'It will always haunt me': Swimmer Shayna Jack's fight against doping accusations | Australian Story

Shayna Jack has worn the label of "drug cheat" since she tested positive for a banned substance in 2019. Subscribe: bit.ly/3l7kXcR
The 22-year-old swimmer maintains she did not knowingly take the drug and is fighting to clear her name and get back in the pool.
Jack had her sights on the Olympic Games, but a positive tested meant she was banned from competition for two years.
As an appeal looms to increase her ban, she’s found herself at the centre of a much larger debate about world anti-doping rules that some say are railroading athletes.
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[@clydemorgan5297]

Its tough to take a side on because you want to be fair but you don't want to be duped by sophisticated cheaters .Maybe instead of having a strict 0% policy they can change the parameters for certain drugs to insure that the dose was way below any effectiveness level and was not administered over a prolonged period of time . Also change the sentencing guidelines so people who could have been victims of contamination don't face the same consequences as people who are most likely certain cheaters

[@nigelbiglari4552]

What types of foods & supplements other athletes in her team used to eat or drink????. Especially any supplements taken by athletes must be proven by Australian swiming authorities before any Aussie athletes taken them and Aussie athlets must use those supplements proved by Authorities only. Athlets foods & supplements must be supervised while they are actually eating & drinking. Having said that in this presentation show it has also been said that even Shayna's hair been tested which proved she is not a cheat. I think lots of people are involved in this case. I wish all Aussie athlets best of luck.

[@lydialee7224]

You want to change the rule to make a white athlete who is proven guilty innocent?

[@clydemorgan5297]

@@lydialee7224 There's always someone who wants to change a benign statement into an offensive and racially biased one and then hold the author accountable for that someone's delusions ..

[@clydemorgan5297]

@@lydialee7224 Race is not a factor , if the amount in her system is so small that it could not possibly affect her performance and could be considered coincidental , this should not be punished like a major offense , with a 4 year or 2 year ban etc.

[@sankbiank7069]

Met this girl in person, she seemed so stressed because of these allegations. She gave away some of her caps, so now I have an Australian cap. Fun fact: She has a black great Diane and he is a good boy.

[@cassiedege]

On 13th august 2020 I was home and ASADA turned up. They said there is a dopping investigation going on. Someone tried to bring drugs into the country using my identity. It was the worst day of my entire life even today I still am having extremely suicidal thoughts. ASADA did not care about my mental health it was awful there was no mental health support at all. This went on for months. ASADA treated me with no respect I just don’t understand why or how ASADA could be so nasty towards me for a crime that I did not commit. Someone out there has stolen my identity and committed a crime using my identity I get treated like a criminal and what happens to them?? Absolutely nothing!! I really feel for this poor girl I hope she would be back in the pool 🏊‍♀️

[@anon8095]

I’m pretty sure they are no longer accusations.

[@alexoh9671]

Lol I love how she says it is less likely to dope because she's Australian? Get off it

[@tonywilson4713]

Actually she's not wrong Australia has one of the tightest and most encompassing testing systems in the world. Every Australian Swimmer whos gone overseas since about 1986 was tested immediately after the trials. I know that for a fact because I was a swimmer back then. I know for a fact the Brits and Yanks started similar programs at that time as well. I had a scholarship to an American University and was there when they started that program. I know how that all worked because I got tested several times. So by the time of Barcelona (1992) EVERY Australian, British, American and anybody studying in America was thoroughly tested and that hasn't stopped to this day. These days as far as I know most countries test their athletes before they go overseas to avoid "mishaps." The problem is athletes don't always think about what they eat. They're mainly focused on training and getting through trials. *BUT* they are constantly warned that the testing is getting better and better and that there are foods that can trigger the tests. They have to be really careful with chicken and beef because a lot of livestock are fed steroids to grow faster. Places like McDonalds and similar should be no go for serious athletes who expect to be tested. What she should be slammed for is NOT LISTENING to the sports doctors and dieticians. They all know what's safe and what's not - its their job to know.

[@zhuangcorp]

@@tonywilson4713so by your logic, lance armstrong was likely innocent

[@anitaaustralia]

@@zhuangcorp no, he didn't say it's impossible. He said it's far less likely, and that is correct. It's substantiated by evidence

[@anubizz3]

Yes Australia special force also less likely to kill innocent people for fun, and yet they do, being a citizen of a nation does not make you a better human being, as Australians this kind of program sicken me, it make our country like hypocrite, well since we already make our drug dealer as celebrities and saints this program did not surprise me.

