Irish swimmer blasts ‘cheaters’ after losing out on semi-final place

“Who are you supposed to trust now? They have signs all over the village saying we are a clean sport, and it’s not. And I just don’t think that’s fair.”

Irish swimmer Fiona Doyle just missed out on a place in the semi-final of the 100m breaststroke at the Olympics yesterday, finishing .26 seconds outside the time needed to progress.

To add insult to injury, her heat was won by Russian Yulia Efimova, who tested positive for meldonium earlier this year. She has also previously served a 16-month ban after testing positive for anabolic steroids.