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
This is truely a sad day for US Swimming. What is it about needing to be number 1 that makes people take such chances? They have to KNOW that they have a much better than 50/50 shot of getting caught and if they get caught, they are DONE.
I was thinking that too ... she will have this stigma attached to her for the rest of her life. Such a bummer ...
IF she cheated screw her...it should ruin her life. A bad decison is turning left when you meant to turn right...not taking drugs to win in sport.
She does have only herself to blame.
But her "life" doesn't have to be over at 21.
I know you feel strongly about it Paul I just think it's sad thing for a life to be ruined at 21..it's not like she murdered someone. People make bad decisions in their careers at young ages. Sure she should be done for swimming but you know I would like to see the people that put this stuff into her head that it was OK to be rounded up and prosecuted too.
IF she is found guilty:
Drag her ass and whomever helped her in this crime off to jail in chains and publish the photo's in every paper and at every swim club in the country. Shame on her and anyone who defends this BS....she's 21, she's an adult and she wanted to win at all costs. She basically said screw you to all of her teammates and everyone in sport who plays by the rules...there goes any chance the 400 medley relay had against the Aussies.
Let's not jump on her yet. Wait until we get the whole story. I happen to know a guy who uses clenbuterol legally. He is a bodybuilder, who likes to run without getting too aerobic and building up glycogen. Who knows if it was in a supplement without her knowledge?
Um, so IF she is taking it, then she should have made that knowledge BEFORE swimming at trials. So regardless of WHY she took it (if she took it of her own free will) she is in violation of USA-S regulations IF she did not disclose that she was taking it. So IF it is determined that she took a banned substance without approval, she is done.
Yeah, sure, we haven't heard the 'it's not my fault' defense in a while. Hey, it MIGHT even be true. I don't have all the facts so all I have is conjecture but right now it doesn't look good. But that is why there are processes in place in USA-S to deal with these issues.
It will be to a point, what will she do now? She could spend he rest of her days in philanthropy, do more good than she would have with a gong around her neck but it will never erase it. John Profumo is a great example of how the public and media never forget.
She could get a job and live her life. Did she even finish college?
Sure, she'll be "haunted" and she has to start over and her swimming is finished. But she KNEW she would be facing if she got caught. She apparently took drugs to gain an advantage, tested positive, and now she's the villain. Calculated risk. She lost, and now she has to pay the price. No sense in excessive hand wringing if she was deliberately cheating.
Clenbuterol, from what I read, can't be legally prescribed in the US?
I agree and don't ... I really do think it sucks that at 21 she pretty much ruined her life, yet she did do it to herself. It's just always sad when someone makes one bad decision and it haunts them for the rest of their lives.
Heather, I can agree to a point. But where the heck was her sense of reality IF she did choose to go this route? Um hello? She has been in the sport of swimming for HOW many years? Not to mention in athletics in general? How many examples does there need to be?
Yes, her life isn't completely over. She can still have a long and meaningful life, no question about it but IF she did make that choice, she just effective threw 12+ YEARS of her life in the crapper. We're all swimmers here, we know how much time, effort and sacrifice goes into swimming. And now it's teetering on the edge of .
Clenbuterol, from what I read, can't be legally prescribed in the US?
Not relevant. If a swimmer is on a prescription for any substance on the banned list, they must disclose that prior to competition. WELL prior. It sure looks like, if she was, she sure didn't.
