The Féderation Internationale de Natation (FINA) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Swimmer after his A and B samples tested positive in July 2006 for the prohibited substance Epitestosterone. The FINA notified the Swimmer and ordered a provisional suspension.
The FINA Doping Panel decided that an expert witness was to review the analytical reports by the laboratory in Bogotá (Colombia) on the A and B sample.
After reviewing the laboratory reports the FINA Doping Panel decides to dismiss the case as the persons who conducted the analysis of the B sample were also involved in the analysis of the A sample. This is a violation of the International Standards for Laboratories. The Panel did not consider in detail the further arguments submitted by the Swimmer and the FINA.
