Chinese World Record-Holder Tests Positive for Steroids12 July 2000By Derek Parr LONDON, July 13. Chinese world champion Wu Yanyan has returned a positive dope test for an anabolic steroid, the International Amateur Swimming Federation (FINA) said on Thursday. Wu tested positive for the anabolic substance 19Norandrosterone at the Chinese national championships in J...
Tea For Two04 January 1998You probably know that Chen Yan, who swam 4:53.87 in the 400m IM at the 1996 Olympics, set a world record at 4:34.79. But did you know that there are actually two Chen Yan's on the Chinese women's team? No way, you say? Actually, two way - or, more precisely, two Wei. Yes, there are two Wang Wei's o...
Chinese Women Dominate at World Cup I03 January 1997China's next generation of women swimmers made their mark in the opening leg of the World Cup Series in Hong Kong. The Chinese women destroyed the competition. Only 1996 Olympic gold medalist Claudia Poll of Costa Rica stopped the Chinese women's monopoly by winning two golds. Wang Wei, 15, won the ...
Positive Drug Tests!13 January 1998In the FINA Pre-World Championships/Out-of-Competition Doping Control Program, swimmers Wang Luna, Cai Huijue, Zhang Yi and (Mr.) Wang Wei from the Swimming Federation of the People's Republic of China tested positive for the banned diuretic.