USA Swimming Suspends Phelps For 3 Months

**donathanhurley** · 02-06-2009, 01:00 AM

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. â Michael Phelps has been suspended from competition for three months by USA Swimming, the latest fallout from a photo that showed the Olympic great inhaling from a marijuana pipe.

The sport's national governing body also cut off its financial support to Phelps for the same three-month period, effective Thursday.

"This is not a situation where any anti-doping rule was violated, but we decided to send a strong message to Michael because he disappointed so many people, particularly the hundreds of thousands of USA Swimming member kids who look up to him as a role model and a hero," the federation said in a statement.

"Michael has voluntarily accepted this reprimand and has committed to earn back our trust."

Phelps won eight gold medals in Beijing.

(Yahoo! News)

Welp, I guess that's how the cookie crumbled in this situation.

~~Magicjefferson25~~ · 02-06-2009, 03:04 AM

This is a crock of %#@&. He smoked some pot, no big deal.

**donathanhurley** · 02-06-2009, 03:19 AM

I know. They talk about kids looking up to them.
I see it is "Hey kids!, if you make a mistake, you're going to have to go through **** to make up for it!"

I mean come on, give the guy a break!

~~Overrated~~ · 02-06-2009, 03:22 AM

donathanhurley Wrote:I know. They talk about kids looking up to them.
I see it is "Hey kids!, if you make a mistake, you're going to have to go through **** to make up for it!"

I mean come on, give the guy a break!

Indeed..

runninrebs21 · 02-06-2009, 03:50 AM

I bet the guy who won all those silver metals could smoke all the pot he wants and not get in trouble. I mean there are hundreds of athletes that do it, I think they are coming down MUCH too hard on him. He is a legend, give him a break!

guyfawkes · 02-06-2009, 04:30 AM

Doesn't bother me any, he messed up, he apologized and he got punished for it, no big deal. Besides, its not like its gonna help him win any medals.

**Stardust** · 02-06-2009, 09:11 AM

He's lost his Kelloggs sponsorship and more to follow.

**Stardust** · 02-06-2009, 09:12 AM

Magicjefferson25 Wrote:This is a crock of %#@&. He smoked some pot, no big deal.

Wrong! It is a big deal! You obviously don't have children or you would know that smokig pot is a big deal!

**PHS95** · 02-06-2009, 07:26 PM

He is an example who is human.... kids should learn from this, even the biggest heroes make mistakes.... its how they respond to them that shows true character....

~~Magicjefferson25~~ · 02-06-2009, 07:30 PM

Stardust Wrote:Wrong! It is a big deal! You obviously don't have children or you would know that smoking pot is a big deal!

In my eyes smoking pot is no big deal. I would much rather catch my kids smoking pot, than popping pills or having unprotected sex, when i finally do have them.

~~NEWARKCATHOLICFAN~~ · 02-06-2009, 08:49 PM

He is getting off easy.

**Stardust** · 02-07-2009, 12:09 AM

Magicjefferson25 Wrote:In my eyes smoking pot is no big deal. I would much rather catch my kids smoking pot, than popping pills or having unprotected sex, when i finally do have them.

I'd rather my kids not do ANY!

elkcity2224 · 02-07-2009, 11:27 PM

I think he is getting kind of a raw deal. I mean back in the day president Clinton admitted to smoking pot but "not inhaling" and didn't catch this much flack over it.

TheBluesBoys · 02-07-2009, 11:56 PM

**Stardust** · 02-08-2009, 12:40 AM

elkcity2224 Wrote:I think he is getting kind of a raw deal. I mean back in the day president Clinton admitted to smoking pot but "not inhaling" and didn't catch this much flack over it.

No doubt