10-06-2014, 08:46 PM
Michael Phelps Heads to Rehab / USA Swimming League Penalties Announced
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"Membership in USA Swimming, and particularly at the National Team level, includes a clear obligation to adhere to our Code of Conduct," USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus said in a statement.
"Should an infraction occur, it is our responsibility to take appropriate action based on the individual case. Michael's conduct was serious and required significant consequences."
Phelps was arrested last week after speeding and then crossing the double-lane lines inside a Baltimore tunnel, police said, adding he was clocked by radar traveling 84 miles per hour (135 kph) in a 45-mph (72-kph) zone.
Documents indicate that Phelps registered .14 percent on a Breathalyzer test after being pulled over in his 2014 Land Rover. The legal limit for intoxication in Maryland is .08.
Phelps apologized for the incident and said on Sunday he was checking himself into rehab for six weeks in order to "better understand myself."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/06...41786.html
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I like Phelps alright and hope he pulls his shit together.
Driving almost twice the speed limit at almost twice the legal blood alcohol level is not cool. I think the penalties fit the infractions on this one.
He is not being prevented from training and his competition ban ends in 2015. So, he still has a chance to compete in 2016 if he so chooses and doesn't 'eff up again.
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"Membership in USA Swimming, and particularly at the National Team level, includes a clear obligation to adhere to our Code of Conduct," USA Swimming Executive Director Chuck Wielgus said in a statement.
"Should an infraction occur, it is our responsibility to take appropriate action based on the individual case. Michael's conduct was serious and required significant consequences."
Phelps was arrested last week after speeding and then crossing the double-lane lines inside a Baltimore tunnel, police said, adding he was clocked by radar traveling 84 miles per hour (135 kph) in a 45-mph (72-kph) zone.
Documents indicate that Phelps registered .14 percent on a Breathalyzer test after being pulled over in his 2014 Land Rover. The legal limit for intoxication in Maryland is .08.
Phelps apologized for the incident and said on Sunday he was checking himself into rehab for six weeks in order to "better understand myself."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/06...41786.html
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I like Phelps alright and hope he pulls his shit together.
Driving almost twice the speed limit at almost twice the legal blood alcohol level is not cool. I think the penalties fit the infractions on this one.
He is not being prevented from training and his competition ban ends in 2015. So, he still has a chance to compete in 2016 if he so chooses and doesn't 'eff up again.