"It's never been me to do performance-enhancing drugs or even think about doing performance-enhancing drugs, she said. But she does accept full responsibility for the predicament she finds herself in. First and foremost, I'm sorry that this happened. It wasn't something I ever wanted to happen. It wasn't something I ever expected to happen. I did do something wrong at the end of the day, and it's something that I do have regret around, she said."
"Oleksiak was suspended in late November by World Aquatics for what the organization terms whereabouts violations essentially Oleksiak was not where she said she would be for her daily 60-minute availability window for testing. She said despite those missed test, she gets tested often throughout the season. They show up at your house to do bloodwork and urine tests and everything. And in between those three tests that I missed, I was being tested on various occasions, whether at meets or at home, Oleksiak added."
Penny Oleksiak, 25, received a two-year suspension from World Aquatics on Nov. 25 for whereabouts violations after missing three required anti-doping tests. She denies ever using performance-enhancing drugs and says the infractions resulted from scheduling oversights. Oleksiak accepts responsibility, expresses regret, and apologizes for the situation. Despite the ban she plans to train independently in public pools while based in Los Angeles and aims to compete at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. She notes she has been tested frequently at meets and at home and says testers sometimes arrive for bloodwork and urine checks.
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