1.   Both swimmers have vehemently denied using illicit drugs, and both attribute their success to maturity, rigorous cross-training, better nutrition and the new bodysuits.

2.   The Irish swimmer denied the charge and said somebody else must have tampered with the sample after it was sealed.

3.   The swimmers have denied knowingly using illegal drugs.

4.   The swimmer denies the allegations, reported in La Repubblicca newspaper on Monday, that he used growth hormones.