Shayna Jack (born 6 November 1998) is an Australian
swimmer
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.
She competed at the
, where she won two silver and two bronze medals in the relay events.
From 2019 to 2021, Jack served a 24 month suspension upheld by the
Court of Arbitration for Sport
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for an anti-doping rule violation on 26 June 2019.
2014: Double Junior Pan Pacific champion at 15 years of age
At the
, held in August in
Kihei
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Geography
Kihei is located at (20.759122, −156.457228).
According to the United States Census Bure ...
,
United States
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, 15-year-old Jack won a gold medal in the 4×100 meter freestyle relay with a
Championships record time of 3:39.73, the gold medal in the 100 meter freestyle with a 54.82, the silver medal in the 200 meter freestyle with a 1:59.48, a silver medal in the 4×200 meter freestyle relay, and placed fifth in the 50 meter freestyle.
[Hy-Tek (31 August 2014)]
"2014 Jr Pan Pacific Swimming Championships: Results"
''swmeets.com''. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
2019–2021: Positive doping test, Suspension
Jack pulled out of the
2019 World Aquatics Championships
The 2019 World Aquatics Championships were the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships, held in Gwangju, South Korea from 12 to 28 July 2019. The city had previously hosted the 2015 Summer Universiade aquatics events in the same venues. days before it started, citing "personal reasons". It was later revealed that Jack had tested positive for the anabolic agent
Ligandrol, which is popular with bodybuilders, during an out-of-competition test held by the
Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority
The Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) was a government statutory authority tasked to protect Australia's sporting integrity through the elimination of doping. The authority was part of the Department of Health's portfolio and wa ...
(ASADA); a follow-up sample further confirmed the banned substance in her system, and she was subsequently suspended by
Swimming Australia
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and investigated by ASADA.
[ She posted on Instagram saying that she "would never intentionally take a banned substance that would disrespect my sport and jeopardise my career". The investigation by ASADA was ongoing as of 29 July 2019.][ "Queensland swimmer Shayna Jack announced on Sunday that she had tested positive for anabolic agent Ligandrol - which is popular with bodybuilders - in late June and that a follow-up sample has confirmed the banned substance."]
The result of the investigation was unintentional ingestion of ligandrol by Jack and a 24 month suspension by the Court of Arbitration for Sport
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; french: Tribunal arbitral du sport, ''TAS'') is an international body established in 1984 to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland and its c ...
running from 12 July 2019 through 11 July 2021 for the anti-doping rule violation.[OlympicTalk (16 November 2020)]
"Shayna Jack, Australian swimmer, banned 2 years in doping case"
''NBC Sports
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''. Retrieved 20 January 2022. In September 2021, after Jack served the entirety of the imposed suspension, the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the suspension as served in full when challenged by Sport Integrity Australia and that Jack could return to competition.["Shayna Jack free to resume swimming after court dismisses appeal against reduced doping ban"](_blank)
''The Guardian
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''. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
2022: Return to competition
2022 Australian Swimming Championships
In May, at the 2022 Australian Swimming Championships
The 2022 Australian Swimming Championships were held from 18 to 22 May 2022 at the South Australia Aquatic and Leisure Centre in Adelaide, South Australia.
Originally scheduled for April, the meet was pushed back to May after the announcement o ...
, held in Adelaide
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, Jack achieved 2022 World Aquatics Championships and 2022 Commonwealth Games qualifying times in two individual events, winning the 50 metre freestyle with a time of 24.14 seconds, and placing second in the 100 metre freestyle behind Mollie O'Callaghan
Mollie Grace O'Callaghan, (born 2 April 2004) is an Australian swimmer. She competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. O'Callaghan swam on the first night of racing in the heats of the women's freestyle. She ended up winning 2 gold medals and a br ...
with a time of 52.60 seconds.[Hy-Tek (22 May 2022)]
"2022 Australian Swimming Championships"
''Swimming Australia
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''. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
2022 World Aquatics Championships
At the 2022 World Aquatics Championships
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In March 2022, after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, FINA banned both the Russian an ...
