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Swimmer Shayna Jack “still broken” over failed drug test

“I had no tears left.” - by Lucy Bode
  • 14 Oct 2020

If you’re not familiar with the name Shayna Jack, it’s time to get with the program. The talented Aussie swimmer is set to star in SAS: Australia this October - Channel Seven’s version of the British military-style reality TV show Who Dares Wins.

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The 5ft 8 blonde shot to fame alongside her world record-breaking 4x100m relay team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, which included sisters Bronte and Cate Campbell and Emma McKeon.

The foursome clocked a time of 3 minutes, 30.05 seconds, breaking the 3:30.65 time the sprint team marked at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics two years prior.

“I was about to cry many times,” the then 19-year-old told The Gold Coast Bulletin of the moment she stood on the winner’s podium.

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Shayna (far left) cheers on her relay teammates.

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“I did a few times before we got there but it was an unbelievable experience and one of those things … that every time I’ve talked about it I get a bit teary because of how much that moment meant to me.

“And especially because my brothers had never watched me race at an international level and having them in the stands made me cry instantly and my parents were there and it was beautiful.”

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Shayna (pictured) says it was "unbelievable" to win gold at the Commonwealth Games.

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In the lead up to the 2019 World Titles last July, one of Shayna’s doping samples returned traces of Ligandrol, a muscle growth agent.

She received a four-year ban from the pool courtesy of the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA), which is the maximum suspension for a first-time doping offence.

Shayna denied knowingly taking the drug and suggested the banned substance got into her system via contamination.

"I remember posting [a statement] on Instagram then just crying and crying until I had no tears left. Nobody really understood how much it broke me. I’m still broken,” the athlete said in an emotional interview with The Sydney Morning Herald.

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Shayna (pictured) is "still broken" over her doping scandal.

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Virtually overnight, Shayna became one of the most controversial figures in swimming, with many high-profile athletes, including Mack Horton, backing ASADA’s decision.

"I was disappointed to learn late yesterday that a fellow Dolphins team member had recently returned a positive A sample," Mack said in a statement.

"I applaud the decision to immediately withdraw the athlete in question from further competition until this matter is resolved.”

Earlier this year, Shayna took to social media to vow to continue to clear her name.

"Now the real fight begins. Today I received further notice in relation to my hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport," she captioned one post.

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Shayna (pictured) maintains her innocence and vows to fight her four-year ban.

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“Despite a lifetime of competing clean and knowing that I had not used any prohibited substance, my life changed in an instant and I was pitchforked into an unknown world of lawyers, politics and machinations that was completely foreign to me. The process has been extremely arduous and debilitating at times," she continued.

"There are many aspects of the anti-doping system that are seriously flawed but possibly the worst element is the presumption of guilt that one has to bear.

“What sort of system infers that you are guilty of an alleged breach and the responsibility falls on you to prove your innocence?

"I intend to win this fight and put myself back in the pool and reclaim my position as a member of the Australian swim team," she wrote.

For more, watch Shayna on SAS: Australia, which kicks off October 19th. She joins the likes of Roxy Jacenko, Nick Cummins and Candice Warner. 

RELATED: Olympians in profile: Mack Horton

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Lucy Bode
Lucy is Are Media's health and lifestyle editor, social media specialist and the go-to girl for all things holistic wellness. Her background as a journalist and passion for food, fitness and pop culture has led her to write for some of Australia’s leading publications over the course of her career.

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