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WADA Releases Fact Sheet on Chinese Doping Violations The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has released a fact sheet laying out the process the organization followed in determining that the 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for trimetazidine (TMZ) in early 2021 would not receive suspensions. In...

Four-Lap Fight: Martens, Richards, Popovici to Highlight Race for 200 Freestyle Olympic Gold Remember when it appeared David Popovici would dominate the men's 200 freestyle for the foreseeable future? That was the status quo heading into last year's World Championships, with Popovici having missed t...

PASSAGES: Tributes Flow For Olympian Neil Rogers – the Lord Of The Lanes At Bondi Icebergs Leaves A Lasting Legacy Tributes have flowed like the incoming tides at Sydney’s iconic Bondi Beach this week following the sad passing of a local legend “Mr Bondi Icebergs” – two-time Olympian, coach...

Zhang Yufei Adds Another Event to Her Olympic Program as Chinese Nationals Wrap Up The final day of the Chinese National Championships, which also served as an Olympic Games qualification meet, wrapped up on Saturday. The highlight of the session was a three-woman duel in the 50-meter freestyle, whe...

Chinese National Championships Day 8: Li Bingjie Dominates 800 Free to Qualify For Paris Four swimmers qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Day 8 of the Chinese National Championships. Wang Changhao and Sun Jiajun earned spots in the men's 100 butterfly, while Yu Yiting qualified in the women's ...

WADA Appoints Independent Prosecutor to Review Handling of China Doping The World Anti-Doping Agency on Thursday announced it had invited independent prosecutor Eric Cottier to review its handling of doping positives in early 2021 from China. The decision was taken by a unanimous vote of WADA’s exec...

Wang Shun Pops Stellar Time to Claim 200 IM Title at Chinese Nationals; Pan Zhanle Adds Another Crown Reigning Olympic champion Wang Shun produced a sensational performance in the 200-meter individual medley during the seventh night of finals at the Chinese National Championships. The meet is being ...

China Preparing to Challenge in All Relays at Paris Olympics It has been less than a week since Australia’s Daily Telegraph, the New York Times and German broadcaster ARD published stories revealing that 23 Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned heart medication just months before the Tokyo O...

Throwback Thursday: When the Olympic Games Last Visited Paris; A 100-Year Flashback When the Olympic Games return to Paris this summer, it will mark a century since the French capital last served as host of the biggest sporting event on the planet. In 1924, Paris welcomed the finest athletes in the ...

Adam Peaty Demands "Full Transparency" Amid Chinese Doping Controversy Before Eyeing Three-Peat(y) In Paris Adam Peaty has called for “full transparency” and expressed his “disappointment” in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) after Chinese athletes were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics des...

Chinese National Championships Day 6: Zhang Yufei Wins 200 Butterfly to Lead Trio of Olympic Qualifiers Day 6 of the Chinese National Championships saw three more swimmers qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Zhang Yufei and Chen Luying qualified in the women's 200-meter butterfly, while Ye Shiwen q...

Australia Fast in April, Americans Preparing for Paris Primetime Clash Last week's Australian Championships, not the country's selection meet for this summer's Olympic Games, saw most of the country's top swimmers performing at a high level despite the relatively low stakes of the meet. Perhaps most...

Chinese National Championships: Yang Junxuan Fires National Record 52.68 in 100 Free Yang Junxuan set a national record in the women’s 100 freestyle of 52.68 seconds on Tuesday at the Chinese National Championships. Yang undercut the record set twice, in 2020 and 2021, by Zhang Yufei at 52.90. Yang ...

Australia Names 40-Strong Junior Dolphins Swim Team For 2024 Junior Pan Pacs in Canberra Australia will field an experienced  40-strong team including 11 swimmers from last year’s successful World Junior Championship campaign when it hosts this year’s 2024 Junior Pan Pacific Championships i...

Aquatics GB Respond To Chinese Doping Controversy, Points To "Potential Loss Of Trust" Aquatics GB have released a statement expressing their "extreme concern" following the news that 23 Chinese athletes tested positive for Trimetazidine before going on to compete at the Tokyo Olympics without any s...

WADA Says ‘Athletes Should Not Have Concerns’ Over Chinese Doping Case In a nearly two-hour press availability Monday, officials from the World Anti-Doping Agency endorsed its handling of doping positives within the Chinese program in 2021 as evidence of its protection of athletes. The case stemmed ...

'We Would Do Exactly the Same Thing:' WADA Answers Questions on Chinese Doping Case The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday held a press conference with global media to address details and fallout from the weekend’s revelation of doping positives within the Chinese swimming program from early 2021 th...

Chinese National Championships: Wan Letin, Zhang Zhanshuo Lead Olympic Qualifiers Four swimmers qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics on Monday during the fourth day of the Chinese National Championships. Wan Letian and Wang Xueer qualified in the women's 100-meter backstroke, while Zhang Zhanshuo a...

Column: Amid Chinese Doping Controversy, Clean Swimmers Rightfully Angry About 'Irreparable Damage' Why were 23 Chinese swimmers not sanctioned after testing positive for trimetazidine in early 2021? How were these swimmers allowed to compete in the Olympics and win medals despite their positive tes...

Tang Qianting Again Lowers Asian Record in 100 Breaststroke at Chinese Olympic Trials; Pan Zhanle Claims 200 Free Title While the doping controversy surrounding 23 Chinese athletes from ahead of the Tokyo Olympic Games has been the main story in the sport over the past few days, China has simultaneo...