Brazilian Jose Finkel Trophy Preview: Brazilian Olympic Standards Announced; Dekker/Belmonte/Bal Make Appearances; PRO16 Adds Two More
Brazil’s National Championship meets receive amongst the most fanfare of any in the world, and with that we head into…
Shanghai Day 7 Finals: Dekker Pulls Big Upset Over Alshammar
Women’s 50 fly final – Medal Race Sweden’s Therese Alshammar came in as a big favorite in this race, but…
CAS Releases Full Report in Cielo Doping Decision
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has released its full report on the findings of Cesar Cielo, Vinicius Waked, Henrique…
5 For Day 5: Races to Watch Wednesday/Thursday at the World Championships
Tonight, we will be doing a very special live broadcast preview 30 minutes before the beginning of prelims (8:30 US…
Roland Schoeman Guest Editorial: Steroids, Swimming, and Dangerous Precedents
Today we welcome a very special guest, Roland Schoeman, to The Swimmers Circle to weigh in on the Cesar Cielo debate. Roland…
5 Things to Watch for on Day 4 of the World Championships
Day 4 at the 2011 FINA World Aquatics Championships – Pool Swimming – will feature another very light preliminary schedule. The…
Shanghai Roundup: Iran Withdraws, Targett Lashes Out in Cielo's Defense
Universal Sports is reporting that an Iranian competitor withdrew from a 100 breaststroke sprelims heat against Israel’s Gal Nevo this…
Shanghai 2011 Day 1 Finals: Dana Vollmer Smashes American Record, Magnussen Posts Textile-Best
Women’s 100 fly semi-finals Dana Vollmer smashed the American Record in the women’s 100 fly to get the first evening…
Shanghai Roundup: China Remains Perfect on Diving, Food Safety Enforced
China’s Minxia Wu and Zi He finished gold and silver, respectively, on the women’s 3 meter springboard to continue China’s…
Where is the Anti-Doping Process Failing Us? Fix the Code, Not the Court.
Though a small minority have fallen on the side of the Brazilians in their now-infamous doping scandal, a majority (or…
Shanghai Roundup: China Stays Perfect on the Boards, Gold for US Open Water 5k Team
In the first incarnation of the “team 5k” event at the World Aquatics Championships, the USA drew their first gold…
Athletes React to Cielo Announcement Via Twitter; Poll Results
As is evidenced by the Tweet of Dutch swimmer Sebastiaan Verschuren above above, the first reactions from other athletes about the…
Cielo "Warning" Upheld, Cleared to Compete in Shanghai; Waked Receives One Year Ban
As we predicted in this editorial yesterday, the CBDA’s warning for Cesar Cielo, Henrique Barbosa, and Nicholas dos Santos was…
Zero-Hour is Thursday Morning for Cielo, Brazilian Doping Scandal
The CAS hearing in the matter of the positive tests for Cesar Cielo, Vanecius Waked, Nicolas dos Santos, and Henrique Barbosa…
Cracking the Shanghai Relays: Men's 400 Free
With all of the predicting done, we’ve still got almost a week before the actual swimming begins in Shanghai. In that…