1 00:00:14,980 --> 00:00:16,300 Hello. 2 00:00:16,300 --> 00:00:16,540 When swimmer Shayna Jack tested Hello. 3 00:00:16,540 --> 00:00:21,260 When swimmer Shayna Jack tested positive during a routine drug test, 4 00:00:21,260 --> 00:00:21,500 When swimmer Shayna Jack tested positive during a routine drug test, her world imploded. 5 00:00:21,500 --> 00:00:22,900 her world imploded. 6 00:00:22,900 --> 00:00:26,260 She was banned from competition, expelled from her team, 7 00:00:26,260 --> 00:00:29,940 and ostracised from the Australian sporting community. 8 00:00:29,940 --> 00:00:34,500 When Australian Story first caught up with Shayna Jack in 2021, 9 00:00:34,500 --> 00:00:38,780 she was fighting a brutal legal challenge to get her career back. 10 00:00:38,780 --> 00:00:42,620 Come the Paris Olympics, she achieved the unimaginable. 11 00:00:45,380 --> 00:00:47,700 SHAYNA JACK: This is what happens when you travel 12 00:00:47,700 --> 00:00:47,940 SHAYNA JACK: This is what happens with powdered foundation. 13 00:00:47,940 --> 00:00:49,220 with powdered foundation. 14 00:00:50,140 --> 00:00:52,420 For my whole trip, I was having to make do, 15 00:00:52,420 --> 00:00:55,780 and I've technically kind of clumped it back down again. 16 00:00:55,780 --> 00:00:58,180 It's like my story - broken, but still going. 17 00:01:00,500 --> 00:01:04,500 When I started talking about what I was going through in 2019, 18 00:01:04,500 --> 00:01:08,340 I probably couldn't get two words out without struggling to talk. 19 00:01:08,340 --> 00:01:08,580 I probably couldn't get two words out I was angry, I was upset, 20 00:01:08,580 --> 00:01:10,820 I was angry, I was upset, 21 00:01:10,820 --> 00:01:13,180 I couldn't believe the things that I went through. 22 00:01:15,220 --> 00:01:18,420 Now I'm sitting here with an Olympic gold medal in front of me, so... 23 00:01:19,500 --> 00:01:22,460 It's something I probably don't think I have comprehended yet. 24 00:01:23,460 --> 00:01:26,460 I think I haven't had enough time to reflect on it. 25 00:01:26,460 --> 00:01:28,900 I've kind of been going full steam ahead, 26 00:01:28,900 --> 00:01:30,580 and in a way it's probably a bit of 27 00:01:30,580 --> 00:01:33,060 trying to avoid that moment of reflection 28 00:01:33,060 --> 00:01:35,700 because of how many emotions can come out with it. 29 00:01:38,500 --> 00:01:41,340 Being able to stand on that podium with those girls 30 00:01:41,340 --> 00:01:42,860 and get a gold medal around my neck... 31 00:01:42,860 --> 00:01:43,100 and get a gold medal As much as these are heavy, 32 00:01:43,100 --> 00:01:44,100 As much as these are heavy, 33 00:01:44,100 --> 00:01:47,620 it literally felt like the weight of the world lifted off my shoulders 34 00:01:47,620 --> 00:01:51,460 because I no longer needed to prove anything. 35 00:01:52,740 --> 00:01:54,980 No matter how many times I get knocked down, 36 00:01:54,980 --> 00:01:56,700 I will get up, and I will get up fighting, 37 00:01:56,700 --> 00:02:00,420 and no-one's going to tell me that I'm not competing. 38 00:02:00,420 --> 00:02:00,660 and no-one's going to tell me Um. Never again. 39 00:02:00,660 --> 00:02:02,260 Um. Never again. 40 00:02:12,660 --> 00:02:16,100 MAN: The Australian swimming team has been hit by a doping scandal 41 00:02:16,100 --> 00:02:17,580 at the World Championships. 42 00:02:17,580 --> 00:02:17,820 MAN: Shayna Jack tested positive for a banned substance. at the World Championships. 43 00:02:17,820 --> 00:02:20,740 MAN: Shayna Jack tested positive for a banned substance. 44 00:02:22,220 --> 00:02:24,900 From the beginning, I was slammed a drug cheat. 45 00:02:24,900 --> 00:02:27,420 I was a disappointment to the country. 46 00:02:29,100 --> 00:02:31,580 No matter what I said or did or how much I proved, 47 00:02:31,580 --> 00:02:34,620 no matter how much money I threw at testing, 48 00:02:34,620 --> 00:02:40,500 those organisations just wanted to prove that I was a drug cheat. 49 00:02:40,500 --> 00:02:40,740 It was... It was a horrible process. those organisations just wanted to prove that I was a drug cheat. 50 00:02:40,740 --> 00:02:43,220 It was... It was a horrible process. 51 00:02:45,980 --> 00:02:47,740 (TEARFULLY) You know, like, it's been three years 52 00:02:47,740 --> 00:02:47,980 (TEARFULLY) You know, like, and I still struggle with it. 53 00:02:47,980 --> 00:02:49,100 and I still struggle with it. 54 00:02:51,620 --> 00:02:55,020 It's criminal. It was absolutely criminal, what happened to her. 55 00:02:55,020 --> 00:02:55,260 It's criminal. It was absolutely And no-one's accountable. 56 00:02:55,260 --> 00:02:57,500 And no-one's accountable. 57 00:02:57,500 --> 00:03:00,580 I actually had to really utilise a psychologist 58 00:03:00,580 --> 00:03:00,820 I actually had to really utilise in the lead-up to Olympics, 59 00:03:00,820 --> 00:03:02,620 in the lead-up to Olympics, 60 00:03:02,620 --> 00:03:07,460 because sport is so brutal and sport is not always fair. 61 00:03:08,620 --> 00:03:10,380 WOMAN: She was burned through fire. 62 00:03:11,300 --> 00:03:14,780 And some people crack, and some people, you know, 63 00:03:14,780 --> 00:03:17,540 remould in the... in the broken pieces 64 00:03:17,540 --> 00:03:19,780 and come back more interesting. 65 00:03:22,420 --> 00:03:24,420 I don't think anyone can underestimate 66 00:03:24,420 --> 00:03:26,660 the strength that she possesses. 67 00:03:29,820 --> 00:03:34,580 To everybody that's supported me, I can't thank you enough. 68 00:03:35,820 --> 00:03:37,380 You are the reason that I... 69 00:03:38,740 --> 00:03:41,620 ..fought a process that I thought was unbeatable. 70 00:03:41,620 --> 00:03:41,860 ..fought a process that And I beat it and I came back, 71 00:03:41,860 --> 00:03:43,780 And I beat it and I came back, 72 00:03:43,780 --> 00:03:44,020 and I'm a two-time And I beat it and I came back, 73 00:03:44,020 --> 00:03:46,780 and I'm a two-time Olympic gold medallist. 74 00:03:54,580 --> 00:03:57,300 If somebody asked me, what do I do? 75 00:03:57,300 --> 00:03:58,140 I'm a swimmer. 76 00:03:59,500 --> 00:04:01,820 I love the feeling that I get when I race, 77 00:04:01,820 --> 00:04:05,220 and I love the feeling I get when I float through the water. 78 00:04:06,740 --> 00:04:09,220 WOMAN: Shayna started swimming when she was about 12 months old. 79 00:04:09,220 --> 00:04:11,740 She just had a natural ability in the water. 