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In the gun ... Eamon Sullivan, James Roberts, James Magnussen and Matt Targett. Source: Gregg Porteous / News Limited
Members of Australia's 4x100m freestyle relay team have admitted abusing prescription drugs in the lead-up to last year's London Olympics.
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Fronting a media conference in Sydney on Friday, the swimmers admitted using the sedative Stilnox as part of a "bonding session".
They now face sanctions from the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) which could include bans and fines.
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The AOC banned athletes from using Stilnox and other prescription sedatives about three weeks before the start of the London Games.
Five of the six freestyle relay squad members - James Magnussen, Tommaso D'Orsogna, Cameron McEvoy, Eamon Sullivan and Matthew Targett - admitted to all taking one Stilnox tablet during their bonding session at the pre-Games camp in Manchester.
Fellow swimmer James Roberts was with his teammates during the "bonding session" but did not take Stilnox.
Australian Swimmers' Association general manager Daniel Kowalski read out a statement on the relay swimmers' behalf at Friday's media conference.
"We all acknowledge that at the time Stilnox was consumed, it had been recently prohibited by the AOC," Kowalksi read.
"We own up to it ... and are deeply sorry for it."
Favoured to win the gold medal in London, a team of Magnussen, Targett, Sullivan and Roberts swam the final and finished fourth.
The swimmers believed the bonding session was "harmless fun".
All six will now also face a Swimming Australia integrity panel.
World 100m champion Magnussen and Sullivan insisted taking Stilnox had no effect "at all" on their swim performances in London.
Magnussen said the prescription drug was taken "to bond with these guys".
"In hindsight it was a ridiculous choice and ridiculous method ... but I don't feel it affected my performance," Magnussen said.
The revelations came a day after Swimming Australia created its integrity panel in the wake of two damning reviews released publicly on Tuesday.
One review, into culture and leadership, found a "toxic" culture cruelled Australia's swim team at last year's London Olympics.
Australian swimmers won just one gold, six silver and three bronze medals at the London Games, the lowest tally in the pool in two decades.
The nation also failed to produce an individual gold medallist for the first time since the 1976 Montreal Olympics.
The review cited incidents of "getting drunk, misuse of prescription drugs, breaching curfews, deceit, bullying" which were not addressed by team hierarchy.
A separate review, into swimming's governance and high performance program, identified shortcomings including a lack of clear national vision and poor accountability, transparency and communication.
It also found Swimming Australia's board was unable to deal with issues and made 35 recommendations to improve governance and the high performance program.
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