Others have demanded change — they don't know where it will come from — so they can trust that they aren’t swimming against drug cheats. Some swimmers such as Efimova, twice suspended for doping, are loudly booed each time they step onto the pool deck. In brief comments immediately following the race, Efimova, who trained with the USC-based Trojan Swim Club, said that a week ago she hadn't know if she'd be allowed to race "because I'm Russian." Irish swimmer Fiona Doyle called Efimova a cheater a day earlier after she finished last in a preliminary heat won by Efimova. Not long after King vanquished Efimova, U.S. breaststroker Josh Prenot tweeted: “All is right with the world.”The race ended, but the discontent hasn’t.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 09, 2016 05:04 UTC