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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Sport
- Yahoo
Summer McIntosh wins 2nd gold in quest for 5 at swimming worlds with victory in 200 IM
Canadian superstar Summer McIntosh is two for two in her pursuit of five individual gold medals at the swimming world championships, capturing the 200-metre individual medley Monday in Singapore. The 18-year-old from Toronto finished in a time of two minutes 6.69 seconds, shy of the world record of 2:05.7 she set last month at the Canadian trials in Victoria. B.C. Mary Sophie-Harvey of Trois-Rivières, Que., took bronze in 2:09.15, finishing behind American Alex Walsh (2:08.58). WATCH l McIntosh captures gold, Harvey bronze in 200m IM: "I'm not super happy with the time, but honestly, at a world championships, my goal is just to go as fast as I can go, not focus too much on anything else," McIntosh said after the race. "But, I mean, I'm still happy with the gold and just want to continue my streak for the next coming event." McIntosh extended her Canadian-best career gold medal total at long-course worlds to six, and with her 10th medal overall surpassed Kylie Masse and Penny Oleksiak for most ever by a Canadian. WATCH l CBC Sports' The Ready Room recaps Day 2 of swimming finals: Next up for McIntosh is the 200m butterfly, with the semifinals scheduled for Wednesday and final on Thursday, and then the 800m freestyle Saturday before finishing up with the 400m IM on Sunday. McIntosh won the 400m freestyle on Sunday, defeating rival Katie Ledecky of the U.S. to capture her first international title in the event. Famed Olympian Michael Phelps is the only swimmer to have won five individual gold medals at a world championships. For Harvey, it was her first-ever individual long-course worlds medal. The 25-year-old finished fourth in three events at the Paris Olympics, but finally broke through at her fourth long-course worlds. "I'm really happy tonight I can come away with the bronze medal," Harvey told CBC Sports' Devin Heroux. "I didn't really care about the time, honestly. I just wanted to get a medal for Canada and step on the podium with Summer again. I think it's something really special." McIntosh invited Harvey to celebrate with her atop the podium as they sang along to the Canadian national anthem. "Definitely the highlight for me tonight was Mary getting on the podium. That's absolutely incredible," McIntosh said. " ...and she's worked so hard for this. And to see her get the result, I mean, I think she's over the moon about it and she deserves it. And to share that moment for Team Canada was amazing." Canada now has four medals at the World Aquatics Championships, including a silver in the women's 20m high diving by Montreal's Simone , which was the country's first medal of the competition. WATCH l McIntosh shows off her gold nails after IM victory: Yu Zidi, a Chinese 12-year-old, finished fourth behind Harvey in 2:09.21, just missing a medal as she astounds the swim world with her times. She is also due to compete in the 400 IM and 200 butterfly, probably her strongest events. In other results Monday, Masse of LaSalle, Ont., and Taylor Ruck of Kelowna, B.C., advanced to Tuesday's final in the women's 100m backstroke. Masse, a two-time world champion in the event, clocked 58.66 for the third-fastest semifinal time behind American Regan Smith (58.21) and Australian Kaylee McKeown (58.44).. Ruck qualified fifth overall in 59.18. "I wasn't really thrilled with my morning swim, but the first one in the meet is always a little bit challenging and just not knowing where you're at," Masse said. "To be able to get that one over with and to be able to put up a pretty good time tonight, I'm happy with it and looking forward to tomorrow night." WATCH l Harvey happy to share podium with McIntosh: Gretchen Walsh broke through with the first gold in Singapore for the United States, taking the 100 butterfly in 54.73. The silver medallist a year ago in Paris, Walsh was just off her world-record time of 54.60 set earlier this year. Roos Vanotterdijk of Belgium took silver in 55.84 and Alexandria Perkins of Australia won bronze in 56.33. Watch live coverage of every race at the swimming worlds on and CBC Gem, with finals beginning at 7 a.m. ET each day. The full competition schedule is available . Walsh acknowledged in a post-race interview at poolside that the American team had been hit with a bout of what team officials called "acute gastroenteritis." It was picked up at a training camp in Thailand prior to their arrival in Singapore. U.S. officials have confirmed the outbreak but have given few details. "It was not easy, and I'm just really proud of myself," Walsh said, thrilled to be under 55 seconds. "It took a lot of guts. I just wanted to go out there and do it for my team, just represent the flag well. It came out of somewhere, but I'm really, really happy." Walsh's older sister Alex was almost even with McIntosh after 150 metres, swimming a strong breaststroke leg to make it a race. "I was really excited on the breaststroke leg," she said. "I could see her and I knew I was kind of gaining on her because breaststroke is my best stroke. I was really excited and, obviously coming home on the freestyle, that's definitely where my biggest weakness [is]." WATCH l Full replay of Monday's swimming finals session: Two other finals wrapped up Monday's schedule. Qin Haiyang, the world champion in 2023, defeated Paris Olympic winner Nicolo Martinenghi of Italy in the 100 breaststroke. Qin clocked 58.23 to give China its first gold in Singapore with the Italian swimmer finishing in 58.58. Denis Petrashov of Kyrgyzstan took bronze in 58.88. "I've been injured and it's not been easy to get back to my best," Haiyang said. "I'm at best at 70%. I'm probably lucky. This definitely helps with my confidence." In the men's 50 butterfly, Maxime Grousset of France edged out Noe Ponti of Switzerland. Grousset clocked 22.48 with Ponti finishing in 22.51. Thomas Ceccon of Italy took bronze in 22.67. Reporter Devin Heroux will be on site in Singapore speaking to Canadians following their races, and will join every day after finals, with Brittany MacLean Campbell hosting from Toronto. The show will include Canadian highlights, athlete interviews and analysis.
