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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://community.usms.org/cfs-file/__key/system/syndication/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>The Thorcheato?</title><link>https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/5098/the-thorcheato</link><description>Um, talk about rocking the swimming community.

It seems that Ian Thorpe tested positive way back in May of 2006:

From Timed Finals: www.timedfinals.com/.../ 

From CNN: edition.cnn.com/.../ 

From SF Chronicle: sfgate.com/.../article.cgi</description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><generator>Telligent Community 12</generator><item><title>RE: The Thorcheato?</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/64097?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:54:58 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:7f001052-06bd-4640-ab57-4609a887c7fa</guid><dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator><description>I am going to wait to jump on this bandwagon just yet.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>RE: The Thorcheato?</title><link>https://community.usms.org/thread/64010?ContentTypeID=1</link><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:50:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:8ff6d5ea-a6aa-4d63-a96c-3b77721a0d43</guid><dc:creator>Former Member</dc:creator><description>I find it unfortunate that the media is in such a hurry to get this out that they don&amp;#39;t even notice that the story contradicts itself, he (according to the French paper - the same one that went after Lance Armstrong) tested with abnormal levels of natural hormones not banned substances. Correct me if I&amp;#39;m wrong but there were several such test results at the start of the last winter Olympics and the majority if not all were determined to be natural variations.

For all I know it will turn out he was doping but I am not a fan of the media reporting that such and such was posted on a web site as a news story. I&amp;#39;ll wait for the press conference.&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>