Craig Lord is a writer over at Swim News and he has an article over there called Manaudou off to Mexico but he only spends two sentences on that particular topic. (Hey, Laure, Denver, Colorado is better. Go ask Kate Ziegler.)The majority of the article is about an 18 day vacation she will take on 'fancy-schmancy' yacht with her new Italian coach and friends where 'dubious' and 'mysterious' things could happen... You know, such as...doping? (Dramatic look here: [Link] )
However, in his own words, he claims he isn't insinuating anything untoward but suggests FINA, WADA, France, and her boyfriend would just like to know where she is 24/7 in case they would like to surprise her with a drug test. You, know, all for "peace of mind" of course.
Here is a snippet:
"... Second, if Manaudou is out at sea for 18 days on a yacht, how will she record her movements on the anti-doping control form? How, precisely, would testers be able to spring a surprise? Before this is misunderstood, I am not suggesting anything untoward, simply that the issue of where a swimmer is at any particular moment surely becomes a far more complex affair when the athlete is not at a set point on dry land. ..." [Link]
He suggests that FINA anti-doping ninjas; (Who I actually admire), have access to charts, mooring locations, perhaps ship manifests etc. He does not include that Manaudou did very well at French Nationals, that she will definitely test clean and misses that if a swimmer is going to dope, they would dope before a race, not after.
So, Craig, you are in the dog house! Bad dog, bad dog!
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