After relocating to Western Australia, Two-time Olympic gold medalist Shayna Jack has moved her training base from the loaded St. Peters Western group to the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS).
Jack makes the move alongside her partner, Joel Rintala, who is based in Western Australia as a member of the Australian Men’s Hockey Team.
“This move feels exciting. It’s a fresh chapter, but one that allows me to continue striving for my goals.” Jack said in a report from WAIS.
She joins fellow Australian Olympians Iona Anderson and Josh Yong in a training group led by head coach Ian Hulme, who took the head coaching role at WAIS in late 2025.
“Our role is to support her as an individual while contributing to the strength of the collective team, and to create a performance environment that supports her to train with clarity, purpose and confidence as she works toward her goals.” Hulme said in the WAIS report.
Jack also pointed to the excitement of living closer to her partner, Joel, especially after managing the distance that had previously separated them.
“We have different goals as athletes, but the same focus collectively as a partnership,” Jack said. “Being together makes everything feel better, training, life, all of it.”
Jack recently competed at the China Open last month, finishing 5th in both the 50 free (24.71) and the 100 free (53.89). Jack has also been a vital part of several international relays for Australia, playing a crucial role on both the 4×100 free relay and the 4×200 free relay in Paris, which won Olympic Gold in 2024. She also has earned five long-course world championship gold medals as a relay swimmer.
In addition to her goals in the water, the move to WAIS also signals the potential impact that she can play on the sport as a whole.
‘I want to leave a legacy in swimming,” Jack said. “I want to be part of setting the standard of what elite is, and help foster an environment that aims to succeed on the world stage.”
In 2019, Jack tested positive for the banned substance Ligandrol, forcing her to withdraw from the 2019 World Championships in Gwangju, and resulting in a 24-month suspension (after initially receiving a 4-year suspension that was later reduced). She then made her return at the 2022 Commonwealth games, winning bronze in the 50 frees (24.36) and silver in the 100m frees (52.88).
Didn’t she already peak in 2023?
She moved last year. Bit of a late statement by WAIS.
Yall are crazy for the disrespect towards Shayna. She is a class act and anyone with a heart would have felt for her during what had to have been the most trying time of her life. I wish nothing but the best for her in this new chapter.
I think ‘yall’ are crazy for acting like she is Rikako Ikee instead of someone who faced consequences of her own actions.
I agree with that, but the Americans calling out or questioning why coaches would want to work with a cheat etc are just as bad or worse. Where is the same criticism of the US track team. Coaches seem happy to keep working with the cheats there
I’m not American and I’m happy to say they also shouldn’t get anything.
Like Michael Phelps I advocate first offence life bans.
How can someone who has been suspended for ped use get access to taxpayer funded resources.
Ordinary.
Get over it. She was cleared.
She wasnt ‘cleared’. They categorised it as ‘unintentional use’ which still is a violation of the rules.
If you want to believe it was unintentional that’s your prerogative. I’m sure everyone has the same energy for Russian and Chinese athletes who get ‘cleared’ but have to serve a suspension.
If the desire for clean sport was genuine instead of complete and obvious bs athletes like this wouldn’t get access to government funding for their careers.
US track athletes get plenty of support.
Ok. I don’t think they should either.
Also, I don’t care about track and I’m not an American.
nice to hear some coaches will work with caught cheats
Apparently ones with state funding too. It’s wrong.
I guess some people have no morals
like US track coaches. Lots of cheats there.
She said recently she was being jointly coached by WAIS and still by Boxall remotely but I wonder if that’s changed?
Good to hear she still sounds motivated. I was concerned she had lost interest after not really being all in on swimming the last couple of years