Swimmer Penny Oleksiak, Canada's most decorated female Olympian, has accepted a two-year ban from competition stemming from three whereabouts failures.

Oleksiak's period of ineligibility extends to July 14, 2027, with the ban applied retroactively to this past July 15.

According to a release from the Aquatics Integrity Unit, the 25-year-old from Toronto will have any competitive results from June 16 onward disqualified, including forfeiture of medals, points, and prizes.

Athlete whereabouts is part of the World Anti Doping Agency's (WADA) drug testing program. Selected athletes must provide a daily 60-minute availability window, 90 days in advance, to be tested, no matter where in the world they might be. If an athlete submits "late, inaccurate or incomplete whereabouts that lead to the

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