Ian Thorpe launched an astonishing attack on swimming's world governing body yesterday, accusing FINA of not doing enough in the war against drugs.

The Australian said he believed the sport was not drug-free and never would be while FINA was in charge. "A lot of things that FINA do disappoint me and one of those is the lack of tests they carry out," Thorpe told a news conference. Thorpe said he was disappointed at FINA's decision not to test for erythropoietin.

Swimming has been plunged into a series of doping scandals in recent years including the last World Championships in 1998 when a Chinese swimmer was caught smuggling human growth hormone into Australia and four of her team mates were banned for using diuretics.