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Marking the day on a trail of tears ... State of Swimming +

Marking The Passing Of Fran Crippen in 2010 & The 50th Year Since The GDR Regime Approved The Doping Plan 14:25 State Secret

Today at State of Swimming +, we recall the passing of yet one more year since tragic events that should never have unfolded and remain linked to stories that shame those responsible, among those who got it badly wrong, governors […]
Craig Lord 2024-10-23 2 minutes
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Hannah Miley

The Vortex, September 2024 – Glasgow Saves Games: Scaled-Down Commonwealths To Return To Scotland In 2026

The Vortex is SOS’ digest and soak of swimming news, views and links to noteworthy mainstream media coverage of the sport as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games approach; additions to...
Craig Lord 2024-09-17 < 1 minute
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Off to Paris 2024 (l-r): Head of Swimming at Bath University, Mark Skimming, Angola's Henrique Mascarenhas, Nigeria's Tobi Sijuade, Kenya's Ridhwan Mohamed and Assistant Swimming Coach Andrei Vorontsov at the Team Bath Sports Training Village.

Bath Celebrates Paris Olympic Selection For Three Internationals From Angola, Kenya & Nigeria

Three international swimmers who have successfully combined training and studying at the University of Bath are celebrating after qualifying to compete at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Chemical Engineering student...
Craig Lord 2024-07-12 4 minutes
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Usada Boss Tygart Poses Questions Wada Did Not Ask Investigator To Answer & Demands Full Independent Inquiry

A statement from USADA CEO Travis T. Tygart on the Wada and Cottier China-23-go-free positives Interim Report. “The report further confirmed that no TMZ was found inside containers or in...
Craig Lord 2024-07-09 3 minutes
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The China Files from ARD - SOS Analysis - images courtesy of ARD, stills from the documentary of the New China Crisis In Sport

Investigator Appointed By Wada Gives Thumbs Up On The Two China 23-Go-Free Questions Those Who Hired Him Asked Him To Answer

The retired Swiss prosecutor appointed by the World Anti-Doping Agency- Wada – to judge whether the people who appointed him mishandled the cases of 23 swimmers from China allowed to...
Craig Lord 2024-07-09 No comments 7 minutes
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The launch of State of Swimming +

State of Swimming + Sets Sail Today Bound For The Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Today, State of Swimming + sets sail for Paris 2024. Our free-to-view service will continue here at our parent site, while SOS+ is where readers can dive deeper into the...
Craig Lord 2024-07-04 No comments < 1 minute
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Maya Merhige - swimming to save lives - photos by Liz Tung

Maya Merhige, 16, to Tackle English Channel & Earn Triple Crown In Aid Of Cancer Research

Maya Merhige, who lives in Berkeley, California, Aims to Be One of the Youngest to Complete the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming While Raising Funds for Swim Across America...
Guest Writer 2024-07-03 No comments 5 minutes
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Ex-Coach Drew, 78, Back To Jail 23 Years After Conviction Over Sexual Abuse Of Boys As 1970s Victim Reveals More Horror

Mike Drew, a former senior coach in Britain who was jailed for six years in 2001 after subjecting young boys to sexual abuse has been sent back to prison at...
Craig Lord 2024-07-01 No comments 3 minutes
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College athlete Chelsea Mitchell joined Sharron Davies on the sports panel on the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council, testifying as to her experience losing out on opportunities and awards to male competitors

Davies & Mitchell Deliver Safe & Fair Play Message For Female Sport To UN Human Rights Mission

Sharron Davies and Chelsea Mitchell have both been robbed of rightful rewards in women’s sport by athletes relying on male advantage to deliver gold ahead of female opponents. Here’s where...
Craig Lord 2024-06-27 No comments 8 minutes
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About to Testify... (right, from foreground backwards): Allison Schmitt, Travis Tygart and Michael Phelps prepare two address the House hearing - photo courtesy of Usada

Phelps Tells House Wada Handling Of China-Go-Free-23 Is Existential Threat To Olympics; Schmitt Says ‘We’re Haunted’ By Doubts

Athletes have lost faith in the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) ensuring clean sport at the Paris Games next month because of its handling of 23 Chinese swimming positives in 2021,...
Craig Lord 2024-06-26 7 minutes
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Cate Campbell - a golden sprinter for Australia heading into the rest of life after the sunset of her stellar swim career as Dolphin No 286

Cate Campbell, Dolphin#665, Retires, Her Legacy In Helping Australia Build World’s Premier Sprint Powerhouse Lives Eternal

Cate Campbell, the Australian swimmer who was top Dolphin in the 50 and 100m free for over a decade, has retired from her passion and job as a competitive swimmer....
Craig Lord 2024-06-26 6 minutes
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Questions On Brinegar 4-Year Ban For ‘Blood Doping’ Hang On Pending CAS Report After Rushed Ruling Halts 1500 Bid For Olympic Return

Answers to questions about the four-year suspension served on Michael Brinegar, the American Olympic swimmer, for “blood doping” will only be answered when the full report of the case is...
Craig Lord 2024-06-24 2 comments 7 minutes
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Bobby Finke the American sprint force in the distance ranks - by Patrick B. Kraemer

Finke Makes It A Double Defence With 14:40 Trials Mark & Manuel Channels The Art Of Racing

Bobby Finke booked a ticket to the defence of the 800-1500 double in Paris and Simone Manuel harnessed the art of racing under duress in the splash-and-dash to complete the...
Craig Lord 2024-06-23 No comments 3 minutes
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Sarah Sjostrom in Rome - courtesy of arena Racing

Sjostrom 23.75 In Rome Is Her 9th Sub-24 24 of 2024, All Inside All Others Bound For Paris Freestyle Dash, So Far

Sarah Sjostrom and a showstopping 23.75 meet mark in the 50m free stole the headline in the last session at the 60th Settecolli International in Rome as the Swedish sprint...
Craig Lord 2024-06-23 No comments 3 minutes
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Ledecky Bid To Join Phelps In Quad Club & Dressel 100 ‘Fly Defence Are Game On

Katie Ledecky will bid to become the first woman to claim an Olympic swimming crown in the same event at four Games when she takes to her blocks for the...
Craig Lord 2024-06-22 No comments 6 minutes
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Léon Marchand on his way to four Olympic-qualification targets met at French nationals in Chartres - courtesy of the FFN

Marchand Hits His 4th Olympic Target As Bonnet, Secchi, Henique & Joly Join the Home-Games Squad

On the last day of French Elite Championships in Chartres last night, Léon Marchand completed his set of targets for a home Olympics with a fourth title, in 1:56.33 over...
Craig Lord 2024-06-22 No comments 4 minutes
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Bernadetta Pilato - Photo © Andrea Staccioli/Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto, courtesy of FIN

Pilato Punches A 1:05.33 Italian 100 Breaststroke Record At Settecolli

Italians, led by Benedetta Pilato and a 1:05.33 Italian record in the 100m breaststroke, fired out a series of fast swims on the opening day at the Settecolli in Rome,...
Craig Lord 2024-06-22 No comments 2 minutes
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Remel DRESSEL of United States of America (USA) is pictured during an interview after winning in the Men's 50m Butterfly Final during the swimming events of the 19th Fina World Championships held at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (Photo by Patrick B. Kraemer / MAGICPBK)

Dressel Dashes Back Into 50 Free Contention In 21.41, Guiliano Blocks Jack By 0.01

Caeleb Dressel has not been a contender in world-class waters since he added five golds to his Olympic medal haul in Tokyo, two of them in solo sprint events, after...
Craig Lord 2024-06-21 3 comments 4 minutes

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