CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan authorities say the International Swimming Federation has lifted a one-year suspension placed on Venezuelan swimmer Albert Subirats.
Subirats won gold in the 50-meter butterfly at the short course world championships in 2010, but was banned for failing to notify anti-doping authorities of his whereabouts during an 18-month period.
Lourdes De Goncalves, president of the Venezuelan Aquatic Sports Federation, says an appeal against the ban has come out in a “favorable” way.
Subirats claimed he submitted the paperwork to the federation detailing his movements during three six-month periods in 2010 and 2011, and that the Venezuelan body admitted losing the information.
