After serving a 2-year ban for a rule violation related to the unintentional use of Ligandrol, Shayna Jack was on a mission to prove that she could once again rise to the top of the world in swimming. Flash forward to the end of 2024. Jack amassed 17 world championship medals and made her first Olympic team, where she won double gold as a part of Australia’s relays and qualified for 2 Olympic finals in the 50 and 100 free.
Sitting down with the 26-year-old now, Jack has taken a significant amount of time to give back to the community that got her through the last 5 years and on top of the Olympic podium. She’s also taken time to say yes to as many opportunities as she can, including walking in Brisbane Fashion Week, riding horses, and getting engaged to her longtime boyfriend.
The St. Peters West athlete is only now starting to rekindle the fire to train and compete again. But this time, she is working to do so without a chip on her shoulder or something to prove.
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In the SwimSwam Podcast dive deeper into the sport you love with insider conversations about swimming. Hosted by Coleman Hodges and Gold Medal Mel Stewart, SwimSwam welcomes both the biggest names in swimming that you already know, and rising stars that you need to get to know, as we break down the past, present, and future of aquatic sports.
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I’m just leaving this here… she is MUCH much impressively faster now, especially at Fukuoka, than she was in 2019. Even being at an older age, I think that is something she would be proud to leave as a statement. I genuinely can’t imagine what she has gone through and is still going through, even reading this comment section half a decade later. You can’t deny she is such a strong woman to carry on and still be here!
Oh dear oh dear
If Shayna Jack was Chinese, she wouldn’t have been banned from competition.
If ifs and buts were candies and nuts, we’d all have a Merry Christmas.
she was banned from competition, for 2 years
Reading is so hard 😭
They don’t know how to read.
So by your logic… she’s Chinese?
Her name will always have an asterisk next to it. I don’t care if she intentionally or unintentionally digested PEDs
You don’t care if it was unintentional? You are kidding me. What if she was your sister, daughter, niece, cousin, partner?
Just as unintentional as the Chinese athletes who got contaminated.
I’m interested to know how an interview like this comes about, she’s not exactly done anything podcast-guest worthy in the last month or so, so I’m wondering – does SS just randomly message swimmers for a chat every so often or does Shayna get in contact with SS? Nice pod
She’s an Olympic gold medalist and individual finalist. Surely that’s worthy enough.
Love Shayna
Cheater
You’re a cheater
Get a life.
Looks like she’s enjoying life now.
What fun! Shayna is displaying her “Princess Leia Look” today!