Swimming: Australia to probe prank claims
The sport is undergoing an independent review after Australia won their lowest tally in the pool since Barcelona 1992.
SYDNEY:
Australian swimming boss Kevin Neil vowed an investigation into reports of pranks, ill-discipline, and an initiation ritual involving sedatives among the London Games squad. The sport is undergoing an independent review after Australia won their lowest tally in the pool since Barcelona 1992. Recent reports have suggested some members of the much-vaunted but ultimately unsuccessful six-man freestyle relay team had an initiation ritual days before the Games that involved taking the banned sedative Stilnox. “If proven, a judiciary process needs to be adhered to,” Neil told News Limited.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 17th, 2012.
Australian swimming boss Kevin Neil vowed an investigation into reports of pranks, ill-discipline, and an initiation ritual involving sedatives among the London Games squad. The sport is undergoing an independent review after Australia won their lowest tally in the pool since Barcelona 1992. Recent reports have suggested some members of the much-vaunted but ultimately unsuccessful six-man freestyle relay team had an initiation ritual days before the Games that involved taking the banned sedative Stilnox. “If proven, a judiciary process needs to be adhered to,” Neil told News Limited.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 17th, 2012.