US Swimmer Talks Doping at Olympics After Loss to Russian

From left, Ryan Murphy, of United States, Evgeny Rylov, of Russian Olympic Committee, and Luke Greenbank, of Britain, pose with their medals after the men's 200-meter backstroke final at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan on July 30, 2021. Gregory Bull/AP Photo

American swimmer Ryan Murphy suggested some competitors were doping at the 2020 Olympics after losing in two races to Russian swimmers.

“It is a huge mental drain on me to hear I’m swimming in a race that’s probably not clean,” Murphy told reporters after losing to Evgeny Rylov in the 200-meter backstroke. “That is what it is.”