By Sam Blacker on SwimSwam
The Aquatics Integrity Unit (AQIU) has released its Q3 statistics, in conjunction with the International Testing Agency (ITA). The ITA is one of several organisations which has the power to carry out drug testing, alongside WADA, the IOC, and various national and international sporting federations.
A total of 1,113 samples were tested in Q3, a jump of 170 from the 943 tested in Q2. In total, there have been 3,158 tests carried out this year by the ITA in collaboration with AQIU.
A total of 576 athletes were tested, with an even split between male and female athletes. They belonged to 82 different nations, although over half (60.7%) of them were from Europe.
Just over a fifth (21.5%) of tested athletes were from Asia, with just under a tenth (9%) from the Americas. Africa and Oceania (4.4% each) had the fewest tests.
Nearly 80% of the tests (841) came on samples collected out of competition, with 272 (24.4%) coming in competition. Q3 covered several high-level meets including the European Championships, the Commonwealth Games, and the Pan-Pacific Championships, as well as various junior international competitions.
The numbers cover all aquatics sports, although the vast majority of athletes tested were pool swimmers at 79.6%. Water polo was second with 9.1% of the tests, corresponding to just over 100 tests. Open Water (5.7%) was next, with artistic swimming (2.9%) and diving/high diving (2.7%) seeing the fewest.
There was 11 Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs) recognised as part of the testing. Out of a pool of 576 athletes that is a maximum of less than 2% of the of the tested field, however athletes can have more than one TUE.
The number of tests is down 20.7% on the 1403 carried out in Q3 2025, although a significant proportion of the difference appears to be due to in-competition water polo testing. Tests for pools swimmers were up slightly, with a 2.5% increase from 864 to 886.
So far in 2026, total testing numbers are down almost a third. Last year 4,661 tests had been carried out through the first three quarters of the year, compared to 3,158 this year.
Full quarterly statistics can be found on the AQIU website.
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