Australian swimmer Shayna Jack speaks after ASADA hearing
Drug-tainted Australian swimmer Shayna Jack has spoken out after her hearing with the Australian Sports Anti-doping Authority, saying she will leave “no stone unturned” in her bid to prove her innocence.
Jack is facing a four-year ban after testing positive to Ligandrol, a muscle growth agent, during an Australian swim camp last month ahead of the world championships in South Korea.
She has denied knowingly taking the drug but faces an uphill battle to avoid serving the full ban.
She initially cited personal reasons for leaving the competition only for her positive drugs test to later be leaked to the media.
Jack emerged from the meeting this afternoon, flanked by her lawyer and her mother, to address waiting media.
“I’m really happy with how everything’s going and I’m not going to stop until I prove my innocence,” she said.
“(I’ll) fight to get myself back in the pool because that’s my dream and I’m never going to let that go.”
Despite some conjecture about whether Swimming Australia had instructed Jack to remain silent about the test results, she threw her support behind the body.
“To be completely honest Swimming Australia has been nothing but supportive of me.
“Every decision that we’ve made has been together and we’re very happy with the decisions made.”
Her lawyer also read from a statement, saying they would leave “no stone unturned” in proving her innocence.
The swimmer expects to hear from ASADA in four to six weeks.
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