Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak's two-year ban from competition has raised questions about the reasons for her suspension: three whereabouts failures.

In its World Anti-Doping Code, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) defines a whereabouts failure as any combination of three missed drug tests or "filing failures" in a 12-month period.

Swimming Canada chief executive officer Suzanne Paulins said in a statement on Tuesday that the organization accepted Olesiak's explanation these "were inadvertent errors and she has not used banned substances."

Oleksiak is tied with sprinter Andre De Grasse as Canada's most decorated Olympian, having won seven medals over her career.

Oleksiak banned from competition until 2027 after accepting penalty for whereabouts failures

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