From the New York Times, I'm Natalie Kittroweth. This is the Daily.

A new doping scandal is rocking the world of competitive swimming as the Paris Olympics approach.

Those allegations are raising questions about fairness in the sport and whether we can trust what we see at these summer games

Today one of the reporters who broke that story, Mike Schmidt, explains the controversy and what it reveals about the struggle to police doping in sports. It's Thursday, June 27th.

It's Thursday, June 27th. Mike on Tuesday we saw two stars of American swimming testify before Congress

where they question the fairness of their own sport and of the Olympic Games.

This was a pretty remarkable moment.

Tell me about what happened.

Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, good evening.

My name is Michael Phelps and I come before you.

Michael Phelps, the most well-known swimmer probably in American history.

Thank you for this opportunity to address to you today

on a matter of crucial importance

as we approach to 2024 Olympic Games.

And Allison Schmidt, one of the most accomplished female swimmers in American history,

went up to Capitol Hill to essentially say they had lost complete faith in the system that is supposed to ensure that there's a level playing field

when you sit down and watch Olympic athletes compete.

And they started their argument by telling the story of what it's

been like to be them. Now there are times where I would be blood and urine tested twice a day.

They could be within a 30 minute window.

They're taking four to six miles of blood every time they test.

To be Olympic athletes who gave basically all of their privacy over to a drug testing system.

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