russian swimmers Andrei Minakov and Vladimir Morozov were able to compete in the United States, since the ban of the International Swimming Federation (FINA) only applies to starts under the auspices of the organization, said the president of the All-Russian Swimming Federation Vladimir Salnikov .
Minakov studies at Stanford, Morozov has lived and trained in the United States for many years. On May 29 and 30, they participated in the Speedo Grand Challenge, where they won.
“FINA’s decision concerns only departures organized directly by FINA – first and foremost these are World Championships, World Cup stages,” Salnikov told .
FINA had previously announced that it would not invite Russian athletes to competitions under its auspices until the end of the year due to the situation in Ukraine.
Source : MatchTV
