(Los Angeles) American swimmer Kensey McMahon, world medalist, has been suspended for four years for doping, the American anti-doping agency (USADA) announced on Tuesday.
McMahon (24 years old), bronze medalist in the 1500m at the 2022 World Championships in Melbourne (Australia), tested positive for vadadustat, a drug whose molecule is classified by anti-doping in the category of peptide hormones, such as EPO.
McMahon had tested positive on the 1er July 2023, during the United States Championships where she took 3e place for the 1500 m freestyle. His four-year suspension begins July 7, 2023.
The main American swimmers are expected from June 15 to 23 in Indianapolis for the Olympic selections before the Paris Games (July 26 – August 11).