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Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas failed in her challenge against rules that stop her from competing in elite women’s races because judges ruled she did not have standing to bring the case. Thomas had asked sports court in Switzerland to overturn rules approved in 2022Graham Dunbar · The Associated Press ·Continue Reading

Calgary’s Margo Erlam realized a lifelong dream on Sunday of winning a gold medal at the Canadian Olympic diving trials. Now, the 21-year-old waits to see if she is chosen to compete at her first Summer Games later this year in Paris. Victorious Nathan Zsombor-Murray also meets criteria for selectionContinue Reading

Canada’s Olympic swim team is as deep a group going to an Olympic Games as John Atkinson has been around to coach. Summer McIntosh and Penny Oleksiak are among a number of stars who were named as Olympic swim team nominees going to Paris this summer. The announcement of bothContinue Reading

Breaking Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh has broken her own world record in the women’s 400-metre individual medley with a time of four minutes 24.38 seconds at the Olympic & Paralympic Trials. Toronto native beats her own record with time of 4 minutes 24.38 secondsThe Canadian Press · Posted: May 16,Continue Reading

The World Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday defended the “strong reputation” of its choice of veteran Swiss prosecutor Eric Cottier to review how it handled the case of positive doping tests by 23 Chinese swimmers. Switzerland’s Eric Cottier alleged to have ties within anti-doping organizationGraham Dunbar · The Associated Press ·Continue Reading

The under-fire World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said on Thursday it would launch an independent review over its handling of a case that allowed 23 Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance to avoid punishment. Investigation will be led by Swiss prosecutor Eric CottierGraham Dunbar · The Associated PressContinue Reading

New In the two years before the World Anti-Doping Agency signed off on clearing 23 Chinese swimmers of intentionally taking performance enhancers, that country’s government contributed nearly $2 million US above its yearly requirements to WADA programs. No indication money was handed over in expectation of quid pro quoEddie PellsContinue Reading

Swimming Canada has issued a statement calling for more transparency following Saturday’s revelation that 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for a banned heart medication. Canadian sport federation says ‘exceptions must be communicated transparently’CBC Sports · Posted: Apr 21, 2024 2:28 PMContinue Reading

The world’s top anti-doping regulator says 23 Chinese swimmers were cleared to compete at the Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for a banned heart medication because it agreed with Chinese authorities and ruled their samples had been contaminated. Anti-doping regulator says it was told by authorities tests were contaminatedThe AssociatedContinue Reading