Michael Brinegar, an Olympian from Columbus, Ind., did not race in Saturday’s heats of the 1,500-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Trials because of a blood doping allegation, according to a ...

Michael Brinegar, an Olympian from Columbus, Ind., did not race in Saturday’s heats of the 1,500-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic Trials because of a blood doping allegation, according to a ...

American Olympic swimmer Michael Brinegar has been handed a four-year ban for blood doping. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) said Brinegar, 24, had irregularities between July to ...

American Olympic swimmer Michael Brinegar has been handed a four-year ban for blood doping. The United States Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) said Brinegar, 24, had irregularities between July to ...

Michael Brinegar’s hopes of competing in a second consecutive Olympic Games ended before he had a chance to attempt to qualify in the 1,500-meter freestyle.

Growing up in Columbus, Brinegar and his brother, Kevin, played all manner of sports. Their mother, 1976 Team USA swimmer Jennifer Hooker Brinegar, just wanted her boys to stay active, stay fit ...