SYDNEY, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- Australian swimmer Shayna Jack has maintained her innocence after testing positive in July to the banned substance, Ligandrol, a non-steroid anabolic agent popular with bodybuilders.
In a tearful interview with Channel 10 on Sunday night, the 21-year-old said that the positive test result may have been a product of cross-contamination from those around her.
"I had a lot of people come forward and tell me that they take this drug. Just general people who go to the gym. Some people were using it as recovery," Jack said.
"There's the chance of it being in a contaminated supplement. The only unfortunate thing is I actually hadn't taken supplements in two months prior to that test."
As a result of the positive test Jack missed the 2019 World Championships in South Korea, although at the time the reason for her absence was not public.
Jack is expecting to be formally charged by the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) before the end of the year and faces a four year ban if unable to prove her innocence.
