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18 July 2025
Penelope Oleksiak committed three whereabouts failures1 within a 12-month period between October 2024 and June 2025.
The athlete has been notified of the case and has accepted a voluntary provisional suspension pending the resolution of this matter.2
She has the right to provide her explanations as to the circumstances of each whereabouts failure.
Given that the case is underway, there will be no further comments during the ongoing proceedings.
1 Under Article 7.4.4 of the World Aquatics ADR, athletes, on their own initiative can voluntarily accept a Provisional Suspension while their case is ongoing. The time served under voluntary provisional suspension will eventually be deducted from any period of ineligibility that may be imposed on the athlete for their ADRV.
2 Under Article 7.4.4 of the World Aquatics ADR, athletes, on their own initiative can voluntarily accept a Provisional Suspension while their case is ongoing. The time served under voluntary provisional suspension will eventually be deducted from any period of ineligibility that may be imposed on the athlete for their ADRV.
