Swimming Official Gets Suspended

Alan Richardson, chairman of the international swimming federation’s medical commission, was suspended Wednesday for leaking information to reporters about drug test results of Chinese swimmers.

Richardson, warned at last summer’s World Championships in Rome not to address the controversy surrounding the Chinese swimmers, was accused of discussing information about the seven, including world champions Lu Bin and Yang Aihua, who recently tested positive for banned substances.

Richardson, a Honolulu orthopedist, is expected to meet FINA President Mustapha Larfaoui today in Atlanta to discuss his situation. FINA officials could not be reached.

Gunnar Werner, FINA’s secretary general, rebuked Richardson last month for discussing Yang’s case when the controversy over Chinese swimmers erupted. At the time, Richardson confirmed reports of Yang’s positive test for the male hormone testosterone.