80 00:04:13,100 --> 00:04:16,780 She started swimming competitively, probably at the age of six. 81 00:04:18,020 --> 00:04:21,980 She really liked to challenge herself as an individual, 82 00:04:21,980 --> 00:04:22,220 even at a young age. herself as an individual, 83 00:04:22,220 --> 00:04:23,180 even at a young age. 84 00:04:25,100 --> 00:04:26,860 DEAN BOXALL: I saw this girl at 13. 85 00:04:26,860 --> 00:04:29,340 I thought she could win Olympic gold. 86 00:04:29,340 --> 00:04:30,420 She was a prodigy. 87 00:04:30,420 --> 00:04:30,620 She was just beautiful swimmer. She was a prodigy. 88 00:04:30,620 --> 00:04:31,860 She was just beautiful swimmer. 89 00:04:31,860 --> 00:04:34,340 An unbelievable gift of holding water, 90 00:04:34,340 --> 00:04:35,900 a skill set that not many have. 91 00:04:37,340 --> 00:04:40,020 But you always knew that when she moved up the ranks, 92 00:04:40,020 --> 00:04:41,940 that freestyle was going to be her game. 93 00:04:43,500 --> 00:04:46,700 WOMAN: She joined my squad in 2015, 94 00:04:46,700 --> 00:04:49,220 and I trained with her for about three years. 95 00:04:50,660 --> 00:04:53,540 It was really rewarding seeing her go 96 00:04:53,540 --> 00:04:53,780 from kind of a shy young teenager It was really rewarding seeing her go 97 00:04:53,780 --> 00:04:55,700 from kind of a shy young teenager 98 00:04:55,700 --> 00:04:58,700 and then blossoming into a fully fledged elite athlete 99 00:04:58,700 --> 00:04:58,940 and then blossoming into a fully fledged elite athlete and qualify for an Australian team. 100 00:04:58,940 --> 00:05:00,900 and qualify for an Australian team. 101 00:05:01,700 --> 00:05:04,780 WOMAN: Your AIS Discovery of the Year, Shayna Jack. 102 00:05:04,780 --> 00:05:08,700 In 2017, I ended up getting AIS Swimmer Of The Year, 103 00:05:08,700 --> 00:05:12,620 which was a moment I never even thought would be possible. 104 00:05:13,740 --> 00:05:16,620 It just highlighted that Tokyo 2020, here I come. 105 00:05:17,620 --> 00:05:18,660 Yeah. 106 00:05:22,100 --> 00:05:26,780 WOMAN: Shayna Jack was one of the new great hopes, I suppose. 107 00:05:26,780 --> 00:05:27,060 The World Championships in South Korea were probably going to be WOMAN: Shayna Jack was one of the new great hopes, I suppose. 108 00:05:27,060 --> 00:05:31,420 The World Championships in South Korea were probably going to be 109 00:05:31,420 --> 00:05:35,460 one of those moments when she erupted onto the world stage. 110 00:05:37,780 --> 00:05:40,260 I had trained harder than I'd ever trained. 111 00:05:40,260 --> 00:05:44,820 I was ready to race, and I was ready to see what I could do. 112 00:05:46,140 --> 00:05:49,780 CATE CAMPBELL: We went into Cairns for a two-week training camp. 113 00:05:50,820 --> 00:05:53,380 She was looking really strong, really fit. 114 00:05:53,380 --> 00:05:57,100 She was swimming personal bests and tracking really well. 115 00:05:59,460 --> 00:06:03,620 It was day two that we went to the pool for the first time in Cairns. 116 00:06:03,620 --> 00:06:06,260 We all started our swimming, and we went to the gym, 117 00:06:06,260 --> 00:06:09,660 which was also on pool deck at the Cairns pool, 118 00:06:09,660 --> 00:06:13,180 and one of the officials came over to me and said, you know, 119 00:06:13,180 --> 00:06:13,420 and one of the officials came over "We're calling you in for testing." 120 00:06:13,420 --> 00:06:14,820 "We're calling you in for testing." 121 00:06:16,140 --> 00:06:19,860 A female followed me to the toilet, which was a public toilet, 122 00:06:19,860 --> 00:06:20,100 A female followed me to the toilet, and did my sample. 123 00:06:20,100 --> 00:06:23,180 and did my sample. 124 00:06:23,180 --> 00:06:25,740 And see you later. See you next time. 125 00:06:25,740 --> 00:06:25,980 Um, so it was all very normal And see you later. See you next time. 126 00:06:25,980 --> 00:06:27,700 Um, so it was all very normal for me. 127 00:06:30,540 --> 00:06:34,820 We then went to a little town in Japan called Nagaoka 128 00:06:34,820 --> 00:06:36,660 for another two weeks 129 00:06:36,660 --> 00:06:39,140 to prepare for the World Championships. 130 00:06:40,580 --> 00:06:42,940 I went shopping with one of my friends from the team, 131 00:06:42,940 --> 00:06:45,940 and I got a phone call just asking me to come back to the hotel. 132 00:06:47,100 --> 00:06:50,740 And they said, I've got to go up to the head coach's room. 133 00:06:50,740 --> 00:06:50,980 And they said, I've got to go up And they said those words of 134 00:06:50,980 --> 00:06:53,500 And they said those words of 135 00:06:53,500 --> 00:06:53,740 that they found something And they said those words of 136 00:06:53,740 --> 00:06:56,140 that they found something in my system that was prohibited 137 00:06:56,140 --> 00:06:56,380 that they found something and that stops me from racing. 138 00:06:56,380 --> 00:06:58,100 and that stops me from racing. 139 00:06:58,100 --> 00:07:01,420 Shayna couldn't talk. She was... she was hysterical, like, you know. 140 00:07:01,420 --> 00:07:04,380 'Cause she basically knew what this means... 141 00:07:05,580 --> 00:07:09,420 ..what this means to fail a drug test. 142 00:07:09,420 --> 00:07:09,660 ..what this means You basically... You're out. 143 00:07:09,660 --> 00:07:12,740 You basically... You're out. 144 00:07:14,300 --> 00:07:16,620 So within a 24-hour period, she was back on a plane 145 00:07:16,620 --> 00:07:16,860 So within a 24-hour period, heading back to Brisbane. 146 00:07:16,860 --> 00:07:17,900 heading back to Brisbane. 147 00:07:19,940 --> 00:07:22,300 I knew I didn't take any drugs, 148 00:07:22,300 --> 00:07:23,940 and I knew I'd never been in a situation 149 00:07:23,940 --> 00:07:24,180 and I knew I'd never been to even come close to taking drugs. 150 00:07:24,180 --> 00:07:26,060 to even come close to taking drugs. 151 00:07:26,060 --> 00:07:26,300 There's no way I took a tablet to even come close to taking drugs. 152 00:07:26,300 --> 00:07:30,020 There's no way I took a tablet that I didn't know about 153 00:07:30,020 --> 00:07:32,140 or took a protein that I hadn't checked. 154 00:07:33,100 --> 00:07:34,780 My mind was going, "They're wrong. 155 00:07:34,780 --> 00:07:35,020 "You're going to go back, you're going to be racing." My mind was going, "They're wrong. 156 00:07:35,020 --> 00:07:37,340 "You're going to go back, you're going to be racing." 157 00:07:37,340 --> 00:07:38,780 My coach was also saying the same thing. 158 00:07:39,780 --> 00:07:41,820 It was like, "Just keep your bag packed 159 00:07:41,820 --> 00:07:42,100 It was like, "Just keep your bag packed "and we'll wait for the b-sample and you'll be back on the plane. 