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Few athletes will be under as much scrutiny at the Paris Olympics as the swimmers from China. Belated revelations that nearly two dozen elite Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Games — and were allowed to compete with no ramifications — have raised major concerns from the rest of the world about the seriousness of anti-doping efforts. The sport has endured its share of scandals over the decades. From the East Germans systematic, state-sponsored program of the 1970s and '80s to a previous Chinese doping ring in the 1990s, this all feels familiar to those who've been around the pool for a while.
