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BIZARRE: Fina - What They Never Told You

Despite cutting-edge tech, Olympic athletes are still tying at the Games — here’s why

On Aug. 4, United States sprinter Noah Lyles and Jamaican sprinter Kishane Thompson seemed to tie for gold in the men’s 100-metre final with a time of 9.79. Yet later, Lyles was awarded the gold medal because he beat Thompson by 0.005 of a second (9.784 to 9.789).

The Conversation

World Aquatics To Strengthen Testing Of Chinese Swimmers At Olympics

World Aquatics said on Monday it will increase the anti-doping tests carried out on Chinese swimmers competing at the upcoming Paris Olympic Games.

International Business Times

Poison in the pool: why the latest Chinese doping row is proving so toxic

Vocal swimmers are the tip of a wave as the sport grapples with trust issues over anti-doping in the run-up to Paris 2024

The Guardian - UK

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Ranking the top 10 BTCC liveries

Gulf, Martini, JPS. Motorsport has plenty of great liveries and the most famous are usually found in Formula 1 or at Le Mans, but touring car racing also has plenty of iconic colour schemes.

Autosport

Tom Dean: The Olympics make World Championships feel like a little gala

The double Olympic gold medalist is aiming to create history in Paris, but exclusively tells Jack Rathborn about the difficulty in just making Team GB in the 200m freestyle given the form of Duncan Scott and Matt Richards

The Independent UK

Soul Cap approved for swimming's biggest meets but real impact expected at the grassroots level

The Soul Cap has gotten the green light from swimming’s top governing body, which figures to be a huge step toward bringing more diversity to a largely white sport

The Independent UK

Swimming-Singapore replaces Russia's Kazan as host of 2025 World Aquatics Championships

Singapore will host the World Aquatics Championships in 2025 after the Russian city of Kazan was stripped of the event over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, governing body FINA said on Thursday.

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Colin Campbell obituary

Other lives: Exploration geologist for companies including BP and Amoco concerned with the energy constraints posed by ‘peak oil’

The Guardian - UK

Swimming legend Ian Thorpe hits out at FINA over transgender athlete ruling

Swimming's governing body ruled in June to ban transgender women from competing in female races unless they had transitioned before the age of 12 after a vote from member nations

Daily Mirror

Bundaberg Aquatic Centre work begins with locals hoping it will attract more swimmers, competitions

Paul Simms has transformed swimmers into champions for the past three decades. Now, he's aiming even higher and has an important weapon at his disposal.

ABC News

Thorpe questions transgender swimming ban

Olympic legend Ian Thorpe has spoken out against international swimming's ban on transgender athletes in female events, saying he is "for equality in sport".

AAP

British Rowing chair calls for “open” category for transgender athletes

World swimming bosses have introduced open categories after scientific research showed transgender women can still hold a big advantage over female competitors

Daily Mirror

British Rowing chief urges World Rowing to change its transgender policy

The chair of British Rowing has urged World Rowing to change its transgender policy ‘out of concern that there is a threat to hard-fought-for progress in women’s sport’

The Guardian - UK

Swimming Federation of India taking steps to give diving a facelift

Seeks ASI cooperation in conducting camps and availing infrastructure

The Hindu

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WEKU

A swimming cap made for Black hair gets official approval after previous Olympic ban

FINA, the governing body for international swim competitions, had rejected the design of Soul Cap's head covering ahead of last year's Olympics.

Chicago Sun-Times

Swimming organization approves cap for Black hair

“Promoting diversity and inclusivity is at the heart of FINA’s work,” executive director Brent Nowicki said in a statement, “and it is very important that all aquatic athletes have access to the appropriate swimwear.”

The Guardian - UK

Swimming caps designed for natural black hair finally permitted by Fina

Swimming’s world governing body has approved a cap designed for athletes with natural black hair, a year after it was banned from the Olympic Games

ABC News

Kieren Perkins warns sport organisations that they risk losing talent unless they change their ways

Olympic champion Kieren Perkins warns against sending kids to the "meat grinder" in the chase for gold, in a passionate plea to sporting organisations.

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The Times of India

CWG 2022: Advait Page, Kushagra Rawat enter 1500m freestyle final; Srihari Nataraj out of 200m backstroke

BIRMINGHAM: Indian swimmers Advait Page and Kushagra Rawat qualified for the final of the men's 1500m freestyle after finishing fourth in their respective heats at the Commonwealth Games here on Tuesday.

The Times of India

CWG 2022: Swimmer Srihari Nataraj registers best Indian time in 200m backstroke, but fails to enter final

BIRMINGHAM: Ace Indian swimmer Srihari Nataraj bettered the best Indian time en route a third place finish in heat 2 but could not qualify for the final of the men's 200m backstroke event at the Commonwealth Games here on Tuesday.

ABC News

Funding, resources and the illusion of fairness in the world of sport

Much is made about fairness in sport, but as Australia's inevitable dominance of the Commonwealth Games draws near, it's clear that we will never have a true level playing field, writes Tracey Holmes.

The Guardian - UK

RFU to vote on banning transgender women from women’s rugby union

Transgender women will no longer be allowed to play in female contact rugby competitions in England due to safety and fairness concerns, under new recommendations from the RFU to be voted on next Friday

The Independent UK

‘Biology trumps gender’: Athletics could ban transgender and DSD women from female events

World Athletics will review its policies on transgender women and DSD athletes and president Sebastian Coe has hinted the sport will follow swimming in tightening its regulations

The Independent UK

Caster Semenya is back, so is her sport's thorniest problem

South African runner Caster Semenya's surprise return to the world championships this week coincides with a new reckoning over the rules in track and field that regulate the participation of women with high natural testosterone in female events

ABC News

Transgender athletes weigh in on debate over participation in sports following FINA decision

FINA's decision by to restrict the participation of transgender women in elite swimming competitions has created a ripple effect, with other sporting bodies fighting to balance fairness and inclusion.

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