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Message: [QUOTE="ec33, post: 5053163, member: 12850"] He shattered the world record in a poorly constructed pool that has provided no other world records (although some Olympic records). It could be for real, but until China starts real drug enforcement any accomplishment by a China swimmer should be taken with more than a single grain of salt. It is the cost of shady business. I am a big Tadej Pogacar fan. He seems like a great guy and he makes the sport fun to watch. But when a cyclist does "unbelievable" things, there is a track record of those accomplishment being unnatural. Then again, maybe he is great talent in an era when nutritionists finally made the shocking discovery that if you are going to burn 3000 calories climbing a mountain, you should eat 3000 calories before you climb the mountain -- and now you get all-time great results. [/QUOTE]