Jessica Hardy Banned Substance

21-year-old swimmer Jessica Hardy was reported to have tested positive for the banned stimulant clenbuterol at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials. Hardy denies ever using a performance enhancing drug. The results come just two weeks before the 2008 Summer Olympics are set to begin in Beijing on August 8. Hardy may lose her spot on the U.S. Olympic Swim Team.¹

Fast Facts

1. Tested during the U.S. Olympic Swimming Team Trials in Omaha, Nebraska
2. First test: July 1 came back negative¹
3. Second test: July 4 positive on both A and B samples¹
4. Third test: July 6 came back negative¹
5. Hardy qualified for several swimming events at the Summer Olympics in Beijing²
6. Banned stimulant was clenbuterol¹

Quotes

"I'm very, very concerned about the confusion of her test coming up positive-negative-positive. She's the one person I would never believe would do anything -- anything -- to cheat. Ever."³—Hardy's Agent Evan Morgenstein

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