Hardy Withdraws From Olympic Swim Team

SportsHardy Withdraws From Olympic Swim TeamHardy Withdraws From Olympic Swim TeamThe Associated PressSwimmer Jessica Hardy withdrew from the U.S. Olympic team Friday, four weeks after testing positive for a banned substance at the Olympic trials. (August 1)Swimmer Jessica Hardy will not be in the pool at the Beijing Olympics.Hardy withdrew from the U.S. Olympic team Friday, four weeks after testing positive for a banned substance at the Olympic trials.The move was announced by the the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which said Hardy backed out 'in the best interests of the team.'Hardy could have challenged the drug test results before the American Arbitration Association, and potentially filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.That would have kept her first Olympic berth in doubt until the eve of the games that open in one week.In late July, Hardy told the AP she had no idea how she tested positive for the banned substance saying she'd never even heard of the drug.With Hardy's withdrawal, USA Swimming is allowed to place swimmers already on the team in her open events.

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[yorkuni]

Hardy and her stupid doping makes all the other clean swimmers look bad! No wonder people doubt Phelps and his amazing performance because of stupid bitches like Hardy, casts doubt over the enitre US team! She should be banned for life!

[simpsonbo]

hardy is a liar

[Parker528]

@mulker47 Torres has been known for her raw natural speed talent since she won national at 14 and a world best at 15. It's not like she all of a sudden became world class once she was out of puberty. She was excellent from the get go; unlike the Chinese girls in the 90's who wouldn't be ranked in the top 100 swimmers 1 yr, and be in the top 10 the next; that sort of stuff doesn't happen naturally. People involved in US swimming know by Dara's history the she doesn't need doping for success.

[justinperry1]

sad but interesting. Hopefully she will get back on track.

[ps2monster]

Dara Torres doesn't dope...

[ps2monster]

Doesn't mean she did it on purpose. A year back there was a swimmer that was caught for doping and what caused it was a supplement. The supplement created a chemical in his body that was not allowed. He ended up doing tests with the supplement later and found out the supplement did not create the same chemical.

[Spidapalooza]

Druggie she should be ashamed of herself.

[swimmer4ever200687]

more than americans , USA IS THE INVENTORS ... : ) ...

popov was racing with a slip , and swidish google , and without a cap , :) , without shaving : ) , and he was not freaking in the water but he was swimming half strokes of any other swimmers , so where is the dope ?

[garyoak300]

russians dope way more

[crismiss11]

it was from an inhaler, and those tests are so sensitive it could have even been from catching a whiff off someone elses asthma inhaler. so calm down and learn your facts.