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  • The World Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday said that Russian authorities had failed to provide access to laboratory doping data by WADA’s year-end deadline and that as a result it will consider sanctions against the Russian Anti-Doping Agency.

    RUSADA was stripped of its accreditation in 2015 after a WADA-commissioned report found evidence of widespread state-sponsored doping in Russian athletics. But it was conditionally – and controversially – reinstated in September.

    Its failure to meet the deadline, however, raises the prospect of Russia being banned from a second consecutive Olympics and remaining shut out of international athletics.

    “I am bitterly disappointed that data extraction from the former Moscow Laboratory has not been completed by the date agreed by WADA’s (executive committee) in September 2018,” said WADA President Craig Reedie.

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  • Eleven-year-old Advaik Nandikotkur only learned how to swim three and a half years ago, but his aquatic abilities have already turned out to be a real lifesaver.

    “Mom told me to jump in and I said he was probably too heavy, but I jumped in anyway,” said Advaik.

    Advaik was with his family at the indoor pool in their apartment building in Eagan Sunday night when his father noticed a man at the bottom of the pool. The man was visiting another tenant at the apartment building.

    Although there were several adults nearby, Advaik was the only one who knew how to swim, so he jumped in the water. He pulled the drowning visitor to the surface, even though the man outweighed him by 100 pounds.

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  • Reflecting on his 2018 season, Rossi says inspiration from Phelps – the most decorated Olympian of all-time with 28 medals – kept him on track during increased attention.

    “I’m not going to let the negative comments hurt my performance,” said Rossi.

    “One of the ideas I stole from Michael Phelps a while ago was that thing where any negative story written about him he would print and put in his closet and use it as motivation.

    “But equally I’m not going to start believing all the praise, either. That can hurt your performance too.”

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  • Rókur Í Jákupsstovu, President of The Faroe Islands Swimming Federation joins MySwimPro CEO, Fares Ksebati for this episode of The #AskASwimPro Show in Hangzhou, China at the 2018 FINA World Aquatic Convention.

  • Tens of thousands of Scottish children are benefitting from a national programme to help them become better and more confident swimmers, an independent report has found.

  • Scientists have found up to 10 times as many pathogens in the Hudson River’s near-shore soil than in its water, according to a new study by the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia University.

    Sewage discharge pipes spew fecal matter into the river estuary, which includes parts of Long Island Sound and New York harbor. Harmful micro-organisms that float in the water tend to disperse and dilute. But those that sink into the sediment have a chance to settle and thrive and, if they can feed off the river’s organic muck, even reproduce.

    “These fecal bacteria in the water, they typically last just a couple of days — but in the sediments, they can last for many months,” said biologist and study author Andrew Juhl. He said that if those sediments are stirred up, the pathogens within can be released into the water.

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  • The popular Eastern Beach in East London in the Eastern Cape a hive of activity as holiday makers flock to the coastline to enjoy the warm Indian ocean waters. This is one of the most visited places in the province this time of the year. As part of ensuring the safety of beach goers Swimming South Africa is launching a campaign to highlight the need to learn to swim and general water safety.

  • Scottish Swimming is the national governing body for swimming in Scotland, representing clubs, swim schools, aquatic disciplines, athletes, coaches and thousands of talented and committed volunteers across the entire swimmer pathway from development and participation through to performance. Our vision is to ensure that every single person in Scotland has access to quality swimming programmes, regardless of age or ability.

  • The iconic Water Cube that was used in the Beijing Summer Olympics has undergone a dramatic transformation to the Ice Cube, and is set to host the curling events for the Beijing 2022 Winter Games, according to the Beijing Office for Major Projects.

    The Water Cube, or the National Aquatics Center, along with the Bird’s Nest, are the two most symbolic legacies of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. The Water Cube housed the swimming and diving events.

    When the transformation is complete, the Aquatics center will feature a transferable rink for curling events in 2022. There will also be another ice rink to the south of the Water Cube for the public on a regular basis. The transition will be finished by July 2020 before the 2022 Olympic test events.

    “According to our plan, the Water Cube will be upgraded into a curling rink while keeping the swimming pool. A new ice-making system will be in place to provide four Olympic-standard curling rinks,” said Yang Qiyong, general manager of the National Aquatics Center.

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