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Dressel and Ledecky give Swimming World Championships golden lustre

Swimming World Championship

Swimming’s governing body adds an extra edition of its long-course world championships. Covid pandemic caused chaos with swimming’s world championships now held in odd-numbered years. Russia and Ukraine will be there but their form is a mystery. After three years in turbulent waters, swimming starts to regain some stability with an extra edition of its … Read more

FINA deepens investigation on Olympic Champion Evgeny Rylov

FINA

International Swimming Federation (FINA) has announced that it is investigating Russia’s Evgeny Rylov after the swimmer competed in his country’s national championships despite getting a nine-month ban only four days before. FINA suspended the two-time Olympic champion on April 21 for attending a rally organized by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in March. The … Read more

Swimming: FINA suspends Olympic champion Rylov due to Putin rally

FINA

FINA, the world’s governing body of swimming, announced on Friday that Russian Olympic gold medallist Evgeny Rylov has been suspended for nine months for attending a protest in favor of Russia’s military incursion in Ukraine. Kremlin and Russian sports leaders were outraged by the move. Rylov, who won gold in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke … Read more