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FINA Responds to Russian Swimming Allegations

Jun 17, 2016

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rokur

in Crime, Doping, Organization

These are very serious allegations and we urge anyone with relevant evidence to bring it forward to FINA so that we can share with all appropriate authorities and take immediate disciplinary action if required.

FINA is monitoring all developments in the worldâ€™s fight against cheating and doping in sport and is taking decisive action to protect the majority of our athletes who are clean.

See fina.org

In other news …

http://www.swimvortex.com/russian-anti-doping-bosses-offered-to-remove-swimmers-from-testing-pool/

https://youtu.be/H7gmxyrf3Vw
LTeam

Jun 17, 2016

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rokur

in Wow

wrestler: Indre Bubelyte
athlete: Paulius Brilinga
swimmer: Jevgenij RogoÅ¾in
runner: Petras Revuckas
client: The National Olympic Committee of Lithuania

See also lteam.lt
Teen Swimmer Seeks Stranger Who Rescued Him

Jun 17, 2016

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rokur

in Safety

A 15-year-old rescued from drowning wants to find the stranger who saved him, reports Jennifer Mayerle
Dare to Swim with Great Whites in The Shallows (360 Video)

Jun 17, 2016

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rokur

in Nature

Are you brave enough to swim with great white sharks in the shallows? Shark Week and The Shallows take you up close to the one of worldâ€™s most powerful apex predators and share a special look at The Shallows, in theaters June 24th.

https://youtu.be/eayh49rTZUM
Swimmer rescued in Thames River after hours in water

Jun 17, 2016

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rokur

in Safety

It was at Mitchell College beach that the swimmer went into the water Wednesday night.
Research highlights unexpected hazards of swimming pools

Jun 17, 2016

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rokur

in Health

What you donâ€™t know about a swimming pool might hurt you.
The Young Turks: Stanford Silenced Women Who Warned About Brock Turner

Jun 17, 2016

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rokur

in Crime, Sex Crime

Stanfordâ€™s Womenâ€™s Swim Team, had their suspicions about Brock Turner. The former Stanford swimmer, and convicted rapist, made suggestive comments to members of the womenâ€™s team. Ana Kasparian, Grace Baldridge, and Hasan Piker, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down.
What it Feels Like to Swim the Entire Mississippi River

Jun 17, 2016

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rokur

in Open Water

To raise awareness and honor families that have lost a loved one in service to our country, former Navy SEAL Chris Ring decided to swim the entire length of the Mississippi River. It took him 181 days to swim all 2,320 miles of the river, and in doing so he became the first American to accomplish the feat. Hereâ€™s how he did it.
Efimova calls for investigation into Salt Lake City doping laboratory after selection for Russian Rio 2016 team

Jun 17, 2016

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rokur

in Crime, Doping

Russian swimmer Yuliya Efimova has called for an investigation into the Salt Lake City doping laboratory after she failed a drugs test for meldonium.

It comes as the 24-year-old has been named in the Russian team for August’s Olympic Games despite an anti-doping hearing by the International Swimming Federation (FINA) having not yet delivered a verdict.

Efimova, the 100 metres breaststroke champion at last year’s home World Championships in Kazan who has four world titles in all, has sent a letter to both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) calling for an investigation.

“The incompetent and negligent persons who work in the laboratory disrupt [sic] the preparing of Yulia Efimova to the Olympic Games in Rio 2016 and jeopardized her appearance in Rio,” said the letter, written in conjunction with her agents Anna Mitkova and Andrey Mitkov.

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