It was just the other day that Kristian Gkolomeev, all the way from Greece, smashed the 50m freestyle swimming record, clocking in at 20.89 seconds. This dude was on fire, beating out every swimmer in history. His timing in a time trial in the US in February was a whopping 0.02 seconds faster than the official world record set by Brazil’s Cesar Cielo back in 2009.
Now, typically, this would be a reason to throw a massive party. I mean, who wouldn’t be impressed by a guy breaking records left and right? But here’s the kicker – Gkolomeev was doping the whole time. Yup, you heard that right. This Greek swimmer, who’s been to four Olympic Games and even snagged a World Championship medal and European championship, has been juicing up on performance-enhancing drugs since January. And get this, he’s not even trying to hide it. He’s all out in the open about it.
The big reveal of Gkolomeev’s “record-breaking” swim went down at the flashy launch of the Enhanced Games, a new sports event that’s giving the green light to doping. The event, set to kick off next May in LA, will feature short-distance swimming, sprinting, and weightlifting, all with a doping twist. And guess who’s backing this wild ride? Heavy hitters like Donald Trump Jr and billionaire Peter Thiel. But not everyone’s on board with this crazy idea. Folks are calling it boring, meaningless, and even dangerous to the athletes’ health. And honestly, can you blame them?
