Swimmer's Daily

  • The World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Compliance Review Committee (CRC) has recommended a four-year sanction against the Russian Anti-Doping Agency, which could force athletes to compete neutrally with the country’s flag set to be banned from international events.

    The recommendation follows “an extremely serious case of non-compliance with the requirement to provide an authentic copy of the Moscow data, with several aggravating features”, according to the WADA CRC.

    The sanctions would cover both the 2020 and 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo and Beijing, should they come into force.

    “Russian athletes and their support personnel may only participate in major events staged in the four-year period where they are able to demonstrate that they are not implicated in any way by the non-compliance,” the WADA CRC recommendation states.

    This would include the athletes not being mentioned in “incriminating circumstances in the McLaren reports, there are no positive findings reported for them in the database, and no data relating to their samples has been manipulated”.

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  • The guys get together to chat about the recent news on Sun Yang’s hearing. Bryan goes into detail about the differences in drug testing organizations but the guys agree that it is unlikely Sun Yang will get suspended. On a more positive note, Luke is impressed with the younger generation in USA swimming. They also discuss the recent American leg of the International Swimming League as the crew speculates that some individuals might have rested and others may fully rest for the finale in Vegas.

  • Highlights of Day 2 in London as Energy Standard come away with the team win and qualify for Las Vegas.

  • Swimmers and surfers warned of the influx of deadly blue bottle jellyfish at Mornington Peninsula and Phillip Island in Victoria.

  • From Paralympic swimmer to Paralympic triathlete, Lauren Steadman shares her life on the elite circuit as well as the importance of looking after our planet’s oceans, lakes and waterways

  • Russian winter swimmers, also known as “walruses” in the country, took to the freezing waters of Lake Baikal to mark national Walrus Day. The athletes plunged into the 4-Celsius-degree (39 Fahrenheit) water of the lake, which rarely climbs past 10 Celsius degrees (50 Fahrenheit), even in summer.

  • The project director of the Sandwell Aquatics Centre for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham has told Councillors the budget for the venue has not overrun, despite the final costings for it having been confirmed to be at £73 million ($94 million/€85 million) – £13 million ($17 million/€15 million) more than first estimated.

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  • Ursinus College has canceled the remainder of the swimming season for both men’s and women’s teams following a hazing scandal.

    In a lengthy statement released by the college on Friday, officials did not get into specifics about what exactly happened but stated, “… the men’s and women’s swimming teams had committed violations of the college’s anti-hazing policy and student code of conduct.”

    The statement went on to say, “The incident involved alcohol and underage drinking.”

    Officials with The Division III school located in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania also put the coach on probation.

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  • Even after a tragic accident left her paralyzed from the waist down, Olympic swimmer Amy Van Dyken-Rouen stays as strong and positive as ever. Being confined to a wheelchair, however, makes most of her house inaccessible to her, with stovetops, sinks, and cabinets just out of reach. No detail is too small in this rescue, as George and the team make several seemingly minor but impactful alterations to Amy’s kitchen, bathroom, bedroom and more to help reinforce a sense of independence to this inspiring woman, who is so much more than her handicap.