Cracking the Shanghai Relays: Womens 400 Medley
The medley relays are where things really get dicey in Shanghai. In the free relays, it’s more clear-cut who is…
Where is the Anti-Doping Process Failing Us? Fix the Code, Not the Court.
Though a small minority have fallen on the side of the Brazilians in their now-infamous doping scandal, a majority (or…
Shanghai Roundup: FINA Hints at Release of Psych Sheets, China Slips in Diving, 5K Open Water
…The big news, that everyone has been waiting for, is the release of the psych sheets for the World Championships…
Cracking the Relays: Women's 800 Free Relay
Halfway through our relay breakdown, next up us the women’s 800 free relay. Looking back on what we’ve done so…
Shanghai Roundup: China Stays Perfect on the Boards, Gold for US Open Water 5k Team
In the first incarnation of the “team 5k” event at the World Aquatics Championships, the USA drew their first gold…
RUSADA Responds to Anastasia Chaun Blood-Draw Injury
The RUSADA (the equivalent of the USADA in Russia) has released a response to the claims of Anastasia Chaun, who…
Athletes React to Cielo Announcement Via Twitter; Poll Results
As is evidenced by the Tweet of Dutch swimmer Sebastiaan Verschuren above above, the first reactions from other athletes about the…
Cielo "Warning" Upheld, Cleared to Compete in Shanghai; Waked Receives One Year Ban
As we predicted in this editorial yesterday, the CBDA’s warning for Cesar Cielo, Henrique Barbosa, and Nicholas dos Santos was…
Cracking the Relays: Men's 800 free
Two down, four to go. As we inch closer and closer to the meet, we move onto a closer inspection…
Injury Sustained During Drug Testing Causes Russia's Chaun to Withdraw from World Championships
In a worst-nightmare scenario, Russian swimmer Anastasia Chaun has withdrawn from the World Championships, which are to begin next week, after…
Poll Results: How Many World Records Will Be Broken in Shanghai?
After looking at our top 10 World Records that might go down in Shanghai, and later our list of 5…
Zero-Hour is Thursday Morning for Cielo, Brazilian Doping Scandal
The CAS hearing in the matter of the positive tests for Cesar Cielo, Vanecius Waked, Nicolas dos Santos, and Henrique Barbosa…
Cracking the Relays: Women's 400 Free
Next up, we’ll take a look at the women’s 400 free relay As a reminder, to see the full selections for…
Gianniotis Wins Men's 10k, Alex Meyer Earns Olympic Berth with 4th Place Finish
Great Britain’s Daniel Fogg tried to match his country-mate Keri-Anne Payne‘s feat from yesterday and win the men’s 10km gold,…
USA Swimming Announces Non-Olympic Entries for WUG's
Though USA-Swimming is pretty-well settled on their roster for the 2011 World University Games, which are to be held in…
