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  • Arena’s Powerskin Carbon Pro debuts at British Swimming Trials

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    The Powerskin Carbon Pro, Arena’s latest swimsuit featuring breakthrough “intelligent compression” technology will make its first appearance in a major competitive meet at the venue for this summer’s Olympic Games, the London Aquatics Centre. They have British swimmers Francesca Halsall and Hannah Miley on board at that meet, as well as Milorad ÄŒavić from Serbia,…

  • Brett Hawke still thinks Cesar Cielo is the 100 man to beat

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    Despite James Magnussen’s dominant displays in Shanghai last summer, USA-based sprint coach Brett Hawke from Australia still believes that his former charge, world recorder-holder in the men’s 100 freestyle, Cesar Cielo is the man to beat come London Olympics 2012. ‘I still think Cesar is the best swimmer in the world,” he said. ”It’s going…

  • Coach Hawke writes off Bousquet’s chances in the 50 free

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    Tough talk from Frédérick Bousquet’s coach Brett Hawke, on whether anyone can beat his former protegé César Cielo in the 50 freestyle: Peter Busch: “On the 50 side, can you see anyone touching Cielo right now?” Brett Hawke: “No. Not really. If I’m going to be honest, Cesar is built for that race and he…

  • Why did CAS burn Subirats and not Cielo ?

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    In short, Venezuela’s short course 50 meter butterfly world champion Albert Subirats missed the world championships last month because he was reported to have missed three anti-doping tests (a sanction that is now totally lifted) while now 50 meter butterfly long course world champion César Cielo and 2 other Brazilians got a last-minute express trial…

  • Cesar Cielo gets off with a warning

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    The Court of Arbitration for Sport today upheld a decision by the Brazilian swimming federation to impose the minimum penalty – a warning – after Cesar Cielo, Nicholas dos Santos and Henrique Barbosa tested positive for a banned diuretic in May. Fourth swimmer Vinicius Waked has been served with a suspension for one year, since…

  • The Cielo case is a disaster for the sport, says Pieter van den Hoogenband

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    The positive test of Brazilian swimmer Cesar Cielo is a disaster for the sport, according to triple Olympic Champion Pieter van den Hoogenband. “This is terrible”, says Pieter, “swimming is at the Olympics on par with athletics”. “The sport is so popular because it was clean, the swimming had no doping affairs. Disastrous, that this…

  • FINA chiefs respect Cielo despite calling for doping ban

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    FINA executive director Cornel Marculescu insists that they have the greatest respect for Brazilian sprint star Cesar Cielo and the others despite calling for a doping ban that threatens his Olympic chances. “Cielo is one of the greatest swimmers we have and we respect him very much and we respect the Brazilian swimming federation for…

  • CAS will decide on Cielo and the others on July 22

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    The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced today that it has scheduled it arbitration of FINA’s appeal against Cesar Cielo, Nicholas dos Santos, Henrique Barbosa and Vinicius Waked as well as the Brazilian Swimming Federation for July 20 in Shanghai, partially via video conferencing. They promise that it will take only half a day, and…

  • FINA appeals César Cielo and the others’ doping case

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    FINA has decided to appeal before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) the decisions of the Doping Panel of the Brazilian Aquatic Sports Confederation, in the matters of positive doping tests to the substance Furosemide for the swimmers César Cielo Filho, Henrique Barbosa, Nicholas Santos and Vinicius Waked. The athletes are presently not suspended…