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BBC SPORT

European Swimming Ch'ships day three
BBC Radio 5 Live's Bob Ballard
At the European Swimming Championships in Eindhoven

Who's a naughty boy then? Milorad Cavic staged his own political protest
after winning the 50 metres butterfly in a new European record.
Dressed initially in the Serbian flag - the American-based swimmer decided
to unveil a T-shirt brandished with 'Kosovo is Serbia' written in his native
language.

It wasn't picked up at the time in the pool, but a complaint was received by
the organisers who informed the European Governing body (LEN).

Cavic was fined 7,000 euros following a disciplinary committee meeting and
suspended from further individual events, ruling him out of the 100
butterfly later in the week.

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Published: 2008/03/20 21:32:28 GMT

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