Ben Proud denies Enhanced Games will encourage young people to try doping

Ben Proud denied that young people will be tempted to dope after watching him at the Enhanced Games. He said there is a blurry line but argued that the athletes involved have clean careers and are competing for a specific reason under the safest environment possible. Sporting bodies and anti-doping agencies have universally condemned the event. Proud said he is at peace with his decision and is not worried about his reputation, emphasizing that his past decade was clean and that his current work is different. He accepted that performance-enhancing drugs and polyurethane suits banned in normal competition could help him and Kristian Gkolomeev swim faster, potentially by one to two percent each, possibly under the official world record.

"They're both extremely valuable when it comes to racing. As a matter of percentage, it could be anywhere between one to two per cent each. I wouldn't be surprised if both of us go under the official world record."

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