The Fdration Internationale de Natation FINA is an International Swimming Federation acknowledged by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering worldwide competitors in the water sports. Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, FINA has numerous swimming sports governing bodies running under its umbrella to suppress the efficiency improving drugs & steroid usage in swimming.
The swimming global governing body’s (FINA’s) policy on steroid usage in swimming articulates that any professional athlete who checks favorable for steroid usage need to be suspended for 2 years, no matter whether the swimmer intentionally or unconsciously consumed a prohibited compound.
The French Swimming Federation, running under FINA, enforced a sanction of one (1) year’s suspension on the open water swimmer Carlo Bertoncelli (ITA) on 1 July 2006, when the rival was evaluated favorable for the compound finasteride following a doping control test carried out with the event of French Open Water Cup in Beaumont-du-Lac, France.
The Brazilian Swimming Confederation enforced a sanction of 2 (2) years’ suspension on the swimmer Renata de Oliveira Burgos (BRA) from 14 December 2006, when the swimmer was evaluated favorable to the steroid usage. The firm discovered the swimmer utilizing the compound stanozolol (Class S1. Anabolic Agents) following a doping control test carried out with the celebration of the Open CBDA Correios de Nataao.
Mr. Anatoliy Poliakov (RUS), who was checked favorable to the compound boldenone (Class S. 1.1. a Exogenous Anabolic Androgenic Steroids) on 23 January 2007, was provisionally suspend from the 25 April 2007, under the FINA Unannounced Out-of-Competition Testing Program. According to the FINA choice, Mr. Anatoliy Poliakov will be disqualified for 2 (2) years.
On the event of the First FINA Men Water Polo Development Trophy kept in Kuwait City (KUW), Mr. Mehdi Sebou (MAR) was checked favorable to the compound 19-Norandrosterone, Metabolite of nandrolone (Class S. 1.1. a Anabolic Androgenic Steroids) on 8 May 2007. The FINA Executive chose, according to FINA Rule DC 7.1.12, to provisionally suspend Mr. Mehdi Sebou from the 6 July 2007 till a hearing before the FINA Doping Panel can be made.