(Reuters) – Australian swimmer Shayna Jack made a profitable return to particular person competitors on the Queensland Championships on Monday as she continues her comeback from a two-year doping ban.
Jack received her warmth within the 100m freestyle in 54.58 seconds to qualify second-fastest for the ultimate in her first particular person race since testing optimistic for Ligandrol three weeks earlier than the 2019 world championships in South Korea.
“It was so good to know that individuals that I’ve probably by no means met are enthusiastic about seeing me again,” Jack advised the Australian Associated Press.
“It boosts my confidence; I actually did have fears that not everybody could be comfortable to see me again and that is one thing I needed to overcome. I could not cease smiling.”
The 23-year-old was initially banned for 4 years however had her sanction lowered on enchantment to 2 years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which discovered Jack didn’t knowingly ingest the substance.
(Reporting by Michael Church, Editing by Ed Osmond)
