Colorado Springs (USA), June 25: A California swimmer was suspended from competition for four years for testing positive for an anabolic steroid, the US anti-doping agency said. An arbitration panel said Kicker Vencill, of Aliso Viejo, California, tested positive for the banned substance 19-norandrosterone on Jan. 21, 2003. The 25-year-old's suspension from national and international sanctioned competition began in January. USA swimming will carry out the sanction, officials said today. The US anti-doping agency, an independent agency funded by the federal government, oversees drug-testing of American athletes.

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