I read again and again that U.S. swimmers do not use anabolic steroids because the “culture of American swimming” is inherently more ethical than other sports like track and field. Alan Abrahamson of NBC Sports writes that USA Swimming would never associate with anyone like Trevor Graham, the convicted perjurer and coach of many elite track stars like Marion Jones. After all, USA Swimming learned their lesson from the steroid-popping East German female swimmers in the 1970s

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