[@anitaaustralia]

@@anubizz3 drug dealers as saints? They gp to jail! You vlearly don't live in Australia

[@trn8061]

Immagine going through this and then you find out the whole Chinese Olympic team got off scott free. What a farce.

[@maxmeier532]

quite a biased piece. she had a banned substance in her system and that's that. just because she's pretty or because people around her dont believe she would cheat, doesnt mean anything. the result in the lab does mean something. maybe she just tried to get over the hump, maybe she doesnt consider it cheating cause it was just a little and everyone is doing something. maybe she did not ingest it on purpose, in which case she should have paid better attention to what she ingests. we dont want athletes, bc of their nature as role models as well as because of peer pressure, to do PEDs. There is a control system in place, that is quite inefficient in many ways, to check on the athletes. There is no human right to being a pro athlete. she can swim in her free time whenever she wants. maybe blessing in disguise, or she'll be on another episode of pro athletes getting depressed after their career. she can work on her future after pro sports now.

[@joshuanorton8084]

I think you're mistaken. The whole point of an anti-doping organisation is to stop intentional intake of chemicals that can cause an imbalance in fair play. Which is the exact opposite of what happened to Shayna. You cannot simply say that she can "work on her future after pro sports" this is her future. You can't remove someone from what they've worked on their whole life and then tell them to work on their future. They will have to start all over again. Not just that, but it is impossible for someone to keep track of everything they ingest. Chemicals in the air can change as you travel. You will not be able to keep specific chemicals out of your body all your life. As was mentioned, contamination is incredibly common, and the technology was able to pick up such a miniscule amount that the chemical had essentially no effect on her. You do not seem to understand the devastating effects of depression and how horrible mistreatment from other people is. Plus, with proof that she hadn't taken any chemicals previously and the fact that not even Shayna herself could find the cause of the substance increase should tell you how miniscule the amount is and how difficult it can be to avoid ingestion of different substances. Without the understanding of her point of view, you can't say she is the problem. 2 years is already ridiculous for miniscule, unintentional intake of substances. This may be part of the problem for Australia's drop in sport participation.

[@eggma7555]

@@joshuanorton8084 I do believe their must be some reforms to the law.

[@mikisunshine9334]

Just call me judgemental Max!!

[@daniellartey7898]

'Found guilty until otherwise proven' and in Jack's case who brought about the 'guilt' is the big issue.

[@renebranson1391]

Have a look at sweat transfer on the gym equipment used in Brisbane

[@FilipCordas]

They looked at that and magical ligandrol fairy that visits you at night and gives it to you. I mean what else could explain why would this short lived drug be in her system, why would anyone take something like this it's a mystery.

[@juliablake661]

I feel sorry for her because something like this will be very hard to recover from. I don’t think it was intentional at all and unfortunately there’s no definitive way of proving that. But I also think there’s a very real reason why the anti doping laws are sooo extreme and it’s because of all the athletes who have come before Shayna and have gotten away with cheating, some for years. You can’t claim to be the best in the world and also pump yourself full of steroids. I hope she finds some closure and I hope other athletes out there hear this story because pretty much every athlete should be worried.

[@mrtony9269]

"why would of she done it" what a stupid statement

[@siwiderrick]

lets see how hypocritical some people will be when they both support Mack Horton's action against Sun Yang, and empathy for Shayna Jack.

[@user-gr1bh1be4v]

Because she is their own people.

[@duncid7659]

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[@cherlloydbycherlloyd3897]

caught up the Sun Yang drama.

[@markzuckerberg6054]

Her and Mack Horton are hypocrites, accusing all other athletes.

[@realbudgiesmugglertwohatsb2611]

Ripped off ..stay strong girl ... Your strength is admirable...

[@notaconvictthatsforsure1007]

Give that girl a logy

[@ellasutton8100]

I have always looked up to Shayna as a swimmer and i still do. I am so glad she can finally get back in the pool after such a tough and long journey.

[@FilipCordas]

@S K Sure she is a cheat but Sun Yang was a cheater as well. Everyone is on steroids and a bunch of hypocrites.

[@jayadventurer2527]

@S K everybody single swimmers knows he is but again China keep going with their shit!! If she is suspended, that guy should be for life

[@HariHari-my7ez]

Aus cannot win without doping. So Sad.😭😭😭

[@Warewolfgirl1]

Good one Matt, really showing the Aussie spirit there 👍

[@lydialee7224]

Aussie spirit is white supremacy!

