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Shayna Jack to Retire After Commonwealth Games

Her decision closes a comeback that followed a two-year doping ban, produced Olympic relay golds, was revealed to coach Dean Boxall in a training-camp video.

Shayna Jack has announced she will retire after the Commonwealth Games. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)
Gold Medallist Shayna Jack is retiring. Supplied
Australian swimming star Shayna Jack has announced that the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow will mark the final time she represents Australia.
Shayna Jack in the pool after a race, smiling with her goggles on her head

Overview

  • Shayna Jack announced she will end her international swimming career after the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
  • She revealed the decision in an Instagram video from Australia’s training camp in Germany and told coach Dean Boxall she was '100 per cent' certain.
  • Jack rebuilt her career after a 2019 positive test for the banned substance Ligandrol and a two-year ban that cost her a Tokyo Olympics spot.
  • Her comeback included relay gold and an individual silver at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, medals at the 2023 World Championships, and two Olympic relay golds for Australia in Paris.
  • The announcement is personal as well as sporting: Jack said she feels fulfilled, plans to race alongside her younger brother Jamie in Glasgow, and the team will now prepare for her planned farewell races.