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US Swimmer Creates Olympic Controversy By Claiming Sport Is Plagued By ‘Doping’ Problem

Ryan Murphy made the comments after finishing with a silver medal in the 200m backstroke

Ryan Murphy and Evgeny Rylov attend an awkward news conference together after the men's 200m backstroke. (Yahoo Sports)

From Yahoo.com…

Ryan Murphy won a silver medal at the Olympics here on Friday, then spent the aftermath creating an international stir around doping by claiming that his races, and swimming in general, were not clean.

“I do believe there is doping in swimming,” Murphy, a 26-year-old American, said. And he said an executive at FINA, the international swimming governing body, had told him as much.

Murphy sat a few feet away from Evgeny Rylov, the Russian who beat him earlier in the week and again on Friday in the 200m backstroke. Shortly after the race, Murphy had been asked whether he had any concerns about his opponents doping.

“I’ve got about 15 thoughts,” he said. “Thirteen of them would get me into a lot of trouble.”

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