[@zhuangcorp]

I believe Shayna probably didnt intentionally cheat. But the rules dont mention anything about intention. I believe many others, including possibly Sun Yang, did not intentionally cheat and also must serve their punishment. Just be fair and objective, and dont make it about race.

[@purselmer5931]

Yeah, people who are innocent and know their samples are clean (NOT hard to do, btw), really SMASH the vile their blood is in before the testers can leave, right? Sun Yang is a cheat, he was found guilty, and appropriately punished for it. Forget him.

[@zhuangcorp]

@@purselmer5931 his case was overturned. So he wasnt found guilty for now. And did you even read his case? The tester did not bring certification. Its not crazy to think an athlete would refuse to give blood to an uncertified tester.

[@purselmer5931]

@@zhuangcorp But he DID give blood and this wasn't the first time he'd tried to evade testers. His blood was in the test tube when he smashed it. Overturned b/c of "bias." One of the 3 judges had been vocally against how the Chinese supposedly treat animals. He'll be retried. They did NOT overturn it on it's merits and he WAS banned in 2014 for cheating. The guy's a cheat.

[@zhuangcorp]

@@purselmer5931 ok, well Shayna tested positive, shes a cheat. no doging around that.

[@joek7031]

@@purselmer5931 would you let some random person of the street search your house with out proper identification or a warrant just because they say so? The heart medication that sun was taking back in 2014 is no longer even on the ban list.

[@tiffmeek]

How ridiculous. They could tell scientifically that she wasn't using long term and that the amount made no difference to her performance. She should be fully exonerated immediately and these ridiculous rules should be adapted to keep up with the science.

[@peters7413]

If this was a horror movie....."The trainer did it.... 😯"

[@chado3000]

I think it was the Russians...

[@diggingmystyle]

Yeah ok. I hear every prisoner says they're innocent too. I say she's guilty as hell.

[@diggingmystyle]

@Jack Shite oh my bad...I did not know you're a long time friend of hers.

[@pureone26]

I gotta say as a medical scientist, yes it is now incredibly easy with technology to detect minute amounts that can be absorbed through skin etc. I am amazed to be honest that the anti doping system has not already allowed for this/ factored it in. Particularly where it is such a tiny amount to not affect performance, no history of use, hair samples showing no ongoing use etc. Contamination of supplements is also extremely common. If that chemical is commonly used in gyms, then it would be very easy to be the next person onto a piece of equipment and it absorbs through your pores (which are open with sweating). Having also some experience with China (and the saving face mentality and men not tolerating a woman's rights, let alone western women), they took the Sun Yang thing very badly, as a big insult. I honestly would not rule out a set up eg powder being placed on shared exercise equipment, could easily be done. Countries like Russia and China sadly have a long history of such behaviour.

[@elisecooper1942]

I Agree. It was a set up she was framed.

[@winosandbar5077]

The Chinese hate here is thick. Lol.

[@timetraveller885]

Grow up, stop blaming it on Foreign countries!!!

[@terrymeng6321]

Chinese were attacking Mack Horton, not her. Suspecting a foreigner of setting her up would be like somebody accusing you of a serious crime like murder/assault with no evidence. Remember what Ian Thorpe said back in Rio Olympics about how an athlete must be responsible for everything in their body? More hypocrisy is showing up.

[@craigdavis3142]

The haters should all get a life as their ignorance is showing what kind of people they really are... The evidence supports that she is not a drug cheat... that however it got in her system it was accidental. The amount in her system had no benefit for her performance. Good luck Shayna... Don't give up... Keep fighting for the truth.

[@bandieboo8102]

Agree...

[@Hero.Lone-Wolf]

Except that it was an new experimental and expensive drug and not available on the market yet for any chance of cross contamination ... she tested positive twice for it ... ABC story program is made to be deliberately one sided to tell a person side of story .. it does not have to be true ... its what they want to tell without being challenged for it ! ABC Story is when people like Alan Jones and Ray Hardly comes to spruce up their social credit and sanitise their public image...

[@craigdavis3142]

@@Hero.Lone-Wolf she didn't test positive twice... it was the a & b sample... and it is not a new drug and when used deliberately it helps with muscle growth and repair and you would need masking agents to cover up it... which none were ever detected in Shayna's sample. Give her a fair go

[@aaronheaney2694]

I might accidentally drink and drive.

[@craigdavis3142]

@@aaronheaney2694 You probably do on purpose... It seems you struggle mentally to grasp the argument.

