The story that shook up the swimming world. 🏊⁣ ⁣ Canada’s most decorated female Olympian, Penny Oleksiak, was handed a two-year suspension after committing three whereabouts failures between October 2024 and June 2025, per the International Testing Agency. 😟⁣⁣ ⁣ On episode No. 512 of "The GIST of It," co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz get into the details on what a “whereabouts failure” actually means. 👀⁣ ⁣⁣ The ban, which Oleksiak accepted after withdrawing from July’s world aquatics championships, runs through July 14, 2027, keeping her eligible ahead of the LA 2028 Games. 💪⁣⁣ ⁣ Tune into today’s episode of “The GIST of It”, available wherever you get your podcasts! 🎧 ⁣ ⁣ #womenssports #swimming #thegistofit⁣