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Penny Oleksiak Accepts Two-Year Ban Over Whereabouts Violations

The Canadian star’s ineligibility follows three filing failures under anti-doping rules that require a daily one-hour testing window.

Penny Oleksiak reacts after competing in the 100m freestyle at the Canadian Olympic Swim Trials in Toronto on Friday, May 17, 2024.
Swimming - FINA World Championships - Budapest, Hungary - June 20, 2022 Canada's Penny Oleksiak reacts after qualifying during the women's 200m freestyle, heat 3 REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
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Canada's Penny Oleksiak at swimming competition in the US state of Illinois in March 2025

Overview

  • The sanction is retroactive to July 15, 2025 and runs through July 14, 2027, according to the Aquatics Integrity Unit and the International Testing Agency.
  • Officials say the case involved three whereabouts failures within a 12-month span between October 2024 and June 2025, and Oleksiak accepted the consequences without contest.
  • The Aquatics Integrity Unit states her competitive results from June 16, 2025 onward will be disqualified, including forfeiture of medals, points and prizes.
  • Oleksiak and Swimming Canada have characterized the issue as administrative and not related to the use of banned substances.
  • The seven-time Olympic medallist withdrew from July’s world aquatics championships and had been under a provisional suspension ahead of Tuesday’s decision.