Aussie star furious over Chinese swimmer's doping scandal

Australian swimming star Cate Campbell has slammed WADA and FINA and called for a heavier anti-doping presence in swimming.

Campbell said she was “incredibly angry” about the situation surrounding Chinese swimmer Sun Yang, who has been referred to the Court of Arbitration for Sport by WADA.

Sun allegedly smashed a vial of his own blood with a hammer in January, supposedly after doubting the identity of drug testers.

FINA initially cleared Sun, citing a lack of evidence, but WADA opted to take it a step further.

Sun faces a potential life ban from the sport if found guilty.

It isn’t Sun’s first run-in with anti-doping authorities, after he was famously labelled a ‘drug cheat’ by Australian swimmer Mack Horton at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Horton then went on to win gold ahead of Sun in the 400m freestyle.

Campbell said FINA and WADA’s credibility was at stake.

“It makes me incredibly angry and it raises some really serious questions that demand answers if WADA and FINA want to remain credible in the world of clean sport.. ..especially where it pertains to Sun Yang,” she said in an interview aired during the Australian Swimming Championships.

“We need to rethink how we are tackling doping because clearly what we’re doing isn’t good enough.

“Let’s not forget that Sun Yang has already tested positive to a banned substance.”

Campbell added that she was 100% confident Australian swimmers would stand up to increased anti-doping scrutiny.

The 26-year-old Olympic medallist said she would stake her reputation on it.

“I am 100 per cent certain that all of the swimmers in Australia are clean,” she said.

“I would put my name behind any of them, but I think that globally there needs to be more investigation. “