Frank:
No, I'm not sure about Biondi. I just read somewhere fairly recently that he had used creatine. I can't recall the source, I read a lot, but it might have been the book I read on the Balco investigation and Barry Bonds. (I'm a baseball fan.) As I recall, Biondi's name was mentioned in connection with creatine, but no other drugs. I think it was also mentioned that he was an anti-drug crusader. I doubt creatine was illegal when he was swimming. I believe it is on the NCAA list now (that list is really long and includes things like ginseng, if I recall correctly). However, I doubt creatine is particularly performance enhancing in swimming except possibly for sprinters, which of course Biondi was. If I find the reference again, I'll let you know. I just remember reading it and being a bit disillusioned.
Frank:
No, I'm not sure about Biondi. I just read somewhere fairly recently that he had used creatine. I can't recall the source, I read a lot, but it might have been the book I read on the Balco investigation and Barry Bonds. (I'm a baseball fan.) As I recall, Biondi's name was mentioned in connection with creatine, but no other drugs. I think it was also mentioned that he was an anti-drug crusader. I doubt creatine was illegal when he was swimming. I believe it is on the NCAA list now (that list is really long and includes things like ginseng, if I recall correctly). However, I doubt creatine is particularly performance enhancing in swimming except possibly for sprinters, which of course Biondi was. If I find the reference again, I'll let you know. I just remember reading it and being a bit disillusioned.
