{"id":277364,"date":"2017-09-13T21:12:39","date_gmt":"2017-09-14T04:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=277364"},"modified":"2017-09-13T21:12:39","modified_gmt":"2017-09-14T04:12:39","slug":"jarrod-poort-accepts-one-year-suspension-for-missed-doping-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/jarrod-poort-accepts-one-year-suspension-for-missed-doping-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"Jarrod Poort Accepts One-Year Suspension for Missed Doping Tests"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jarrod Poort<\/strong>, the Australian open water swimmer best-known for building and then losing a huge lead in the men’s 10k final at the Rio Olympics, has accepted a one-year suspension from the sport as a result of three missed doping tests.<\/p>\n

Poort’s suspension began earlier this month. It was reported in May that\u00a0Poort and fellow Aussie Olympians\u00a0Madeline Groves<\/strong> and\u00a0Thomas Fraser-Holmes<\/strong> were all facing possible suspensions<\/a> on account of missing three drug test each.<\/p>\n

Fraser-Holmes was handed a one-year suspension<\/a> in early June, while nothing has been announced regarding Groves. Groves has stated that one of her missed tests occurred when drug testers did not properly seek her out while she was at a training camp in San Diego, Calif., in the United States.<\/p>\n

Read the full press release from Swimming Australia announcing Poort’s suspension below:<\/p>\n

Swimming Australia can confirm that Jarrod Poort<\/strong> has accepted a 12-month anti-doping sanction for Whereabouts breaches. This sanction was imposed on Mr. Poort by Swimming Australia following a recommendation by the ASADA CEO under the terms of the National Anti-Doping scheme. The sanction commenced on 5 September 2017 and concludes on\u00a05 September 2018<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Swimming Australia CEO,\u00a0Mark Anderson<\/strong>\u00a0said that Australian swimming had long been a strong and vocal advocate for clean sport, both in Australia and internationally.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe fully support all anti-doping policies and our athletes understand that the rules in place to ensure that all athletes must be available for testing at their designated location and time are a very important element of anti-doping policies,\u201d Mr. Anderson said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Australian Dolphins Swim Team has worked hard to develop a culture of professionalism and respect within the team. Part of that professionalism is ensuring each athlete is accountable and responsible for accurately providing their locations so testers can access them when required and it is extremely disappointing that this has not occurred as it should have.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth Swimming Australia and our athletes have been very clear on our position both here in Australia and internationally. Jarrod has taken responsibility for his filing errors and we continue to work with and support Jarrod as best we can to support him through this process. Jarrod has accepted responsibility and understands the impacts of his actions. Whilst clearly this is a very disappointing situation for Jarrod and swimming, we need to reiterate that this is not a positive result and his ownership and acceptance of the situation is admirable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Under the terms of the Anti-Doping Policy, for the duration of the sanction Jarrod cannot:<\/p>\n