6 December 2024, Lausanne — The Aquatics Integrity Unit has published the testing statistics for all athletes participating in the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) – Budapest 2024. This comprehensive report underscores World Aquatics’ unwavering commitment to fair competition and the highest standards of integrity in aquatic sport.
The testing programme, designed and implemented by the International Testing Agency (ITA), encompasses a wide range of tests conducted both in and out-of-competition. In total, 3,054 anti-doping tests have been conducted on athletes participating in the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) – Budapest 2024 since 1 January 2024, resulting in an average of three tests per athlete.
Additionally, all Neutral Athletes have been tested at least four times within the last 12 months, including at least one test conducted by World Aquatics.
Average number of tests conducted on athletes from the 10 largest teams taking part in the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) – Budapest 2024.
| Teams | Average number of tests per athlete |
|---|---|
| People’s Republic of China | 9.4 |
| United States of America | 8.2 |
| Neutral Athletes (Russian nationality) | 7.5 |
| Canada | 6.4 |
| Italy | 6.2 |
| Hungary | 5.2 |
| Germany | 5 |
| Australia | 4.2 |
| Japan | 3 |
| New Zealand | 2.1 |
The testing programme will remain in full force until the end of the event, with 290 samples to be collected during the 6 days of competition.
Link to the full testing report.