USA Swimming has suspended the great Michael Phelps for three months in regard to the photo of him taking a hit off of a bong.  The federation admitted that no doping rules were violated, but that they still needed to send a message to Phelps and others.

“This is not a situation where any anti-doping rule was violated, but we decided to send a strong message to Michael because he disappointed so many people, particularly the hundreds of thousands of USA Swimming member kids who look up to him as a role model and a hero,” the Colorado Springs-based federation said in a statement.

“Michael has voluntarily accepted this reprimand and has committed to earn back our trust,” the statement said.

Phelps had to know disciplinary action would be coming from somewhere regarding this incident.  This incident might be more bland if he had not been arrested for driving drunk after the 2004 Olympics.  Instead we have to start questioning the maturity and decisions of Phelps.

Kellogg’s also announced today that they were cutting Phelps as a paid endorser for their cereals.  Phelps had appeared on boxes of Frosted Flakes and Corn Flakes after last year’s historic Olympic performance.  Almost all of his other sponsors have decided to stand behind him.

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