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PR 40 – SWC 2015: Stars will compete in 50m-pool

Lausanne (SUI), May 8, 2015 - The 2015 edition of the FINA Swimming World Cup will be highlighted by a main novelty: all the eight meets of the competition will be held in 50m-pools.

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PR 36- Anderson (USA) and Burnell (GBR) dominate in Cozumel race

Lausanne (SUI), May 3, 2015 - The fourth leg of the FINA/HOSA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2015 was held yesterday on May 2 in Cozumel (MEX) with 143 swimmers (74 men and 69 women) taking the departure. For some of the countries taking part in this race, Cozumel was considered as a qualifying event for the FINA World Championships in Kazan (RUS) which will be held from July 24-August 9.

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PR 34 - Doping Control procedure at the 16th FINA World Championships Kazan 2015

Lausanne (SUI), April 28, 2015 - With the occasion of the preparation of the FINA World Championships and FINA World Masters Championships to be held this summer in Kazan (Tatarstan, Russia), a meeting was organised on April 25, 2015 with the presence of the chairman of the FINA Doping Control Review Board, Prof. Andrew Pipe, the chairman of the FINA Sports Medicine Committee, Prof. Cees-Rein van den Hoogenband, the representatives from Kazan 2015 Organising Committee, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) and the WADA-accredited laboratory of Moscow.

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PR 33 - Netherlands triumph in Cozumel (MEX)

Lausanne (SUI), April 27, 2015 – Elite international open water swimmers raced on April 25 in Cozumel (MEX) for the second meet of the FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix 2015.

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PR 29 - Fina answer to IOC President's call for transparency

Lausanne (SUI), April 17, 2015 - In answer to the IOC President Thomas Bach and Agenda 2020’s call for transparency, FINA, one of the most important stakeholders of the Olympic Programme states that the President, the Honorary Secretary, the Honorary Treasurer and the Bureau Members do not receive any kind of indemnity.

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PR 28 - FINA officially signs host city agreement with Budapest 2017

Lausanne (SUI), April 16, 2015- The Hungarian Prime Minister Mr. Viktor Orbán and FINA President Dr. Julio C. Maglione were in Lausanne on April 16 to sign the official host city agreement between FINA and the city of Budapest, Hungary, the host city of the FINA World Championships and World Masters Championships in 2017.

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PR 24 - Scholarships for Swimmers - Targeting Rio 2016

Lausanne (SUI), April 9, 2015 - As part of its Development Programme, FINA is pleased to announce the launch of a new initiative called “Scholarships for Swimmers – Targeting Rio 2016”, aimed at providing specific support to the Southeast Asian National Federations.

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PR 16 - Bruni (ITA) and Reymond (FRA) dominate in Abu Dhabi race

Lausanne (SUI), March 13, 2015 – The second leg of the FINA/HOSA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup 2015 was held today March 13 in Abu Dhabi (UAE) with 69 swimmers (42 men and 27 women) from 20 countries taking the departure.

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PR 14 - Budapest (HUN) to host FINA World Championships in 2017

Lausanne (SUI), March 11, 2015 - FINA is pleased to announce that Budapest, Hungary, will host the 17th FINA World Championships and FINA World Masters Championships in July 2017, replacing the city of Guadalajara (MEX).

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PR 13 - FINA in mourning: Camille Muffat (FRA)

Lausanne (SUI), March 10, 2015 - FINA learnt with immense sadness of the tragic loss of French swimmer Camille Muffat in a helicopter accident in Argentina.

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