Are some of the banned drugs a bit trivial? This Irish swimmer tested positive for an unnamed OTC drug, however received just a reprimand rather than a suspension. (Independent ie)
AFTER narrowly failing to make Irish swimming history by just .19 of a second, Down breaststroker Andrew Bree revealed yesterday that he never believed his failed drugs test would stop him from realising his Olympic dream.
"I knew at the end of the day I wouldn't get in trouble for a Vicks inhaler the size of my small finger, there's a lot worse cases of drugs than that," said the 27-year-old from Helen's Bay, Co Down who broke his Irish 200m breaststroke record for the second day in-a-row yesterday, but still couldn't become Ireland's first male swimmer to make an Olympic final.
Bree was dragged through the anti-doping disciplinary process earlier this year when he failed a drugs test for a substance taken in an over-the-counter medicine.
Fortunately, he escaped with just a warning and somehow held his form through all the drama, lowering his Irish record for the second consecutive day to a new mark of 2:10.16.
But, fifth in his semi-final, Bree's time still wasn't good enough to make the top-eight final in Beijing's blisteringly fast 'Water Cube', leaving him just 11th best in the red-hot field.
The story doesn't reveal for which drug Bree tested positive; it was likely an over-the-counter cold medicine. Is the testing getting obsessive about some of these drugs?
Levmethamfetamine - he had used the American version of a Vicks Inhaler, his usual British version doesn't contain the drug. It's a bad situation that you can't rely on the same brand when you are abroad.
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