[@winosandbar5077]

Barry bonds is like “wait... I can just say it got in there accidentally and everyone will believe me?” And I’m like “are you a pretty white girl?” And the Barry Bonds will be like...” oh yeah.”

[@winosandbar5077]

Ps. Barry bonds never tested positive for a p.e.d.

[@doughair8952]

Viewing the program on Shayna Jack last night I observed several instances where contamination of the urine sample could have occurred. 1. The collection container held by the "collection official" as Shayna squatted on the toilet bowl. Do we know without doubt it was clean and sterile? It would appear this container was used to decant urine into each of the sample containers marked " A " & "B" in a non-sterile environment ie a public toilet

[@elisecooper1942]

I think it was a set up. Someone contaminated the urine sample. They wanted her out of the race.

[@Theaterfreak]

The athlete selects their own collection kit at random from a number of sample collection kits presented to them, which are completely sterile and sealed (like sterile surgical equipment). The athlete themselves has to verify there’s no sign of damage/tampering to the kit before they can use it, obviously to prevent either accidental or deliberate contamination. The athlete also splits their sample into the A/B containers themselves, which are also sealed, and chosen/inspected by the athlete at random. For any contamination to have occurred there, then every single kit would have had to be carefully rigged and then expertly re-sealed. The sample containers are sealed by the athletes themselves also, then the athlete fills in paperwork to verify all the above. In the lab samples are transferred from the sealed containers in an aseptic lab environment by a sterile pipette (as it’s a biohazard, minimises risk of transferring potential illness). The trouble a lab would have to go to deliberately tamper with samples isn’t small, but to frame one single athlete would be utterly pointless. It’s also far less likely post-Russia, given how colossal that scandal was (and how involved their lab operations were). If it was some big conspiracy then it would’ve been blown wide open by now. I’m not saying it’s impossible her sample was contaminated after she gave it, but it’s unlikely. It’s more likely it entered her system before she gave the sample, however that may have been.

[@brendakabanda2181]

@@Theaterfreak thanks for that explanation. I was starting to think that it might have been contaminated.

[@soapiesoap5649]

If they test positive to small amounts of prohibited substance they should give them to option to have a hair sample and if it’s a one off small amount that says a lot right there.

[@williamblack7813]

100% Correct!

[@gabriellautaru4058]

Shayna's case is truly scary, especially in view of the fact that she'll never know how the Ligandrol got in her system. If the threat of contamination is so pervasive, so as to even be present in one scoop of a supplement but not in the next, or for that matter, on a surface with which an athlete can come into contact with and not even be able to forsee, perhaps technology should also be able to assist in proving whether that chemical intake was intentional or accidental. Otherwise, anyone with a competing agenda could, conceivably, plot to derail a whole national team with an act of chemical attack that is so subtle and yet so deterministic, that any preventative measure to combat that possibility, regardless of how improbable it is, that it would have to literally rival that which is normally required for military purposes.

[@Roadrunnerz45]

i feel sorry for her. hopefully she can get back out there soon, she is still young and in her prime.

[@bandieboo8102]

Same here...I can't believe all the haters in the comments here....I bet not one of them has achieved anything in their lives... Fact is it was such a small amount of "L"..in her system and it would never have enhanced her performance in any way. The Abritrator spoke truth .. This young lady has been put through the wringer...the Govt agencies involved are despicable.. please CATE Campbell..NEVER give up supporting her....best wishes Ms Shayna!!...🥰...

[@Hero.Lone-Wolf]

Feel sorry for Sun Yang too for Australia being so racist to him ..

[@JoeVike]

@@Hero.Lone-Wolf nice work troll

[@calvincalvin3132]

nobody takes steroids accidently lol

[@yizhou4181]

@@JoeVike great double standard. classic westerners

[@neoistheI]

It took them awhile to name the substance lol. She had the perfect upbringing for being a great. Surely it was only a minute amount found. Though, the masking of drugs is the concern there. Nice advertising there for Hardcore Series Myo-Lgd supplement lol.

[@garyfearon5637]

I believe her 100 percent. Never heard of her of the story until now but she seems legit.

[@tonymatthewaustin9597]

This is heart breaking.

[@tonymatthewaustin9597]

@S K nice to know there’s delusional people living a fake reality. Hope you’re having a great day.

[@jamesgardiner1327]

@S K chinese bot

[@lydialee7224]

For white supremacy?

[@chatbud]

Poor Shayna. Hope her 2 beautiful doggos help make her sane...

