Fina to retest blood samples from world championships

Fina will check samples for plasticizers

World governing body Fina will retest blood samples taken from swimmers at last year's Rome world championships for evidence of doping.

It is looking for traces of plastic left in the blood from blood bags.

Fina took the decision at a meeting in Bangkok following the 391 blood samples taken from the July and August meeting, none of which were positive.

There were also 162 samples screened for the blood-boosting hormone EPO at the same event.

The governing body is contemplating storing blood samples for eight years after competition and also under consideration is the use of a 'biological passport' program to monitor swimmers' blood profiles for evidence of doping.