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Penny Oleksiak Accepts Two-Year Ban for Whereabouts Failures

The retroactive sanction disqualifies results from mid-2025 with a CAS appeal still open.

Overview

  • Canada’s seven-time Olympic medallist is ineligible from July 15, 2025 through July 14, 2027 after accepting the penalty.
  • The case stems from three whereabouts failures within a 12‑month span between October 2024 and June 2025, which the ITA said she did not contest.
  • The Aquatics Integrity Unit says results from June 16, 2025 onward are disqualified, while ITA notices reference mid‑July, with forfeiture of medals, points and prizes.
  • Oleksiak and Swimming Canada said no banned substances were involved and characterized the lapses as inadvertent administrative errors.
  • She withdrew from the July World Aquatics Championships under a provisional suspension, and the decision can be appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.