The Chinese Swimming Association (CSA) has backed London 2012 and Rio 2016 Olympic champion Sun Yang, saying he has not violated anti-doping rules after it was reported a vial of his blood was destroyed in front of testers.
Olympic swimming champion Sun Yang has denied reports that his own blood samples were smashed during a row with anti-doping testers.
A number of National Federations have visited Gwangju to inspect preparations for this year's International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Aquatics Championships.
Guangzhou, Budapest and Indianapolis have been confirmed as the locations for the International Swimming Federation’s (FINA) Champions Swim Series.
International Swimming League (ISL) officials have claimed the International Swimming Federation (FINA) confirming athletes who participate at independent events will not be banned is an "admission of guilt" as the organisation continued its criticism of the worldwide governing body.
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has reiterated that it will not ban athletes who participate at independent events, but warned that those competitions must be approved before results can be considered official.
Three swimming siblings in the United States, who are duel citizens of the US and Cape Verde, are hoping to represent the small African nation at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after being contacted by the country's swimming federation on Facebook.
Australia's Thomas Fraser-Holmes has expressed concern over the International Swimming League's (ISL) vow to exclude every swimmer who has been sanctioned for a doping offence.
Former USA Swimming President Jim Wood passed has died at the age of 68, it has been announced.
China, Hungary and the United States are expected to stage events as part of the first edition of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) Champions Swim Series.
Five-time Olympic swimming champion Missy Franklin has announced her retirement at the age of just 23, saying she no longer wants to be in pain.
Organisers of Gwangju 2019 held a press conference to share the milestones they claim to have reached in preparing for next year's International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Aquatics Championships.
The International Swimming Federation (FINA) have hit back at claims they would ban athletes who competed at unsanctioned competitions while insisting that prize money has increased.
International Swimming League (ISL) financer Konstantin Grigorishin has suggested the "day of the sports governing body is coming to an end" and has called for swimmers to accept nothing less than 50 per cent of revenues from competition organisers.
Discussions over the future of elite level swimming are set to intensify tomorrow when a two-day brain-storming summit is held by the International Swimming League (ISL) in London amid the ongoing conflict with the International Swimming Federation (FINA).
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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