Russian swimming federations have still not received a response from World Aquatics regarding their disagreement with the criteria for admitting Russians to international competitions, the president of the All-Russian Swimming Federation told . Vladimir Salnikov .
World Aquatics allows Russians to compete in neutral status in accordance with the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee. The criteria also include a ban on speaking to the media at major tournaments. Previously, Salnikov, in an interview with , said that FSM, as a federation affiliated with World Aquatics, sent a consolidated position on its disagreement with the criteria for admission to World Aquatics.
— We sent exactly the same letter that we talked about during the Russian Championship. We have not received a response from World Aquatics since. But we received a response regarding the world records that they are still under study,” Salnikov told . — We have not received a response from the United States regarding the match. And European Aquatics for European records.
Source : MatchTV
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