Who would be opposed to drug testing in Masters Swimming? What would be the cost to implement such a program to test winners at US Masters Nationals? and finally, What drugs do you think would potentially be found?..... HGH?.... Testosterone?..... THG?....... IGF-1?..... designer steroids?
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Matt....there are some people (very few) out there who are making money (very little) from competing in USMS.
There are also a number of high caliber USS swimmers competing in masters meets.....probably not a big deal but these days when swimmers like Thorpe are suspected every great achievement is going to be looked at....USS, USMS, age group, etc.....
I still would be curious is a voluntary testing program could be put into place with little if any cost.....the UCLA guys point was that it would basically "shame" people into participating.
I was not aware that anybody was earning money in USMS as an athlete. Good to know.
The UCLA program you are reffering to is where the whole team pools their samples and nobody is singled out when the results are obtained, correct?
Matt....there are some people (very few) out there who are making money (very little) from competing in USMS.
There are also a number of high caliber USS swimmers competing in masters meets.....probably not a big deal but these days when swimmers like Thorpe are suspected every great achievement is going to be looked at....USS, USMS, age group, etc.....
I still would be curious is a voluntary testing program could be put into place with little if any cost.....the UCLA guys point was that it would basically "shame" people into participating.
I was not aware that anybody was earning money in USMS as an athlete. Good to know.
The UCLA program you are reffering to is where the whole team pools their samples and nobody is singled out when the results are obtained, correct?
