Swimming

China might be barred from competing in this summer’s Pan Pacific Championships at Atlanta because 10 Chinese swimmers last year tested positive for banned drugs.

The board of directors of U.S. Swimming made the recommendation over the weekend.

Board members are expected to make a final decision Feb. 12 in Hawaii, where they will meet with the three other Pan Pacific charter nations of Australia, Canada and Japan.

The championships, to be held in the United States for the first time, are scheduled for Aug. 9-13.

Miscellany

Dennis Conner’s Stars & Stripes handed Kevin Mahaney’s Young America its first defeat in America’s Cup Defender yacht racing off San Diego. In fading winds that almost becalmed the sailing fleet, Stars & Stripes ended the first round-robin of Defender trials by finishing more than three minutes ahead of Young America.

Mike Michno, a career Air Force captain, edged Steve Holman, America’s top-ranked miler, by one-tenth of a second to win the Miami Mile in 4:02.4.

Mozambique’s Maria Mutola won the women’s race in 4:32.4.