Russian Synchronized Swimming Administrator Given 2-Year Doping Ban
Olga Pavlova, a Vice-President of All-Russia Synchronized Swimming, has been given a two-year doping suspension referencing her time as an athletics coach.
Elizaveta Ryndych Voluntarily Leaves Rutgers Swim Team Amid RUSADA Suspension
A Rutgers spokesperson told SwimSwam that Ryndych had voluntarily removed herself from the roster on Tuesday.
Joseph Schooling Banned From Competition After Confessing to Cannabis Use
The Rio Olympic champion has been banned from international competition for the remainder of his mandatory service due to substance use protocols
2019 World Junior Championships Medalist Suspended for Whereabouts Failings
Stanford swimmer Isabel Gormley, a 2019 World Junior Championships silver medalist, has been suspended for missing three doping tests in a year.
European Juniors Medalist Jovan Lekic Has Doping Suspension Reduced on Appeal
Lekic, who was his country’s first-ever medalist at the European Junior Swimming Championships, told the CAS that his positive test was the result of a tainted supplement.
World Anti-Doping Agency Wants NCAA to Join the World Anti-Doping Code
The World Anti-Doping Association wants American collegiate and professional sports to sign up for the World Anti-Doping Code. It probably won’t work.
Canadian Collegiate Champion Tayden De Pol Serves Doping Suspension
While the lost points from the USports championships won’t cost UBC its 5th-straight team title, it did close the gap considerably between them and Calgary.
Iranian National Team Swimmer Banned 3 Years for Anabolic Steroid
Iranian National Team swimmer Kia Afzali has been suspended for three years for the use of Oxandrolone, an anabolic steroid.
FINA Extends Partnership With International Testing Agency For Two More Years
FINA first partnered with the ITA in January 2019 as one of the first major Olympic Federations looking to further professionalize its anti-doping program.
WADA Founder, IOC Member Dick Pound Retiring At The Age of 80
After over 60 years of involvement with the Olympic movement, Pound will retire at the end of 2022.
Russian bill seeks to criminalize CAS sanctions
Roman Teryushkov is leading the effort to make Russia no longer subject to the jurisdiction of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
WADA’s Annual Compliance Report Shows Increased Activity In 2021
The report says that anti-doping testing levels in 2021 returned to where they were pre-pandemic.
US, Japan, France, Australia, S. Africa, & Belgium Gain Medals in Lobuzov Ban
American Zane Grothe picks up his first World Championship gold medal as a result of Russian Artem Lobuzov’s doping suspension.
Swiss Tribunal Dismisses Sun Yang’s Appeal Against June 2021 CAS Decision
The recent ruling by the Swiss court means that Yang’s ban, which is active through May 28th, 2024, remains intact.
What is Trimetazidine?
Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva tested positive for trimetazidine. This is same drug that Chinese swimmer Sun Yang tested positive for in 2014.