Oleksiak withdraws from swimming worlds citing whereabouts case with World Aquatics

Jul 4, 2025 | 4:00 PM

Canada’s Penny Oleksiak has withdrawn from the world aquatics championships due to being in a whereabouts case with World Aquatics, she announced on social media Friday.

The 25-year-old Toronto native said “it does not involve any banned substance” and “I am and always have been a clean athlete and will be making no further comment at this time.”

The world championships are set to begin July 11 and end Aug. 3 in Singapore.

Oleksiak received support of her decision from Swimming Canada CEO Suzanne Paulins, who said the organization believes Oleksiak “is a clean athlete who made an administrative mistake,” in a statement on social media.