Another swimmer bites the dust. She says its from her ovarian disease . . . . . pay no attention to the synthetic qualities of testosterone that was reported to be found in her sample. Don't know if I'd want to arm "wrastle" this woman.
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"Brazilian swimmer Rebeca Gusmoa suspended for steroids
She won 2 Pan Am Games gold medals, plus a silver and a bronze. She looks like the Incredible Hulk. And, she used synthetic testosterone. Check out her photos; which is the off-cycle?
Summing governing body FINA announced the doping suspensions of Brazil's Rebeca Gusmao. The International Herald carries the story."
An apology…
In a post on the 13th I made some flippant and cavalier comments about drug testing at the upcoming USA Swimming National Championship, for which I am sorry. These have been edited out of my post, but they were posted and they were inappropriate.
First, to clear up a misstatement; I volunteered to be a drug testing chaperone at the championship, escorting athletes from the pool to the testing area. The actual drug testing is conducted by trained professionals in a tightly controlled manner. The chain of custody and confidentially is strictly maintained for legal and ethical reasons.
The people who work for FINA, USA Swimming, WADA, and USADA are seriously committed to keeping swimming clean. Are they keeping our sport 100% clean? Of course not, but I believe these people are doing everything they can to insure that our competitions are fair and our athletes are given a level playing field on which to compete.
Firefighters don’t prevent 100% of all fires; doctors don’t cure 100% of their patients, teachers don’t teach all straight A students. And, most of us would not propose that we give up on these professions as failed endeavors. Most of the people who choose these professions are trying to make a difference and doing what they can. I believe the same is true for the people working for WADA and USADA.
The people at FINA, USA Swimming, WADA, and USADA are working to keep our sport as clean as possible. Will a very few athletes continue to try to gain advantages illegally? Unfortunately, yes. Will the testing agencies catch every cheating athlete? Obviously, no, but I bet the people working for ASADA and WADA are more frustrated by this then any of us.
An apology…
In a post on the 13th I made some flippant and cavalier comments about drug testing at the upcoming USA Swimming National Championship, for which I am sorry. These have been edited out of my post, but they were posted and they were inappropriate.
First, to clear up a misstatement; I volunteered to be a drug testing chaperone at the championship, escorting athletes from the pool to the testing area. The actual drug testing is conducted by trained professionals in a tightly controlled manner. The chain of custody and confidentially is strictly maintained for legal and ethical reasons.
The people who work for FINA, USA Swimming, WADA, and USADA are seriously committed to keeping swimming clean. Are they keeping our sport 100% clean? Of course not, but I believe these people are doing everything they can to insure that our competitions are fair and our athletes are given a level playing field on which to compete.
Firefighters don’t prevent 100% of all fires; doctors don’t cure 100% of their patients, teachers don’t teach all straight A students. And, most of us would not propose that we give up on these professions as failed endeavors. Most of the people who choose these professions are trying to make a difference and doing what they can. I believe the same is true for the people working for WADA and USADA.
The people at FINA, USA Swimming, WADA, and USADA are working to keep our sport as clean as possible. Will a very few athletes continue to try to gain advantages illegally? Unfortunately, yes. Will the testing agencies catch every cheating athlete? Obviously, no, but I bet the people working for ASADA and WADA are more frustrated by this then any of us.
