Competitors at London 2012 have 1:2 chance of being drug tested, warns head dope buster Sunday, 18 March 2012 By David Gold March 18 - Professor David Cowan, the man in control of the anti-doping laboratory for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, has told insidethegames that athletes have a 50-50 chance of being drugs tested this summer. The World Anti-Doping Agency accredited laboratory at Harlow, provided by GlaxoSmithKline, will be operated by King's College London, and will analyse around 6,000 samples during the Games. Averaging at 400 a...

March Edition of Swimming World Magazine Explores 'The Case for Less Volume' in Training -- March 10, 2012 PHOENIX, Arizona, March 10. AFTER looking at the reasoning behind high volume training in the February issue, Michael J. Stott is back with the backend of a two-part series. This time, Stott writes about "The Case for Less Volume" in the March edition of Swimming World Magazine. This part of the two-part series looks at what is seen as a less-is-more approach to coaching. Download a FREE copy of this issue Today...

Long course (50 m) Men Event Time Name Nationality Date Meet Location Ref 50 m freestyle 20.91 WR, AM César Cielo Filho Brazil 18 December 2009 Brazilan Open São Paulo, Brazil 100 m freestyle 46.91 WR, AM César Cielo Filho Brazil 30 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy 200 m freestyle 1:46.57 Thiago Pereira Brazil 31 July 2009 World Championships Rome, Italy 400 m freestyle 3:50.01 Ricardo Monasterio Venezuela 14 August 2003 Pan American Games Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 800 m freestyle 7:58.20 Luiz Rogério Arapiraca Brazil 9 May 2009...

NCAA Division I Women's Swimming and Diving Championships: Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Wins 100 Free at Home -- March 17, 2012 Visit Swimming World's Event Landing Page for complete coverage of the meet. Click Here AUBURN, Alabama, March 17. AUBURN's Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace brushed off a disappointing finish in the 50 free to defend her 100 free title in her home pool at the NCAA Division I Women's Championships. Vanderpool-Wallace scorched the pool with a 46.88, the seventh fastest time ever, for seven of the top nine times. Only Natalie Coughlin (46.84, 46.85)...

SAN FRANCISCO – March 15, 2012 – Today Athleta, the women’s sports and active lifestyle apparel brand owned by Gap Inc. (NYSE: GPS), announced its official 2012 sponsorship of the USA Women’s Water Polo Team. Starting now through the rest of the year, the brand will provide the team with dry-land workout and active lifestyle apparel to help ensure the team is well equipped with high quality, technical athletic wear as they prepare for the London 2012 Olympic Games and beyond. The partnership kicks off with a celebratory event tonight...

Brazil’s Cesar Cielo tacked a 100 free title onto his earlier wins in the 50 free and fly on the final day of the South American Championships. ©Tim Binning/TheSwimPictures.com Connect with SwimSwam for coverage of the South American Swimming Championships www.SwimSwam.com Find SwimSwam on Facebook Follow SwimSwam on Twitter SwimSwamTV's Channel on YouTube SwimSwam on Vimeo The 2012 South American Championships wrapped up Saturday from Belem, Brazil. With the full World-Championship schedule jammed into only four days, there was some fatigue set in on this final day, but that led...

©2011 / Comité International Olympique (CIO) / JUILLIART, Richard Mr Mario Mario Vázquez Raña has informed the IOC President of his resignation from his positions as IOC member, IOC Executive Board member, President of Olympic Solidarity and President of the Association of the National Olympic Committees (ANOC). The IOC would like to thank Mr Vázquez Raña for his great merits and contribution to the Olympic Movement for over 30 years. The IOC will continue to benefit from the valuable experience of Mr Vázquez Raña through his role as President of...

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NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships Results Website NCAA Division I Women's Championships 2012 [25 yards]--Auburn, AL (USA), Thursday-Saturday (March 15-17) http://results.teamunify.com/nsss/results/NCAA/2012Women/ NCAA Division II Championships 2012 [25 yards]--Mansfield, TX (USA), Wednesday-Saturday (March 14-17) http://www.gulfswimming.org/tmp/

EXCLUSIVE -- Mario Vazquez Rana Confirms Resignation from ANOC, Olympic Solidarity (ATR) Citing an "outrageous and aggressive race" for his succession, Mario Vazquez Rana confirms to Around the Rings he is resigning from the Association of National Olympic Committees and Olympic Solidarity Mario Vazquez Rana Resignation Press Release 3/15/2012 March 15th, 2012. PRESS RELEASE Today, I have submitted to Dr. Jacques Rogge, President of the International Olympic Committee, my IRREVOCABLE RESIGNATION as Member of the IOC Executive Board, IOC Member and President of the Olympic Solidarity Commission. Simultaneously, I have...