Toronto Star
4 days ago
- Sport
- Toronto Star
Penny Oleksiak is a ghost at the world championships. But the swimmer's legacy for Canada is everywhere
SINGAPORE—In Victoria last month, at the end of the national swimming trials, the entire Canadian world championship team was announced. Each swimmer was introduced, walked the length of the pool, shook hands with the coaches, and lined up for a team picture. There was only one exception. When they called Penny Oleksiak's name, nobody came. It was a preview, or perhaps a portent. The world swimming championships start here Sunday, and Oleksiak isn't here. She had qualified for the 50-metre and 100-metre freestyle, and was slated to be a relay piece, and then came the news: Canada's most decorated female Olympian had missed three whereabouts filings in the past year. Under anti-doping rules, athletes must notify testing authorities of their whereabouts. You can update your status up to one hour in advance, but you need to be available for testing.
National Post
23-07-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Onus on Olympians to keep drug testers up to date under 'whereabouts' rules
A chunk of an Olympic or Paralympic athlete's life is spent telling drug testers where they will be every day and every night. Article content Failure to provide that information can damage an athlete's eligibility to compete, even if they've never taken a banned substance. Article content Article content Penny Oleksiak won't be on Canada's swimming team at the world championship starting Saturday in Singapore after running afoul of 'whereabouts' requirements. Article content From staying at a friend's house overnight in the off-season to training in remote mountains, athletes must be found for testing to avoid sanctions. Article content The onus is on athletes to submit that information through the web-based Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS) on a computer or on a mobile-phone app. Article content Athletes must provide, on a quarterly basis, their addresses (home, hotel or otherwise) and every day must have an overnight accommodation entry. Article content Also required is contact info, training and competition schedules and locations, time and location of school, work or medical appointments, and a 60-minute window each day that they're available for testing. Article content If a grocery run or spontaneous decision to go to a movie conflicts with the 60-minute window an athlete offers as available for testing, ADAMS must be updated beforehand to provide an alternative hour. Article content But athletes can also be tested at any time and any place with no advance notice. Whereabouts information must be sufficiently detailed so they can be found for testing. Article content Article content Article content Whereabouts and ADAMS are constants in an elite athlete's life. Article content 'It is part of our job,' said Canadian race walker and Olympic medallist Evan Dunfee. 'It is something that we sign up for.' Article content He recalled a 2017 vacation in Iceland where he was travelling in a recreational vehicle. Article content 'We didn't know where we were going to be stopping each night,' Dunfee recalled. 'We were just going to drive until we found somewhere nice and set up shop.' Article content That required a consultation with the Canadian Centre For Ethics in Sport. Article content 'I actually had to chat with CCES beforehand and say, 'Hey, how do I follow the rules in this situation?' They said, 'to the best of your ability, update it as best you can.' I think I ended up putting in my latitude and longitude,' Dunfee said.
Toronto Sun
23-07-2025
- Sport
- Toronto Sun
Onus on Olympians to keep drug testers up to date under 'whereabouts' rules
Published Jul 22, 2025 • 4 minute read Canadian swim star Penny Oleksiak has been notified that she committed three whereabouts failures within a 12-month period between October 2024 and June 2025. Photo by Chris Young / The Canadian Press A chunk of an Olympic or Paralympic athlete's life is spent telling drug testers where they will be every day and every night. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Failure to provide that information can damage an athlete's eligibility to compete, even if they've never taken a banned substance. Penny Oleksiak won't be on Canada's swimming team at the world championship starting Saturday in Singapore after running afoul of 'whereabouts' requirements. From staying at a friend's house overnight in the off-season to training in remote mountains, athletes must be found for testing to avoid sanctions. The onus is on athletes to submit that information through the web-based Anti-Doping Administration and Management System (ADAMS) on a computer or on a mobile-phone app. Athletes must provide, on a quarterly basis, their addresses (home, hotel or otherwise) and every day must have an overnight accommodation entry. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Also required is contact info, training and competition schedules and locations, time and location of school, work or medical appointments, and a 60-minute window each day that they're available for testing. If a grocery run or spontaneous decision to go to a movie conflicts with the 60-minute window an athlete offers as available for testing, ADAMS must be updated beforehand to provide an alternative hour. But athletes can also be tested at any time and any place with no advance notice. Whereabouts information must be sufficiently detailed so they can be found for testing. Swimming Canada said Oleksiak made 'an administrative mistake' and failed to keep her whereabouts information up to date. Read More Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Whereabouts and ADAMS are constants in an elite athlete's life. 'It is part of our job,' said Canadian race walker and Olympic medallist Evan Dunfee. 'It is something that we sign up for.' He recalled a 2017 vacation in Iceland where he was travelling in a recreational vehicle. 'We didn't know where we were going to be stopping each night,' Dunfee recalled. 