Australian Swimmer Shayna Jack Announces Retirement After 2026 Commonwealth Games

Shayna Jack announced on July 14, 2026, that she will retire from swimming at the conclusion of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. Abc reported the decision in a video posted on social media with coach Dean Boxall. Jack won gold medals in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay and the women's 4x200m freestyle relay at the Paris 2024 Olympics.

She also won her first Commonwealth Games gold medal as part of Australia's 4x100m freestyle relay team in Birmingham in 2018 and was part of gold medal relay teams at the Olympic Games, world championships and Commonwealth Games. Jack served a 24-month competition ban after Ligandrol was found in her system. She has always denied intentionally taking a banned substance.

"I'm extremely proud of everything I've achieved in my swimming career," Jack said. "I cannot wait to finish at the Commonwealth Games, Glasgow. " "I'm really proud of what swimming made me," she added.

"I'm not just proud of medals or the world records. That's never what I swam for. I swam because I wanted to make a difference. " The 2026 Commonwealth Games will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, from July 23 to August 2.