Italian swimmers Filippo Magnini
and Michele Santucci are under investigation by National
AntiDoping Organisation (NADO) prosecutors in connection with a
Pesaro criminal probe into nutritionist and doctor Guido
Porcellini, sources said Friday.
The NADO prosecutors suspect Magnini of using or trying to
use banned substances and Santucci of the same offences.
The probe is into a suspected traffic in anabolic steroids
and other banned substances form China, sources said.
Magnini, 35, was twice 100 metres freestyle world champion
and three times European champion at that distance. He also
grabbed headlines as the former boyfriend of swim queen Federica
Pellegrini.
Santucci, 28, is a member of the Italian 100m freestyle relay
team.
photo: Magnini
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