Year: 2016
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Russian Olympic medalist caught in country limbo
Arkady Vyatchanin loves his country. He just doesn’t want to represent Russia at the Olympics. That stance has left the swimmer in legal limbo with the Rio Games less than five months away, the pawn in a political tug-of-war that again shows just how little the guys in charge actually care about the athletes. “I…
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A Syrian refugee sets her eyes on the 2016 Olympic games
Yusra Mardini is a Syrian refugee hoping to qualify for the Olympic Games in 2016. Just seven months ago the 17-year-old made the journey from Turkey to Greece by boat. More about this swimmer’s journey:Â http://on.mash.to/1PgHQzU See Mashable
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Contaminated Water Plagues Rio
With the Summer Olympics set to take over Brazil in August of this year, issues surrounding water pollution along some of Rio’s beaches and waterways are being cast into the media spotlight. For years, surfers and beachgoers who frequent Rio’s gorgeous shorelines have complained of falling ill due to poor water quality. Prior to the…
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Swimming needs ‘athletics-style’ drugs investigation, says coach Rudd
Swimming is “not a clean sport” and needs an athletics-style investigation to ensure fair racing at Rio 2016, according to a leading coach. Briton Jon Rudd guided Plymouth-based Lithuanian Ruta Meilutyte to Olympic gold at London 2012. Meilutyte’s main rival, Yuliya Efimova, faces a possible lifetime ban after testing positive for a banned substance for…
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Sports minister: Swimmer Efimova has to explain doping presence in her blood herself
Titled Russian swimmer Yuliya Efimova can explain the presence of doping in her organism only herself, Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko told TASS on Thursday. The All-Russian Swimming Federation confirmed on Thursday that it had temporarily suspended Efimova from all swimming-related competitions because the swimmer might have violated the anti-doping rules. Earlier, it was reported…
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CAS restores world records denied to British swimmers
Four British swimmers, including triple world champion Adam Peaty, should be awarded world records they were denied in 2014 after officials failed to test them for a specific drug, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Friday. The swimmers – Peaty, Francesca Halsall, Jemma Lowe and Chris Walker Hebborn – have already broken their…
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Mexican aquatics team to compete under own flag at Rio 2016 after special dispensation negotiated with IOC and FINA
Aquatics athletes will be permitted to compete under the Mexican flag at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games despite the national governing body remaining suspended from the International Swimming Federation (FINA), it has been announced. This follows special negotiations between FINA, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Mexican Olympic Committee and its President Carlos Padilla.…
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Stephanie Pedersen: So whose idea was the aquatics center anyway?
You’ve heard the sayings: “If you build it, they will come.†The Columbus Aquatic Center in Columbus, Georgia. 03/09/16 The Columbus Aquatic Center in Columbus, Georgia. 03/09/16 Mike Haskey mhaskey@ledger-enquirer.com Or how about, “Don’t have kids if you can’t afford them.†The city decided to build a $10.6 million baby and apparently never figured out…
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Jessica Hardy on upcoming Olympics Games
With the 2016 Olympics coming up in Rio, join gold-medalist swimmer Jessica Hardy and her coach Keenan Robinson as they discuss their incredible journey and what lies ahead. https://youtu.be/nGeBOnGMH2w