[@ABCNewsIndepth]

Binge episodes of Australian Story here at this playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLDTPrMoGHssDzqF7spxT_VH3Zd266tSEp

[@mht4908]

Shouldn't there be a modification on the rules where the positive test has to reach a certain percentage in order to be deemed as an intentional ingestion? (ie. Let's say 0.50 µg is the amount that a substance will cause noticeable impacts on the athlete). Athletes can follow all necessary precautions, but they can't prevent cross contamination in pre-packaged products that are well integrated into their routine. If something like this was integrated into the rules, then a lot of athletes that accidentally ingested negligible amounts of banned substances would have avoided being called drug cheats

[@bandieboo8102]

Go Shayna go!!! 😊🇦🇺🇦🇺

[@adipratomo7218]

hope you come back strong 💪

[@annapolis97]

Sorry but it’s not an accident. I’m an athlete, and we are well aware of if and when we are using banned substances. It’s just a matter of her getting caught at the right time. Sports are hard, and the temptation is almost irresistible. You’re better off being honest and just owning a mistake if you were able to be competitive enough to be at the top.

[@Joe-bo]

What a disgrace. Cheater

[@choicedamiso2382]

The minute intention becomes an element that makes the system biased in favour of those who can afford expensive legal representation

[@PIANOPHUNGUY]

I watched the Australians win the 4x100 m freestyle relay. They were leading by 3 body lengths. Just like the East Germans did in the 4x100 m medley relay at the 1976 Montreal Games. Now Australia is coming out of nowhere. Not winning a single individual gold in Rio to winning 5? gold in Tokyo. And many golds by body lengths. ORAL TURINABOL. State sponsored doping program by a country with a small population just like East Germany. Shame!

[@munchkins5978]

Maybe we stepped up our game in swimming? And we picked the right swimmers? Sorry we didn't get enough golf in Rio to your expectations 🤷‍♂️

[@terrymeng6321]

@@munchkins5978 I thought it was obvious sarcasm.

[@lydialee7224]

@@munchkins5978 or you doped all the way.

[@munchkins5978]

@@lydialee7224 yea we doped like sun yang

[@ns2110theonly]

Yup!! And suddenly the Australian girls all look muscular like men. Overnight. What a coincidence.

[@g1598]

Some protein shakes etc have small amounts of banned substances to illicit stronger change to this who are less trained and get them hooked on buying more. I'd be interested to see the food diary of her daily intake, but I do think this is just a pr piece but also an interesting insight into what is happening around her life. On the note of Australian athletes doping I would say it would be extremely hard not to get caught due to the level of random testing

[@langdonowen161]

There are no anabolic steroids or Ligandrol in any over the counter protein powders, get real

[@langdonowen161]

Reread

[@langdonowen161]

just to be clear Ligandrol has never been detected

[@kensei1984]

Testing is not random. With the sample she provided when she caught called, she stated on her story on instagram that she was panicked because "it wasn't her time". They know when they get tested.

[@choicedamiso2382]

Yes. It has to be strict liability. If it's in your body you should be out. The effects of doping depend on the presence of the dope not how it got there and the intentions of any person

[@darkknightwithanidea1845]

Regardless of what happens in the future she’ll make it. How ? Because this strong, outstanding, young woman is a total warrior. She has the physical, mental & emotional aptitude to survive the politics. GO Shayna. Keep swimming , not for anyone else but YOU! You’ve already won gold in the eyes of the human race. 10 times over.

[@hermionepink96]

Stay strong. Never heard of Shayna before, but the way she has been treated is disgusting. She is innocent. This is so scary that you can put all your heart and soul into a sport and have it snatched away from you like that when you didn't do anything wrong. I am an athlete as well and I feel it is so unfair to punish someone when the detected substance is too small to even impact your body/performance. This scares me for when I get my random drug testing. This could really happen to anyone. It should be innocent until proven guilty when you are talking about taking away someone's career, passion and joy for years. God Bless Shayna. I pray the hearing goes in her favor and she can return to her sport and be on that Olympic podium someday with a gold medal around her neck.

[@va3403]

Where is that dude in dorky glasses who was very vocal about Sun Yang and refused to shake his hand? He's gone low profile on the pretty white Australian girl. Come on, where is your integrity|? Don't look so obviously racist! Start shaming the girl too!

[@mrbenwong86]

One sugar cube over 45 swimming pool, so if someone drop one these in the Olympic pool, than everyone who competed in the Olympic will be tested positive.

[@r0ky_M]

So how much Ligandrol was in her system?

