A third swimmer, Commonwealth Games silver medallist Teong Tzen Wei, has admitted to consuming a controlled drug overseas, said Sport Singapore (SportSG) on Wednesday as the national governing body concluded its internal review into the matter.
Teong and two other national teammates, Olympic champion Joseph Schooling and Amanda Lim, have been issued letters of warning, and SportSG has suspended its support for one month over the breach of their athlete agreements.
On Aug 30, Schooling and Lim were revealed to have had consumed cannabis overseas.
SportSG said it met Schooling, 27, Lim, 29, and Teong, 24, as part of its internal review, which concluded last week. It said in a statement: "SportSG has found that the three athletes had fallen short of the code of conduct expected of all TeamSG athletes as part of their athlete agreement.
"SportSG takes the breaches of the code of conduct seriously. Team Singapore athletes are expected to hold the highest standards of conduct as they represent Singapore on the world stage and are role models for Singaporeans." The three swimmers are carded athletes under the High Performance Scheme and will have their support suspended from Oct 1.
They will not receive training assistance grants and access to sports science and sports medicine facilities and services during this period.
They will also not be able to train at the OCBC Aquatic Centre or have access to any facilities, benefits or services accorded to high-performance athletes, added the Singapore Swimming Association.
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