Agreed. It is impossible to cheat anyone but yourself in masters swimming and a test would only confirm what the offending individual already knew.
Not so sure about that. Highly successful masters swimmers (granted very, very few) are now able to make a decent living off clinics, dvd's and private lessons/coaching. If part of the draw to these individuals are their records and accomplishments in the sport then if there is PED use going on I'd have a problem with it...heck i have a problem with it regardless.
I'd love to see something similar to what the Garmin-Chipolte cycling team has in place...basically a volunteer testing program. The doc from UCLA advocated the same thing years back...a "team clean" approach if you will which in a way would put pressure on athletes not participating to do so or be questioned.
Agreed. It is impossible to cheat anyone but yourself in masters swimming and a test would only confirm what the offending individual already knew.
Not so sure about that. Highly successful masters swimmers (granted very, very few) are now able to make a decent living off clinics, dvd's and private lessons/coaching. If part of the draw to these individuals are their records and accomplishments in the sport then if there is PED use going on I'd have a problem with it...heck i have a problem with it regardless.
I'd love to see something similar to what the Garmin-Chipolte cycling team has in place...basically a volunteer testing program. The doc from UCLA advocated the same thing years back...a "team clean" approach if you will which in a way would put pressure on athletes not participating to do so or be questioned.
