Chilean Federation of Aquatics Sport former president, Marcos Jara, has been issued a 20-year ban by the Aquatics Integrity Unit of World Aquatics. This penalty was given after Jara was found to have violated the FINA Code of Conduct on two occasions and the FINA Code of Ethics on one occasion.
The ban comes after Jara submitted tampered invoices and false information to World Aquatics in an attempt to receive additional funds through the Olympic Aquatics Support Program. He managed to dishonestly obtain $50,000 USD before an investigation was launched. On August 25th, 2023, Jara was formally charged and his ban will be effective until August 25th, 2043. As part of his punishment, he is prohibited from participating in any aquatic-related activities on behalf of World Aquatics or any other affiliated organization. Additionally, Jara has been fined $50,000 to repay the misappropriated funds.
Jara is not the only official to face disciplinary action from World Aquatics in recent months. Other individuals such as former president of the National Swimming Federation of North Macedonia, Aleksandar Malenko and former chairman of the Arab Swimming Federation Taha Sulaiman Al Kishry have also received bans or suspensions
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