By James Cooney For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 18:56 EDT, 7 October 2023 | Updated: 18:56 EDT, 7 October 2023

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Australian swimmer Shayna Jack has opened up on her crippling mental health struggles during the fight to clear her name after testing positive to a banned substance four years ago.
The World Championships and Commonwealth Games medallist was one of the rising stars of the pool until her world came crashing down in 2019.
Jack, 24, tested positive to banned muscle-builder Ligandrol, leaving her swimming career and Tokyo Olympics hopes in tatters.
She has now revealed the heartbreaking mental toll it took on her, and how it prompted her to attempt suicide. 
‘I was home alone, I had my dogs there, my partner was at work – and I was done,’ Jack wrote in a News Corp article.
Swimming star Shayna Jack has bravely opened up about her darkest moments
Jack says she went into a spiral of trauma after her baffling drug test result
‘I was done with the process. I was done with life.
‘And boy, did it scare me.
‘Thankfully, my partner came home and he could see just what was going on.
‘I think that was the scariest day of my life and also my partner’s life.’
Jack revealed that the baffling test result tipped her into ‘a spiral of trauma’ and feeling that she did not know how to deal with.
The freestyle star says she was trapped in her emotions while struggling to clear her name. 
‘When my partner came home and found me in the kitchen that fateful day, it was a turning point,’ Jack said.
‘I felt like I was a burden to other people and just better off not being around.
Jack says she felt like a burden on those around her and that she was done with life
She is thankful her partner arrived home and could stop her from going through with it
Jack is now swimming again and encourages others to reach out if they need help
 ‘Having to see people go through pain and believing I was the reason for that, just made me hurt more.
‘But I don’t give up.
‘I know it’s so hard for people to recognise that in their lowest moment – and I’m so grateful that I did.’
Jack started seeing a a psychiatrist and says it’s the ‘best things she ever did’ as they helped her understand why she felt the way she did.
She was found to have reactive depression – and it now made sense to her why she was crying every day.
Jack was allowed to return to the sport in 2021 after a two year ban and an expensive legal battle.
She says she now swims for the people who helped her through her darkest times and encourages others to reach out for help when they need it. 
‘There’s no shame in asking questions or asking for help,’ she says.
‘I wouldn’t be here without other people. I couldn’t have done it alone.’
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FRESH pictures have been released as the demolition of the pools in Carlisle continues as part of the railway station ‘gateway’ project. 
The £28million project aims to support the growth of passenger traffic, making the station more user-friendly and accessible, as well as prioritising green transport options.  
The old 1970s pool building on James Street and the empty Staples building are being demolished as part of the project. 
Work is set to continue on the demolition (Image: Cumberland Council)
Cumberland Council has said that the project is ‘steaming ahead’ and has reiterated that the historic Turkish Baths have been separated from the project. 
A spokesperson for Cumberland Council said: “The Pools has been separated from the Turkish baths, as this project will not impact on the Turkish Baths – we are working with ‘The Friends of the Turkish Baths’ to ensure positive outcomes for this building.”
Work is set to continue on the station gateway project into 2025 and is part of a wider regeneration plan for the city centre. 
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Adam Peaty, of Britain, competes in the men’s 100-meter breaststroke final at the World Aquatics Championships on Monday in Doha, Qatar.

World-record holder Adam Peaty marked his return to major competition with a bronze medal in the 100-meter breaststroke at the World Aquatics Championships after an extended break to deal with mental health issues. American swimmer Nic Fink won gold in 58.57 seconds.
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Seven British swimmers will set foot onto the pontoon for the 2023 LEN European Junior Open Water Championships in Corfu, Greece at the end of September.
Set against the picturesque backdrop of Corfu, junior marathon swimmers from all over Europe will converge to vie for victory in their age category events across the 29th September – 1st October 2023.
The British team features seven athletes, each selected based on performances at the British Swimming selection event, hosted by Swim Wales at Swim Wales Challenge Series (Open Water) in June.

Ella Dyson spearheads the team’s experience as a European Junior silver medallist from 2019, and will contest the Women’s 10km race. Sean McCann lines up for the respective Men’s event for athletes born in 2004/2005, after both were first through the finishing gate in their age category at Llandegfedd Reservoir.

Samuel Williams and Lucy Fox, both members of Wycombe District club alongside Dyson, will swim the 7.5km course in Corfu for athletes born 2006/2007 – each securing individual wins over the distance in Wales to meet the outlined selection criteria.
Meanwhile 1500m Freestyle British Champion, Amelie Blocksidge, is set to build further experiences international stage on the back of picking up a gold and a silver at the 2023 European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) in Maribor, and her 1500m Freestyle silver medal at the European Junior Swimming Championships in Belgrade last month. The 14 year-old swimmer is joined on the team by two City of Salford clubmates, Katie Lee and Benjamin Ross – having led Lee over the 5km line at the selection race in June, whilst Ross was the fastest finisher in the respective 14-15 year-old men’s classification.

The championships in Corfu concludes with opportunity for Great Britain to enter a quartet from the travelling team into the Mixed U19 4×1.25km relay event.
Marathon swimming team selected for the 2023 LEN European Junior Open Water Championships in Corfu, Greece (29th September – 1st October 2023):

Great Britain rounded off their time at the first-ever LEN European U23 Swimming Championships by taking a total of 13 medals – including a quintet of European golds – and gaining valuable experience ahead of an Olympic year across three days of exciting competition in Dublin.
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Keanna MacInnes stormed to victory in the Women's 100m Butterfly as Great Britain took six medals on a stunning opening night of racing at the LEN European U23 Swimming Championships – kicking off the three-day competition by topping the medal tally in Dublin.

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