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
Stud - where you've gone off the tracks with your assertions is saying she's a dumb, naive 21 year old. In order for her to obtain the level that she's currently at she has probably been at the elite level since at least age 13 and probably in the pool since many years before that. She also went to school on a swimming scholarship, no small feat there. She has known for at least a half decade not to do drugs and yet with all that knowledge she has decided to do so.
The point is she is not dumb nor naive. If all this plays out that she is a doper she has done a very calculated, educated thing strictly for her advantage. The fact that she only tested positive once leads me to believe her program was well run (almost) and designed for both performance and non-detection.
As for sitting in judgement, think back to college years, you ever do something really stupid but not get caught? Ever get behind the wheel just a tiny bit over the limit or that sort of thing. If it wasn't you I bet you know a friend that did, ready to have them suffer the severe penalties? Young people do reckless and short sighted things, some don't it's the same old story.
I never did anything really stupid back during the invincible years, ages 16-23.
At least, not according to the public record.
Is a drug like clenbuterol manufactured in the same plant as supplements?
Stud, my life is centered around swimming (and running) because those are the sports of choice in the Fort house. Its not hero worship; its practices and meets -- they're rather time consuming.
The forum would be dull without posts like Gull's.
By example do you think Phelps never knew not to drink and drive?
My views on that topic got me in trouble b/c I didn't give him any slack on that either.
Also, if your only thought about whether to do something is whether you will or won't get caught, you are sorely lacking a moral compass. I recently used that thought process while running red lights on the way to the pool at 5 am and Johnny Law had a different opinion of my behavior.
In her decision regarding PED's it would be. Thoguh it could be calculated as "nobody is going to find out" that's where the dumb, cocky, naivete comes in.
Blondes are evil, FACT.
Brunettes are vindictive, FACT.
Redheds are fiery, FACT.
Hatemail to: SwimStud, c/o USMS forums....
;) I'm joking ladies...just figure thread could use a little levity. Now you can villify me....
The nice thing is we can change our hair color anytime depending on the mood that we are in. Wonder if I could use the excuse of the hair dye kit if I tested positive for a banned substance?
In the "Why do they do it?" vein I recall seeing several news articles about the high rate of cheating in academics, so a lack of rational evaluation of consequences doesn't seem to be confined to athletes.
I think its more than just lack of rationality about the consequences. Its the act itself. There is an attempt to rationalize what is a calculated decision by convincing themselves that it isn't really "wrong" because others are doing it.
then what would a DUI equate to? Death sentence? Drawn and quartered?
:dunno:
Um, yes. :rolleyes:
Or at least a 5 year stay in a nice prison. I have ZERO tollerance for that specific behavoir.
Question of the day....others who have tested positive for this substance received two year bans and their coaches received one year bans...is Salo sidelined for a year?
For the coaches that were banned, was it because of supplying, knowingly ignoring the athlete's usage (but not supplying), or merely association with the banned athlete?
-LBJ
She was interviewed on the news this morning. Didn't seem at all emotional or outraged by the fact that her test came in negative...and she insists she's innocent.
She made a very lame statement on how she couldn't spell what they found in her system...and how she called her lawyer right after speaking with her parents.
