2012 Olympics: Swimming

*sigh* and so what goes around comes around. There is the harm done to the sport when doping happens. Then there is another kind of harm where every amazing swim falls under suspicion. The two are connected, but we could also just assume innocence (whether of a Chinese swimmer or an American one) until proven guilty. This is why cheating is such a pernicious thing - it eats away at everyone's trust and casts a shadow even over the people who play by the rules. A lot of it probably has to do with the enormous financial incentives to win and the whole business mentality around sports. (And we've seen a wee bit of cheating in the business/financial world as well recently, if I recall correctly - not to open one of these: :worms:)

*sigh* and so what goes around comes around. There is the harm done to the sport when doping happens. Then there is another kind of harm where every amazing swim falls under suspicion. The two are connected, but we could also just assume innocence (whether of a Chinese swimmer or an American one) until proven guilty. This is why cheating is such a pernicious thing - it eats away at everyone's trust and casts a shadow even over the people who play by the rules. A lot of it probably has to do with the enormous financial incentives to win and the whole business mentality around sports. (And we've seen a wee bit of cheating in the business/financial world as well recently, if I recall correctly - not to open one of these: :worms:)