14 April 2025, Lausanne – The Aquatics Integrity Unit (AQIU) confirms that Tunisian swimmer Ahmed Ayoub Hafnaoui has accepted a suspension of 21 months, effective from 11 April 2024 until 10 January 2026, for a violation of the World Aquatics Anti-Doping Rules. 

Mr. Hafnaoui admitted that he committed three whereabouts failures within a twelve-month period, thereby breaching Article 2.4 of the World Aquatics Anti-Doping Rules, and accepted a 21-month sanction. His results have been disqualified from 11 April 2024 onwards. 

The AQIU reminds all athletes included in its Registered Testing Pool (RTP) of the importance of making sure they keep their Whereabouts information up to date at all times. The AQIU also invites the athletes included in its RTP to complete the anti-doping e-learning course  “ADEL for Registered Testing Pool athletes” on the ADEL platform to ensure their whereabouts are filed and updated in accordance with the applicable rules.