Should USMS require record breakers to
do drug testing for their records to count?
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The interesting issue would involve individuals taking certain banned medications for legitimate therapuetic reasons. My initial opinion on this is that the records should not count regardless of the reasons for taking the drug.
This would mean that anyone legitimately taking a drug would need to obtain a TUE (Therapeutic Use Exemption), and I'm sure the governing bodies wouldn't want the admin nightmare of thousands of Masters swimmers applying for TUEs. In the older age groups, there must be a high percentage of Masters swimmers who are using banned substances for legitimate medical reasons.
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Former Member
The interesting issue would involve individuals taking certain banned medications for legitimate therapuetic reasons. My initial opinion on this is that the records should not count regardless of the reasons for taking the drug.
This would mean that anyone legitimately taking a drug would need to obtain a TUE (Therapeutic Use Exemption), and I'm sure the governing bodies wouldn't want the admin nightmare of thousands of Masters swimmers applying for TUEs. In the older age groups, there must be a high percentage of Masters swimmers who are using banned substances for legitimate medical reasons.
