Penny Oleksiak reacts after competing in the 100m freestyle at the Canadian Olympic Swim Trials in Toronto, in May, 2024.

Swimmer Penny Oleksiak was banned from competitive swimming for two years after repeatedly failing to let authorities know her availability for anti-doping spot-checks outside of competition periods.

The International Testing Agency announced Tuesday that Oleksiak had accepted the two-year suspension for an anti-doping rule violation known as a whereabouts failure.

Athletes in a Registered Testing Pool are obligated to provide to the ITA their whereabouts on a daily basis, as well as a specific daily one-hour time slot when they would be available to be tested.

As one of Canada’s top swimmers, Oleksiak is in the Registered Testing Pool determined by World Aquatics,

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