160 00:07:42,100 --> 00:07:44,420 "and we'll wait for the b-sample and you'll be back on the plane. 161 00:07:44,420 --> 00:07:46,940 "I'll see you with the team in Korea." 162 00:07:46,940 --> 00:07:48,420 Because I thought this was just a big joke. 163 00:07:48,420 --> 00:07:50,980 It's the revelation that's left our athletes red faced 164 00:07:50,980 --> 00:07:51,220 It's the revelation that's left on the world's sporting stage, 165 00:07:51,220 --> 00:07:52,460 on the world's sporting stage, 166 00:07:52,460 --> 00:07:53,460 and today, 167 00:07:53,460 --> 00:07:56,780 Swimming Australia described Shayna Jack's positive drug test 168 00:07:56,780 --> 00:07:59,300 as embarrassing and bitterly disappointing. 169 00:07:59,300 --> 00:07:59,540 as embarrassing Jane... Jane... 170 00:07:59,540 --> 00:08:00,340 Jane... Jane... 171 00:08:00,340 --> 00:08:03,820 TRACEY HOLMES: Once the news broke, it was just a feeding frenzy. 172 00:08:03,820 --> 00:08:04,820 ..Shayna doping dispute? 173 00:08:04,820 --> 00:08:06,860 MAN: Are we now subject to global ridicule? 174 00:08:06,860 --> 00:08:07,100 MAN: Are we now subject MAN: Shayna Jack was lying low. 175 00:08:07,100 --> 00:08:08,820 MAN: Shayna Jack was lying low. 176 00:08:08,820 --> 00:08:10,340 I wasn't watching the news, 177 00:08:10,340 --> 00:08:12,860 but the reason I knew it was out was because 178 00:08:12,860 --> 00:08:15,180 someone had gone back through my Instagram 179 00:08:15,180 --> 00:08:17,860 and told me to kill myself for being a drug cheat. 180 00:08:22,340 --> 00:08:24,820 About a week after I got an email, 181 00:08:24,820 --> 00:08:30,500 and that email said that my b-sample had tested positive as well. 182 00:08:30,500 --> 00:08:30,740 and that email said that my b-sample I felt like I had died. 183 00:08:30,740 --> 00:08:32,140 I felt like I had died. 184 00:08:34,540 --> 00:08:37,780 MAN: Shayna had tested positive to Ligandrol. 185 00:08:38,780 --> 00:08:40,620 Ligandrol is an anabolic agent, 186 00:08:40,620 --> 00:08:40,860 so it has the same effect of, say for example, anabolic steroids, Ligandrol is an anabolic agent, 187 00:08:40,860 --> 00:08:45,380 so it has the same effect of, say for example, anabolic steroids, 188 00:08:45,380 --> 00:08:48,500 where it helps put on muscle mass pretty quickly. 189 00:08:48,500 --> 00:08:48,780 where it helps put on muscle mass pretty quickly. And at the moment it's not approved in Australia by the TGA. 190 00:08:48,780 --> 00:08:51,900 And at the moment it's not approved in Australia by the TGA. 191 00:08:53,260 --> 00:08:59,300 Ligandrol is very popular in gyms, and it is inside some supplements, 192 00:08:59,300 --> 00:08:59,580 Ligandrol is very popular in gyms, and it is inside some supplements, and it's used as a bit of a muscle repairer. 193 00:08:59,580 --> 00:09:01,940 and it's used as a bit of a muscle repairer. 194 00:09:03,100 --> 00:09:06,220 It's easily available on the black market. 195 00:09:07,940 --> 00:09:12,220 You'd actually have to be a fool if you're an intentional cheater 196 00:09:12,220 --> 00:09:12,460 You'd actually have to be a fool if you're an intentional cheater to use LGD-4033, 197 00:09:12,460 --> 00:09:14,460 to use LGD-4033, 198 00:09:14,460 --> 00:09:16,100 because it's easy to detect. 199 00:09:16,100 --> 00:09:19,140 So I don't think any intentional cheater 200 00:09:19,140 --> 00:09:19,380 So I don't think who knows what they're doing, 201 00:09:19,380 --> 00:09:21,020 who knows what they're doing, 202 00:09:21,020 --> 00:09:21,260 none of them are using who knows what they're doing, 203 00:09:21,260 --> 00:09:23,540 none of them are using these substances. 204 00:09:27,820 --> 00:09:29,820 I had no idea what it was. 205 00:09:29,820 --> 00:09:32,540 I had never heard of it before. 206 00:09:34,140 --> 00:09:39,660 I was not aware until I saw the news that I was up for a four-year ban. 207 00:09:40,900 --> 00:09:44,420 DEAN BOXALL: A four-year ban means she misses out in Tokyo. 208 00:09:44,420 --> 00:09:47,300 She can't train with the squad. She's not allowed. 209 00:09:47,300 --> 00:09:47,540 She can't train with the squad. Cannot be with a registered coach. 210 00:09:47,540 --> 00:09:49,060 Cannot be with a registered coach. 211 00:09:49,060 --> 00:09:50,380 She can't even go and do netball. 212 00:09:50,380 --> 00:09:53,860 So she can't be seen to be in a team environment. 213 00:09:53,860 --> 00:09:54,100 So she can't be seen to be I mean, you just...you just... 214 00:09:54,100 --> 00:09:56,140 I mean, you just...you just... 215 00:09:56,140 --> 00:09:56,380 I mean, it's a death sentence I mean, you just...you just... 216 00:09:56,380 --> 00:09:58,620 I mean, it's a death sentence for your sport. 217 00:09:58,620 --> 00:09:58,860 I mean, it's a death sentence Do you want to go in the water? 218 00:09:58,860 --> 00:10:00,060 Do you want to go in the water? 219 00:10:00,060 --> 00:10:03,420 I just kept saying, "Well, it's going to be thrown out, 220 00:10:03,420 --> 00:10:04,740 "and you'll be back in the water, 221 00:10:04,740 --> 00:10:07,220 "so you need to stay fit, Shayna. 222 00:10:07,220 --> 00:10:10,460 "I need you to be ready to go when this is over." 223 00:10:13,300 --> 00:10:15,540 I was not allowed to continue with my club, 224 00:10:15,540 --> 00:10:18,060 so I had to swim alone during public hours. 225 00:10:19,140 --> 00:10:21,020 So I was pretty much ostracised 226 00:10:21,020 --> 00:10:21,260 from the whole sporting community So I was pretty much ostracised 227 00:10:21,260 --> 00:10:23,660 from the whole sporting community itself. 228 00:10:26,460 --> 00:10:28,300 I knew that the girl was struggling. 229 00:10:29,340 --> 00:10:34,180 I thought that, um, she might not even be on this world at one stage. 230 00:10:36,940 --> 00:10:40,380 She was very low, very low, very low. 231 00:10:40,380 --> 00:10:43,300 And she called me at midnight for help. 232 00:10:43,300 --> 00:10:45,300 And I said, I'll always be there for her. 233 00:10:49,620 --> 00:10:56,700 It hurt so much having somebody question who I am. 234 00:10:58,140 --> 00:11:00,980 And it is so far-fetched from who I am. 235 00:11:02,500 --> 00:11:05,660 And I couldn't take that. 236 00:11:05,660 --> 00:11:09,140 And I thought, "You need to stand up for yourself. 237 00:11:09,140 --> 00:11:12,740 "You need to fight and prove to them that that is not who you are." 238 00:11:16,420 --> 00:11:18,660 TIM FULLER: Anti-doping, the rules are very unfair. 