{"id":397788,"date":"2019-10-11T14:26:40","date_gmt":"2019-10-11T21:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=397788"},"modified":"2019-10-11T17:12:05","modified_gmt":"2019-10-12T00:12:05","slug":"conor-dwyer-suspended-20-months-after-testing-positive-for-anabolic-agent-out-of-olympic-trials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/conor-dwyer-suspended-20-months-after-testing-positive-for-anabolic-agent-out-of-olympic-trials\/","title":{"rendered":"Conor Dwyer Suspended 20 Months After Testing Positive for Anabolic Agent; Announces Retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two-time US Olympian\u00a0Conor Dwyer\u00a0<\/strong>was suspended by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA<\/a>) for testing positive for an anabolic agent in out-of-competition tests collected on November 15, November 27, and December 20, 2018. The decision came from an independent three-member panel of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), who determined Dwyer, 30, should receive a 20-month suspension.<\/p>\n

Dwyer’s 20-month period of ineligibility started on December 21, 2018, which would explain why he had to withdraw from the 2019 World Championship team<\/a> this year without explanation. The timing suggests USA Swimming must have known about the case before Gwangju but said nothing, drawing parallels to Swimming Australia and\u00a0Shayna Jack<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

He will not be eligible to swim at the 2020 Olympic Trials since his suspension will cede in August 2020, ruling out his chances at a third Olympic berth.<\/p>\n

According to USADA, his urine samples were analyzed using a specialized test that differentiates between anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) naturally produced by the body and prohibited anabolic agents of external origin. Anabolic agents have powerful performance-enhancing capabilities and can give an athlete an unfair advantage over fellow competitors.<\/p>\n

Following a full evidentiary hearing, the Panel found that Conor Dwyer had testosterone pellets inserted in his body in violation of the rules.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs noted in the Panel\u2019s decision, USADA is independent of sport and here to help athletes ensure they compete clean and protect their health and wellbeing within the rules,\u201d said USADA Chief Executive Officer Travis T. Tygart<\/strong><\/a>, who called for the Russian sports regime to come clean about its wide range of past doping issues or be barred from competing at the 2016 Rio Olympics.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s frustrating that Mr. Dwyer did not take advantage of this support and hopefully this case will convince others to do so in order to protect fair and healthy competition for all athletes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Dwyer has since announced his retirement from the sport of swimming following this ruling.<\/p>\n
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