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16th FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships: Australians smash two more relay world records
2 years ago

16th FINA World Short Course Swimming Championships: Australians smash two more relay world records

The Hindu  

Two more relay world records tumbled on Wednesday at the FINA World Short Course Championships as rising Australian star swimmer Lani Pallister completed the 400-800m freestyle double and Olympic champion Kaylee McKeown won 100m backstroke gold. It was the fourth world record of the meet after Australia set a new best in the women’s 4x100 freestyle relay and Italy in …

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Governing body FINA changes century-old name to ‘World Aquatics’
2 years ago

Governing body FINA changes century-old name to ‘World Aquatics’

The Hindu  

International swimming federation FINA voted on Monday to rebrand itself ‘World Aquatics’ at its extraordinary general congress in Melbourne. Federation International de Natacion - French for International Federation of Swimming - was the governing body’s official name dating back to 1908. FINA President Husain Al-Musallam said the move would see all aquatics athletes united for the first time “under one …

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FINA World Championships: Ledecky wins record fifth 800m freestyle gold
2 years, 6 months ago

FINA World Championships: Ledecky wins record fifth 800m freestyle gold

The Hindu  

Katie Ledecky claimed her 19th FINA World Championships gold medal with her triumph in the 800m freestyle event in Budapest on Friday. Ledecky has most gold medals by a female swimmer in World Championships, only Michael Phelps has more, 26. The American won gold in all the four events she competed at the World Championships this year including the 400m, …

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Trans athlete Ivy slams FINA policy as 'unscientific'
2 years, 6 months ago

Trans athlete Ivy slams FINA policy as 'unscientific'

The Hindu  

Transgender cyclist Veronica Ivy questioned the move by swimming's governing body FINA to restrict the participation of trans athletes in elite women's competitions, telling Reuters that there had not been enough research to guide such decisions. RELATED: Canadian Ivy, who in 2018 became the first transgender UCI masters world track cycling champion by winning in the women's 35-44 years category, …

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June 20, Indian sports news wrap: Kushagra Rawat fails to qualify for 400m freestyle finals at FINA World Championships
2 years, 6 months ago

June 20, Indian sports news wrap: Kushagra Rawat fails to qualify for 400m freestyle finals at FINA World Championships

The Hindu  

SWIMMING: Sajan Prakash finishes 25th in 200m butterfly heats, fails to qualify for semis Indian veteran swimmer Sajan Prakash ranked 25th overall in the 200m butterfly heats at the FINA World Championships in Budapest on Monday. Team Sportstar Kushagra Rawat finishes 23rd in 800m freestyle heats, fails to qualify for finals India's Kushagra Rawat ranked 23rd overall in the 800m …

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Australia's Seebohm backs FINA decision on transgender swimmers
2 years, 6 months ago

Australia's Seebohm backs FINA decision on transgender swimmers

The Hindu  

Australian Olympic gold medallist Emily Seebohm has welcomed FINA's decision to restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women's swimming, saying the sport could now move on with certainty. Athlete Ally, an advocacy group for LGBTQI+ people in sport, said FINA's decision was "discriminatory" and "harmful". Four-times Olympic champion Cate Campbell told FINA's EGC that she supported a restriction …

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World swimming restricts participation of transgender athletes
2 years, 6 months ago

World swimming restricts participation of transgender athletes

India TV News  

The governing body of world swimming FINA has adopted new rules for transgender athletes. FINA members voted 71.5 per cent in favour of the new "gender inclusion policy" on Sunday. FINA said it was setting up "a new working group that will spend the next six months looking at the most effective ways to set up this new category." On …

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Sajan Prakash to 'test waters' at FINA World Championships ahead of CWG 2022
2 years, 6 months ago

Sajan Prakash to 'test waters' at FINA World Championships ahead of CWG 2022

The Hindu  

India’s veteran swimmer Sajan Prakash is keen on putting his training sessions to test at the 19th FINA World Championships Budapest 2022, which begin on June 18. After a three-day break from his first event, Sajan will participate in the 100m fly, marking an end to his world championship journey and starting his Commonwealth Games preparation. READ | FINA World …

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Top 5 Olympic swimmers to watch out for at the 19th FINA World Championships
2 years, 6 months ago

Top 5 Olympic swimmers to watch out for at the 19th FINA World Championships

The Hindu  

The world's best swimmers are ready to take the plunge at the FINA World Championships 2022. Here are the Top 5 Olympians to watch out for: Caeleb Dressel: Dressel is an American Olympic swimmer who had a terrific run at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games. The 25-year-old holds the world record for the 100m fly and an American record for …

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