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.
It's just sad that at 21 a bad decision like this is going to haunt her forever...
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.
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.
I made stupid dedcisions too, some of which I got away with. She's going to pay for it, she doesn't need my condemnation to make it a fitting punishment.
Sorry, I have to echo Paul here. Too freaking bad. I have less than 0% pity for anyone who CHOOSES to take banned substances.
I'm not pitying her, I just find it sad that at 21 someone ruins their life.
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?
She has only herself to blame.
And her "life" doesn't have to be over at 21.
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.
It's pitchfork and torches time in the USA tonight.
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.
She's done. Unless she has irrefutable proof of someone doping her unwittingly...even then people don't like the stink...it's over for her.
She could get a job and live her life. Did she even finish college? Sure, she'll be haunted. She has to start over. Not unheard of, and it's what she knew she would be facing if she got caught.
Clenbuterol, from what I read, can't be legally prescribed in the US?
She can do all those things but she'll be dealing with the stigma all the way. It will ruin her life no matter what else she manages to achieve.
This is sad indeed. I just don't want to believe it. Call me naive (lemme have it Smith boys), but I want to hear more details before I can form a solid opinion...
It's just sad that at 21 a bad decision like this is going to haunt her forever...
This makes me ill to hear this... so many people are affected when athletes cheat... if she knowingly cheated - what the heck was she thinking? If Marion Jones wasn't a STRONG enough example of why you shouldn't cheat... what a waste of talent... but it makes me wonder how long she's been "taking" this stuff. She would have been tested at Cal after winning events at NCAA's... I'm interested to hear more details as they come out this week... but after reading some of the above posts... it doesn't sound good.
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