[@zac2780]

I felt so bad for that girl when I heard everything, I knew how much that would damage her career in Australia poor girl. 4 years is a joke!

[@Hero.Lone-Wolf]

She took that supplement knowingly and she got caught . now she is trying to play the victim while in the meantime people are calling Sun Yang a cheat ... how hypocritical of Australia ... That supplement that she took is quite expensive and experimental .. therefore its traces would never have been found in common supplements due to any cross contamination ... !!! She is just playing to the public and hoping that because she is blonde, people would be sympathetic to her plight ... you cannot have one rule for swimmer like Sun Yang and yet let our swimmers get off free ...

[@AirHoward]

@@Hero.Lone-Wolf To be honest most Australians are calling Shayna Jack a cheat too

[@Hero.Lone-Wolf]

@@AirHoward thank you ..

[@petermcgreevy6386]

@@Hero.Lone-Wolf Sun Yang could have blond hair if he wanted as well ,just buy some colour in a bottle.

[@nicolel3041]

Nothing wrong with taking a supplement if its clean! Not sure what ur on about, and she didn't take the drug knowing. Clearly you didn't watch because even the scientist proved it was such a low dosage it didn't even effect her body. Her hair sample proved no long term taking. She knew the testers would be at the trials so why would u start taking a drug days before a known "surprise" test. As an ex swimmer. You knew which trials and races had the testers its not a secret. Not everyone thats supportive of shayna Jack is calling Sun Yang a cheat, your just jumping to conclusions.... The difference thou is integrity! Shayna has that Sun does not

[@outlawd1]

Question is why all the "professional" compitition? Sports prove absolutely NOTHING! oh look at me I got a medal, I'm the best !!! So what who cares !! it's a distraction from important things in life and just makes corporate sponsors rich ! Sports should be for relaxation period!

[@markknoop6283]

90% of all sport events I'm watching give a feeling of wrestle mania.

[@flyboymic7182]

No sorry there not wrong, test do not lie. However you’re a beautiful person and you can beat this. Just keep clean and keep swimming till the 4 years are up, then your back💪

[@nickfarajian861]

In the world of sports 99% of athletes are doping whether you you believe it or not, baseball, swimming, basketball, cycling. Where there are large money and medals involved people will do anything to win. That’s a 100%. Yes you have to train it doesn’t mean you can just take it and and that it. But if it is taken because they wanna win.

[@user-jl9vs1xg5n]

99% is a bit of a stretch but yes theres theres more of them than people think

[@aaronheaney2694]

If you get caught just own it and move on.

[@marioelburro1492]

Awww i hope she gets better because she has struggled in her long journey and i share the same emotions shes putting out and no one should suffer from that. Im just gonna ignore the FACT that it was in HER system and it just MAGICALLY got in her🥺

[@richardvergara]

So...why did she take it again?

[@roblockhart8410]

It seems odd that she just randomly had one of the most popular Sarms for females, and one that doesn’t stay in your system very long, magically get into her system. I really want to give her the benefit of doubt because she’s so cute. I think I’ll have to believe that China planted it in her food 🧐

[@winosandbar5077]

Thank you. If it’s in your body it is YOUR fault.

[@bokky24]

OMG I was thinking the same thing.

[@casiecase12]

"Because she's so cute"? The hypocrisy

[@kensei1984]

Also, she knew when she was going to be tested, it's not random at swimming Australia, it probably goes much deeper than just Jack. Horton is also full of shit for not calling her out in the same way as Sun. And also how she blamed her supplement sponsor too, omg. Cheat is a cheat, no matter age, race, religion, or whether you're a circle of a square.

[@ns2110theonly]

Late to the party but same. It didn’t fly into her system by magic carpet ride. I love the people defending her because she’s hot🙄

[@TA-wg9oi]

So if I understand this correctly, the athlete chooses from 3 sealed packages which contain the specimen jar. The athlete also chooses from 3 sealed packages which contain a box in which the collected samples are placed in for transport to a laboratory. Whilst at the Cairns swimming pool gym (also on pool deck), Shayna Jack is taken to a public toilet by an official to collect a urine sample to be sent to a laboratory for testing (as quoted in the video). Why is an official taking an athlete to a contaminated public toilet (at a gym where LCD's are taken) for samples that will be sent to a laboratory!!!

[@gopackers6054]

Anything is possible. hey, I never thought maria sharapova would dope.

[@maxmeier532]

people are so superficial and dumb arent they. they see a hot young chick and they believe every word she says even though from a investigative pov she is guilty. she had motive, there is physical evidence. Case closed.