239 00:11:18,660 --> 00:11:20,460 MAN: Shayna, are you still insisting your innocence? 240 00:11:20,460 --> 00:11:20,700 MAN: Shayna, are you still insisting If it's in your system, 241 00:11:20,700 --> 00:11:21,460 If it's in your system, 242 00:11:21,460 --> 00:11:23,460 regardless of how it got into your system, 243 00:11:23,460 --> 00:11:23,700 regardless of how you are presumed to be guilty. 244 00:11:23,700 --> 00:11:25,020 you are presumed to be guilty. 245 00:11:25,020 --> 00:11:28,580 And from there, an athlete has to start the fight. 246 00:11:28,580 --> 00:11:31,100 You know, the long fight of trying to prove their innocence. 247 00:11:32,340 --> 00:11:35,620 TRACEY HOLMES: You're arguing for your future, 248 00:11:35,620 --> 00:11:35,860 TRACEY HOLMES: but they don't even tell you 249 00:11:35,860 --> 00:11:37,660 but they don't even tell you 250 00:11:37,660 --> 00:11:40,940 how much of a substance you've tested positive for. 251 00:11:42,660 --> 00:11:44,540 How can you win that? 252 00:11:44,540 --> 00:11:46,940 I'm not going to stop until I prove my innocence 253 00:11:46,940 --> 00:11:49,420 and fight to get myself back in the pool. 254 00:11:50,180 --> 00:11:53,420 Shayna made all attempts to identify 255 00:11:53,420 --> 00:11:53,660 as to how the substance entered her system, Shayna made all attempts to identify 256 00:11:53,660 --> 00:11:55,500 as to how the substance entered her system, 257 00:11:55,500 --> 00:11:55,740 as to how the substance so she had her supplements tested. 258 00:11:55,740 --> 00:11:57,420 so she had her supplements tested. 259 00:11:58,580 --> 00:12:01,540 One of Shayna's brothers is a registered athlete 260 00:12:01,540 --> 00:12:01,780 One of Shayna's brothers and so is Shayna's partner, 261 00:12:01,780 --> 00:12:04,020 and so is Shayna's partner, 262 00:12:04,020 --> 00:12:06,460 and their supplements were also tested. 263 00:12:07,540 --> 00:12:12,660 She examined things such as nail polishes, teeth whiteners, 264 00:12:12,660 --> 00:12:12,900 She examined things such as you know, medication, 265 00:12:12,900 --> 00:12:14,780 you know, medication, 266 00:12:14,780 --> 00:12:19,300 all of these things that, you know, enter her body. 267 00:12:19,300 --> 00:12:20,340 But they were clean. 268 00:12:20,340 --> 00:12:23,620 None of those resulted in finding 269 00:12:23,620 --> 00:12:26,620 as to where the substance entered her system. 270 00:12:28,780 --> 00:12:31,140 MAN: In the last 10 to 15 years, 271 00:12:31,140 --> 00:12:31,380 testing for drugs in sport MAN: In the last 10 to 15 years, 272 00:12:31,380 --> 00:12:34,700 testing for drugs in sport has come a long, long way. 273 00:12:35,780 --> 00:12:36,940 To the point where 274 00:12:36,940 --> 00:12:37,180 To the point where of one sugar cube 275 00:12:37,180 --> 00:12:39,780 you could test the equivalent of one sugar cube 276 00:12:39,780 --> 00:12:43,220 dissolved in enough water to fill 45 Olympic swimming pools. 277 00:12:44,340 --> 00:12:48,260 Which means we're now finding fantastically low levels of drugs 278 00:12:48,260 --> 00:12:48,500 Which means we're now finding in athletes' systems. 279 00:12:48,500 --> 00:12:49,860 in athletes' systems. 280 00:12:58,580 --> 00:13:01,500 TRAVIS TYGART: We've had dozens of cases 281 00:13:01,500 --> 00:13:04,780 where athletes are dealing with low-level positives 282 00:13:04,780 --> 00:13:08,580 caused by meat contamination or intimacy with a partner. 283 00:13:08,580 --> 00:13:08,860 caused by meat contamination or intimacy with a partner. You know, multivitamin or mineral or supplement contamination. 284 00:13:08,860 --> 00:13:12,140 You know, multivitamin or mineral or supplement contamination. 285 00:13:12,140 --> 00:13:12,380 And the rules then demand You know, multivitamin or mineral or supplement contamination. 286 00:13:12,380 --> 00:13:16,140 And the rules then demand 287 00:13:16,140 --> 00:13:21,340 that an athlete who has a positive, in that regard, 288 00:13:21,340 --> 00:13:21,620 that an athlete who has a positive, in that regard, is automatically assumed to be an intentional cheater 289 00:13:21,620 --> 00:13:25,100 is automatically assumed to be an intentional cheater 290 00:13:25,100 --> 00:13:26,620 that deserves a four-year sanction. 291 00:13:37,180 --> 00:13:40,380 The hearing for Shayna was a big moment. 292 00:13:40,380 --> 00:13:43,700 This was the first time that she was able to stand up 293 00:13:43,700 --> 00:13:46,740 before an independent sole arbitrator, 294 00:13:46,740 --> 00:13:48,620 and tell her story, tell her side of things. 295 00:13:50,580 --> 00:13:56,940 She told the court she was not able to, despite best efforts, 296 00:13:56,940 --> 00:13:59,260 determine how the substance had entered her system. 297 00:14:01,060 --> 00:14:04,940 It was the expert report that Sports Integrity Australia commissioned 298 00:14:04,940 --> 00:14:09,980 that provided the strongest evidence in Shayna's favour, undoubtedly. 299 00:14:11,380 --> 00:14:14,980 The expert that Sports Integrity had found had stated 300 00:14:14,980 --> 00:14:19,220 the amount found on my system was pharmaceutically irrelevant, 301 00:14:19,220 --> 00:14:22,220 meaning it had zero effect on my body. 302 00:14:22,220 --> 00:14:22,500 It didn't help me increase muscle mass. meaning it had zero effect on my body. 303 00:14:22,500 --> 00:14:24,900 It didn't help me increase muscle mass. 304 00:14:24,900 --> 00:14:25,140 It didn't help me It didn't help me swim faster. 305 00:14:25,140 --> 00:14:26,660 It didn't help me swim faster. 306 00:14:26,660 --> 00:14:29,140 It didn't help me recover. It did nothing. 307 00:14:29,140 --> 00:14:29,420 It didn't help me recover. It did nothing. Shayna didn't know that it was a minute amount, 308 00:14:29,420 --> 00:14:32,260 Shayna didn't know that it was a minute amount, 309 00:14:32,260 --> 00:14:32,500 Shayna didn't know as far as concentration levels, 310 00:14:32,500 --> 00:14:34,340 as far as concentration levels, 311 00:14:34,340 --> 00:14:38,340 until the expert report was produced at the hearing. 312 00:14:39,340 --> 00:14:42,660 The expert report said that it had come into contact with my body 313 00:14:42,660 --> 00:14:42,900 The expert report said that it within two days of my test, 314 00:14:42,900 --> 00:14:44,380 within two days of my test, 315 00:14:44,380 --> 00:14:47,580 which places me in Cairns on the Swimming Australia camp. 316 00:14:50,140 --> 00:14:53,260 The baggage claim, the hotel I stayed in, 317 00:14:53,260 --> 00:14:57,820 the food that I was given that night, the pool, and the gym. 318 00:14:57,820 --> 00:14:59,780 And the public toilets. 