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Doping violations could have Russian Swimming Federation at risk for suspension, says Russian sports minister

A string of high-profile doping violations and suspensions could have Russia’s national swimming federation on the brink of being suspended as a whole, according to the country’s sports minister Vitaly Mutko.

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Victoria Kaminskaya with Portuguese-record 400 IM at Coimbra Invite, four junior records fall

Victoria Kaminskaya broke a Portuguese record in the 400 IM over the weekend, one of her three wins at the Coimbra Invitational held in Coimbra, Portugal.

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Nathan Adrian, Natalie Coughlin, Cammile Adams Among USA Entries to 2014 Mare Nostrum Series

Nathan Adrian and a group of his Cal Aquatics teammates will head to Europe this week to prepare for the elite Mare Nostrum series.

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21 Spots Still Up For Grabs In Aberdeen

There were 21 spots still up for grabs on the final day of the last chance qualifier for the Scottish team competing at the Commonwealth Games…

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Zevina Takes 200 Backstroke On The Final Day Of Latvian Championships

On the first day of the Latvian National Championships Daryna Zevina won both the 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle, she followed that up by taking the women’s 200 backstroke…

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Russia To Send Over Half of National Team to Race in Mare Nostrum Series (France and Spain)

The Mare Nostrum series in 2014 looks like it will be as elevated of a series as ever, and the…

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Hannah Miley Adds 5th Commonwealth Games Qualification at North District Open.

The Scottish nomination list, by events, grew by one on Saturday at the North District Open/Scottish Grand Prix in Aberdeen….

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Baumrtova and Chocova Collect Multiple Wins In Prague

The big winners over the first three sessions of the Prague Cup were Czech Republic National team members Simona Baumrtova and Petra Chocova…

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Zevina Takes Two At Latvian National Championships

European Short Course Championships gold medalist Daryna Zevina of the Ukraine took the women’s 100 backstroke and 200 freestyle on Saturday at the Latvian National Championships in Riga…

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Ness Breaks British Age Record; Scottish Senior Record in 50 Back at North District Grand Prix

In an abbreviated first day of the Scottish Grand Prix – North District Open at the Aberdeen Sports Village, a…

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FINA announces schedule for 2015 World Junior Championships in Singapore

The meet will take place from September 1st to September 6th of 2015. See the full event schedule here.

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British Swimming Announces First Round Of Entries For The British Gas International

Today British Swimming announced some of the high profile athletes who have registered for the 2014 British Gas International so far…

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Kromowidjojo and van der Burgh To Compete At Settecolli

Today it was announced that Olympic champions Ranomi Kromowidjojo of the Netherlands and Cameron van der Burgh of South Africa will compete at the 2014 Settecolli Trophy…

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Russian Olga Klyuchnikova Gets Temporary Suspension After Positive “A” Sample Doping Test

Russian swimmer Olga Klyuchinkova has been temporarily suspended after a positive doping test at the Russian Championships two weeks ago: a championship where she was 4th in the 50 back.

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2014 European Championships rosters roundup as of May

Here’s your guide for the nations that have already publicized rosters for the 2014 European Championships, including France and dominant freestyler Yannick Agnel.

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