In light of the onslaught of press pertaining to doping violations in elite US athletes, I thought it was appropriate to take a minute to point out the excellent performance of our swimmers without the aid of illegal drugs.

Having to hear all the negative press in the aftermath of the Floyd Landis, Justin Gatlin, and Marion Jones doping scandals makes me all that much more proud of the wonderful swimmers who represent the US so well. They are wonderful role models and should be commended for their triumphs; which are acheived through dedication, hard work, and clean competition!

I don’t know if y’all have seen it, but it seems that a certain South African swimmer has been sippin’ on some hater-ade. He needs to put it down and replace it with a tall glass of STFUâ„¢.

Rising U.S. star Cullen Jones won the men’s 50 freestyle in 21.84 seconds, a Pan Pac record.

Roland Schoeman of South Africa took silver in 22.12. Canada’s Brent Hayden earned bronze, his fourth medal.

Jones was part of the Phelps-led U.S. team that broke South Africa’s 2-year-old world record in the 400 freestyle relay Saturday night.

“Cullen who?” Schoeman said dismissively after the 50 preliminaries.

Oh, Puh-leeze, Roland! He best familiarize himself with the name Cullen Jones. It will be appearing ahead of his, in the final standings, for years to come!

REUTERS/Christinne Muschi (CANADA)

Methinks the boys are slightly confused. Possible thoughts going through their minds while this picture was taken could include:

“Which camera do I look at?”

“Am I getting added to Swim Stars?”

Before you tell me that it is no longer Brendan’s birthday and that I am a late poster. I would like to inform you that I live in Cali and that it is still Aug 15 currently. Hhaha so with that said.. HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRENDAN! I hope you enjoy the Hello Kitty party hat because I do!!!

So Davis was nice enough to stop by after all the awards and exchange a few words with us. We were awesome enough to take this fabulous picture. Let us all take a moment to admire the greatness!

We met this cute little girl and her funny father. The little girl’s name is Sami. Sami is a future swimmer so watch out for her! Kaitlin came by too! She looks fabulous as well!

Mike came by as well. Sami was extremely excited to see Mike. It was really cute to see!

If anyone wants to see pictures of us..you’ll just have to wait until next time.