Overview

• Oleksiak announced on July 4 that she will not compete at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore after disclosing a preliminary whereabouts inquiry.
• She emphasized that the case concerns only her location filings and “does not involve any banned substance.”
• Swimming Canada CEO Suzanne Paulins called the lapse an inadvertent administrative mistake and reaffirmed Oleksiak’s clean-athlete status.
• The 25-year-old pulled out voluntarily to prevent any potential impact on Canada’s relay and overall team results while the investigation continues.
• The probe remains in its early stages with no sanctions issued so far and World Aquatics has not yet responded to requests for comment.