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Jack's CAS appeal date set but kept secret

Jack's CAS appeal date set but kept secret

The date for Shayna Jack's appeal hearing for a four-year doping violation ban has been kept secret as the Australian swimmer fights to clear her name.

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A matter of trust: Verhaeren's swimming legacy was out of the water
Swimming

A matter of trust: Verhaeren's swimming legacy was out of the water

The Dutchman will return to Europe for family reasons as Rohan Taylor takes over as Dolphins head coach ahead of the rescheduled Olympic Games.

  • by Phil Lutton
Fraser-Holmes' road from brink of retirement to one more bid for Games glory
2021 Tokyo Olympics

Fraser-Holmes' road from brink of retirement to one more bid for Games glory

The revitalised pool veteran is backing himself to cap a stellar career with a medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

  • by Laine Clark
Shayna Jack vows to clear name at doping appeal
Doping

Shayna Jack vows to clear name at doping appeal

After receiving an update on her doping appeal hearing, Shayna Jack has vowed to clear her name and return to the Australian swimming team.

Banned swimmer Jack may get to plead her case within a month
Shayna Jack

Banned swimmer Jack may get to plead her case within a month

Shayna Jack will learn later this week when she will get her day in court as she prepares to appeal her four-year ban for testing positive to Ligandrol.

  • by Phil Lutton
'Scared of my own country': Hackett's fear before Olympic clash with Perkins
Olympics

'Scared of my own country': Hackett's fear before Olympic clash with Perkins

Hackett said their relationship at the time was 'frosty', not because of any hostility between them but because Perkins had such a laser-like focus on swimming.

  • by Phil Lutton
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Final appeal was as sure as the Sun rising, but will it succeed?
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Sun Yang

Final appeal was as sure as the Sun rising, but will it succeed?

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang's appeal to the Swiss Federal Tribunal has only five routes to success - and three of them appear irrelevant to his case.

  • by Darren Kane
Thorpe almost missed famous Olympic win over US: Klim
Olympics

Thorpe almost missed famous Olympic win over US: Klim

Standing in the marshalling area before the 4x100m freestyle relay final at the 2000 Games, Michael Klim should have been pumped up. Yet he started to get a sinking feeling.

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang lodges appeal against suspension
Drugs in sport

Chinese swimmer Sun Yang lodges appeal against suspension

With an extra year to prepare for the Olympics, Chinese superstar Sun Yang has appealed against his eight-year ban from swimming.

'I'm so lucky': Olympic star tells of cervical cancer scare
Swimming

'I'm so lucky': Olympic star tells of cervical cancer scare

Madeline Groves likened her pain to 'being stabbed in the uterus from your rectum' but things could have been worse if not for a vital call from her doctor.

  • by Phil Lutton