By Madeline Folsom on SwimSwam
Yesterday, Brett Hawke went on the Night Swim Podcast to discuss his withdrawal from the Masters meet he was entered in, and said that on Wednesday night, a drug tester came to his house.
Hawke, the head coach of the Enhanced Games, was originally entered into the meet as a relay swimmer for the Spartans Masters at the Aqua Knuckles SCM Swim Meet in California, a USMS-sanctioned meet.
This drew a lot of criticism from USMS athletes and coaches due to his role in the Enhanced Games presenting “a profound and irreconcilable conflict of interest with the core tenets of USMS.”
Hawke, 51, has also been open on his social media and he confirmed last night, that he is taking doctor-prescribed testosterone. This is not uncommon in older men with a study published in the National Institute of Health claiming that low testosterone levels occur in 16-18% of men over 65, for which one of the treatments is Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT).
He said in the interview that he thought Masters swimming was a “free-for-all” and that there was an “understanding in the Masters community that you can do whatever you want,” so when his friend asked if he wanted to swim a relay in a Masters meet, he agreed.
After news broke that Hawke had entered the meet, a group of USMS swimmers sent out a formal protest, and USMS issued a statement saying, “We’re reviewing this matter in accordance with our established policies and procedures. USMS is dedicated to fair competition and integrity, and all USMS members are required to comply with applicable rules and regulations.”
Masters swimmers are technically bound by anti-doping rules under the broader WADA code, but drug testing is not a typical part of Masters-level events.
Following the criticism, Hawke decided to withdraw from the meet.
On Wednesday, night, however, Hawke says that a drug tester showed up at his door. When they asked to come in, Hawke denied them entry and denied submitting for the test. He explained that he had been open about taking testosterone, and that, since he is no longer competing, he felt testing would be a “strange allocation of resources.”
He did not confirm where the tester was from. SwimSwam reached out to the International Testing Agency (ITA) and World Aquatics for comment. World Aquatics told SwimSwam that since the ITA was responsible for testing, they could not comment. The ITA had not responded as of publishing.
He went on to address Masters swimmers, saying, “I am on your side… I feel like you should be able to optimize, and be as healthy as you want to be and be able to compete and have some fun.”
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