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'''Jessica Foschi''' (born 1980) is an American former competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]]. |
'''Jessica Foschi''' (born 1980) is an American former competition [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]]. |
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Foschi is from [[Old Brookville, New York]], and started [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] competitively as a child. By the age of 12 she was setting regional age group records. |
Foschi is from [[Old Brookville, New York]], and started [[swimming (sport)|swimming]] competitively as a child. By the age of 12 she was setting regional age group records.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} In 1992 she made the Junior National Team.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Hahn |first=Alan |date=1999-03-28 |title=Newsday, 28 March 1999 |pages=114 |work=Newsday (Suffolk Edition) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96820175/newsday-28-march-1999/ |access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref> She was a member of several national teams, a National Open Water Champion, an NCAA Champion, and was an All-American fifteen times.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} |
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She was most widely known for testing positive for [[steroids]] during the 1995 national championships in [[Pasadena, California]], which led to an international ban from competition. The United States eventually reduced the ban and allowed her into the 1996 Olympic trials, but she did not qualify. Foschi denied ever taking steroids. |
She was most widely known for testing positive for [[steroids]] during the 1995 national championships in [[Pasadena, California]], which led to an international ban from competition. The United States eventually reduced the ban and allowed her into the 1996 Olympic trials, but she did not qualify. Foschi denied ever taking steroids. In November 1995 a three-member United States Swimming panel, by a vote of 2-1, found that Foschi was either given the steroid without her knowledge or that she was the victim of sabotage, perhaps in a spiked sports drink, but still suspended her for two years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/02/13/sports/swimming-long-island-swimmer-testifies-before-board.html|title = SWIMMING;Long Island Swimmer Testifies Before Board|newspaper = The New York Times|date = 13 February 1996|last1 = Longman|first1 = Jere}}</ref> |
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At the 1996 Olympic Trials, Foschi finished fourth in the 800 meter event.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jeansonne |first=John |date=1996-03-12 |title=Newsday; 12 March 1996 |pages=65 |work=Newsday (Suffolk Edition) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96819227/newsday-12-march-1996/ |access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref> |
At the 1996 Olympic Trials, Foschi finished fourth in the 800 meter event, and did not qualify for the team that year.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jeansonne |first=John |date=1996-03-12 |title=Newsday; 12 March 1996 |pages=65 |work=Newsday (Suffolk Edition) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96819227/newsday-12-march-1996/ |access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref> In 1999, Foschi swam in college with the Stanford University team.<ref name=":0" /> She later tried out for the United States' Olympic team in 2004, and 2004.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Baumbach |first=Jim |date=2007-06-10 |title=Newsday; 10 June 2007 |pages=70 |work=Newsday (Nassau Edition) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/96819900/newsday-10-june-2007/ |access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref> |
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== Education == |
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She attended [[Friends Academy]] in high school, and went on to Stanford University.<ref name=":0" /> She graduated from Duke University Law School in 2007.<ref name=":1" /> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Jessica Foschi (born 1980) is an American former competition swimmer.
Foschi is from Old Brookville, New York, and started swimming competitively as a child. By the age of 12 she was setting regional age group records.[citation needed] In 1992 she made the Junior National Team.[1] She was a member of several national teams, a National Open Water Champion, an NCAA Champion, and was an All-American fifteen times.[citation needed]
She was most widely known for testing positive for steroids during the 1995 national championships in Pasadena, California, which led to an international ban from competition. The United States eventually reduced the ban and allowed her into the 1996 Olympic trials, but she did not qualify. Foschi denied ever taking steroids. In November 1995 a three-member United States Swimming panel, by a vote of 2-1, found that Foschi was either given the steroid without her knowledge or that she was the victim of sabotage, perhaps in a spiked sports drink, but still suspended her for two years.[2]
At the 1996 Olympic Trials, Foschi finished fourth in the 800 meter event, and did not qualify for the team that year.[3] In 1999, Foschi swam in college with the Stanford University team.[1] She later tried out for the United States' Olympic team in 2004, and 2004.[4]
Education
She attended Friends Academy in high school, and went on to Stanford University.[1] She graduated from Duke University Law School in 2007.[4]
References
- ^ a b c Hahn, Alan (1999-03-28). "Newsday, 28 March 1999". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). p. 114. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ^ Longman, Jere (13 February 1996). "SWIMMING;Long Island Swimmer Testifies Before Board". The New York Times.
- ^ Jeansonne, John (1996-03-12). "Newsday; 12 March 1996". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). p. 65. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
- ^ a b Baumbach, Jim (2007-06-10). "Newsday; 10 June 2007". Newsday (Nassau Edition). p. 70. Retrieved 2022-03-03.