Dara Torres on ESPN 2

Personally, I thought the interview added little informative value and gave more lime light to Dara. I learned that she's very disingenuous about her drug use. Bronchodilators can have a performance-enhancing effect beyond just "breathing capacity," as she says.

Jazz Hands, You are correct. I take an inhaler (albuterol) prior to workouts and races. It definitely has a stimulant effect in addition to opening up your bronchial tubes to maximum capacity. John Smith

I'm with JH on this. I think I'll save this quote and use it out of context in the future. :kiss1:

Re:inhalers. The host states that she has a prescription for the inhalers based upon a condition diagnosed back in the 90's. Surely there is a performance enhancing attribute to these medications, but in her case there is also a therapeutic one. It also states that she takes them about 30 minutes before a race. If there is a stimulant effect to this medication, does it maintain it's effect for 30 minutes?

My use of the inhaler seems to be more seasonal than anything else. Spring time always kicks off my allergies. Note, I use Proventil before workouts and races as well as Singular before bedtime. Still, though, I have have excercise induced phases during workouts if I forget my medication for several days this time of year. There are times when I don't need it for many months. Then it creeps back and I notice I am hanging on the walls gasping for air wondering why I am so old and out of shape. It's a pain. Regardless of my condition, I feel the inhaler absolutely benefits my races from the stimulant kick before the event.

So your medical condition has, in a roundabout way, given you a leg up on the competition.

"So your medical condition has, in a roundabout way, given you a leg up on the competition" Depends if you are genuinely having an attack before your race. If you are taking the albuterol as a preventative for excercise induced asthma as I do then you may be correct. I can't say you are absolutely correct as I have never seen any studies. If you are actually having an attack and wheezing before your race and you take the albuterol to calm it down, I would disagree with your statement. Your bronchial tubes and lungs are stressed out. You are probably only returning to "normal" after the dosage even considering the stimulant effect.

A little snort Fort and you never noticed the benifit. Have you tried it without a snort Fort? I guess it would be like slower without a snort. Is that something like I had a puff but did not inhale it.

I am with that cheating Smith on his thoughts on "hate" being way to stern and frankly, offensive. Exactly like my comment in the singles club swimming thread regarding "homophobic" over a post there; why on earth do honest legitimate questions regarding what appears to be suspect times/swimming for a 41 year old woman become "hate"? Let's leave these lables out of this--

I am with that cheating Smith on his thoughts on "hate" being way to stern and frankly, offensive. Exactly like my comment in the singles club swimming thread regarding "homophobic" over a post there; why on earth do honest legitimate questions regarding what appears to be suspect times/swimming for a 41 year old woman become "hate"? Let's leave these lables out of this-- Is this an honest and legitimate question? "...might as well show us where they keep the vials of human growth hormone." Furthermore, suggesting that she is a cheater is labeling, no?