Swimming at the Summer Olympic Games 2020

[heywoodu 15,164]

21 minutes ago, Dunadan said:

Rylov should sue him then and see if Murphy can present enough proof to a court.

Since I believe he didn't mention anyone by name (just said the race wasn't clean), he has a few options then  

 

1. Say he didn't mean Rylov (but then someone else can sue him)

2. Say he meant himself, which is also not great

 

Ergo, Murphy could be in trouble  (he probably won't, but who knows)

[heywoodu 15,164]

12 minutes ago, rafalgorka said:

https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/swimming-american-murphy-says-200m-backstroke-race-probably-not-clean-2021-07-30/

 

Obviously now Murphy is saying: I wasn't accusing anyone... 

"The race was probably not clean" but he wasn't accusing anyone? What, he meant the water was a tad dirty?

[Orangehair43 251]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

Since I believe he didn't mention anyone by name (just said the race wasn't clean), he has a few options then  

 

1. Say he didn't mean Rylov (but then someone else can sue him)

2. Say he meant himself, which is also not great

 

Ergo, Murphy could be in trouble  (he probably won't, but who knows)

I would be surprised if FINA really want to take on the Americans.

[Vektor 3,326]

The Americans got too used to their dominance in the pool at the past few Games, don't be sore losers. 

[Federer91 2,798]

Rylov has been winning this discipline for 5 years now  2x World Champ (LC), 1x World Champ (SC), 2x Euro Champ, has a very good WR. He beat him in the 100 m in 2019 as well.  Murphy is a bit late with the accusations  

[Orangehair43 251]

1 minute ago, Federer91 said:

Rylov has been winning this discipline for 5 years now  2x World Champ (LC), 1x World Champ (SC), 2x Euro Champ, has a very good WR. He beat him in the 100 m in 2019 as well.  Murphy is a bit late with the accusations  

And that is what can seen as suspicious, Rylov was already at a pretty decent level before the exposure of the State Sponsored Doping. German TV said virtually every single Russian at the 2012 Olympics was on something.

[Orangehair43 251]

https://swimswam.com/two-russian-olympic-swimmers-provisionally-suspended-for-doping-violations/

[Federer91 2,798]

3 minutes ago, Orangehair43 said:

And that is what can seen as suspicious, Rylov was already at a pretty decent level before the exposure of the State Sponsored Doping. German TV said virtually every single Russian at the 2012 Olympics was on something.

 

Then he is even better outside the pool, than he is in it. Keeping it a secret for 7-8 years.  

[Vic Liu 1,682]

32 minutes ago, Vektor said:

The Americans got too used to their dominance in the pool at the past few Games, don't be sore losers. 

Also some British got too obsessed to anti-Russia and even can't miss a single chance.

[Orangehair43 251]

3 minutes ago, Federer91 said:

 

Then he is even better outside the pool, than he is in it. Keeping it a secret for 7-8 years.  

Most athletes are pretty good at avoiding positive tests now a days (including probably many British and American ones).