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Athletes Welcome Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act After WADA Backs Some Aspects But Warns Of ‘Disruption’ & Slams U.S. Pro & College Exclusions

The “Clean Sport Movement” has been strengthened by the Passing of the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act in the United States as far as Global Athlete and peer representative bodies are concerned despite the reservations of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), including […]

Craig Lord 2020-12-05 5 minutes

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More Allegations Of Child Sexual Abuse Surface In South African Swimming Years After First Being Reported

Allegations of sexual abuse among under-age swimmers in South Africa, exposed by The Guardian when survivors who reported their claims to police and a child-protection agency opened legal dockets against...

Craig Lord 2020-11-30 2 minutes

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COVID-blocking Nasal Spray Developed By British Swim Dad & Partner In Science Could Be On Sale In Early 2021 As Product Heads For Peer Review

A British swim dad and his partner in Biomaterials Science at the University of Birmingham have developed a nasal spray that neutralises the COVID-19 coronavirus before it can get to...

Craig Lord 2020-11-27 7 minutes

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Caeleb Dressel To Don A Shiny Suit To See If He Can Convert 20.16 To Short-Course Sub-20Sec Blast As Half-Man, Half-Boat

Not often you get a swim suit maker referring to its “fastest-ever” suit as “infamous” but then it’s not every day that Caeleb Dressel dons a shiny suit to see...

Craig Lord 2020-11-26 7 minutes

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Debbie Wade, 51, Speaks Out About Sexual Abuse As A Child Swimmer In South Africa, Saying Through Tears: “The Only Reason I’m Emotional Today Is That At Last Somebody Is Listening”

Debbie Wade‚ 51‚ fought back tears today as she spoke publicly for the first time about the sexual abuse she suffered as a child more than 40 years ago. Her...

Craig Lord 2020-11-24 3 minutes

Swim League Revolution Delivering Dividends & Challenges To A Shoal Struggling To Keep Pace In The Race For A Place In Big-Business Sport

The Cali Condors, Caeleb Dressel and Lilly King to the fore, lifted the Trophy, while Adam Peaty and Kira Toussaint celebrated as members of the small club of ISL World...

Craig Lord 2020-11-23 13 minutes

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Caeleb Dressel Mashes Mini Medley World Mark To Help Queen Lilly King & Cali Condors Crew Grab 2020 League Crown; Adam Peaty Roars Once More

Caeleb Dressel hammered out the first sub-50sec 100m medley for a sizzling World Record in International Swimming League semi-finals last weekend but his 49.88 already looks stale and passé, courtesy...

Craig Lord 2020-11-22 9 minutes

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Caeleb Dressel A Condor Faster On ‘Fly Than Popov Was On Freestyle 1994 As He Swoops On Two World Records – 47.78 100 ‘Fly & 20.16 50 Free – In Swim League Final

Caeleb Dressel scorched two world records at sizzling, smoke-off-water pace – 47.78sec in the 100m butterfly then 20.16sec over 50m freestyle – inside the hour on the first day of...

Craig Lord 2020-11-21 7 minutes

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Caeleb Dressel & The “Never Easy” Swim Yoda Guiding The Gators’ Condor To Snap & Soar Success At Tokyo Olympics

Caeleb Dressel has many a weapon in his aquatic armoury, among them a swimming Yoda whose role cannot be overstated when it comes to explaining the young American’s steady but...

Craig Lord 2020-11-17 12 minutes

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Shayna Jack Thrown CAS Lifeline As 4-Year Ban For Doping Positive Cut To 2 Years

Shayna Jack, the Australian sprinter sent home from World titles last year before racing began and after she had returned a positive test for a banned substance will miss the...

Craig Lord 2020-11-16 4 minutes

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The Masks Are Off: Manaudou Agent Jean-François Salessy Quits As Energy Manager On Eve Of 2020 Final With Swipe At Grigorishin & ISL “Fake Movie … From The Middle Ages”

The International Swimming League (ISL) has a full-blown crisis on its hands for the first time after Jean-François Salessy lifted pen as sword in an open letter to League founder and funder...

Craig Lord 2020-11-16 7 minutes

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Adam Peaty’s 55.49 A Cracking World Record That Proves The Clock Matters – He & Duncan Scott Also Roar To Two Other British Marks

Adam Peaty’s 55.49 100m breaststroke World short-course record showed International Swimming League bosses why time matters as a measure of swimming excellence today on the second day of the first...

Craig Lord 2020-11-15 8 minutes

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Kaylee Mckeown Bashes Aussie Back Records In Brisbane On 58.11 & 2:04.49, the 200m Also A Commonwealth Cracker

Kaylee Mckeown was a class apart at the low-key, no-pressure Medal Shots Long Course Preparation Meet at the Brisbane Aquatic Centre over the weekend, cracking the Australian 100m and 200m...

Craig Lord 2020-11-15 2 minutes

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Penny Heyns & Peers Urge Abuse Victims & Survivors To Turn To SportsVoice Safeguarding Initiative As SSA Confirms Inquiry Into Two Swim Coaches Under Police Investigation

South African double Olympic swimming champion Penny Heyns and peers from several other sports have urged victims and survivors of abuse, sexual or other forms, in the sports realm to...

Craig Lord 2020-11-14 4 minutes

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South African Sport Under Scrutiny Over Handling Of Child Sexual Abuse Claims – Swimming In Focus

A South African child protection agency has launched legal action to force swimming executives in the country to hand over to state authorities an independent investigator’s report into allegations of...

Craig Lord 2020-11-13 < 1 minute

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Peaty Mentor Mel Marshall One Of Six Leaders To Head UK Plan To Double Female Coach Representation by Paris 2024

UK Sport today announced a new leadership programme, with Adam-Peaty mentor Mel Marshall among those at the helm, as part of a plan to more than double the representation of...

Craig Lord 2020-11-12 5 minutes

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Return To Swimming – Canada’s Version 3 Of Revival Plan in Challenging COVID-19 Season

Swimming Canada has released Version 3 of its Return To Swimming Resource Document, a plan to ensure that swimmers get back to swimming in controlled, safe environments in the COVID-19...

Craig Lord 2020-11-12 3 minutes

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Athlete Groups and National Anti-Doping Leaders In Joint Call For Further Reform of WADA

Athlete representatives, including Global Athlete, and national anti-doping agencies from 14 countries have joined forces to call for further reform of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), led by Witold Banka....

Craig Lord 2020-11-11 2 minutes