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.NBCOlympics.com: Hardy Fails Drug Test (July 24, 2008)
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"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."Los Angeles Times: Swimmer Jessica Hardy Could Lose Her Spot on Team (July 24, 2008)—Hardy's Agent Evan Morgenstein
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