1.   Before the meet started, the U.S. swimming federation projected our gold medal prospects.

2.   Both the International Olympic Committee and swimming federation officials say a team ban would punish the innocent with the guilty.

3.   Carol Zaleski, president of U.S. swimming federation, is seeking to have Foschi banned for two years, which Zaleski said is mandated by international swimming rules.

4.   FINA, the international swimming federation, is expected to hear her case in June and could suspend her from international competition.

5.   Foschi tested positive for a steroid last summer, was given probation by the U.S. swimming federation and then was given a two-year suspension.

6.   Foschi tested positive for mesterolone, which is not manufactured or distributed in the United States, the swimming federation said.

7.   Grants from the United States Olympic Committee and the national swimming federation helped defray tuition costs.

8.   He also charged that American and Australian swimming federations have employed a double standard in not suspending their own athletes who have tested positive for banned substances.

9.   Helmick, who headed the international swimming federation then, got wind of the track deal and pursued his own negotiations.

10.   It was unclear exactly who the vials belonged to, and there has been no official comment on the incident from Yuan or the Chinese swimming federation.