‘Fight for what’s right’: Shayna Jack’s emotional plea to fight ban

Banned swimmer Shayna Jack has broken down in a social media video as she is getting desperate in the bid to clear her name.

Banned swimmer Shayna Jack has broken down in tears as she asks the Australian public to help her bid to save her swimming career.

Jack was suspended from swimming for four years after testing positive to the illegal substance ligandrol in July 2019.

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Jack has constantly pleaded her innocence with the Court of Arbitration for Sport cutting her ban to two years which would have allowed her to return for the world championships in Japan in 2022.

Jack’s argument essentially boiled down to three arguments, including supplements being contaminated in the manufacturing process, a blender used by her partner and brother could have been contaminated or she could have come into contact at a public pool or gym.

But in December 2020, Sport Integrity Australia and the World Anti-Doping Agency appealed the decision while Jack now has to fight the charges once more or accept the full length of the four year ban.

Shayna Jack was emotional in the plea.

In a video on Instagram after setting up a GoFundMe, Jack revealed that the first court case cost her $130,000 on legal fees, court costs, testing fees and more, which she and her family cannot afford.

Jack said she copped the two year ban on the chin but that SIA and WADA had decided to take her through the heartbreak all over again.

“It breaks my heart every day I can’t be in the pool with my squad mates,” Jack said in the video as tears filled her eyes.

“It breaks my heart every day that I’m still up against these people in which I feel are constantly kicking me down.

“It breaks my heart every day thinking I can never win.

“I’d like to ask for your help in order to keep fighting. I don’t have the funds and neither does my family. If I don’t fight I can potentially get the maximum ban because I can’t stand up for myself in my next appeal.”

Jack quoted her coach talking about the final 50m of a 200m race when she said “It’s going to hurt, it’s going to be painful but I’ve just got to get to the end and that is all I’m trying to do.”

Jack finished the video saying: “Let’s keep fighting for what’s right in sport.”

At time of writing, 94 donors had donated $6541 to Jack’s case.

Jack was a gold medallist during the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, and holds the world record for the 4x100m freestyle relay event.

She recently appeared on Channel 7 reality show SAS Australia.

Fellow contestant Molly Taylor commented: “With you all the way x”

On the show, Jack opened up about her “living nightmare” battling the case on the show.