[@timetraveller885]

Where there's smoke, there's fire!

[@hinkeschokker144]

Weak statement from SIA. Blindly following rules without considering common moral sense is a dangerous thing. Also, the statement that they have no evidence that there has ever been found ligandrol in supplements, and that it could also be microdosing is simply a harmful and irrational impeachment. I truely hope Shayna will win her appeal and that her case will eventually help in making a change and make the anti-doping system fair. Go Shayna!!

[@kardonewman54]

I totally believe this extraordinary Woman and Athlete. I love Australian Story but wonder if this story being shared on a more commercial level would prove helpful to navigating a new and realistic 'social perspective on this complex and socially changed situation. ALL the best to her ♥️

[@peterrees6346]

How do we know that the Chinese athletes haven’t also inadvertently been exposed to a micro dose.

[@zekejones2249]

Because its been known for years that China has a state sanctioned doping programme?

[@erinh2775]

Hahaha good one

[@joek7031]

@@zekejones2249 that's rich coming from Australia, or any westerner. Most drug cheats from the west..

[@zekejones2249]

@@joek7031 Crap. Outside of road cycling which is largely a European thing, most drug cheats come from communist states with state sponsored doing programmes, like China and Russia.

[@terrymeng6321]

@@zekejones2249 The Eastern Europeans haven't been communists since 1991 but I guess the stupid troll just calls anything it doesn't like communist.

[@marknorris3769]

obviously a pro like this would absolutely know that if you dope you will get caught , it's not remotely plausible that she doped , but nobody can say absolutely that she didn't , really an impossible situation , her family should have recognized how hopeless and arduous and expensive and exhausting , the legal fight would be , and advised her to just walk away chin up , if you are a pro like this only food and water should go in your mouth , all of those supplements and breakfast protein powders are useless . Wouldn't we all like to know the truth here , that's never happening

[@rekki27]

So it's in supplements that are sold everywhere in the country & yet you can't test for amount or frequency of use..that's farken useless.

[@tangiers365]

How did Phelps get away with sinking cones if he was tested so much

[@Gertzy41]

Macca, s cones

[@winosandbar5077]

Weed isn’t a p.e.d. LoL

[@kensei1984]

Weed isn't a PED, but it is still a prohibited substance. Also, Phelps DID serve a suspension AND lost sponsors.

[@brucepedersen4032]

MMA fighter Yoel Romero won a case about drug cheating by finding the source of contaminent in a supplement. He won 27 million US.

[@seanandsectiomuir3324]

He didnt win a case about drug cheating, he sued the supplement company. Big difference.

[@yeoweehuathuat8926]

No chance for doping swimmer

[@lottaohlsson5018]

The rules are fair, you alone are responsible for what you put into your mouth. Could never be another way, and regardless you have to accept the test and it's results. .

[@Fluid1dentity]

100% doper. Good riddance.

[@darkknightwithanidea1845]

Same old story that never changes. You give your best & you prove to your country your’e a patriotic athlete & as soon as they want to - they throw you under the bus. No support,. No plan B. You’re on your own. The fight becomes your life to prove your innocence. In Australia your guilty to proven innocent. The drug testing protocol is like handing out speeding tickets at a Mount Panorama speed race.

[@hollydisanto9148]

Where there is Humans there is human error. This testing seems sloppy. Cups in public restrooms ? 😳

[@aus1107]

Go Shayna Paris 2024🇦🇺🦘🇦🇺

[@chuckevans2758]

The doping testing needs to be better. You know how much levels of a drug increase performance. If you don’t then you need to change your testing

[@wheresbaby7783]

Someone doped her cuz they were trying to get her

[@marymcmahon2128]

Any athlete that tests positive for drugs should have a life time ban. No excuses

[@blackpinkoffical]

"LEADING ANITI DOPE" CHECK THE FACTS

[@duggydugg3937]

dsabotage is possible by a person or more likely a nation's sport club

[@matthewlang7364]

I completely one sided story. Journalism at its finest.

[@kardonewman54]

Perhaps your sentence beginning incorrectly with 'I' would indicate that you don't know much about journalism. Perhaps keep in mind that the title of the show is 'Australian Story.'

[@user-jt3dm4mo7i]

26:45 There was about 10 seconds of the second side. And it's pretty to the point. Shayna gave "zero" evidence of innocence but she did cry a lot.

[@CliffMiller-hl8fn]

I 100% believe her and hope she wins big in Paris!

