FINA acknowledges the award of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejecting the Uzbekistan Swimming Federation's appeal against the FINA Executive's decision not to recognise certain results from the Uzbekistan Open Swimming Cup, held between 24-29 November 2020 and the Uzbekistan Open Swimming Championships, held between 13-17 April 2021.
The FINA Executive's decision was
made after receiving evidence establishing that certain results from these two
events had been manipulated by the Uzbekistan Swimming Federation in an attempt
to qualify Uzbek swimmers for the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Following this CAS award, the FINA
Ethics Panel will now investigate whether further sanctions should be imposed
on the Uzbekistan Swimming Federation and any other implicated party.
It is imperative that FINA recognise
aquatics competitions to ensure that the results are not manipulated, that the
results are valid and reliable, and that the competitions comply with the
standards set out in the FINA rules. FINA cannot accept a lessor standard.
Any attempt to manipulate results
will be punished according to the relevant FINA rules. Put simply, FINA will
not stand for any forms of cheating or event manipulation.
FINA would also like to thank the
whistleblowers for their courage in reporting this nefarious behaviour.
Fédération Internationale de Natation
(FINA)
The Fédération Internationale de
Natation, founded in 1908, is the governing body for aquatics worldwide. FINA's
five discipline Swimming, Open Water Swimming, Diving, Water Polo and Artistic
Swimming - are all included in the Olympic programme. High Diving made its
first appearance in FINA events at the 2013 FINA World Championships. FINA
counts 209 affiliated National Federations on the five continents and has its
headquarters in Lausanne (SUI).
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