1.1. Ms. Rebeca Braga Gusmao filed three appeals against decisions of the Doping Panel of the Fédération Internationale de Natation dated 12 May 2008, 17 July 2008, and 3 September 2008 respectively, which stated various anti-doping rule violations allegedly committed by her and, in the most recent of which, Ms. Gusmao was declared ineligible to compete for life. The appeals have been consolidated and are heard by this Panel (see below at para. 2.1).