Banned Martynova: “Russian Athletes Have No Chance Of Fair Treatment”

Russia’s Yana Martynova will continue to be ineligible until her ban is over on July 26, 2019, however, she insists to the media that Russian athletes have ‘no chance of being treated fairly”.

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Agnel Scratches 200 Free, Swims Off Events in Mullhouse Regional Meet

Yannick Agnel was in cruise control at a meet in Mullhouse on Saturday.

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Russian Swimming Fed Calls Bribery Scheme Allegations ‘Absurd’

Russia’s Swimming Federation calls the recent allegations of bribery as ‘absurd’.

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Louisville’s Alina Kendzior Takes Down Own Estonian Record in 100 Back

Estonian Alina Kendzior, who just finished up her freshman year as the University of Louisville’s #1 sprint backstroker, broke her own…

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Construction Underway on Pool for 2017 Worlds Pool in Hungary (VIDEO)

The holes are dug and the structure of the buildings mostly complete for the pool that will host next year’s FINA World Aquatics Championships.

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IAAF Upholds Suspension of Russian Athletics Federation for Olympics

Russian Track & Field athletes won’t be allowed to compete in Rio, barring a last-minute reprieve at an IOC summit next week in Lausanne.

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Moscow Lab Reportedly Would Remove Swimmers From Testing Pool For Cash

On the heels of yesterday’s scathing report released by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) alleging testing evasion, sample tampering and…

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Ireland Sending Three Swimmers to Compete in Rio

Swim Ireland has announced that they will be sending Fiona Doyle, Shane Ryan and Nicholas Quinn to represent the nation at the Olympics in Rio…

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WADA Alleges Over 800 Doping Tests Missed By Russian Athletes in 6 Months

An updated WADA report on the doping situation within the nation of Russia reveals some alarming allegations.

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Efimova Demands Investigation Of Salt Lake City Lab After Fudged Test

Yuliya Efimova has asked WADA and the IOC to do a full-fledged investigation of the Salt Lake City Laboratory after they reported a positive test as negative.

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Belmonte’s Boyfriend Accuses One of Her Teammates of Foul Play

Mireia Belmonte’s boyfriend Olympic rower Javier Hernanz has accused one of her teammates of using dirty tactics during the FINA Open Water Olympic Qualifier on the weekend…

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Spain Expands Final Olympic Roster From 12 to 23

Bruno Ortiz (above) and his brother Miguel have been added to the final Spanish swimming roster for the 2016 Olympic Games.

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