Michael Phelps Says Swimmers Caught Doping Should Get Lifetime Ban

Swimming legend Michael Phelps has renewed his advocacy for tougher punishments against doping, calling for a permanent ban for swimmers who test positive for banned substances. “If you test positive, you should never be allowed to come back and compete again, cut and dry,” the 23-time Olympics champion said at an Aug. 5 Paris press conference organized by his longtime sponsor Omega. “I believe one and done.” Phelps’s comments come as past doping allegations surround China’s swimming team. In April, The New York Times published an investigation revealing that 23 Chinese swimmers had tested positive for trimetazidine, a banned heart medication, months before the COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics began in July 2021. China’s 30-member swimming team claimed six medals—three of them gold—at the Japanese event....