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WADA President Releases Statement on Anti-Doping Lab Suspensions

Craig Reedie, the president of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) released a statement last week in response to a run of suspensions and sanctions on anti-doping labs in the past month.

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European Federation Elects New Bureau Behind President Barelli

LEN, the European aquatics federation, has elected a new set of leaders to its leadership Bureau behind re-elected president Paolo Barelli.

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WPWL 2016: Greece, Serbia and Italy will play the Super Final

Greece, Serbia and Italy – the dominant forces of the European preliminaries of the FINA Men’s Water Polo World League 2016 – secured a berth for the Super Final following the sixth and final round of the tournament which started in October 2015.

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Windsor Residents Offered Early Sale Of SC World C’ships Tickets

A resident of Windsor? You’ll want to check out snagging some tickets early for this December’s Short Course World Championships.

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Ishchenko Secures First Gold of Europeans in Free Solo

Triple Olympic gold medallist Natalia Ishchenko secured her first title of the London 2016 European Aquatics Championships with synchronised swimming Free Solo gold.

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Lee and Ward Seal British Medal as Russia Wins Team Gold at Europeans

Russia won Team Event gold as Great Britain’s Matty Lee and Georgia Ward secured the hosts’ first medal of the London 2016 European Aquatics Championships with bronze on the opening night.

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After Pothain Bows Out, Agnel Will Get to Swim the 200 Free in Rio

After the controversial finish last month at the French Olympic Trials in Montpellier and the unsuccessful appeal of the results, Yannick Agnel’s bid to swim the 200 free individually at the Olympics in Rio has become official.

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Larkin Looking To Samba His Way To Gold In Rio (Video)

Mitch Larkin says the Aussies are ‘shaping up to be a great team’ in Rio.

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Ian Thorpe Helps Kick Off 2016 Invictus Games In Orlando

Aussie swimming legend Ian Thorpe helped kick-off the 2016 Invictus Games, a multi-sport, international competition featuring wounded, sick and injured military personnel from around the world.

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IOC Confirms It Will Take ‘Common Sense’ Approach To Tattoos In Rio

Says the IOC, “Standing alone, the Olympic Rings are a great expression of appreciation of the Olympic Games and of the Olympic values.”

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Arkady Vyatchanin Speaks Out About Serbian Eligibility Issues

Arkady Vyatchanin came forward with an open letter on his Facebook page discussing his current eligibility problem with FINA as he tries to head to his 4th Olympics for Serbia.

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Alexandra Wenk sets four national records at German Championships

128. DEUTSCHE MEISTERSCHAFTEN, BERLIN – GERMAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OLYMPIC TRIALS (PART 1), BERLIN Thursday, May 5 – Sunday, May…

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Germans who clocked Olympic qualifiying times at German Nationals

128. DEUTSCHE MEISTERSCHAFTEN, BERLIN – GERMAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OLYMPIC TRIALS (PART 1), BERLIN Thursday, May 5 – Sunday, May…

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Italy’s Paolo Barelli Re-Elected as President of LEN

Italian federation head Paolo Barelli has been re-elected as the president of the Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN) – the governing body…

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2016 German Championships, day 4, finals live recap

128. DEUTSCHE MEISTERSCHAFTEN, BERLIN – GERMAN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS AND OLYMPIC TRIALS (PART 1), BERLIN Thursday, May 5 – Sunday, May…

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