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Olympic medallist Kenderesi among latest swimming doping cases

  • Swimming

Hungarian Olympic medallist Tamás Kenderesi is facing allegations of a doping violation, while fellow swimmer Joanna Evans of The Bahamas is appealing a two-year ban over a positive drugs test.

used the cream unaware that it contained Clostebol to treat a cut on her finger during a International Swimming

field to represent me in the legal proceedings to defend my integrity and the reputation of Bahamas swimming


Delegates impressed by Hangzhou 2022 venues during Chefs de Mission seminar

  • Hangzhou 2022

Chefs de Mission of countries set to compete at the delayed Asian Games in Hangzhou were given a venue tour during their visit to the Chinese city.

Olympic Tennis Center for both tennis and soft tennis and the Hangzhou Olympic Aquatics Sports Arena for swimming

, artistic swimming and diving.Hangzhou was originally scheduled to stage the Asian Games last year only


French Banking giant sponsors Paris museum for 2024 Olympics

  • Paris 2024

French banking giants and Paris 2024 Premium Partners BPCE have signed a sponsorship deal with Paris Musées - Paris Museums -which will see a new sports-themed exhibition at the Petit Palais art museum during next year's Olympic and Paralympics.

theme of the body and motion through works from antiquity to the present day, featuring dance, archery, swimming


Russian European champion swimmer to switch allegiance to France for World Championships

  • Swimming

Triple European champion Anastasiia Kirpichnikova of Russia is set to represent France at this year's World Aquatics Championships after being granted citizenship for the country.

Their decision was not a big surprise," said All-Russian Swimming Federation President Vladimir Salnikov

at Baku 2015 ©Getty Images"They expressed their desire to change sports citizenship, the All-Russian Swimming

Martigues, a commune northwest of Marseille.She is currently due to compete in the five and 10km open water swimming

in the short course disciplines would make her the fastest Frenchwoman across all three.The French Swimming



Study finds Commonwealth Games athletes to live longer than rest of population

  • Commonwealth Games

A study from the International Longevity Centre UK has used Commonwealth Games record to find that elite athletes can live more than five years longer than the rest of the population.

throughout your life, the benefits evidently stay with you long after you hang up your trainers or your swimming


IPC announces five World Para Sports Unit Board members

  • Paralympics

The newly-appointed World Para Sports Unit Board held its first meeting following the introduction by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) of its five designated Board members.

They are Chelsey Gotell, IPC governing Board member and 12-time Paralympic swimming medallist for Canada

the IPC serves as the International Federation - athletics, dance sport, ice hockey, powerlifting, swimming


German Swimming Federation enters two-year partnership with Speedo

  • Swimming

Swimwear brand Speedo has announced a two-year partnership with the German Swimming Federation (DSV)

The partnership with Speedo is a great success for the German Swimming Federation."

 The deal spans across the DSV's five aquatic disciplines - swimming, diving, open water swimming

We are looking forward to a very close and intensive cooperation with the German Swimming Federation,

Speedo also has long-standing relationships with other National Federations such as USA Swimming, the

China Swimming Association, and British Swimming."



New Zealand to have a dozen athletes compete at 2023 Virtus Global Games

  • Paralympics

New Zealand will be sending 12 athletes to compete at the 2023 Virtus Global Games, which is set to take place in Vichy in France this summer.

edition from June 2 to 10.Of the 12 athletes competing for New Zealand, 10 will be participating in swimming

It means so much to me, and I want to thank PNZ, Swimming New Zealand, and Cam (Leslie) for believing

teammates and me," he said.Tate Pichon, left, and Lance Dustow, right, will be competing in the II-3 swimming



Map highlighting walking routes to Brisbane 2032 venues unveiled

  • Brisbane 2032

A nine-kilometre walking loop has been revealed that aims to increase the connectivity of the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics in Brisbane.

AUD$2.5 billion (£1.4 billion/$1.7 billion/€1.6 billion) Brisbane Live Arena, scheduled to stage the swimming


Australian swimming star Campbell sets sights on Paris 2024 after making return

  • Swimming

Four-time Olympic gold-medallist Cate Campbell of Australia has vowed to do "everything in my power" to be fit for next year’s Olympics in Paris after making her long-awaited return to action.

Campbell is competing in this week’s Australian Swimming Championships in Queensland in what is her second

becoming the first Australian swimmer to feature at five Games.She has ruled out the possibility of swimming

I’m feeling the most uncomfortable I have about swimming in a very long time.

But I wasn’t out of love with swimming and the Olympic element that comes with it."

I’m so grateful to Swimming Australia for how supportive they’ve been of me taking the time off, for


Construction completed for Yekaterinburg International University Sports Festival venues

  • Yekaterinburg 2023

Construction of planned competition facilities for the International University Sports Festival in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg is complete after the opening of the Judo Palace.

meeting that 16 countries have confirmed their intention to participate.Russia's Olympic synchronised swimming

competition venues set to be used at the Festival have been completed.London 2012 Olympic synchronised swimming


Four open water swimmers complete Canada team for Santiago 2023

  • Santiago 2023

Following their finishes at the Canadian Open Water Swimming Trials, the four open water swimming athletes

Swimming Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee have added Benjamin Cote, Abby Dunford, Emma Finlin

and Eric Hedlin, thus completing the swimming team.The 2023 Canadian Open Water Trials took place last

I’ve been swimming at this level now for 10 years and it’s been such a good journey."

Open water swimming, also known as marathon swimming, will see 20 swimmers per gender racing a 10km course.The

 Bette El-Hawary of Halifax will be the team manager.The four open water swimming athletes join