Swimming

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed a case brought by Paolo Barelli against Fina less than a month before the Italian is set to go head-to-head with the aquatics global governing body’s president, Julio Maglione.

Hungarian swimming star Katinka Hosszu has openly criticised Fina, the sport’s global governing body, for introducing regulations that limit the number of World Cup events athletes can enter, and called on fellow swimmers to take a stand against the move.

The Ligue Européenne de Natation (LEN), the governing body of aquatics in Europe, has awarded the Scottish city of Glasgow hosting rights for the 2019 European Short Course Swimming Championships.

Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, has unveiled a new series dedicated to synchronised swimming.

Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, has become the latest major sports body to strike a partnership with the Alisports division of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.

Fina, the global governing body for aquatic sports, has revealed that five bidders have come forward for the hosting rights to its World Swimming Championships (25m) in 2022 and 2024, including the Russian city of Kazan.

Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, has awarded hosting rights for its 2017 World Junior Swimming Championships to the US city of Indianapolis.

US Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte has lost all four of his major sponsors after apologising for “exaggerating” a story about being robbed at gunpoint during the summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

The World Anti-doping Agency (Wada) has approved the resumption of testing operations at a Chinese laboratory which had its accreditation suspended four months ago.

LEN, the governing body of European swimming, has awarded the Hungarian capital of Budapest hosting rights to its 2020 European Championships across all disciplines.

Organisers of the European Championships have announced that the seven federations scheduled to compete at the inaugural edition of the multi-sport event in 2018 have all agreed in principle to return for its second outing in 2022.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that its 2017 Swimming World Championships will take place in Mexico City, with the event set to run alongside its Powerlifting World Championships.

Paolo Barelli has been re-elected as president of LEN, the governing body of European swimming.

Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, has underlined its “particularly robust approach” to anti-doping procedures in relation to Russia after allegations emerged of systemic doping in the country.

The International Aquatics Federation (Fina) has awarded its 2021 and 2023 World Championships and World Masters Championships to Fukuoka and Doha, respectively, while it has suspended the Mexican Swimming Federation (FMN) over Guadalajara’s withdrawal of hosting rights to the 2017 event.

The International Aquatics Federation (FINA) has confirmed the return of Berlin to its Swimming World Cup calendar, with the 2016 season set to switch to the short course format of the sport.