Retired Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus criticized the controversial Enhanced Games, saying the event tarnished the legacy of sports.
The Enhanced Games, which took place on May 24, at Resorts World Las Vegas, was a multi-sport event that allowed participants to use performance-enhancing drugs without being drug tested.
In a conversation with Will and Woody, Titmus made her feelings known about the event.
“Frankly, it makes my blood boil. I really despise what they’re doing here. I think it undermines everything that sport is. Our bodies aren’t a science experiment. I know, James. The quality of performance was pretty average,” said Ariarne Titmus.
She also questioned swimmer James Magnussen for competing at the Enhanced Games.
“he’s going to come away with a lot of money. They could offer me unlimited money and I would never ever be involved,” Titmus added.
Magnussen finished last in both the 50m and 100m freestyle finals despite two years of medically supervised doping.
Titmus retired from the sport in October 2025 after competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics. She won gold medals in the 400m freestyle and the 4x200m relay, and a silver medal in the 200m freestyle. She is exploring a career in media and entertainment and was recently seen in the celebrity reality series ‘Shark.’
Ariarne Titmus weighed in on her retirement
Ariarne Titmus officially announced her retirement from competitive swimming on October 15, 2025, at the age of 25. After competing at the Paris Olympics, she took a year’s hiatus and eventually announced her decision to step away from the sport.
“I’ve lived my life not caring that I never got to spend birthdays with my friends or attend family events because I had to be in bed for training,” she said. “I didn’t really get to enjoy time with my family over Christmas or Easter, because my focus was always on swimming,” said Ariarne Titmus.
She added:
“I met my partner right after the Olympics, and I wasn’t willing to return to the life I’d always known, one where I constantly put my family second. Swimming has always come first, and they’ve understood that. But to be an athlete, you have to be a bit selfish.”
Titmus also penned a heartfelt letter to her seven-year-old self, weighing in on her swimming journey.
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