A doctor who allegedly injected a banned substance into South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan was indicted Friday on charges of professional negligence, prosecutors said.
The move comes after Park, a four-time Olympic medalist and two-time world champ, tested positive for testosterone in a recent World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) test. Park claimed the doctor had given him an injection without fully disclosing that it could contain a banned substance.
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Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky broke multiple world swimming records before graduating high school. Now in her senior year in Bethesda, Md., she’s wrapping up her high school swimming career and looking forward to World Championships this summer.
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Florida’s Three Sisters Springs got a little crowded this week when more than 300 manatees swam quickly into the springs, prompting park officials to close the springs to human swimmers and kayakers.
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Glow-sticks and fluorescent lights will illuminate a swimming pool for a special event.
Sandford Parks Lido in Cheltenham will host Night Swimmer in July.
“We’re going for a dramatic, spectacular look,†said events manager, Iain Barton.
FINA Swimming Coaches Golden Clinic 2014, Doha (QAT) 30/11/2014
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With the debut of the new Arena Carbon Air tech suit on its store, leading swim retailer SwimOutlet.com has just launched an interactive Arena Powerskin Carbon Series guide on its website, highlighting the various characteristics and attributes of each suit in the popular Powerskin Carbon Series: the original Carbon Pro, Carbon Flex and the just-released Carbon Air – available starting today.
“The Carbon Series has been such ground-breaking technology for the sport,†said Alexander Sienkiewicz, CMO SwimOutlet.com. “As of 2015, Arena now offers three different Carbon suits for swimmers to choose from and we wanted to provide an easy and very visual way for customers to differentiate between the styles, so that swimmers can find just the right model for their needs.â€
The Carbon Pro provides maximum power and the full compression of carbon; the Carbon Flex is highlighted by freedom of movement, while the Carbon Air is where intelligent compression meets comfort. The SwimOutlet.com Carbon Comparison guide also explains the unique carbon technology from Arena, highlighted by carbon bands providing superior compression.
The Carbon Air is the latest addition to the Carbon line and features intelligent muscle compressions using ultra lightweight fabric for that second skin effect and maximum comfort. It retails at $250 for the men’s jammer and $350 for women’s.
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USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus spoke with Swimming World Publisher Brent Rutemiller about the many highlights of his 18 years leading the world’s top swimming country.
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Uptown abs workout, courtesy of Andrew Vetter on YouTube
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