319 00:14:59,780 --> 00:15:00,020 I was able to say, And the public toilets. 320 00:15:00,020 --> 00:15:03,580 I was able to say, "These are possibilities. 321 00:15:03,580 --> 00:15:06,260 "I cannot prove that this is where it happened. 322 00:15:06,260 --> 00:15:06,500 "I cannot prove that "But I can say in those two days, 323 00:15:06,500 --> 00:15:08,540 "But I can say in those two days, 324 00:15:08,540 --> 00:15:08,780 "these are the only things "But I can say in those two days, 325 00:15:08,780 --> 00:15:10,540 "these are the only things that I did differently." 326 00:15:10,540 --> 00:15:10,780 "these are the only things Australian swimmer Shayna Jack 327 00:15:10,780 --> 00:15:12,180 Australian swimmer Shayna Jack 328 00:15:12,180 --> 00:15:15,340 has had her suspension from the sport halved 329 00:15:15,340 --> 00:15:17,860 after a finding she did not intentionally 330 00:15:17,860 --> 00:15:19,380 take a banned substance. 331 00:15:20,660 --> 00:15:23,620 The sole arbitrator made reference to the fact 332 00:15:23,620 --> 00:15:27,100 that the previous ten tests of Shayna Jack were negative. 333 00:15:27,100 --> 00:15:29,620 He said in looking at all of the evidence 334 00:15:29,620 --> 00:15:32,740 that it was not a case of intentional doping. 335 00:15:32,740 --> 00:15:36,420 There was no evidence to support anything 336 00:15:36,420 --> 00:15:39,780 that suggested that Shayna Jack had been involved in cheating, 337 00:15:39,780 --> 00:15:43,700 but she still got a two-year sanction based on the fact 338 00:15:43,700 --> 00:15:46,380 that the substance was in her system, 339 00:15:46,380 --> 00:15:49,260 and that is an anti-doping rule violation. 340 00:15:51,780 --> 00:15:53,300 As soon as I got that decision, 341 00:15:53,300 --> 00:15:56,460 it was a massive weight lifted off my shoulders. 342 00:15:56,460 --> 00:16:00,740 I cried with relief, because I finally felt like somebody listened. 343 00:16:04,100 --> 00:16:06,820 It was a number of weeks after the decision, 344 00:16:06,820 --> 00:16:11,740 sports Integrity Australia decided to appeal the two-year ban. 345 00:16:13,060 --> 00:16:17,500 And shortly after that, the world Anti-Doping agency also announced 346 00:16:17,500 --> 00:16:21,380 that they would be seeking a four-year ban for Shayna. 347 00:16:22,700 --> 00:16:26,300 And on top of that, they also wanted me to pay both sides of that argument 348 00:16:26,300 --> 00:16:26,540 And on top of that, they also wanted so I was ready to give up. 349 00:16:26,540 --> 00:16:29,180 so I was ready to give up. 350 00:16:30,140 --> 00:16:34,420 I basically handed the phone to my partner, Joel, and said, 351 00:16:34,420 --> 00:16:37,060 "I'm done. I can't do this. I can't afford this. 352 00:16:37,060 --> 00:16:38,300 "I can't handle this anymore." 353 00:16:41,340 --> 00:16:43,660 JEMMA KING: I honestly don't think she would have gotten through 354 00:16:43,660 --> 00:16:43,900 JEMMA KING: I honestly don't think without Joel. 355 00:16:43,900 --> 00:16:44,780 without Joel. 356 00:16:45,820 --> 00:16:48,860 You know, he doesn't talk much... (LAUGHS) 357 00:16:48,860 --> 00:16:51,540 but, you know, he was just by her side. 358 00:16:51,540 --> 00:16:51,780 but, you know, he was just by her side. He's just so supportive of her. 359 00:16:51,780 --> 00:16:53,580 He's just so supportive of her. 360 00:16:54,900 --> 00:16:58,100 Joel took on the role as my protector. 361 00:16:58,100 --> 00:17:01,700 He had to sit there at times and just hold me and watch me cry. 362 00:17:01,700 --> 00:17:03,460 And it's not like he could tell me it was going to be OK, 363 00:17:03,460 --> 00:17:03,700 And it's not like he could tell me because he didn't know that. 364 00:17:03,700 --> 00:17:05,060 because he didn't know that. 365 00:17:08,380 --> 00:17:09,540 MAN: Keep pushing. 366 00:17:09,540 --> 00:17:10,860 I am. 367 00:17:10,860 --> 00:17:12,140 I haven't done these in a while. 368 00:17:12,140 --> 00:17:15,060 Joel and I actually met at the QIS gym. 369 00:17:15,060 --> 00:17:18,860 He was training as a hockey player, and I was training as a swimmer. 370 00:17:18,860 --> 00:17:20,740 Like the old days. Huh? 371 00:17:20,740 --> 00:17:20,980 Like the old days. The good old days. 372 00:17:20,980 --> 00:17:22,020 The good old days. 373 00:17:22,020 --> 00:17:23,340 When we met here? 374 00:17:24,100 --> 00:17:25,220 Yes. 375 00:17:25,220 --> 00:17:30,500 I had no expectations around finding the love of my life at 17. 376 00:17:31,460 --> 00:17:33,060 Doesn't sound too good. 377 00:17:33,060 --> 00:17:36,780 For us, it worked because we both were so committed to sport as well. 378 00:17:36,780 --> 00:17:37,020 For us, it worked because we both Got the shakes going. 379 00:17:37,020 --> 00:17:38,700 Got the shakes going. 380 00:17:38,700 --> 00:17:40,180 All that Pilates work yesterday. 381 00:17:40,180 --> 00:17:42,980 And I guess it wasn't until we went through the process 382 00:17:42,980 --> 00:17:43,220 And I guess it wasn't until that I went through in 2019 383 00:17:43,220 --> 00:17:44,900 that I went through in 2019 384 00:17:44,900 --> 00:17:45,140 that our relationship that I went through in 2019 385 00:17:45,140 --> 00:17:47,380 that our relationship really got tested. 386 00:17:48,780 --> 00:17:50,380 (TEARFULLY) I said to him, 387 00:17:50,380 --> 00:17:52,060 if he couldn't love me anymore 388 00:17:52,060 --> 00:17:57,020 because of the kind of person that I had been during that process... 389 00:17:57,020 --> 00:17:59,660 ..if he couldn't look at me the same way anymore, 390 00:17:59,660 --> 00:18:03,260 I would understand and not hold anything against him. 391 00:18:03,260 --> 00:18:03,500 I would understand I'm very proud of you. 392 00:18:03,500 --> 00:18:04,460 I'm very proud of you. 393 00:18:04,460 --> 00:18:04,700 Are you? I'm very proud of you. 394 00:18:04,700 --> 00:18:06,060 Are you? Yes. 395 00:18:06,060 --> 00:18:08,100 He just always said that I was the love of his life 396 00:18:08,100 --> 00:18:08,340 He just always said that and that I was his best friend. 397 00:18:08,340 --> 00:18:09,660 and that I was his best friend. 398 00:18:16,700 --> 00:18:20,700 We put together a plan of getting a GoFundMe together 399 00:18:20,700 --> 00:18:20,940 We put together a plan of to help me finish my case. 400 00:18:20,940 --> 00:18:22,100 to help me finish my case. 401 00:18:22,100 --> 00:18:26,140 And, um, that's actually what gave me that fight to finish. 