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Doping violations could have Russian Swimming Federation at risk for suspension, says Russian sports minister

A string of high-profile doping violations and suspensions could have Russia’s national swimming federation on the brink of being suspended as a whole, according to the country’s sports minister Vitaly Mutko.

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Popova Breaks Into The Top Five In The 200 Freestyle With A New Russian Record

Veronika Popova posted a 1:56.39 in the semi-final of the women’s 200 freestyle, setting a new national record and put herself into the fifth place position in the world rankings…

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Pedersen and Johansson React To FINA’s Decision On Efimova’s Punishment

Two Efimova’s competitors, Rikke Moeller Pedersen and Jennie Johansson, have commented on FINA’s ruling…

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Russian National Championships Preview; Links, Schedule and Story Lines

The 2014 Russian National Championships will be held in Moscow from May 13th-17th…

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2013 Swammy Awards: Female European Swimmer of the Year

Consistency and endurance is was set Katinka Hozzsu apart from the rest of the world this year.

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Morozov and Efimova Russian Swimming’s Sportsman And Woman Of The Year

The Russians have had a very good year in the pool, which included eight podium finishes at the 2013 World…

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2013 European Short Course Championships: Day 3 Real-Time Recaps

The Danish women will look to continue their momentum on day 3 of the 2013 European Short Course Championships in Herning, Denmark.

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European Championships Day Two: Final Thoughts

Some final thoughts on day two. Full recap of the events can be found here. A full PDF of day…

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Efimova Takes Down Soni’s 200 Breaststroke World Record

In a rematch of the 200 breaststroke from this summer’s World Championships, Russian Yuliya Efimova and Rikke Moeller Pedersen faced…

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European Short Course Swimming Championships: Prelims Recap Day 2

Hungary’s Katinka Hosszu will build upon her performance on day one in Herning, Denmark. (Photo: UAE Swimming)

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Belmonte Garcia Breaks Hosszu’s European Record In The 200 Butterfly

Women’s 200 butterfly Mireia Belmonte Garcia may have been disappointed finishing outside of the medals in the 200 IM, but…

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European Short Course Swimming Championships: Prelims Day One

Vlad Morozov debuted in his best event, the 50 freestyle, this morning in Herning. (Photo Credit: Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com)

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Three Women’s Events To Look Forward To In Herning

There will be an incredible amount of great races in the women’s events in Herning, but today we decided to…

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Eight Swimmers To Look Out For In Herning

With the European Short Course Championships beginning on Thursday we decided to give you a list of eight swimmers to…

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Efimova Takes Down Hardy’s 50 Breaststroke World Record

Russian Yulia Efimova had an incredible summer in Barcelona winning the 50 and 200 breaststroke at the World Championships and…

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