Category: Doping
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Doping still a big issue in swimming, says Michael Jamieson
Michael Jamieson, who will lead the charge for Scottish medals in his native Glasgow on Thursday, has admitted he cannot say “with 100% certainty” that the Commonwealth Games will not be blighted by doping controversy. Read Herald Scotland
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Learn How to Warm Up with Chad Le Clos
Quads, hamstring and abductors. Loosen up, stretch and warm-up. Learn how to warm-up to swim with Olympic Champion and YOG ambassador Chad Le Clos as we countdown to the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games.
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William Meynard (FRA) Arrested For Possession of Cannabis, Trying To Bribe Police in Rio
William Meynard, French 2013 world champion in the 4×100 freestyle, was arrested by Brazilian police on Sunday in downtown Rio de Janeiro, for possession of cannabis and then trying to bribe the police. A policeman himself, Meynard offered cash to be released by the police, thinking it was custom in Brazil. In his testimony, the…
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WADA decides to add Xenon gas to banned substances list
Read The Telegraph The World Anti-Doping Agency banned the inhalation of xenon gas on Sunday night after deciding it could be used to enhance athletes’ performances illegally. The president of Wada, Sir Craig Reedie, revealed that the untraceable substance, which studies have shown can stimulate the production of erythropoietin (EPO) and testosterone, had been added…
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Rikke Møller Pedersen: The experience was taken away from me
Read SwimmingWorld While many in the Russian swimming community found relief that Yuliya Efimova’s doping ban will end in time for her to make a run at the 2015 World Championships in Kazan, not everyone in Europe is totally happy about the situation. Rikke Moller Pedersen of Denmark, who now officially stands as the European Short…
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Dara Torres applauds USADA’s drug testing policy
Read NY Daily News It was a little less than a year into her swimming comeback and, at age 40, Dara Torres was blazing through her heats during the 2007 swimming nationals in Indianapolis. “I swam really fast and my coach (the late Michael Lohberg) said, ‘Everyone is talking about you.’ I’m like, ‘Cool.’ He’s…
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Michael Jamieson slams ‘lenient treatment’ of Tyson Gay despite failed drug test
Read Business Standard Scottish swimming star Michael Jamieson has said that American sprinter Tyson Gay has received a light punishment over his failed drug test.
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Colombian Olympian Omar Pinzón exonerated by CAS in cocaine case
Read Howard Jacobs Athletes Lawyer Blog Omar Pinzon’s long fight to clear his name is finally over, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CASâ€) issuing its final decision exonerating him earlier this week.