A former rival of Michael Phelps has questioned the American swimming great after he claimed he never swam in a field clean of dopers.
Phelps testified yesterday before a congressional hearing on improving anti-doping measures, delivering the message that he doesn't believe the Olympics and other competitions are clean and that athletes don't believe in the testing system that's in place.
Phelps, who has won 28 Olympic medals, said athletes get "disillusioned" when they see others cheat, he and asked the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to help "ensure the system is fair and reliable."
"I don't believe that I've stood up at international competitions and the rest of the field has been clean," Phelps said during the hearing. "I don't believe that. I don't think I've ever felt that. I know that when I do stand up in the U.S., I know we're all clean because we're going through the same thing. Internationally I think there has to be something done, and it has to be done now."
Serbian Milorad Cavic, who was narrowly pipped for gold by Phelps at the Beijing Olympics, questions the timing of Phelps speaking out against doping and only commenting on the issue now that he has retired.
