Gwangju, South Korea Shayna Jack's coach Dean Boxall believes his 'devastated' athlete will be cleared by ASADA and has vowed to join her in the trenches as she prepares to try and save her swimming career.
Just hours after Jack posted a long explanation about her positive test to the non-steroidal anabolic agent Ligandrol, Boxall spoke to Australian media at the FINA World Championships. Her coach is convinced she will be cleared by an ASADA panel, and he believes her claims that she had no clue as to how the substance was found in her system.
Australian swimming coach Dean Boxall.Credit:AP
Boxall was present when Jack was told of the A Sample testing positive. A B Sample has been confirmed, and she must now state her case to ASADA.
"I knew just when Shayna was told, I was called into the room when she was informed. I walked into a very distraught girl. I've never seen someone that upset, which of course made me very upset," Boxall said.
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Jack did not want the test result to be made public for fear it would unsettle fellow swimmers at the world titles, which meant Boxall and the select few staff that knew had to keep it secret.
"Of course it's been difficult because you are trying to prepare your athletes for a world championship. And my athletes have swum pretty well here. I certainly hadn't told anybody, not even my wife," Boxall said.
"You could probably call it a burden. But we did the best thing, that was part of the process. Shayna wanted that as well. I thought we stuck to our guns and did a great job for the team.
"They are a pretty professional group. They knew they had a job to do. That was our whole primary focus over the past five weeks since trials. Everybody did their job, now that it's come out, people are feeling saddened.
"We absolutely didn't talk about it."
Jack and Boxall have been in constant contact since she was sent home from the training camp in Japan just a week before the championships began. He said she was shattered by the news and was going to fight tooth and nail in an atteRead More – Source
Gwangju, South Korea Shayna Jack's coach Dean Boxall believes his 'devastated' athlete will be cleared by ASADA and has vowed to join her in the trenches as she prepares to try and save her swimming career.
Just hours after Jack posted a long explanation about her positive test to the non-steroidal anabolic agent Ligandrol, Boxall spoke to Australian media at the FINA World Championships. Her coach is convinced she will be cleared by an ASADA panel, and he believes her claims that she had no clue as to how the substance was found in her system.
Australian swimming coach Dean Boxall.Credit:AP
Boxall was present when Jack was told of the A Sample testing positive. A B Sample has been confirmed, and she must now state her case to ASADA.
"I knew just when Shayna was told, I was called into the room when she was informed. I walked into a very distraught girl. I've never seen someone that upset, which of course made me very upset," Boxall said.
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Jack did not want the test result to be made public for fear it would unsettle fellow swimmers at the world titles, which meant Boxall and the select few staff that knew had to keep it secret.
"Of course it's been difficult because you are trying to prepare your athletes for a world championship. And my athletes have swum pretty well here. I certainly hadn't told anybody, not even my wife," Boxall said.
"You could probably call it a burden. But we did the best thing, that was part of the process. Shayna wanted that as well. I thought we stuck to our guns and did a great job for the team.
"They are a pretty professional group. They knew they had a job to do. That was our whole primary focus over the past five weeks since trials. Everybody did their job, now that it's come out, people are feeling saddened.
"We absolutely didn't talk about it."
Jack and Boxall have been in constant contact since she was sent home from the training camp in Japan just a week before the championships began. He said she was shattered by the news and was going to fight tooth and nail in an atteRead More – Source
