Grigory Tarasevich

Louisville Invite: Marcelo Acosta 14:47.79 in the 1650 Free

Both the Louisville men’s and women’s teams continue to record NCAA A-cut times on Day Three of the Louisville Invitational in the 400 free relay.

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Meldonium not Currently Banned by the NCAA

At least one case has relevance to NCAA swimming in particular, as Louisville backstroker Grigory Tarasevich tested positive for meldonium in March 2016.

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Tarasevich Smashes Pool Record As Louisville Takes the W Against UNC

Tarasevich won the 100 back by over 4 seconds, surging to a 45.82 ahead of teammate Aaron Greene, who finished 2nd in 50.21.

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Tarasevich and Comerford Named ACC Swimmers of the Week

Press Release Courtesy of ACC: Tarasevich and Comerford Named ACC Swimmers of the Week The pair own the top times…

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Comerford Sweeps Triple as Louisville Men And Women Defeat Tennesse

Louisville’s Mallory Comerford has been having a stellar start to the season, and today’s dual meet was no exception.

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Michigan Sweeps Tripleheader Meet Against Louisville

The Wolverines secured the tripleheader victory by picking up their 2nd session win on Saturday morning, and finished off the meet by winning the 3rd session for a sweep over the Cardinals.

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Michigan Men, Women Win Round 1 Of Tripleheader Meet With Louisville

MICHIGAN VS LOUISVILLE Day 1 Results Hosted by University of Michigan Friday, October 7th-Saturday, October 8th 25 yards Triple-Header format The…

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Day 8 Relay Lineups: No Major Surprises On Medley Rosters

Cate Campbell has given the freestyle leg on Australia’s medley relay despite fading to 6th in the individual race, getting beaten by her sister Bronte.

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2016 Rio Olympic Games: Day Two Prelims Live Recap

Katie Ledecky will swim her first individual event of these games this morning, taking things out in the heats of the 400m freestyle. The world record holder will be looking to enter her first Olympic final in this event.

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Rio 2016 Olympic Previews: World Record Watch In Men’s 100 Back

As we head into Rio, Team USA’s gold medal streak in the men’s 100 back is under fire. In Rio, the threat of Australia’s Mitch Larkin looms, and it looks like it could take a World Record to bring home the gold.

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Russian Nikita Lobintsev Accepts ‘No Fault’ Finding for Meldonium

Russian swimmer Nikita Lobintsev has been cleared on Meldonium charges, but is still ineligible for the Olympics pending any appeals.

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Olympic Champion Volkov Cites FINA “Loyalty” to Russian Federation

A well-connected former Russian Olympic medalist says he believes the “loyalty” of FINA will prevail in the decision as to whether Yulia Efimova can compete in the Olympics, in spite of the IOC’s announcement today.

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After IOC Ruling, World Champ Efimova Won’t Be Allowed at Olympics

While there is sure to be a long line of appeals and clarifications necessary in interpreting the directive laid out…

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UPDATED: Daily Mail Reports Prove False

The Daily Mail is reporting that the IOC will announced tomorrow a ban of the Russian Federation from the 2016 Olympics, with possible exceptions for certain athletes who have met a higher testing standard.

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Grigory Tarasevich Issues Statement Post-Positive Meldonium Test

Russian backstroker and 2016 Olympian Grigory Tarasevich has released a statement concerning his positive meldonium test.

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