Drug Testing in Masters Swimming

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Jim Clemmons — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:25:26 GMT

Thanks for the feedback on Ibuprofen. It might not be the cause of my lousy practice that day, but I'm going to stick with what works. If my brain expects me to swim badly on Advil then I just might do that, so... Absolutely. What you think is generally what you will get.

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Former Member — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:24:33 GMT

Yes I do, but just one. This is a story I heard from another user -I tried it once but never inhaled

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Former Member — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:14:11 GMT

I'm with you on that one George! NMS, Love that avatar! Go to Heaven or Blues for Allah?

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Former Member — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:06:31 GMT

Hi Fort I have been back from Mexico 2.5 weeks and have been in the water once. I am money hungry and have been very busy selling swim pools, not swimming. I had myself down to swimming the 50s very well and doing fairly good times but was also out of the pool for 2 weeks in Mexico with an inner ear infection and vertigo before I left there and 1 week out while driving home, so last 5 weeks one day swimming. I am flying all over to sell pools.

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Former Member — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:33:01 GMT

As you can see by my new Avatar, my drug of choice Margaritas. I'm with you on that one George!

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Former Member — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 14:25:49 GMT

Jim Be careful ibprophen is banned in horse racing, coffee also. Everyone is going to keep a close EYE on you. Thats the reason I don't enter races anymore - double shot cafe lattes, Tylenol threes, 2 x 650 mg aspirens, metformin, glyberide, plenidile, and Altace. No wonder it cost me $3000 for my health insurence when I go to Mexico. I love those Margaritas in Mexico.

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Former Member — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:18:52 GMT

Donna, great point! Definetely a banned food. The blue muppet was unable to eat any of these, her favorite muffin, while she swam in college. After she stopped, the first food she ate was a Lemon Poppyseed Muffin. And seeing as how part of my job is to eat food, I'd be screwed by a drug test at nationals! This very product (LPS Muffin) is due to come in for sampling this week! :dedhorse: YUM!!! What the heck is your job, and how do I sign up?

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That Guy — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 12:11:50 GMT

Jim Clemmons, do you get good results swimming with iboprofen? Reason I'm asking, one time many years ago I woke up with a knocker of a headache, who knows why. I took 2 ibuprofen and stumbled across the college campus to 6:30 am practice. Then proceeded to have one of the worst practices of my life. I was numb. Couldn't sprint. Couldn't do anything. Later I remembered the ibuprofen and realized it dulled my nervous system. Since then as a rule I will not take anything prior to swimming, no matter how much pain I'm in. Sprained ankle, sore knee, whatever... I save the ibuprofen until after swimming.

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Allen Stark — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:20:28 GMT

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Jim Clemmons — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:20:22 GMT

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That Guy — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:03:18 GMT

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The Fortress — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 10:47:56 GMT

I'm with you on that one George! Me too. But George, I thought you were going to swim in some meets this summer!! What about the 50 fly and 50 free records? I want to see you on youtube, not just on your website!

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Karen Duggan — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 08:50:21 GMT

Come on over to the penthouse suite. It's great fun :groovy: BTW, I prefer 4 Advil after 6 races in one day :) Makes me sleepy.

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Former Member — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:50:37 GMT

Two Margaritas and I was staggering then Chuckie asked me to finish her's. We had Coconut Shrimp for dinner and was it good.

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ljlete — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:41:01 GMT

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Former Member — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:39:12 GMT

Met lots of those but Chuckie says OK to look but don't touch. I love the avatar, but your glass reminds me of my martini glasses.:drink: In my house its: Just because your on a diet, doesn't mean you can't read the menu!:groovy:

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Former Member — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:25:25 GMT

But what about Conchitas, Rosalitas, Carlitas, Juanitas, Carmencitas, Evitas, Adelitas and all the other señoritas? Met lots of those but Chuckie says OK to look but don't touch.

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Former Member — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 07:19:06 GMT

I love those Margaritas in Mexico. But what about Conchitas, Rosalitas, Carlitas, Juanitas, Carmencitas, Evitas, Adelitas and all the other señoritas?

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Rob Copeland — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 05:54:39 GMT

Please remember the topic of this thread is Drug Testing in Masters Swimming. If you wish to swap recipes and drinks, we have a lovely new forum for non-swimming related threads.

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Jim Clemmons — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 01:29:30 GMT

With Jim Clemmons admitted abuse of Red Bull,Coffee and Ibuprophen I move he be stripped of his First Place at Worlds in the 200 BR and the Gold awarded to WHO EVER was second.:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: .Seriously that was a great race and one of my most memorable Worlds experiences. But since now I know your secret I'll have all Red Bull recalled in a 300 mi. radius of the meet.:rofl: Hi Allen, Actually, I took preemptive action and stashed a "sample" away in case word got out about this whole process. It's actually fairly rare that I resort to the "method". For that particular swim I was clean but, dang it, for the life of me I can't seem to locate that sample.

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Former Member — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:48:20 GMT

They had better not test me. The four drugs I take and all the coffee I drink could have me barred.

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Former Member — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:45:52 GMT

There must be some late bloomers among the Top Ten that were not stars as kids. (Eek symbol) I can't decide whether it would be inspiring or depressing to have a list of such people... :confused: Actually masters stars who didn't swim at all as kids would be the interesting list. I suspect it is a short list.

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Former Member — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:30:50 GMT

Thinking about it some more...at the last meet I attended, testing would have been a good idea. Cause if anyone were taking them..they sure were not working! We could get the list out of non effective treatments...hehehe Hahaha very funny. As for the tightened faces...I thought that was s side effect of continual exposure to cholorine...

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Former Member — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:25:55 GMT

So you don't see acromegaly, but you do see tightened faces? I think the "tightened faces" reference was alluding to cosmetic surgery. Let's make drug testing voluntary, get Dove to sponsor it, and award a tee shirt that says you're "clean" if you pass.

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Former Member — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 16:25:48 GMT