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Toronto Olympian Penny Oleksiak tells her side of story after two-year ban

Colton Pankiw, Offside

created: Dec. 9, 2025, 5:04 p.m. | updated: Dec. 10, 2025, 12:26 p.m.

The Canadian Olympian hasn't been heard from since she received a two-year suspension from competitive swimming in late November. Due to her whereabouts failures, Oleksiak was also forced to withdraw from the World Aquatics Championship in July. Oleksiak went on to explain that as an athlete, she's required to fill her daily schedule out on an app months in advance. Oleksiak admitted that she did briefly wonder if her career was over following her two-year ban. I am at the best point in my career, while still being at the worst point of my career, essentially.

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