Masters Swimming and Illegal Supplements

This: Originally posted by Bob McAdams ... 2) If it does (and the substance was not listed on the label), the test results should be used to prosecute the manufacturer. Manufacturers are required by law to list all ingredients on the label. If it is possible that the athlete could have tampered with the product himself, an opened container may also need to be tested to prove that the manufacturer was at fault. 3) If it appears that the athlete did not knowingly take a banned substance, there should be no penalty beyond invalidation of his/her times in the meet where the drug test that detected the substance was done. Bob is ideal. What happened to sprinter Kicker Vencill (U.S.) in U.S. Swimming two and a half years ago, is that he was booted from U.S. Swimming for two years and his times for a perdiod prior to the test were erased. He proved recently that the manufacturer of a supplement was misleading on the label. This only proved that himself, Kicker Vencill, was not cheating. The suspension stood. This year, Kicker Vencill came back in U.S. Swimming meets much slower than before, he trained all along for the two year ban but the lack of competitions shows in a stark way. Kicker Vencill is suing the manufacturer, right now.

This: Originally posted by Bob McAdams ... 2) If it does (and the substance was not listed on the label), the test results should be used to prosecute the manufacturer. Manufacturers are required by law to list all ingredients on the label. If it is possible that the athlete could have tampered with the product himself, an opened container may also need to be tested to prove that the manufacturer was at fault. 3) If it appears that the athlete did not knowingly take a banned substance, there should be no penalty beyond invalidation of his/her times in the meet where the drug test that detected the substance was done. Bob is ideal. What happened to sprinter Kicker Vencill (U.S.) in U.S. Swimming two and a half years ago, is that he was booted from U.S. Swimming for two years and his times for a perdiod prior to the test were erased. He proved recently that the manufacturer of a supplement was misleading on the label. This only proved that himself, Kicker Vencill, was not cheating. The suspension stood. This year, Kicker Vencill came back in U.S. Swimming meets much slower than before, he trained all along for the two year ban but the lack of competitions shows in a stark way. Kicker Vencill is suing the manufacturer, right now.