By Universal Sports -

Swimming’s governing body plans to retest doping samples from the world championships for evidence of blood doping.

After a meeting in Bangkok, FINA said it would examine samples to check for the presence of “plasticizers”—tiny particles of plastic left over from blood bags.

By Swimming Australia -

After dominating the 50m butterfly in Australia for the last decade, Geoff Huegill (pictured) looks set to continue in that vein in 2010 after a strong victory at swimming's Victorian Open Championships in Melbourne.

Swimming in Lane 4 alongside training partner Andrew Lauterstein, Huegill stopped the clock in 24.20 to take first place in the 50m fly from Ryan Pini from Papua New Guinea (24.28) and Lauterstein third in (24.34).

A national title holder in the event for six years in a row from 1999 to 2004, ‘Skippy’ has lost more than 50kg on his comeback to the sport, where he is now aiming to qualify for this year’s Commonwealth Games.

By Universal Sports -

Michael Phelps struggled in a knee-length suit, but the Americans who stuck with the soon-to-be-banned bodysuits Saturday ensured the Europeans were trounced by 107 points in the Duel in Pool at Manchester in England.

In the last major meet before the Jan. 1 ban on high-tech polyurethane suits, the U.S. team won by a 185-78 margin and set eight world records over the two days.

Phelps, who has reverted to wearing an old style textile suit, did anchor the U.S. to victory in the 4x100m freestyle in a world record time, but didn't fare well in the individual races.

By Universal Sports -

Australian triple Olympic swim champion Libby Trickett announced her retirement from top competition at the age of 24.

Trickett, who also won eight world championships, said she had been considering her future since the July world championships in Rome.

She won her first Olympic title in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 2004 Athens Games, and won gold in the 100m butterfly and 4x100m medley relay at Beijing last year.