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Now for the rumours behind the news. US swimming officials believe 61 US swimmers may have been affected. What a shock when FINA's monthly newsletter arrived, and in between two other minor items was the announcement that Gary Hall Jr., winner of two gold and two silver medals at the 1996 Olympics and rival par excellence of world record-holder Alexander Popov, had tested positive for marijuana. Indeed, it is his second offence of this kind. Hall was let off in Atlanta, but FINA added cannabis to its list of banned substances last year.