402 00:18:26,140 --> 00:18:32,100 So I'm here today to ask you to donate small amounts 403 00:18:32,100 --> 00:18:34,900 that potentially could help me continue my fight. 404 00:18:37,300 --> 00:18:40,460 I don't have the funds, and nor does my family. 405 00:18:40,460 --> 00:18:43,780 And if I don't fight, I can potentially get the maximum ban, 406 00:18:43,780 --> 00:18:46,380 because I couldn't stand up for myself in my next appeal. 407 00:18:49,180 --> 00:18:51,460 JEMMA KING: It was so heart-warming to see 408 00:18:51,460 --> 00:18:54,820 all of these people who she didn't know 409 00:18:54,820 --> 00:18:56,820 donating, you know, great sums of money 410 00:18:56,820 --> 00:18:59,380 and just the little messages that came with that. 411 00:18:59,380 --> 00:19:02,380 And so I think that she saw that she had 412 00:19:02,380 --> 00:19:05,380 really good community support, 413 00:19:05,380 --> 00:19:07,580 which was great because, you know, 414 00:19:07,580 --> 00:19:11,140 she'd felt enormous ostracism and rejection. 415 00:19:23,300 --> 00:19:27,580 By the time we had actually sat in the next court process, 416 00:19:27,580 --> 00:19:29,380 I had served my two-year ban, 417 00:19:29,380 --> 00:19:32,460 and it was now getting to two years and three months. 418 00:19:35,060 --> 00:19:37,660 I remember just sitting in front of the arbitrators 419 00:19:37,660 --> 00:19:37,900 I remember just sitting and just pouring my heart out. 420 00:19:37,900 --> 00:19:39,500 and just pouring my heart out. 421 00:19:40,660 --> 00:19:42,380 I guess I walked away knowing 422 00:19:42,380 --> 00:19:45,620 that I had said everything and done everything possible 423 00:19:45,620 --> 00:19:48,020 to give myself that chance to return to the pool. 424 00:19:50,260 --> 00:19:52,980 TIM FULLER: There were three arbitrators, 425 00:19:52,980 --> 00:19:55,220 and ultimately that full panel 426 00:19:55,220 --> 00:19:58,540 ruled the same way as a solid... sole arbitrator, 427 00:19:58,540 --> 00:20:01,540 and Shayna was cleared of intentional doping. 428 00:20:04,700 --> 00:20:07,300 Tim basically said to me, "It's over." 429 00:20:08,620 --> 00:20:10,980 They arbitrators have thrown the case out. 430 00:20:12,220 --> 00:20:14,180 It was a relief. 431 00:20:14,180 --> 00:20:19,020 But, um, for my body, it was a feeling of... 432 00:20:19,020 --> 00:20:21,020 (TEARFULLY) .."You can finally stop fighting." 433 00:20:23,700 --> 00:20:25,980 PAULINE JACK: As tough as it was for you... 434 00:20:27,220 --> 00:20:30,860 ..you probably never truly understand how strong you were 435 00:20:30,860 --> 00:20:33,100 to actually get yourself through it. 436 00:20:33,100 --> 00:20:35,380 That's how I remember you always saying to me, it was like... 437 00:20:35,380 --> 00:20:37,620 Keep going, keep fighting, keep walking forward. 438 00:20:37,620 --> 00:20:38,580 Yeah. 439 00:20:39,580 --> 00:20:43,500 It was a hard decision whether or not I was going to 440 00:20:43,500 --> 00:20:46,020 make a full comeback to swimming. 441 00:20:46,020 --> 00:20:48,580 I remember speaking to you and Dad around like, 442 00:20:48,580 --> 00:20:51,180 why would I even go back after everything that I endured? 443 00:20:52,180 --> 00:20:55,420 I had started my criminology degree. 444 00:20:55,420 --> 00:20:55,660 I actually also started I had started my criminology degree. 445 00:20:55,660 --> 00:20:57,900 I actually also started going through the process 446 00:20:57,900 --> 00:20:59,940 of applying for the police academy. 447 00:21:00,940 --> 00:21:05,300 As much as we're happy that swimming has brought her great success, 448 00:21:05,300 --> 00:21:11,540 we would be just as happy if she decided that she wanted to go to uni 449 00:21:11,540 --> 00:21:14,620 and become a vet or a police officer or... 450 00:21:14,620 --> 00:21:16,420 Whatever I wanted. We wouldn't have cared. Yeah. 451 00:21:16,420 --> 00:21:17,940 As long as you were... Happy. 452 00:21:17,940 --> 00:21:21,500 As long as you were happy and doing your best in what you wanted to do. 453 00:21:21,500 --> 00:21:27,380 I reflected on the fact that so many people had financially supported me 454 00:21:27,380 --> 00:21:28,900 to finish my fight, 455 00:21:28,900 --> 00:21:31,940 and in a way, I owed it to them as well, 456 00:21:31,940 --> 00:21:34,740 to go back to the pool and give it a shot. 457 00:21:37,900 --> 00:21:41,700 I'd return to the pool in May 2021, and I said, 458 00:21:41,700 --> 00:21:45,140 I'm going to give myself a year to fall in love with the sport again. 459 00:21:45,140 --> 00:21:46,940 No expectations. 460 00:21:46,940 --> 00:21:48,940 It was basically get back in the water 461 00:21:48,940 --> 00:21:49,180 It was basically and try and love swimming again. 462 00:21:49,180 --> 00:21:50,860 and try and love swimming again. 463 00:21:52,580 --> 00:21:55,180 DEAN BOXALL: We actually met in the car park at St Peters. 464 00:21:55,180 --> 00:21:57,820 I said, "This is the start of your journey back." 465 00:21:57,820 --> 00:22:02,380 So we walked in, very emotional, and the guys clapped her 466 00:22:02,380 --> 00:22:05,300 and um...and that was the start. 467 00:22:08,020 --> 00:22:10,700 JEMMA KING: The new fight was in the water. 468 00:22:10,700 --> 00:22:10,940 JEMMA KING: The new fight (SHOUTS) 469 00:22:10,940 --> 00:22:11,860 (SHOUTS) 470 00:22:11,860 --> 00:22:12,100 She knew she had a long way to get (SHOUTS) 471 00:22:12,100 --> 00:22:15,180 She knew she had a long way to get back to where she had been. 472 00:22:15,180 --> 00:22:19,020 And her...her squad is the best in Australia, 473 00:22:19,020 --> 00:22:22,180 so it was very apparent to her just how far she had slipped. 474 00:22:23,500 --> 00:22:25,420 She knew what she needed to do. 475 00:22:25,420 --> 00:22:25,660 And going through some sort of physical hardship was easy for her She knew what she needed to do. 476 00:22:25,660 --> 00:22:29,660 And going through some sort of physical hardship was easy for her 477 00:22:29,660 --> 00:22:31,820 after the mental anguish that she went through. 478 00:22:31,820 --> 00:22:32,100 after the mental anguish that she went through. MAN: And here she is. Shayna Jack, out of lane three. 479 00:22:32,100 --> 00:22:35,180 MAN: And here she is. Shayna Jack, out of lane three. 480 00:22:36,580 --> 00:22:39,420 TRACEY HOLMES: Shayna's been out of swimming for two years. 481 00:22:39,420 --> 00:22:41,860 Underway in the 100 freestyle for women. 