Nathan Adrian Tied For Most Drug-Tested U.S. Athlete In 2017
Nathan Adrian Tied For Most Drug-Tested U.S. Athlete In 2017
Olympic gold medalist Nathan Adrian received the most amount of drug tests by USADA among all Olympic sport athletes in 2017.
Nathan Adrian was the most tested U.S. swimmer and tied for the most tested U.S. athlete during 2017, according to U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) data released on Dec. 27.
A 2012 Olympic champion, Adrian was tested 16 times, the same number of tests administered to American speed skater Shani Davis and track and field runner Galen Rupp. Katie Ledecky came in second among all U.S. swimmers and fourth among all athletes with her 15 tests.
Check out the full data below.
*NOTE* — This search includes all in- and out-of-competition test sessions on U.S. athletes conducted under USADA’s Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American, and Parapan American movements testing program. This search will also include test sessions conducted on U.S. athletes training internationally by other testing entities when the request for the test session was made by USADA.
Top Tested U.S. Athletes (All Sports)
| No. Of Tests | Name | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Nathan Adrian | Swimming |
| 16 | Shani Davis | Speed Skating |
| 16 | Galen Rupp | Track & Field |
| 15 | Kathleen Ledecky | Swimming |
| 14 | TJ Dillashaw | Mixed Martial Arts |
| 14 | Holly Holm | Mixed Martial Arts |
| 14 | Lopez Lomong | Track & Field |
| 14 | Aries Merritt | Track & Field |
| 14 | Heather Richardson Bergsma | Speed Skating |
| 14 | Dathan Ritzenhein | Track & Field |
| 14 | Mikaela Shiffrin | Skiing & Snowboarding |
| 14 | Tecia Torres | Mixed Martial Arts |
| 13 | Vitor Belfort | Mixed Martial Arts |
| 13 | Ray Borg | Mixed Martial Arts |
| 13 | Brittany Bowe | Speed Skating |
| 13 | Katherine Compton | Cycling |
| 13 | Daniel Cormier | Mixed Martial Arts |
| 13 | Justin Gatlin | Track & Field |
| 13 | Evan Jager | Track & Field |
| 13 | Christine Justino | Mixed Martial Arts |
| 13 | Floyd Mayweather | Professional Boxing |
| 13 | Brittney Reese | Track & Field |
| 13 | Anderson Silva | Mixed Martial Arts |
| 13 | Jeremy Stephens | Mixed Martial Arts |
Swimming Athletes (Five Or More Tests)
| No. Of Tests | Name | Sport |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Nathan Adrian | Swimming |
| 15 | Kathleen Ledecky | Swimming |
| 10 | Caeleb Dressel | Swimming |
| 10 | Melissa Franklin | Swimming |
| 10 | Simone Manuel | Swimming |
| 9 | Mallory Comerford | Swimming |
| 9 | Kevin Cordes | Swimming |
| 9 | Conor J Dwyer | Swimming |
| 9 | Chase Kalisz | Swimming |
| 8 | Lillia King | Swimming |
| 8 | Ryan S Lochte | Swimming |
| 8 | Ryan Murphy | Swimming |
| 7 | Cullen Jones | Swimming |
| 7 | Leah Smith | Swimming |
| 7 | Ashley Twichell | Swimming |
| 7 | Kelsi Worrell | Swimming |
| 6 | Haley Anderson | Swimming |
| 6 | Michael Andrew | Swimming |
| 6 | Kathleen Baker | Swimming |
| 6 | Hali Flickinger | Swimming |
| 6 | Matt C Grevers | Swimming |
| 6 | Townley Haas | Swimming |
| 6 | Breeja Larson | Swimming |
| 6 | Melanie Margalis | Swimming |
| 6 | Jacob Pebley | Swimming |
| 6 | Cierra Runge | Swimming |
| 5 | Cassidy Bayer | Swimming |
| 5 | Bethany Galat | Swimming |
| 5 | Andrew Gemmell | Swimming |
| 5 | Rebecca Mann | Swimming |
| 5 | Lia Neal | Swimming |
| 5 | Blake Pieroni | Swimming |
| 5 | Josh Prenot | Swimming |
| 5 | Thomas Shields | Swimming |
| 5 | Clark Smith | Swimming |
| 5 | Olivia Smoliga | Swimming |
| 5 | Hannah Stevens | Swimming |
| 5 | Jordan Wilimovsky | Swimming |