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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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Israel National Record Holder Marc Hinawi Commits to Tennessee

Israeli National Record holder Marc Hinawi has signed a letter of intent to swim for the Tennessee Volunteers this fall. He’s…

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Yana Martynova’s Doping Ban Upheld Despite Her Appeal

It was posted on the FINA website today that Russian IM’er Yana Martynova, who is currently serving a four year ban from…

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Sweden Releases Qualification Standards for World Short Course Champs

The Swedish Swimming Federation has released their qualification criteria for the 2016 World Short Course Championships in Windsor, Canada and the Nordic Championships in Kolding, Denmark…

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Russia Includes Yulia Efimova on Approved Olympic Roster

The Russian Swimming Federation has confirmed its roster for the 2016 Summer Olympic Games at its meeting on June 7th,…

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Spanish Olympic Team Member Castro has Successful Shoulder Surgery

Cesar Castro had surgery last week to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder, an injury he suffered after qualifying for the Spanish Olympic Team…

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As Efimova Awaits Ruling, Tennis Player Maria Sharapova Files Appeal to CAS

Yulia Efimova (above) still hasn’t heard a decision from the FINA Doping Panel.

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German Olympic qualification: Already qualified and candidates

Marco Koch can relax and smile – he is already qualified for the German National Swim Team for Rio. The…

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