LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) - One of the key figures behind diplomatic efforts that secured Russian swimmers' return to elite competition at this week's world championships is now hoping to end Russia's ...

Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev announced on October 1 his support for the initiative to unify the country’s federations of water sports MOSCOW, October 30. /TASS/. The Russian Swimming ...

MOSCOW -- Synchronized swimmers are celebrities in Russia, young women glorified as much for their looks as for their collection of Olympic medals. Now, they'll have to get used to sharing the ...

"It's fair to say there are some high-risk sports which need to be looked at as a priority and swimming is one of them," she said. "There's a real credibility issue at stake." Swimming's world body ...

FINA has banned Russian and Belarusian athletes and officials from this year's world championships in Budapest following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, swimming's global governing body said on ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Governor of Saint Petersburg Alexander Beglov in Moscow, Russia March 1, 2022. via REUTERS The world governing bodies for badminton and swimming ...

Athletes from Russia and Belarus, if approved to compete as neutral athletes, can now form swimming relays, synchronized diving pairs and artistic swimming duets and teams at World Aquatics events.