, with swimming competition contested at Danube Arena
The Danube Arena (in Hungarian: ''Duna Aréna'', unofficially ''Dagály Budapest Aquatics Complex'') is an aquatics complex located in Budapest, Hungary. It was designed by Marcell Ferenc and built between 2015 and 2017.
Design and construction
O ...
in Budapest
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, Hungary
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in June, Jack won her first medal of the championships in the 4×100 metre freestyle relay, splitting a 52.65 for the fourth leg of the relay to help win the gold medal in a final time of 3:30.95.FINA
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(18 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Women's 4x100m Freestyle Final Results"
''Omega Timing
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''. Retrieved 18 August 2022. She won her second and final medal three days later in the 4×100 metre mixed medley relay, swimming the freestyle portion of the finals relay in 52.92 seconds to contribute to the silver medal-winning time of 3:41.34 along with finals relay teammates Kaylee McKeown
Kaylee Rochelle McKeown (born 12 July 2001) is an Australian swimmer and triple Olympic gold medalist. She is a world record holder in the long course 100 metre backstroke and the short course 200 metre backstroke.Hanson, Ian (27 November 20 ...
(backstroke), Zac Stubblety-Cook
Izaac Keith Stubblety-Cook (born 4 January 1999) is an Australian swimmer. He is a former world record holder in the long course 200 metre breaststroke.
In 2021, Stubblety-Cook competed in the men's 100m and 200m breaststroke events at the 2 ...
(breaststroke), and Matthew Temple (butterfly).FINA
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(21 June 2022)
"19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN): Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay Final Results"
''Omega Timing
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''. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
2022 Commonwealth Games
In the 4×100 metre freestyle relay at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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, held in Birmingham
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, England
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, Jack helped win the gold medal in a time of 3:30.64 by splitting a 52.72 for the second leg of the relay in the final.["Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Final Results"](_blank)
''Longines
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''. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022. For the 50 metre freestyle, she swam a time of 24.36 seconds in the final to win the bronze medal, securing the final podium spot by finishing 0.42 seconds ahead of fourth-place finisher Emma Chelius of South Africa
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.["Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 50m Freestyle Final Results"](_blank)
''Longines
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''. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022. In the 100 metre freestyle
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The first swimmer to break the one-minute barrier (long course) was Johnny Weissmuller, in 1 ...
, she finished 0.25 seconds behind gold medalist Mollie O'Callaghan with a time of 52.88 seconds to win the silver medal.["Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Women's 100m Freestyle Final Results"](_blank)
''Longines
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''. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022. On 10 August, following her medal-winning performances at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Jack was named to the 2022 Duel in the Pool roster for Team Australia.["Games Stars Return to Finalise Duel Squad"](_blank)
''Swimming Australia
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''. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
Television
In 2020, it was announced Jack would be participating the Seven Network
The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air television network. It is owned by Seven West Media Limited, and is one of five main free-to-air television networks in Australi ...
's reality program '' SAS Australia''.[(2 October 2020]
Media Release: SAS Australia's full line up and air date revealed
''TV Blackbox''. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
World records
Long course metres
split 54.03 (1st leg); with Bronte Campbell
Bronte Campbell (born 14 May 1994) is a Malawian-born Australian competitive swimmer, a dual Olympic gold-medal winner and world champion. Her older sister, Cate, is also a competitive swimmer, and once held world records in both the short and ...
(2nd leg), Emma McKeon
Emma Jennifer McKeon, (born 24 May 1994) is an Australian competitive swimmer. She is a four-time world record holder, one current and three former, in the 4x100 metre freestyle relay. Her total career haul of 11 Olympic medals following the ...
(3rd leg), Cate Campbell
Cate Natalie Campbell, (born 20 May 1992) is a Malawian-born Australian competitive swimmer, and a current multiple world record holder, who won two bronze medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics, a gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, a gold ...
(4th leg)
References
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1998 births
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Swimmers at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Swimmers at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in swimming
Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Australian female freestyle swimmers
World record setters in swimming
Doping cases in Australian swimming
20th-century Australian women
21st-century Australian women