Overview

• Chinese swimmers averaged 8.8 anti-doping tests each from Jan. 1, compared with 4.1 for U.S. athletes, 2.2 for British swimmers and 8.2 for neutral competitors.
• To date, the Aquatics Integrity Unit has administered 4,018 tests as part of its enhanced screening for the July 11–22 championships in Singapore.
• Anti-doping controls will remain in place through the competition, with 830 samples slated for collection over the event’s 24 days.
• China’s Wang Haoyu topped his teammates with 13 tests, while breaststroke world record holder Qin Haiyang underwent 12 tests.
• The intensified program aims to rebuild confidence after 23 Chinese athletes tested positive for trimetazidine in 2021, a case later linked to hotel kitchen contamination.