Reuters: Sports News: FINA seeks to stop Armstrong entering swimming event

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FINA seeks to stop Armstrong entering swimming event Apr 4th 2013, 15:20 Tweet Share this Email Print Factbox FACTBOX-Doping-Headline doping stories in 2013 Thu, Mar 28 2013 Lance Armstrong speaks to the crowd prior to a run with his fans at Mount Royal park in Montreal August 29, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Christinne Muschi LONDON | Thu Apr 4, 2013 11:20am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - World swimming body FINA has asked the organizers of a masters swimming event in Texas this weekend to bar Lance Armstrong from making what would be the banned cyclist's return to competitive sport. FINA said in a statement on Thursday that athletes convicted of doping offences were not allowed to enter competitions sanctioned by the world swimming body. "Therefore, FINA wrote a letter to the US Masters Swimming (with copy to US Aquatic Sports and USA Swimming) requesting not to accept the entry of Mr. Lance Armstrong in the above mentioned competition," it said on its website (www.fina.org). The Austin-based American Statesman newspaper reported earlier that Armstrong, who was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned for life last year after doping charges, planned to take part in the Masters South Central Zone swimming championships in the Texan state capital. It quoted Rob Butcher, the executive director of masters swimming, as saying nobody had filed a grievance against Armstrong competing in an event that does not come under the umbrella of the U.S. Anti Doping agency. Media reports said Armstrong had been due to compete in the 500, 1,000 and 1,650 yard freestyle races in his home city. Masters swimming is open to anyone aged over 18 and is popular with triathletes. (Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Pritha Sarkar) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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