482 00:22:41,860 --> 00:22:45,620 And then she tries to qualify for the Commonwealth Games. 483 00:22:45,620 --> 00:22:49,900 You can just imagine what sort of pressure she was under. 484 00:22:49,900 --> 00:22:50,140 You can just imagine Could she handle it? 485 00:22:50,140 --> 00:22:51,060 Could she handle it? 486 00:22:51,060 --> 00:22:52,900 What was the media going to say? 487 00:22:53,860 --> 00:22:56,340 Harris will probably get second, but Jack is more than back. 488 00:22:56,340 --> 00:22:56,580 Harris will probably get second, She won her first Australian title. 489 00:22:56,580 --> 00:22:59,300 She won her first Australian title. 490 00:22:59,300 --> 00:23:01,340 MAN: She went the fastest time in the world this morning 491 00:23:01,340 --> 00:23:01,580 MAN: She went the fastest time and she's lowered that again. 492 00:23:01,580 --> 00:23:02,460 and she's lowered that again. 493 00:23:02,460 --> 00:23:02,700 It's fantastic news, Shayna, makes the team, and she's lowered that again. 494 00:23:02,700 --> 00:23:05,980 It's fantastic news, Shayna, makes the team, 495 00:23:05,980 --> 00:23:09,740 but you would not believe what happens next. 496 00:23:09,740 --> 00:23:09,980 but you would not believe what happens next. My two fingers, um, these two, 497 00:23:09,980 --> 00:23:12,580 My two fingers, um, these two, 498 00:23:12,580 --> 00:23:14,780 got caught in the back of someone else's togs 499 00:23:14,780 --> 00:23:17,860 as they did a turn and went in the opposite direction. 500 00:23:18,860 --> 00:23:23,460 So it rotated my fingers around and broke my ring finger 501 00:23:23,460 --> 00:23:26,100 and tore all the ligaments off my middle finger. 502 00:23:27,340 --> 00:23:29,020 DEAN BOXALL: I just couldn't believe it. 503 00:23:29,020 --> 00:23:29,260 DEAN BOXALL: I just feel like, here we go. 504 00:23:29,260 --> 00:23:30,340 I just feel like, here we go. 505 00:23:30,340 --> 00:23:32,060 This is happening again, right? 506 00:23:32,060 --> 00:23:33,420 This is happening again. 507 00:23:34,820 --> 00:23:37,180 The doctor said, you know, "You've got a broken hand. 508 00:23:37,180 --> 00:23:39,780 "You're not competing anymore. You're going home for surgery." 509 00:23:41,940 --> 00:23:43,580 It's an eight-week recovery. 510 00:23:43,580 --> 00:23:46,780 And Commonwealth Games was within four weeks. 511 00:23:48,220 --> 00:23:51,260 I was told there's no way I'm going back. 512 00:23:51,260 --> 00:23:51,500 I was told there's no way And I said, "Watch me." 513 00:23:51,500 --> 00:23:52,740 And I said, "Watch me." 514 00:23:54,620 --> 00:23:59,580 I could see something in her eyes, a steely determination. 515 00:23:59,580 --> 00:24:04,140 If I could bottle that and then just get someone to sip that... (LAUGHS) 516 00:24:04,140 --> 00:24:07,060 ..mate, you...you will go, full steam ahead. 517 00:24:08,020 --> 00:24:11,060 MAN: Great joy for Shayna Jack to be back in this Australian team 518 00:24:11,060 --> 00:24:11,300 MAN: Great joy for Shayna Jack to at the Commonwealth Games. 519 00:24:11,300 --> 00:24:12,180 at the Commonwealth Games. 520 00:24:12,180 --> 00:24:14,460 WOMAN: Shane is looking amazing. So strong. 521 00:24:14,460 --> 00:24:15,500 Look at that six-speed kick. 522 00:24:15,500 --> 00:24:19,580 The Australians defend their Commonwealth Games title. 523 00:24:19,580 --> 00:24:19,820 It's the Aussies on top. The Australians defend their Commonwealth Games title. 524 00:24:19,820 --> 00:24:21,620 It's the Aussies on top. 525 00:24:21,620 --> 00:24:21,860 It's the Aussies on top. Once she did that, it's not even spoken about. 526 00:24:21,860 --> 00:24:24,140 Once she did that, it's not even spoken about. 527 00:24:24,140 --> 00:24:25,100 Broken hand comes in. 528 00:24:25,100 --> 00:24:28,700 Gets third in the 50 and second in the 100 freestyle 529 00:24:28,700 --> 00:24:28,940 Gets third in the 50 at the Commonwealth Games. 530 00:24:28,940 --> 00:24:29,940 at the Commonwealth Games. 531 00:24:32,820 --> 00:24:35,060 WOMAN: The next generation of young swimmers 532 00:24:35,060 --> 00:24:37,300 are battling it out in Brisbane tonight 533 00:24:37,300 --> 00:24:40,020 for a spot on Australia's Olympic team for Paris. 534 00:24:40,020 --> 00:24:40,260 for a spot on Australia's (STARTER BEEPS) 535 00:24:40,260 --> 00:24:41,100 (STARTER BEEPS) 536 00:24:41,100 --> 00:24:45,580 MAN: The showstopper of the week is away. The 100 freestyle. 537 00:24:45,580 --> 00:24:47,020 I felt vindicated the moment I stepped back 538 00:24:47,020 --> 00:24:47,260 I felt vindicated the moment on the pool deck in general. 539 00:24:47,260 --> 00:24:48,540 on the pool deck in general. 540 00:24:50,060 --> 00:24:52,380 But when I made the Olympic team, 541 00:24:52,380 --> 00:24:55,420 it was that moment that I'd been waiting for. 542 00:24:55,420 --> 00:24:56,940 Shayna Jack gets up for second. 543 00:24:56,940 --> 00:24:59,660 She'll get an individual swim in Paris. 544 00:25:00,820 --> 00:25:03,020 WOMAN: Shayna Jack. 545 00:25:03,020 --> 00:25:04,380 What a story. 546 00:25:04,380 --> 00:25:06,060 (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) 547 00:25:10,780 --> 00:25:14,180 You are going to your first Olympic team with an individual spot. 548 00:25:14,180 --> 00:25:14,420 You are going to your first Olympic Yeah, I honestly have no words. 549 00:25:14,420 --> 00:25:16,300 Yeah, I honestly have no words. 550 00:25:17,700 --> 00:25:19,500 WOMAN: Shayna Jack. 551 00:25:19,500 --> 00:25:22,780 DEAN BOXALL: She's going to Paris. 552 00:25:22,780 --> 00:25:25,660 There was no doubt at all. 553 00:25:25,660 --> 00:25:27,180 She was always going to make it. 554 00:25:32,740 --> 00:25:35,740 TRACEY HOLMES: Paris was such an incredible Olympic Games. 555 00:25:35,740 --> 00:25:40,300 Australia, and particularly the women, were doing so well. 556 00:25:40,300 --> 00:25:41,620 (STARTER BUZZES) 557 00:25:41,620 --> 00:25:45,460 MAN: 4x100 freestyle relay for women. 558 00:25:45,460 --> 00:25:45,700 MAN: 4x100 freestyle relay You want Shayna in that relay team, 559 00:25:45,700 --> 00:25:47,580 You want Shayna in that relay team, 560 00:25:47,580 --> 00:25:49,980 because she brings that confidence 561 00:25:49,980 --> 00:25:52,220 and she brings that resilience to the team. 562 00:25:52,220 --> 00:25:54,940 And Jack still maintains the lead. 563 00:25:54,940 --> 00:25:59,900 The Australians look to win the 4x100 for a fourth time in a row. 564 00:25:59,900 --> 00:26:00,140 The Australians look to win the A second gold of the night. 