RE: Ioannis Drymonakos tested positive

Former Member — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:02:22 GMT

From swimnews.com: Drymonakos Did It With Doping, Greek Tests Allege May 21, 2008 Craig Lord European 200m butterfly champion Yiannis Drymonakos has tested positive for a steroid, the Greek Swimming Federation (KOE) has revealed. If confirmed, it would explain the swimmer's trasformation in the water of late. And, if confirmed, the good news is: he will not be in Beijing to muddy the water. 'The Greek anti-doping agency informed us today that the B sample of the athlete, whose A sample had been found irregular, was found equally so in tests undertaken on May 20 to the substance methyltrienolone,' the federation said in a statement. 'The athlete tested (positive on March 6) is swimmer Yiannis Drymonakos.' Drymonakos has been called to a meeting with the board of KOE on Wednesday, May 28, it said. Methyltrienolone is a banned steroid. Drymonakos claimed the European crown in the 200m butterfly and silver in the 400m medley in Eindhoven in March. If his results are cancelled, the sheet will read: 200 'fly: Pawel Korzeniowski (POL) 1:54.38 - European record Nikolay Skvortsov (RUS) 1:54.65 Christophe Lebon (FRA) 1:56.57 DQ - Drymonakos clocked 1:54.16, a European record no more, perhaps. The world ranking list would also change, dropping the Greek from second-fastest all-time and returning another man who won't be in Beijing after trouble with the law for an entirely different reason: Nick D'Arcy (AUS). 400m medley: Laszlo Cseh (HUN) 4:09.59 - European record Luca Marin (ITA) 4:16.69 Dinko Jukic (AUT) 4:17.24 DQ: Drymonakos 4:14.72 And the same Austrian swimmer benefits from Manchester 2008, and the world short-course championships: 400m medley Ryan Lochte (USA) 4:03.21 Robert Margalis (USA) 4:03.74 Dinko Jukic (AUT) 4:06.40 DQ - Drymonakos 4:05.11