Four Chinese Swimmers Banned
Jul 24, 1998

2011 Best Performers (Long Course - Female)

4X50 MEDLEY RELAY

#CountryTimeTeamIPSMeet
1GER1:54.50Germany941DUELFEB
2GBR1:54.93Great Britain936DUELFEB
3USA1:55.76Trojan Swim Club-CA925LAINVJUL
4USA1:57.11Sun Devils-AZ907MHOODJUL
5AUS1:57.71Univ.of Melbourne900AUGMSSEP

The four Chinese swimmers who tested positive for use of triamterene, a diuretic - masking agent in January, at the World Championships in Perth, have been given a 2 year ban by FINA.

The athletes Luna Wang, Huijue Cai, Yi Zhang, and Wei Wang had claimed at the time that they had only taken traditional Chinese herbs.