'We were just going to drive until we found somewhere nice and set up shop.' That required a consultation with the Canadian Centre For Ethics in Sport. 'I actually had to chat with CCES beforehand and say, 'Hey, how do I follow the rules in this situation?' They said, 'to the best of your ability, update it as best you can.' I think I ended up putting in my latitude and longitude,' Dunfee said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The World Anti-Doping Code (WADA) defines a whereabouts failure as any combination of three missed tests or filing failures in a 12-month period, which the International Testing Agency stated Oleksiak did between October 2024 and June. Oleksiak withdrew from the world championship and accepted a voluntary provisional suspension under World Aquatics' anti-doping rules. The 25-year-old from Toronto stated in a social media post that her violation 'does not involve any banned substance' and added, 'I am and always have been a clean athlete.' Under World Aquatics rules, if an athlete in the testing pool submits 'late, inaccurate or incomplete whereabouts that lead to (them) being unavailable for testing, (they) may receive a Filing Failure.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Canadian athletes receive training on how to navigate ADAMS and what information is required, said CCES Sport Integrity executive director Kevin Bean. 'What we do with each registered testing pool athlete is they're required to do an online e-learning course, and they have a specific module that outlines how they work through the process to submit the whereabouts information, what ADAMS is, where it's located, the type of information that you need to submit, what the deadlines are,' Bean said. 'They're required to take that course upon entry and then it's available to them every year thereafter if they remain in the registered testing pool, but it is no longer mandatory for them to take it in the years after.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The deadline for submitting whereabouts info for each quarter is the last day of the month preceding that quarter. Athletes receive email reminders a month before and 15 days out from that deadline, Bean said. There is flexibility to update ADAMS information after that quarterly deadline, Dunfee said. 'Doing that three months in advance doesn't mean you can't change it,' he said. 'We have a specific email address that we can send to, and a text message line that we send last-minute emergency changes to our whereabouts, too, if for whatever reason we can't access the app, if there's an issue with it.' Fluid schedules in different time zones can cause whereabouts mistakes, Dunfee said. 'I had a case one time in Australia, where because of just getting my days confused, I missed the filing deadline for that quarter,' he recalled. 'It sent a lot of things into chaos and it was some very panicked emails an hour after I was supposed to have done this, sorting it out. I managed to correct it and get it OK.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Dunfee says he spends about an hour a month inputting his information in ADAMS because he knows his schedule fairly well in advance. He acknowledged keeping whereabouts information current is hectic for his more nomadic teammates. 'I completely understand for some athletes, it's way more onerous than it is for me,' he said. 'We have athletes who are hoping to get into these races in Europe. 'They might be on a start list for a race in Norway and a race in Belgium on the same weekend, and they're just waiting to find out which one they get into. Certainly, there are cases that are much more complicated than mine.' Canada Celebrity Olympics Columnists Entertainment
Global News
21-07-2025
- Sport
- Global News
Olympian Penny Oleksiak faces doping allegations, multi-year ban
Swim star Penny Oleksiak of Toronto has been notified of an apparent anti-doping rule violation by the International Testing Agency. According to the ITA, Oleksiak committed three whereabouts failures within a 12-month period between October 2024 and June 2025. She has been made aware of the case and has accepted a voluntary provisional suspension pending the resolution of the matter. She has the right to provide her explanations for each of the three whereabouts failures. Given that the case is underway, there will be no further comments from the ITA, World Aquatics or Oleksiak during the ongoing proceedings. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Sign up for breaking National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy That implies that the third missed test came after Oleksiak qualified for the Canadian team at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore. Story continues below advertisement In a now-deleted Instagram post, Oleksiak announced two weeks ago that she was withdrawing from the World Championship team and accepting a voluntary provisional suspension. Any eventual sanction would be reduced by the amount of time she was suspended under the voluntary provisional suspension. In the post, Oleksiak asserted 'I am and always have been a clean athlete' and that the case 'does not involve any banned substance; it's about whether I updated my information correctly.' Swimming Canada echoed the sentiment and said 'We support her decision and believe she is a clean athlete who made an administrative mistake.' A Whereabouts Case is an Anti-Doping rule violation that can affect athlete eligibility even if they have never taken a banned substance. The World Anti-Doping Code defines a Whereabouts failure as any combination of three missed tests or filing failures in a 12-month period. Athletes who are members of the 'Registered Testing Pool' which is the highest tier of athlete testing, are required to report an accurate and up-to-date filing of their whereabouts at all times. This is so they can be drug tested at any time and any place with no advance notice. According to World Aquatics, if an athlete in the testing pool submits 'late, inaccurate or incomplete whereabouts that lead to (them) being unavailable for testing, (they) may receive a Filing Failure.'