565 00:26:00,140 --> 00:26:02,140 A second gold of the night. 566 00:26:02,140 --> 00:26:03,380 Australia. 567 00:26:03,380 --> 00:26:04,980 Well done to Meg Harris... 568 00:26:04,980 --> 00:26:07,380 How beautiful of a moment it was. 569 00:26:07,380 --> 00:26:09,300 Olympic record time as well. 570 00:26:09,300 --> 00:26:12,060 We got on the podium and the crowd's right behind us. 571 00:26:13,300 --> 00:26:14,820 It's one of those moments that you wish 572 00:26:14,820 --> 00:26:15,060 It's one of those moments you could live over and over again. 573 00:26:15,060 --> 00:26:16,620 you could live over and over again. 574 00:26:18,620 --> 00:26:23,660 Here's this girl standing up and I was like, "Oh, my God. Here we are." 575 00:26:26,340 --> 00:26:29,140 Two gold medals from two relays. 576 00:26:29,140 --> 00:26:32,100 What an incredible start to an Olympic campaign. 577 00:26:33,980 --> 00:26:37,580 Shayna then finds herself in the individual events. 578 00:26:37,580 --> 00:26:37,820 Shayna then finds herself The 100m and the 50. 579 00:26:37,820 --> 00:26:39,020 The 100m and the 50. 580 00:26:40,060 --> 00:26:41,380 MAN: Jack is in five. 581 00:26:41,380 --> 00:26:41,620 Both of them have started MAN: Jack is in five. 582 00:26:41,620 --> 00:26:44,060 Both of them have started pretty well. It's a... 583 00:26:44,060 --> 00:26:45,860 I didn't want anybody in the media to know it, 584 00:26:45,860 --> 00:26:46,100 I didn't want anybody but she was sick. 585 00:26:46,100 --> 00:26:47,540 but she was sick. 586 00:26:47,540 --> 00:26:47,780 Um, she had RSV, which is a virus. but she was sick. 587 00:26:47,780 --> 00:26:52,500 Um, she had RSV, which is a virus. Respiratory virus. 588 00:26:52,500 --> 00:26:52,740 Um, she had RSV, which is a virus. Eight of our ten swimmers got it. 589 00:26:52,740 --> 00:26:54,460 Eight of our ten swimmers got it. 590 00:26:54,460 --> 00:26:58,860 And it certainly did knock the edge off Shayna. 591 00:26:58,860 --> 00:27:02,660 O'Callaghan and Jack are fourth and fifth. 592 00:27:03,700 --> 00:27:10,700 She ends up finishing fifth in the 100 and eighth in the 50. 593 00:27:10,700 --> 00:27:12,540 That's not where she wanted to finish. 594 00:27:12,540 --> 00:27:15,060 It was clearly disappointing for her. 595 00:27:16,900 --> 00:27:19,420 I'm not proud of the results, 596 00:27:19,420 --> 00:27:22,780 but I am proud of the way I handled myself 597 00:27:22,780 --> 00:27:25,100 and the process that I went through to get there. 598 00:27:26,380 --> 00:27:28,740 I just hope her candle has still got a flame on it, 599 00:27:28,740 --> 00:27:31,980 and there's a lot of wax still left on it. 600 00:27:31,980 --> 00:27:32,220 and there's a lot of wax Because I'm hoping for LA. 601 00:27:32,220 --> 00:27:34,460 Because I'm hoping for LA. 602 00:27:35,580 --> 00:27:40,060 She'll have time to reflect, and I think when she reflects... 603 00:27:41,500 --> 00:27:43,540 ..I think she goes, "We go again." 604 00:27:45,060 --> 00:27:46,540 "We go again." 605 00:27:53,340 --> 00:27:59,660 I am at a stage of not knowing where my goals lie in swimming. 606 00:27:59,660 --> 00:28:02,340 And so I am back in the pool, 607 00:28:02,340 --> 00:28:05,900 but I don't know where that's going to end up yet. 608 00:28:05,900 --> 00:28:08,460 So on the other side, that's the Eiffel Tower. 609 00:28:09,420 --> 00:28:11,260 Can you guess how heavy it is? 610 00:28:11,260 --> 00:28:11,500 I don't look at swimming as Can you guess how heavy it is? 611 00:28:11,500 --> 00:28:15,780 I don't look at swimming as my be-all and end-all now. 612 00:28:16,780 --> 00:28:20,300 When I was younger, and before everything happened to me 613 00:28:20,300 --> 00:28:20,540 When I was younger, and before with the anti-doping system, 614 00:28:20,540 --> 00:28:22,420 with the anti-doping system, 615 00:28:22,420 --> 00:28:25,420 I wrapped up my identity in swimming. 616 00:28:25,420 --> 00:28:26,860 I WAS swimming. 617 00:28:26,860 --> 00:28:29,460 Please put your hands together and welcome Shayna Jack. 618 00:28:29,460 --> 00:28:34,100 Now I look at myself again as who I am, not what I do. 619 00:28:34,100 --> 00:28:38,380 I basically had to reinvent myself as a different person. 620 00:28:38,380 --> 00:28:40,780 JEMMA KING: Shayna's really shown people, 621 00:28:40,780 --> 00:28:43,580 even though you have had a catastrophic event happen to you, 622 00:28:43,580 --> 00:28:43,820 even though you have had there is a way through. 623 00:28:43,820 --> 00:28:45,340 there is a way through. 624 00:28:45,340 --> 00:28:46,540 Yeah. 625 00:28:46,540 --> 00:28:47,860 She's big, she's strong. 626 00:28:47,860 --> 00:28:50,100 She won't take shit from anyone anymore. 627 00:28:50,100 --> 00:28:50,340 She won't take shit I have a different outlook on life 628 00:28:50,340 --> 00:28:52,860 I have a different outlook on life 629 00:28:52,860 --> 00:28:53,100 and have a different outlook I have a different outlook on life 630 00:28:53,100 --> 00:28:56,180 and have a different outlook on my experiences in the pool, and... 631 00:28:56,180 --> 00:28:59,140 It hasn't been portrayed yet as one of the greatest comeback stories, 632 00:28:59,140 --> 00:28:59,380 It hasn't been portrayed yet as one but I think it will. 633 00:28:59,380 --> 00:29:00,580 but I think it will. 634 00:29:02,180 --> 00:29:05,540 I hope it is spoken about for a long time. 635 00:29:26,780 --> 00:29:28,580 Not only did I come home from the Olympics 636 00:29:28,580 --> 00:29:28,820 Not only did I come home with two gold medals, 637 00:29:28,820 --> 00:29:30,180 with two gold medals, 638 00:29:30,180 --> 00:29:31,420 I also went on a holiday 639 00:29:31,420 --> 00:29:33,100 with my now fiance, 640 00:29:33,100 --> 00:29:36,140 and he proposed to me at Rome at the Trevi Fountain. 641 00:29:37,580 --> 00:29:39,300 He pulled out the ring and asked me 642 00:29:39,300 --> 00:29:41,500 to spend the rest of my life with him, 643 00:29:41,500 --> 00:29:44,020 and it was instant shock that it was happening 644 00:29:44,020 --> 00:29:46,740 at the same time as a lot of tears, 645 00:29:46,740 --> 00:29:48,700 just because it was...it was perfect. 646 00:29:50,940 --> 00:29:55,220 LEIGH SALES: And that's the final episode of Australian Story for 2024. 647 00:29:55,220 --> 00:29:58,340 Join us for new programs in 2025. 648 00:29:58,340 --> 00:29:58,540 Captions by Red Bee Media Join us for new programs in 2025. 649 00:29:58,540 --> 00:30:01,700 Captions by Red Bee Media