From what i have heard, from several credible sources, someone on the us women's team tested positive. As of now only the persons family, roommate, and usa swimming know, but im sure it will begin to leak out. Nothing matters though until we get results of the B test.. which could be a few days or even weeks. Not sure when the test was taken, but probably trials. I will try to post more information when I get it, but if anyone could confirm or post what they know, im sure it would be appreciated
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You know what's really sad- I read something someone on a cycling forum wrote after Floyd's test from the TdF came back positive, and I thought "whatever this guy's a whack-job". But now I can see where he was coming from. He wrote "They're all cheaters folks. Just some of them don't get caught."
Now of course he may have been talking strictly cycling, but you seriously have to wonder. Even if it was unintentional, all of these athletes take all kinds of supplements and dietary aids to assist their training. They are already ingesting various chemical compounds to enhance their performance, true? Whether or not the substance shows up on the "banned" list, are they not "performance-enhancing drugs"?
Whatever happened to eating a chicken sandwich, drinking a glass of V8, wolfing down a scoop of ice cream, and calling it a night? Go hard on workout days, rest on the off days. Let your body tell you what you need to do, don't chemically trick it into believing it's ready to workout for the 200th day in a row.
It's pathetic- everyone are at fault. The swimmers, the coaches, USA Swimming, the doctors, the dieticians, Speedo, TYR, etc. They all share some blame in this. If you care about the sports being clean, get the money out of swimming, out of track, and out of cycling. If you don't care, then get rid of drug testing and the banned substance list and have at it. Enough is enough.
You know what's really sad- I read something someone on a cycling forum wrote after Floyd's test from the TdF came back positive, and I thought "whatever this guy's a whack-job". But now I can see where he was coming from. He wrote "They're all cheaters folks. Just some of them don't get caught."
Now of course he may have been talking strictly cycling, but you seriously have to wonder. Even if it was unintentional, all of these athletes take all kinds of supplements and dietary aids to assist their training. They are already ingesting various chemical compounds to enhance their performance, true? Whether or not the substance shows up on the "banned" list, are they not "performance-enhancing drugs"?
Whatever happened to eating a chicken sandwich, drinking a glass of V8, wolfing down a scoop of ice cream, and calling it a night? Go hard on workout days, rest on the off days. Let your body tell you what you need to do, don't chemically trick it into believing it's ready to workout for the 200th day in a row.
It's pathetic- everyone are at fault. The swimmers, the coaches, USA Swimming, the doctors, the dieticians, Speedo, TYR, etc. They all share some blame in this. If you care about the sports being clean, get the money out of swimming, out of track, and out of cycling. If you don't care, then get rid of drug testing and the banned substance list and have at it. Enough is enough.
