Report: Former FINA President Alleged as Leak in 2007 Ian Thorpe Scandal Shortly after Australian great Ian Thorpe announced his retirement, French newspaper L’Equipe reported that an out-of-competition drug test in 2006 had produced elevated levels of a testostorone and another hormone. While Thorpe never officially tested positive, the Australian Anti-Doping Agency did briefly investigate, and the episode was still considered a stain on the reputation of the five-time Olympic gold medalist and a national hero in Australia. Now, 14 years later, The Sunday Telegraph is reporting that the then-President of FINA was the source who leaked the confidential report to L’Equipe with eyes on discrediting Thorpe. |