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Tearful Shayna Jack announces retirement after Comm Games

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Olympic medallist Shayna Jack says she will quit competitive swimming after the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Jack revealed her decision in a video posted on Instagram late on Tuesday.

She fights back tears as she tells coach Dean Boxall that the Games – which begin next weekĀ  – will be her competitive swan song.

ā€œIt’s been an absolute privilege being an Australian athlete, an Australian swimmer, an Olympic medallist, Commonwealth Games medallist, world medallist, and world record holder,ā€ the 27-year-old freestyler said.

ā€œI think I’ve definitely ticked off all the boxes. It’s been a long career, but I’m ready to announce my retirement and be Shayna Jack.ā€

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Jack followed up her post with a grateful thanks to supporters and fans on Wednesday. Photo: Instagram

Jack told Boxall she had decided ā€œwhen and how I was going to do thisā€.

ā€œI thought, ā€˜Dean Boxall, before Commonwealth Games’. Because I want to go out there, head held high, proud of who I am, proud of what I’m representing, and proud of what I’m saying goodbye to,ā€ she said.

ā€œAnd give the people an opportunity to be proud of me, and me feel that. I want to feel it, I want to feel like I had an impact.ā€

Asked by Boxall if she felt fulfilled, Jack said: ā€œI do. I do feel fulfilled.ā€

Jack won gold medals for Australia in the 4Ɨ100-metres and 4Ɨ200-metre freestyle relays at the 2024 Olympic Games.

She also won 17 world championship medals.

Jack also served a two-year ban after the performance enhancing drug Ligandrol was found in her system in 2019.

The Queenslander has always insisted she did not knowingly take the drug.

Topics: Swimming
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