At our SCM meet this past weekend we had an out-of-state visitor swimming. She was a very serious swimmer, arrived a week early to acclimate, came with a bit of an entourage, and did some pretty amazing times (45-49). We also saw her taking frequent hits from a very large inhaler always just before her races as she was warming up and behind the blocks. Any thoughts?.
Not to cast aspersions on anyone - don't believe everything you are told!
I don't believe everything I'm told, but when the source is Phil Whitten, perhaps the most knowlegeable person in the world on swimming and ped's, I tend to trust the source. You may recall that, when Phil was the editor of Swimming World magazine, he was the first to publicly question the Chinese women re doping. He is currently writing a series of articles on ped's in masters swimming. One installment has already been published in Swimmer magazine and I believe the second installment will be specifically on asthma medications.
Not to cast aspersions on anyone - don't believe everything you are told!
I don't believe everything I'm told, but when the source is Phil Whitten, perhaps the most knowlegeable person in the world on swimming and ped's, I tend to trust the source. You may recall that, when Phil was the editor of Swimming World magazine, he was the first to publicly question the Chinese women re doping. He is currently writing a series of articles on ped's in masters swimming. One installment has already been published in Swimmer magazine and I believe the second installment will be specifically on asthma medications.