[@suzannepadden7201]

I belive her

[@SGTPTI329034]

Too many shades of grey here when assessing innocence or guilt linked to the illegal use of PEDs. This is an example where everything is not black and white, so SIA and WADA should adjust policy that gives consideration to these grey areas.

[@byronaus]

They should just allow all athletes to dope intentionally and legally thus avoiding all of this crap. Make the playing field level. Or have a separate olympics race just for intentional doping athletes.

[@mont9150]

I come here because SAS.

[@codaddicted1429]

The same thing happened to Yulia Efimova and no one cared...

[@pureone26]

wow a few comments here from chinese men.

[@skylerthompson5844]

Yeah it's called karma, because Australia was bashing their Sun Yang and now China exacts their revenge on Shayna Jack. Nothing out of the ordinary.

[@general8284]

Get disciplined those batch tested protein shakes!

[@saidharthi2223]

clickbait media is too bloody toxic for our athletes mental health

[@KD-jg5yd]

Positive idol .

[@missmoth2588]

I think this is so wrong, If all the tests show there was no long-term use and no benefit from it was a tiny trace amount clearly she should not be punished for this. A shity jealous person could have done this to her to get her out of the way or it could just be a freak accident. I do feel this is not something she did and it is wrong and I agree the rules need to be changed. It is very telling that they have been able to pinpoint the time it happened to those last few days in public places before the test was taken, It sounds like a fit-up to me! I wonder if it may have challenged because the sample was taken in a public toilet. It all seems very odd that they are being this hard on her when all the evidence shows how clean she had been for so long. How do we know that a Chinese person or athletes didn't contaminate her as it was such a small amount?

[@Hero.Lone-Wolf]

The problem is that Australia was so high and mighty pointing finger at other swimmers and accusing them of being a cheat .. people like Mack Horton being so jealous of Sun Yang and that old hag Dawn Fraser accusing other swimmers of being a cheat on telly so now when suddenly when it is one of your own ... oops .. every one is running for cover .. every one coming up with excuses for her .. pathetic !!!

[@joek7031]

Lol there's just no shame in you australian to suggest the chinese spiked her drink?? Lol

[@fortitudo1409]

my theory is that she was having intimate relations with a guy who goes at the gym during her camp, who took supplements for his body but she refuses to say it because its embarrassing, it will break her couple and also wouldn't reduce her ban.

[@robertbruce7572]

There's always that one person that ruins it for others. You got caught, so time to face the music. I mean, it's Ligandrol. Illegal in Australia, extremely rare and difficult to get access too and was what? Just randomly found in you by coincidence? Come on we weren't born yesterday.

[@Hero.Lone-Wolf]

Thats true ... its a new experimental drug and expensive .. you will not see that in supplement manufacturing plants ... so thats just not gonna happen .. she tested positive twice so it wasn't a fluk ...

[@i.w.p3476]

@@Hero.Lone-Wolf yes you hate her. We know it already. Move on.

[@valentinarazongallardo2062]

But the amount of ligandrol was very low and couldn’t have an impact on her body. I mean, science supports her and that should be enough

[@Hero.Lone-Wolf]

@@valentinarazongallardo2062 It means most have passed through her body already ...

[@melaniejonker8828]

What a beautiful girl, in and out.

[@lydialee7224]

If she actually doped, then what would you say. You never know the truth.

[@Gertzy41]

Shayna which swimmer did you kiss to catch that bug ???🤣

[@brettashley7165]

if you can assume that the swimmer was dishonest for whatever reason ,also assume that anyone who had access to the sample could have tainted it for a myriad of reasons ,they should have gotten a second test done from a seperate entity

[@wheresbaby7783]

Who doped her

[@nocturnalwolf7559]

Dope seems to be attracted especially to athletes lol what? Someone slipped her performance enhancing dope ? To make her be a champ? 🤣🤣🤣🤣 they are all innocent apparently

[@lettucelettuce3032]

Sun yang be like

[@joek7031]

Doper...

[@jaffa3910]

What a cheat! She should be banned for good boo,hoo

[@jpride100]

Props to this legend!Not only did she smash SAS Australia and impress Ant and the DS but before that she took the fight to the Accusers,remaining staunch and honest,genuine and in my opinion Guilt Free!My mental health is no good and im sure if it were me it would be the push i needed to end my life..I'm only here because of how close i am to my family..But it's a fine line every day and the weight that was put on her shoulders would have been the end of me.RESPECT SHAYNA 💛