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FINA withdraws recognition from Velasco, PSI board

December 4, 2022 admin #(psc) philippine sports commission, #poc president abraham "bambol" tolentino, fina, Lani Velasco, psi, Sports, swimming

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2022 06:11:08 +0000

The world governing body for swimming known by the acronym FINA has withdrawn its recognition of the members of the Philippine Swimming Inc. (PSI) board and has established a stabilization committee to run the PSI’s day-to-day operations. FINA (Federation Internationale de Natation) also empowered the stabilization committee to “conduct the proper and necessary amendments of […]

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PSI chief Velasco clarifies brewing controversy

June 13, 2022 admin #(psc) philippine sports commission, #chloe isleta, #poc president abraham "bambol" tolentino, #psi (philippine swimming inc.), fina, Lani Velasco, POC, Sports

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2022 09:06:24 +0000

Philippine Swimming Inc. (PSI) President Lani Velasco reiterated the association followed the strict guidelines from the International Swimming Federation (FINA) and there was no “preferential treatment” in selecting the swimmers representing the country to the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. In a statement released Sunday, Velasco explained the turn of events and steps made […]

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PSI issues clarification

January 14, 2019 admin fina, International Swimming Federation, Sports

Credit to Author: Tempo Online| Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 09:21:00 +0000

By Waylon Galvez Filipino swimmers will soon vie for slots in the national team that will compete in the Southeast Asian Games which the country will be hosting late this year. But only organization recognized by FINA, or the International Swimming Federation, can conduct tryouts and select members of the Philippine Team. Officers of the […]